2016 Waikato/Bay of Plenty Architecture Awards Winner
St Stephen's Anglican Church, Tamahere 1972
This church was built in 1972 on the same Tamahere, Hamilton site as its predecessor - a nineteenth-century timber church that was destroyed by fire. The 'new' design strongly references the former's style through steep-pitched gable roof forms that were again employed by the architects, although blockwork masonry has replaced the original's timber framing. The church has been faithfully retained in its original state and still wonderfully serves liturgical and public needs. It is a wonderful tribute to a community that is keeping the faith.
