2024 Western Architecture Awards Winner
He Awa Ora
Designed to travel, this work will continually evolve and change, just like the awa it represents. And what a rich story it has to tell and with so many taonga to display. To respect what needed to be achieved within a very tight space and budget, every decision made was an important one. The constrained exhibition space has been transformed to successfully tell the story of Te Awa Tupua, the Whanganui River, and its people. The design starts with dynamic graphic exterior signage and seamlessly continues through to the flooring treatments in the museum atea and a pathway under the tomokanga. The location of taonga within the space has been carefully considered and curated in consultation with hapū and iwi. Clever use of colour helps the viewer navigate their way through the exhibition, from the mountain to the sea.
- Practice
- Dalgleish Architects Ltd
- Category
- Small Project Architecture
- Location
- Western
