2021 Auckland Architecture Awards Winner
Te Kupenga (155 Fanshawe Street)
Te Kupenga is a clever diagram translated into beautiful architecture and is comprised of a relaxed stack of floor plates around an atrium. Each façade does something different, selectively responding to sun, street edge, entry, and light. The early sketches show an atrium revealed by a section cut, and the built effect is an extraordinary southern façade that, when viewed from Victoria Park, is alive with the movement of people across playful balconies. The entry cleverly moves visitors up to the piano nobile, continuing the line of the street. The project embraces environmental sustainability and renewable energy and is an asset to the city.
- Practice
- Architectus
- Category
- Commercial Architecture
- Location
- Auckland
