2020 Hawkes Bay/Gisborne Architecture Awards Winner
Longbush Ecosanctuary Welcome Shelter
Clustered forms loosely arranged beneath a large canopy offer a casual and engaging shelter that provides respite, education and, most importantly, delight. There is a special level of ingenuity at work in this environmental education space: carefully positioned modules enable well-considered viewshafts; a ladder gives access to a rooftop platform with viewing windows; and fold-down walls and bird-nest niches elevate the shelter above the status of an abstract architectural response. The manifestation of PhD research as built form has resulted in a legacy that the architects, owners and the region can be immensely proud of. The jury commends the architect’s passionate personal commitment and dedication to a project full of heart and soul.
- Practice
- Pac Studio
- Category
- Public Architecture
- Location
- Gisborne/Hawkes Bay
