2025 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
OMC Building - Old Municipal Chambers
The restoration of Christchurch’s Old Municipal Chambers, a Category 1 heritage building, exemplifies exceptional conservation practice and engineering innovation. This ambitious project has revitalised Samuel Hurst Seager’s 1887 Queen Anne Revival masterpiece, strengthening it to 67% of the New Building Standard while meticulously preserving its historical integrity. The team’s careful approach balanced modern seismic resilience with traditional craftsmanship, salvaging original materials and faithfully reconstructing lost elements. Innovative techniques, including 3D scanning for statue replication, seamlessly integrated new and old. This landmark restoration not only safeguards a vital piece of New Zealand’s architectural heritage but also plays a crucial role in Christchurch’s cultural and urban regeneration, symbolising the city’s resilience and commitment to its historical legacy.
- Practice
- Three Sixty Architecture
- Category
- Heritage
- Location
- Canterbury
