2022 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
455 Papanui Road
Positioned on a busy intersection in suburban Ōtautahi Christchurch, this distinctively curved black medical facility confidently anchors the street corner with its bold, dynamic presence. An external façade folds and wraps beautifully around the edges of the site, demonstrating that suburban commercial developments can successfully build to the street corner, with carparking tucked out of view around the back. From the street, intersecting curved forms and immaculately detailed timber slats offer glimpses through to the bright clinic spaces and circulation stairs inside. These sculptural qualities continue throughout the building’s colourful interior, creating a calm and welcoming experience.
- Practice
- MAP (2016) Ltd
- Category
- Commercial Architecture
- Location
- Canterbury
