2018 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
Mezz Box
A rear addition to a building that fronts Hamilton’s main street but had previously, and typically, turned its back on the river exemplifies the revelatory approach, by client and architect, to the emergence of the city’s relationship with its geographic champion – the mighty Waikato. The addition complements the existing structure, respects the views of the neighbours, establishes an excellent connection with the river and makes an enlivening contribution to the new Victoria on the River urban park. The skill of the architect is evident in the dressing of a necessary fire egress as an elegant viewing terrace: a statutory requirement has been embraced as an opportunity to realise formal balance.
- Practice
- Edwards White Architects Ltd
- Category
- Commercial Architecture
- Location
- Waikato/Bay of Plenty
