2021 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
Gisborne Airport
A well-functioning regional airport with a grounded sense of belonging, this simple structure has been embraced as a community building by, and for, the people of Tairāwhiti. Suggesting both the whare and the waka, the terminal’s form and folded roof are elegantly structured. The rich interior is anchored by a patterned tāhuhu (ridge pole) at its spine, alongside toi whakairo (carvings) that embody a sense of wellbeing and welcome. In developing Gisborne Airport, the architects have complied with rigorous Living Building Challenge requirements, while their deep commitment to material research and project delivery has realised a sustainable, multicultural building that reflects the mana of mana whenua, and provides a fitting gateway to Tairāwhiti.
- Practice
- Tennent Brown Architects and Architects 44 Ltd in association
- Category
- Public Architecture
- Location
- Hawkes Bay/Gisborne
