2021 Auckland Architecture Awards Winner
Te Rau Aroha Museum and Tahuaroa Function Centre
Te Rau Aroha Museum tells the story of the 3600 men who served in the 28th Battalion, also known as the Māori Battalion, during the Second World War. These men are honoured in the building’s pensive mass, which evokes the beliefs that took these men so far away from home without promise of return. A monolithic form protects these stories, while inside they are commemorated through darkness and light. The gallery is sombre and shadowed, while the remembrance space is bright in honour of life and service. Outside, the ātea is inscribed with radiating rings, representing the ways that single actions can have significant effects. The building protects the memories of these men, so we can all remember them with mana and aroha.
- Practice
- Harris Butt Architecture Ltd T/A HB Architecture
- Category
- Public Architecture
- Location
- Auckland
