2024 Nelson/Marlborough Architecture Awards Winner
Waimea Nurseries Fieldwork
This project raises questions about what architecture is, where it is needed and why. The essence of this project is about place, connection and interaction. A collection of farm- ready buildings set the scene for simple architectural interventions that bring people together. Entry points from the field are at the corners, and new and existing buildings are bound by social spaces. Management and reception areas sit among field-worker spaces, barriers of hierarchy are stripped back and all social interaction is encouraged to take place outside and between buildings. Reconciling level changes between buildings presented opportunities for pathways and optional places for connection.
- Practice
- Irving Smith Architects Ltd
- Category
- Commercial Architecture
- Location
- Nelson/Marlborough
