2021 Nelson/Marlborough Architecture Awards Winner
Kaikōura Highway Public Amenities
Strung along the rebuilt Kaikōura coastal highway, these new amenity blocks show a considered, cohesive response to the overall landscape language developed after the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake. The architects worked with a manufacturer to adjust proprietary prefabricated units to suit the location and context; the sites are located on narrow margins of land between the highway and the coast. The buildings themselves were envisioned as rocky outcrops and were overclad with patterned Corten steel to incorporate a cultural narrative. As a small part of a larger engineering project to stabilise hills and rebuild highways, bridges and tunnels, these amenities are a welcome reminder of the importance of the little things.
- Practice
- WSP Architecture
- Category
- Small Project Architecture
- Location
- Nelson/Marlborough
