2012 Auckland Architecture Awards Winner
Karanga Plaza and Kiosk
Friendly but sufficiently formal, generous but well-defined, this plaza on the harbour’s edge has been intelligently designed with its users’ needs and enjoyment in mind. The plaza connects to the sea via the steps leading easily down to the water, and to both local maritime history and the port context by means of the kiosk of stacked containers. An exemplar of democratic urban design, the plaza is a considered but not a precious space; the architects have provided sufficient but not excessive amenity, and the popularity of the plaza has proved the wisdom of this approach.
- Practice
- Architectus
- Category
- Planning and Urban Design
- Location
- Auckland
