2011 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
Timaru Courthouse Redevelopment
Working for an informed client with a clear requirement for environmentally responsible performance, the Architect has designed a building that embraces sustainability, albeit in a discrete manner. From active features, such as water-saving technology and the salvaging of waste heat from the HVAC system, to more passive technologies, such as the re-use of the heritage courthouse and the lanterns allowing natural light to infiltrate the new courtrooms, environmental concerns have informed the architectural decision-making throughout the project. Given the project's budgetary challenges and its complex brief, this building is a shining example of environmentally responsible design.
- Practice
- WSP Architecture
- Category
- Sustainable Architecture
- Location
- Canterbury
