2015 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
177 Victoria Street
This small commercial rebuild project is a delightful and modest presence on Victoria Street. The architects have given much attention to the relationship between grain size and city texture. Although a simple block, the elevations have been enlivened by the addition of repetitive small-scale elements: glazed tiles, stainless wire mesh and slim gaps between masonry blocks. A small entrance is lifted by a bold pane of coloured glass. A tight stair leads to three floors of open-plan tenancy and through to the back of the building, where skillfully proportioned sliding windows frame horizontal views to the west, toward Hagley Park. To encounter these small surprises in a modest commercial development is proof of the skill and wit of the architects.
- Practice
- MAP (2016) Ltd
- Category
- Commercial Architecture
- Location
- Canterbury
