Interior Awards juror 2024: Amanda Harkness

Amanda Harkness is the deputy editor and inside editor at Structure NZ and a former editor of Homes journal. Her writing has a robust deal with inside initiatives, starting from office and hospitality to retail and residential. That is Amanda’s fourth 12 months as convenor of the Inside Awards jury. 

Inform us about an inside house, both right here in Aotearoa or abroad, that conjures up you.

I really like the thought of separate but linked areas, and add to that the enjoyment of craft, play of sunshine and heat of supplies and you’ve got what I’d contemplate a dream undertaking. Danish structure agency BIG’s Noma 2.0, whereas I haven’t had the chance to go to it (but), is the embodiment of all of the issues which might be essential to me – a welcoming house in a comparatively untouched surroundings with individuals (and, on this case, meals) at its coronary heart.

Constructed on the location of an deserted navy warehouse in Copenhagen, the Nordic restaurant’s ‘neighborhood’ of seven free-standing constructions (some protected, some new) are woven collectively by glass-covered paths, designed to actively benefit from the adjustments in climate, daylight and seasons, and making certain the pure surroundings is an integral a part of the inside expertise.

What do you suppose we would see extra of this 12 months?

I’m hoping we’ll see extra within the space of re-use, of each areas and supplies. Noma represents a compelling re-use undertaking. There have been many latest profitable examples right here in Aotearoa too, just like the Hayman Kronfeld constructing, Marian Faculty, 8 Willis, 246 Queen, the Gonville Pool Home – too many to call.
And there’s such depth and richness in heritage and within the reclaiming and recycling of beforehand used supplies.

What key piece of recommendation would you give to these considering of coming into the Inside Awards?

As jurors, we’re eager to get the perfect understanding of your undertaking so we look ahead to descriptions which might be concise in addition to partaking. A robust concept will be conveyed in only a few sentences. Inform us what’s distinctive about your undertaking and the way it’s had a major affect on those who use the house.