Thirty-eight projects have been shortlisted in the 2023 Wellington Architecture Awards.
The shortlisted projects were selected from entries in the awards programme of the Wellington branch of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects.
The shortlist was compiled by a jury led by Karl Wipatene (a.k.a. Architecture) and rounded out by architects David Melling (Melling Architects), Linda Wong (Wong Workshop), and Rohan Collett (Rohan Collett Architect).
The winners will be announced on Thursday 18 May 2023 at St James Theatre. Get your tickets now.
See below for images of the shortlisted projects, which are:
Commercial Architecture
8 Willis Street by architecture +
Site 9 Kumutoto by Athfield Architects
Heritage
8 Willis Street by architecture +
Wesley Church seismic strengthening and refurbishment by architecture + and Paul Cummack, Heritage Architect in association
St James Theatre Restrengthening & Conservation by Shand Shelton
Hospitality
Nga Waka Cellar Door by Aspect Architecture
Ata Rangi Tasting Room by Makers of Architecture
Housing
White House by Andrew Sexton Architecture
Kelp by Bull O'Sullivan Architecture
Four Corners by First Light Studio
Aotea Home by foster+melville architects
Waikanae Beach House by Lovell and O'Connell Architects
Flock House by Pico Studio Architects
RK Residence by Seear-Budd Ross
See-saw home by Upoko Architects
Housing—Alterations & Additions
Glenmorven Studios by architecture +
House of G by Bonnifait + Giesen Architects (Atelierworkshop)
Talavera Terrace Alteration by First Light Studio
Mt Victoria Villa Alteration by Lovell and O'Connell Architects
Chaffers Dock Apartment by Makers of Architecture
Kelburn Villa Alterations by Mary Daish Architect
The Screen House by McKenzie Higham Architects
Sar Street Alterations by Parsonson Architects
Housing—Multi Unit
Erskine by Common
Seaborne Development by Herriot Melhuish O'Neill Architects
Block Party by Spacecraft Architects
Interior Architecture
Wellington Dentist by Bonnifait + Giesen Architects (Atelierworkshop)
Samoa High Commission by CCM Architects
Bell Gully, Wellington by Ignite Architects and Bates Smart
Stolen Girlfriends Club Wellington Flagship Store by Jasmax
Stravinskij by Seear-Budd Ross
Chapman Tripp Wellington Fitout by Studio of Pacific Architecture
Generator 30 Waring Taylor by Warren and Mahoney Architects
Generator Bowen Campus by Warren and Mahoney Architects
Public Architecture
Whirinaki Whare Taonga Extension by Athfield Architects
Wellington Children's Hospital by Studio Design + Architecture
Small Project Architecture
Brooklyn MINI-FAB by Bonnifait + Giesen Architects (Atelierworkshop)
Upper Watt Residence by Seear-Budd Ross
