2022 Auckland Architecture Awards Winner
Kōtukutuku Kāinga
The inspirational narratives of the great ancestor Taramainuku, the Manukau Harbour and two waka have, in this Ōtara kāinga, manifested in two broad embracing arms connected by a generous courtyard at ground level. The two waka Tau Ihu or prow carvings are here detached and grounded to become pou forming a gateway anchoring the frontage and place. A Whare Manaaki and community garden sit alongside, ‘steadying the waka’, while offering a trusted meeting space and broader social facilities for inhabitants and the community. This project rises to the challenge of securing a place for a community sector more accustomed to disparity. The all-embracing roof of the apartments intersects with the tau ihu or pou, yet does not touch them, leaving intact their defiant gesture as a key identifier and cultural statement for this project’s inhabitants.
- Practice
- TOA Architects
- Category
- Housing - Multi Unit
- Location
- Auckland
