2022 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
Te Rau Karamu Marae
Te Rau Karamu Marae is the cultural heart of the campus and a flexible space that supports education, creativity and conversation. The ātea (courtyard) opens to the surrounding campus, reordering and expressing the access sequence to the new whare wānanga. Recognisable elements derived from traditional forms are given contemporary expression through the use of technology. The interior is rich, warm and superbly detailed. Surfaces alive with story and pattern speak to the close collaboration between architect, client and artist. Te Rau Karamu is an uplifting and engaging cultural outcome, a place of welcome and retreat that fosters education and understanding.
- Practice
- Athfield Architects Limited and Te Kāhui Toi, Massey University in association
- Category
- Education
- Location
- Wellington
