Twenty-three architecture projects, covering the region from Queenstown to Invercargill, were recognised in the 2024 Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Southern Awards.
The winning projects include the first certified Passive House Plus workspace in Aotearoa, a dramatic transformation of a heritage property into a hospitality hub, and eight beautiful new homes.
Dunlop Hub, a commercial building that houses Dunlop Builders in Wānaka, won in the Commercial category. Thanks to its Passive House Plus design, masterminded by Pac Studio and Steven Lloyd Architecture, the workspace “leads by example, a place where clientele can see and experience the company’s sustainability ambitions”, the jury says.
Ayrburn, a hospitality precinct by SA Studio, won in both Heritage and Hospitality categories for its top-to-toe strengthening, restoration and transformation of derelict farm buildings into a sophisticated dining destination.
This year’s Housing category celebrated 8 projects that are inspired in their architectural planning and execution. Six projects won Resene Colour Awards: Verdant House, Intus by Parker Warburton Team Architects, Jasmax’s University of Otago Te Rangihīroa, Ayrburn, Wānaka S.K.I House, and Roost Arrowtown.
“We toured 31 shortlisted projects from Invercargill, Dunedin, Alexandra, Wanaka, Arrowtown and Queenstown, and we were inspired by the dedication and knowledge displayed by the architects. Many projects paid homage to the history of their site and produced buildings that were a privilege to tour,” says jury convenor Eliška Lewis, who was joined on the jury by Guy Marriage of First Light Studio, Erin Taylor of Hyndman Taylor Architecture and architect Gary Todd.
View all the winners and read citations here.
Commercial Architecture
Roost Arrowtown by Assembly Architects and Spirus Architecture (Maurice Orr architect) in association
Dunlop Hub by Pac Studio and Steven Lloyd Architecture in association
Invercargill Central by The Buchan Group
Education
Columba College Boarding Village by Parker Warburton Team Architects
Enduring Architecture
Mason & Wales Architects Office Building (1973) by Mason & Wales Architects
Heritage
Ayrburn by SA Studio
Dunedin Railway Station Restoration by Salmond Reed Architects
Hospitality
The Fork and Tap by Mary Jowett Architects
Ayrburn by SA Studio
Housing
Vineyard House by Anna-Marie Chin Architects
Alexandra Rock House by Anna-Marie Chin Architects
Our house by Assembly Architects
Grendon Street Residence by McCoy and Wixon Architects
Roys Peak Farmhouse by Rafe Maclean Architects
Wānaka S.K.I House by Roberts Gray Architects
Quarry Hill House by Sheppard & Rout Architects
Park House by Studio of Pacific Architecture
Housing—Multi Unit
University of Otago Te Rangihīroa by Jasmax
Marina Terrace Apartments by Mason & Wales Architects
Interior Architecture
Forsyth Barr Dunedin Office Fitout by McAuliffe Stevens
Verdant House by Pac Studio and Steven Lloyd Architecture in association
Intus by Parker Warburton Team Architects
Public Architecture
Te Puna o Whakaehu by McCoy and Wixon Architects and Maguire and Harford Architects in association
