2024 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
Whare Mīmīrū
Mīmīrū is the most radical of the projects bringing mātauranga into architectural practice that the rōpū has encountered. Close observation of building elements, structural dynamics and fixing points has been clearly drawn out, revealing Mīmiro – the camber and post-tensioning structure, developed for waka hourua (ocean-going canoes) and adjusted to the environment of Aotearoa New Zealand. Mīmīrū describes the elegant original architecture of Māoritanga and the power of pure architectural thinking to communicate. The models and video developed articulate the discoveries in a readily accessible way.
- Practice
- Ngārchitecture and Dr Jeremy Treadwell in association
- Category
- Small Project Architecture
- Location
- Waikato/Bay of Plenty
