2024 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
Kā Uri, Awanui
A delightful composition of shadow, translucency and texture, this reimagining of three connected sheds explores the pure atmospheric qualities possible in architecture. Beyond the folded, dappled entry is an art and media gallery relaying the kōrero (narratives) of Ngāti Kuri, who brought this project into being. The continuation of translucency into a high-level spatially integrated projection surface allows for an immersive media experience. Ascending the spiral stair, carved from a single kauri trunk in 1994 and inserted into the new building fabric, poetically brings manuhiri (guests) to a window to observe the carving workshop beyond – the connection is visceral. Frequently hosting busloads of tourists on their way up Te Tai Tokerau Northland, the bathroom facilities are a spatial work of art, testament to close collaboration between Glamuzina and multidisciplinary artists Haumi.
- Practice
- Glamuzina Architects Ltd
- Category
- Commercial Architecture
- Location
- Auckland
