2022 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
Massey University Refectory
Designed by Roy Lippincott in the 1930s, the refectory has been subject to a series of unforgiving interventions. This carefully managed restoration returns the building to its original configuration, while addressing accessibility and environment. Intelligently located seismic work integrates with the existing fabric and belies the complexity of these interventions. Where possible, existing heritage elements have been meticulously reinstated. Heritage discoveries are sensitively retained and expressed, returning layers of history and use. The architects’ decision to reinstate the building’s configuration and reassemble the central volume in its original condition, using reconstructed plasterwork, lighting and decorative features, brings this heritage building back to life. Their rigorous process contributes greatly to the project’s success.
- Practice
- Studio of Pacific Architecture Limited
- Category
- Heritage
- Location
- Western
