2020 Auckland Architecture Awards Winner
Sunderland Hangar at Catalina Bay
It must have been tempting for the developers of the Catalina Bay precinct to simply demolish this disused and dilapidated hangar at the seaplane landing site. Luckily for the new Hobsonsville Point suburb, with its rows of new housing and raw landscaping, the commitment was made to rebuild the hangar, re-using its materials, in order to bring a much-needed sense of history to the developing waterside neighbourhood. The original structure has been lovingly restored and references to the old hangar abound; long may the building serve as a popular hang-out for the locals and as a means of encouraging a sustainable and vibrant community.
- Practice
- Cheshire Architects Limited and Ignite Architects
- Category
- Commercial Architecture
- Location
- Auckland
