The shortlisted projects were selected from entries in the awards programme of the Wellington Branch of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA).

The shortlist was compiled by a jury led by Wellington architect Shauna Herminghouse, fellow Wellingtonian architect Michael O’Brien, Lower Hutt architect Shani Nelson, Auckland architect Gerrad Hall and lay juror Robin Simpson.

“I would like to congratulate the architects, and clients, of all the projects that made the shortlist for the 2020 Wellington Architecture Awards,” said jury convenor Shauna Herminghouse.

“The last year has been a busy time for architects in our region, and a lot of outstanding projects were submitted into the awards programme. Deciding on a shortlist was very challenging.”

Herminghouse said the awards shortlist includes outstanding examples of the wide range of buildings that architects design.

“We shortlisted schools and offices, libraries and bars, and many houses, including a ‘tiny house’,” Herminghouse said.

“It was particularly good to see strong entries in the multi-unit category of the awards. This is a type of housing that we badly need in Wellington, and we need it to be done well.”

The COVID-19 lockdown has meant that site visits to shortlisted projects by juries around the country have been put on hold. Resumption of the visits or the adoption of alternative means of deciding award-winners are dependent on the national measures adopted to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Commercial Architecture

• Antipodes Skincare Heritage Refurbishment by Architecture Workshop 
• Bowen State Building by Warren and Mahoney Architects 
• Site 10, Kumutoto by Athfield Architects 

Education

• Khandallah School by McKenzie Higham Architects
• Maru at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington by Athfield Architects 
• Thorndon School by McKenzie Higham Architects

Heritage

• 135 Jackson St by Herriot Melhuish O'Neill Architects 
• Antipodes Skincare Heritage Refurbishment by Architecture Workshop 
• Harbour City Centre Annexe by Herriot Melhuish O'Neill Architects 

Hospitality

• Atlas by C Nott Architects 
• The Marion by foster+melville architects

Housing

• 10x10 House by Patchwork Architecture 
• CJ House by WATT Architects
• Horrocks-Olver House by Parsonson Architects
• Hot Box by Patchwork Architecture 
• Paetawa Beach House by Andrew Sexton Architecture 
• Pitoitoi House by Lovell and O'Connell Architects 
• Robinson Crimp House by architecture RobinsonCrimp 
• Te Horo Beach House by First Light Studio 
• Vera Street House by Parsonson Architects
• Waikanae House II by Herriot Melhuish O'Neill Architects 

Housing - Alterations and Additions

• 802 Parkin Apartment by foster+melville architects
• Carbonic Ice Apartment by John Mills Architects
• Karori House - Stage 2 by Herriot Melhuish O'Neill Architects 
• Mount Victoria House Alterations by Mary Daish Architect
• Thorndon Villa Light Catcher Alteration by Lovell and O'Connell Architects 

Housing - Multi Unit

• Adelaide Road townhouses by architecture +
• Dwell - Mahora Street by Novak+Middleton 
• Housing NZ, Hanson St by Herriot Melhuish O'Neill Architects
• Laura Fergusson Trust Units by foster+melville architects
• Paetutu by Colab Architecture 

Interior Architecture

• Dundas Street Law Office by Parsonson Architects
• FNZ Office Fit-out by Herriot Melhuish O'Neill Architects 
• Formway Design Studio by Andrew Sexton Architecture and Harris Architects in association
• Forsyth Barr Workplace by Warren and Mahoney Architects 
• Greenwood Roche by Custance Associates 
• Maru at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington by Athfield Architects 
• Waitohi - Johnsonville Library and Community Hub by Athfield Architects 

Planning & Urban Design

• Mahara Place Redevelopment by Athfield Architects and Boffa Miskell

Public Architecture

• Waitohi - Johnsonville Library and Community Hub by Athfield Architects

Small Project Architecture

• First Light Tiny Home by First Light Studio 
• Herald Street Garden Studio by Parsonson Architects
• Riverside Bach by a.k.a Architecture 
• The Cube by First Light Studio 
• The Hut by James Fenton Architect