NZIA Resene New Zealand Awards for Architecture:
Amisfield - Lake Hayes Winery, Queenstown; Practice: Warren and Mahoney Ltd; Category: Hospitality & Tourism. Arapai & Urale House, Freeman's Bay, Auckland; Practice: Malcolm Walker Architects; Category: Residential, Colour Award. Auckland Girls Grammar School Gym, Freeman's Bay, Auckland; Practice: Architecture Brewer Davidson Ltd; Category: Education. AUT Auditorium Conversion, Akoranga Campus, Northcote, Auckland; Practice: RTA Studio - Naish Melville Architects Ltd; Category: Education. Bo Concept Store, Mt Eden, Auckland; Practice: JASMAX Ltd; Category: Commercial & Industrial. Botany Downs Secondary College, Botany Downs, Auckland; Practice: ASC Architects; Category: Education. Christchurch House, Christchurch; Practice: Modern Architecture Partners Ltd (MAP); Category: Residential. Coromandel Bach, Coromandel; Practice: Crosson Clarke Architects; Category: Residential. Engineering & Science Research Centre, Glenn Innes, Auckland; Practice: Architectus Auckland; Category: Education. Heart of PQ, Prague Quadrennial: Czech Republic (June 2003); SCAPE @ Massey (Massey University School of Design); Category: Special (Research). Hobson Bay House, Remuera, Auckland; Practice: Stevens.Lawson Architects; Category: Residential. Information Services Building, University of Otago, Dunedin; Practice: OPUS Architecture in association with Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates (Los Angeles); Category: Education. KPMG Centre, Viaduct Harbour, Auckland; Practice: JASMAX Ltd; Category: Interior Design. Mangere East Library, Manukau; Practice: JASMAX Ltd; Category: Community & Cultural. North at Lighter Quay, Viaduct Basin - Apartments, Auckland; Practice: Studio of Pacific Architecture in association with Peddle Thorp Architects; Category: Multiple Housing. Orbit Restaurant, Skytower, Auckland; Practice: Andrew Lister Architect; Category: Hospitality & Tourism. Oriental Bay Enhancement, Wellington; Practice: Architecture Workshop Ltd (Joint Venture); Category: Urban Design. Paihia Retreat, Bay of Islands; Practice: Andre Hodgskin Architects Ltd; Category: Residential Pakuranga Health Camp, Half Moon Bay, Auckland; Practice: Architectus Auckland; Category: Community & Cultural. Paraparaumu Public Library, Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast; Practice: Warren and Mahoney Ltd; Category: Community & Cultural. Remuera House, Remuera, Auckland; Practice: Crosson Clarke Architects; Category: Residential. Remuera Public Library, Auckland; Practice: City Design Limited; Category: Heritage & Conservation. Retreat at Shark Alley, Medlands Beach, Great Barrier Island; Practice: Fearon Hay Architects Ltd; Category: Residential. Scenic Circle Te Pania Hotel, Napier; Practice: Warren and Mahoney Ltd; Category: Hospitality & Tourism. Seatoun House, Seatoun, Wellington; Practice: Herriot + Melhuish: Architecture Ltd; Category: Residential. South Christchurch Library & Service Centre, Christchurch; Practice: Warren and Mahoney Ltd; Category: Community & Cultural, Colour Award. St Peter's College Middle School, Epsom, Auckland; Practice: Architectus Auckland; Category: Education. Stanley Point Home, Devonport, Auckland; Practice: Architectus Auckland; Category: Residential. Sutch-Smith House Restoration, Brooklyn, Wellington; Practice: JASMAX Architects Wellington Limited; Category: Heritage & Conservation. The Homestead, Martinborough, Martinborough; Practice: New Work Studio Architects Limited; Category: Residential. The Waterfront Seatoun, Seatoun, Wellington; Practice: Studio of Pacific Architecture; Category: Urban Design. Thornycroft Street House, Fendalton, Christchurch; Practice: Wilson & Hill Architects Ltd; Category: Residential. Toko Ngawa House, Motueka; Practice: Hugh Tennent Architects; Category: Residential. Urban Residence, Herne Bay, Auckland; Practice: Andre Hodgskin Architects Ltd; Category: Residential. Viaduct Point - Apartments, Viaduct Harbour, Auckland; Practice: Craig Craig Moller Auckland; Category: Multiple Housing. Waikato Regional Sports & Events Centre, Hamiton; Practice: Peddle Thorp Architects; Category: Community & Cultural. Waimarie, Appleby, Nelson; Practice: Irving Jack Architects; Category: Residential. West Coast Beach House, Auckland; Practice: Peddle Thorp Architects; Category: Residential.
Paraparaumu Public Library

NZIA AWARDS FOR

RESENE ARCHITECTURE

2004

and the Award goes to...
W h e t h e r public, commercial or residential, e a c h NZIA Resene Awards for Architecture winner casts itself into the built environment a n d wraps itself around the community; inspiring with opportunities. From the glimmers of the Resene Imperite IF 5 0 3 Metallic aluminium flakes on the U n i v e r s i t y of Otago Information Services B u i l d i n g through to the soft shadows of Resene Zylone SpaceCote and hues of Resene Sea Fog and Resene Nero caressing the walls o f The Homestead in Martinborough and palette of muted hues providing a backdrop in the Paraparaumu Public Library, Resene is p r o u d to support New Zealand architecture in all its forms, in all its glory.

2 0 0 4 has again been a year to celebrate; striking designs have shone through no matter what the scale. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and thankyou to all NZIA m e m b e r s who have taken part in this year's a wa r d s programme and contributed to the e n v i r o n m e n t we live and work in. Resene joins local communities in eager anticipation of the design boundaries that will be nudged, pushed and bowled over next year.


The Gold Medal is bestowed by the NZIA for an outstanding contribution to the practice of architecture, demonstrated through the production of a consistently high-quality body of work over a period of time ­ in 2004 the h o n o u r was given to Ian Athfield. A huge personality in New Zealand a r c h i t e c t u r e, Ian Athfield has throughout his highly productive career s p a n n i n g four decades, generated work that is accomplished and often provocative. From the design of relatively conservative structures in the South Island b a s e d early career, the Athfield residence above Wellington harbour was the structure through which Athfield truly revealed himself. Athfield's architecture is stimulating, challenging, ever-changing, but never careless. His practice has gained more than 60 design awards, including 13 NZIA National (now Supreme New Zealand) Awards, and his work has been published extensively, b o t h in New Zealand and abroad. From public, commercial and private c o m m i s s i o n s, he has exhibited mastery on all the fronts on which New Zealand architects operate and most of all, he possesses in abundance that rarest of human qualities: the ability to inspire courage in others.

The New Zealand Institute of Architects announced its 2004 NZIA Resene Awards for Architecture at a Gala Dinner in Wellington. Attended by over 4 0 0 guests, these are the most significant professional recognition that architects can receive in New Zealand. Out of the NZIA Resene New Zealand Awards for Architecture winners, five were announced as this year's NZIA Resene Supreme New Zealand Award winners rewarding exceptional architectural design and achievement. D e s c r i b e d as a `true Civic Building' the Paraparaumu Public Library by Warren and Mahoney is a strong, elegant and cost effective architectural effort that establishes an `urban backbone' to a precinct of existing mixed q u a l i t y suburban-centre buildings. Direct and clear planning carefully choreographs movement around and within the building and keys it firmly to the built and landscaped context. Judges say this is a carefully layered and elegantly composed building that engages the human spirit. I n a double for the firm, the Warren and Mahoney designed South Christchurch Library and Service Centre in Christchurch also won a Supreme N e w Zealand Award. This new community centre sits in a park setting, providing a gentle civic presence. Judges say the architects have integrated its many requirements with intelligence and spirit. Particularly noteworthy

South Christchurch Library and Service Centre

is the use of a shallow moat to collect rain water, control thermal conditions a n d act as a security barrier, allowing outdoor balconies. The light-filled s t r u c t u r e is elegantly expressed and features an effective use of colour i n s i d e, making it an altogether outstanding example of what a public building should be. Tw o dramatically contrasting Auckland residential projects were also

Stanley Point House

r e c o g n i s e d . A Stanley Point, Devonport, home designed by Architectus Auckland takes advantage of its long, narrow and sloping section to access b o t h views and the water below. Flanked by two open spaces, the house steps down the site in a series of levels which link to the outdoors through decks and terraces to give a variety of family living choices. The different l e v e l s create an exterior that subtly moves from solid to void, giving the house a powerful presence.

Viaduct Point - Apartments

Equally powerful in its presence but in contrast, the other Auckland Supreme N e w Zealand Award winner is Viaduct Point, an apartment complex on Vi a d u c t Harbour designed by Craig Craig Moller Auckland. This project completes a complex of distinctive, modern waterfront apartments, beginning with `The Point' apartments, themselves gaining award recognition in 2001. S i g n i f i c a n t l y different, but comfortably familiar, there is a natural coCoromandel Bach

existence between the two buildings. Bold materials, an open entry atrium and carefully planned interiors optimise appeal and space. A weathered timber bach perched on a manuka-covered ridge in the C o r o m a n d e l and designed by Crosson Clarke Architects completes the Supreme New Zealand Award honours. Judges described this as a seemingly a l o o f, isolated and mute container, until the walls that exclude its

T he Homestead, Martinborough

surroundings fold out, like drawbridges, in an open-armed welcome. This magical box is then transformed into an extroverted and witty interpretation o f the kiwi bach, with its warm golden timber interior, straddling and framing the views to sea and land.

U niv e rs it y of Otago ­ Information Services Building