Winners announced: 2022 Western Awards

The architectural practices behind a serene residential residence, a vibrant and inventive pre-school, the restoration of a historic rectory and an Artwork Deco stunner have all acquired awards at an NZIA awards ceremony held on the Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui on Friday fifth August, 2022.

A complete of eight tasks acquired a prestigious Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects 2022 Western Structure Award throughout seven classes, one in all which additionally acquired a Resene Color Award.

Western Jury Convenor, Elinor Harvey McDouall, mentioned there have been some clear standouts among the many entries that celebrated the area’s distinctive previous and appeared towards its future.

“The jury had been impressed with the calibre of entries throughout all classes”, mentioned Harvey McDouall. “It was good to see a dedication to revive necessary historic buildings, work to make our cities higher for residing in, innovation in housing and, after all, nice design”.

See above for photos of the shortlisted tasks, which are:

Housing

Birdwood Home by Evelyn McNamara Structure

Moturoa seaside is the simple star of this fastidiously curated resort-style household residence, whose higher stage is itself a body for residing. From the entrance door, by way of the indoor and outside residing areas — even a dialog pit — this residence showcases the very best supplies Aotearoa has to supply: seamlessly detailed, revealing generously proportioned dramatic residing the place all the things has been attended to. The architect has imbued all of it with a subdued, moody magnificence by way of a fastidiously chosen color palette and theatre-inspired lighting. Difficult supplies within the type of plank-formed concrete slabs, together with an exacting consumer, reinforce this as a standout of its style.

Fitzroy Home by a.okay.a Structure

The architects have labored with a steep and windy rear part, past a number of current homes, to create a well-conceived residence that steps down the hill. Not solely accommodating the shoppers’ want for a house that’s not flashy, and catering for his or her love of browsing, the home additionally maximises the breath-taking view whereas working inside strict height-to-boundary constraints. The architects have successfully employed characteristic supplies with confidence and care to create a house that’s — from the attractive entrance door and preliminary view shaft by way of the home to the ocean — an adroit response to the location and transient.

Gap in One by First Mild Studio

Positioned on a flat web site in a pleasing Palmerston North subdivision, Gap in One assimilates with the encompassing houses, whereas its easy and unfussy type one way or the other raises it above them. A triumph of collaboration, the engaged and exacting shoppers are ecstatic in regards to the ensuing residence, which gives extremely effectively for his or her hobbies and residing habits, whereas additionally incorporating passive photo voltaic measures. With an inside that feels serene, cosy, and cohesive, this can be a well-designed, low-maintenance, mild and sunny residence that can carry pleasure for a few years to come.

Training

Footsteps Pre-College by Parsonson Architects

This early childhood centre has been confidently and skilfully created utilizing a easy and inexpensive, but fastidiously detailed constructed type. On the street entrance, a projecting quantity creates a visible spotlight, bringing pleasure and pleasure to the doorway lobby. This continues all through the constructing, the place color, quantity, supplies, acoustics, and furnishings are fastidiously thought of to make sure utility and curiosity, all inside funds. The result’s a welcoming and calm studying atmosphere.

Resene Color Award

Pushed by the refined greens and golds in Henri Rousseau’s fantastical landscapes, the architects’ use of color creates a serene, resonant but uplifting studying atmosphere. Resisting the temptation to ‘color in’ the exterior facades, sections of the identical hues delicately draw us to the entry, permitting neutrality to stay elsewhere. Inside, the palette radiates each cheer and calm, two phrases presumably synonymous with success within the Early Childhood realm!

Heritage

Massey College Refectory by Studio Pacific Structure

The jewel within the crown of Massey College’s Palmerston North campus, this proud Roy Lippincott-designed Thirties refectory has been returned to its former glory, after a Nineteen Sixties renovation divided the constructing. This restoration has been an extended, difficult, and detailed enterprise for the architect, notably with late formal adjustments and pandemic restrictions. Restore of finely wrought plasterwork and ornamental options has been painstakingly undertaken, trendy ancillary areas have been created, and accessibility has been addressed with the addition of an adjoining new entrance constructing. Referencing an earlier addition, this mild and ethereal annex’s vertical timber cladding is surprisingly profitable externally. Exterior doorways added to the primary constructing are additionally a welcome addition, making this a cautious restoration that can serve the college effectively for a few years to come.

Housing — Multi Unit

Featherston Avenue Houses by 242am Architects

Rigorously oriented to attain most daylight all through the day, these 4 medium density terraced townhouses swim in opposition to a stream of surrounding villas and bungalows. With Featherston Avenue Houses, the architect has used their abilities and information to push for a extra appropriate end result than the standard typology of standalone homes, whereas impressively remaining throughout the developer consumer’s mandate. The result is a improvement that fastidiously considers quantity, mild, and way of life, creating houses which are effectively completed, cosy but lofty, and personal but related to the broader neighborhood.

Public Structure

Central Power Belief Area Entrance Plaza by CPRW

This huge undertaking efficiently untangles a basically flawed grasp plan with out requiring adjustments to Palmerston North’s District Plan. In doing so, the architects have created a greater pedestrian connection and entry from the CBD to the present Central Power Belief Area and have upgraded its amenities and workability to assist a number of capabilities. The cautious administration of a number of strands of complexity in planning, engineering, stakeholder engagement and organisational inputs has resulted in a superbly conceived narrative entry promenade and public house that can improve the expertise of those that use it.

Enduring Structure

Alexander Library Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kāruru (1933) by Hood & Duffell

A wonderful instance of Artwork Deco structure, the Alexander Library was designed within the Thirties to enrich the neighbouring Sarjeant Gallery and was conceived within the aftermath of the Napier Earthquake, necessitating the incorporation of bolstered concrete strengthening. Inside, a lot of the built-in and freestanding furnishings is architect-designed, as are the sunshine fittings and leadlight home windows. Initially a public library, the constructing stays within the possession of the Whanganui District Council and is now used as a heritage and reference library. It was strengthened and restored by Architect Fellow Bruce Dickson between 2016 and 2017. A good looking constructing to be in, largely because of the fastidiously proportioned areas, therapy of sunshine, and Artwork Deco detailing, the Alexander Library is a keeper for a lot of generations to come.

The NZIA Native Awards 2022 programme is supported by Resene and APL.