Fold House, Bay of Islands, Bossley Architects.

The projects range in scale and type from garden rooms, small houses and a wellness retreat to a new school, a bus interchange and a factory, and are located all around the country, from the Bay of Islands to Glenorchy. 

All of the shortlisted projects will be visited next month by a jury convened by Christchurch architect Jasper van der Lingen, and including Auckland architects Megan Edwards and Michael O’Sullivan and Melbourne architect Andrew Maynard.

The winners in the New Zealand Architecture Awards programme, which is organised by the New Zealand Institute of Architects, will be announced at an event on Wellington on 11 November. 

Jury convenor Jasper van der Lingen said the awards shortlist provides evidence that high quality work is being produced by New Zealand’s architects across the full spectrum of contemporary architecture. 

“Private houses continue to be a strength of New Zealand architecture but it’s good to see that multi-unit housing is being designed to a high standard,” van der Lingen said. 

“The jury is also looking forward to visiting projects that enhance the public realm, like the war memorial park in Wellington and the Light Path cycleway in Auckland.” 

“It’s heartening, too, that a quarter of the projects on the shortlist are from the Canterbury region, which suggests that six years on from the earthquake Christchurch is reviving its strong architectural tradition.” 

“And speaking of tradition,” van der Lingen said, “we’re pleased that several heritage buildings have made the shortlist, as have a number of houses in the Enduring Architecture. Endurance over time is a telling test of a building’s worth.”    

2016 New Zealand Architecture Awards shortlist, organised by project category

Commercial Architecture       

APL Factory, Hamilton, Jasmax

Aro Ha Wellness Retreat, Glenorchy, Tennent+Brown Architects          

Duncan Cotterill Plaza, Christchurch, MAP (2014)

141 Cambridge Terrace/Lane Neave, Christchurch, Jasmax

The New Remarkables Base Amenities Building, Queenstown, Michael Wyatt Architect            

Education

Augusta Building, Auckland Grammar School, Architectus  

St Cuthbert's College Centennial Centre for Wellbeing, Auckland, Architectus and Architecture HDT in association

Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungunu o Te Wairoa, Wairoa, RTA Studio

Enduring Architecture

Awaroa Bach, Takaka, Athfield Architects         

Elder House (1976), Wellington, Athfield Architects    

Lush Family Home (1959), Remuera, Auckland, John Goldwater Architect      

St Andrew's Church (1960), Le Bons Bay, Banks Peninsula, Hendry and Mitchener      

Heritage

College House – Replacement Dining Hall & Kitchen, Christchurch, Wilkie + Bruce Registered Architects

National War Memorial Projects, Wellington, Studio of Pacific Architecture

Toko Toru Tapu Church, Manutuke, Gisborne, Architects 44

Wellington Museum – The Attic, Athfield Architects 

Hospitality and Retail

Fortieth & Hurstmere, Takapuna, Auckland, McKinney + Windeatt Architects

Housing

Bramasole, Waimauku, Auckland, Herbst Architects    

Copper House, Queenstown,  Anna-Marie Chin Architects

Craig House, Upper Hutt, Wellington, Craig & Coltart Architects             

E-Type House, Grey Lynn, Auckland, RTA Studio           

Fold House, Bay of Islands, Bossley Architects

Homebush, Christchurch, Athfield Architects

K Valley House, Thames, Herbst Architects

Number 5, Waiheke, Auckland, Architectus

Peka Peka House II, Kapiti Coast, Herriot + Melhuish: Architecture (HMA)       

Remuera House, Auckland, Fearon Hay Architects        

Scarborough House, Sumner, Christchurch, Athfield Architects              

Scrubby Bay, Banks Peninsula, Patterson Associates

Seascape, Banks Peninsula, Patterson Associates           

Tom’s House, Queenstown, Anna-Marie Chin Architects             

Torea Studio, Tasman Bay, Nelson, Tennent+Brown Architects              

Wanaka House, Lovell and O'Connell Architects             

Housing – Alterations and Additions

Belmont Garden Room, Auckland, Mitchell & Stout Architects and Rachel Dodd in association

Palliser Road House, Wellington, John Mills Architects

Housing Multi-Unit

Mary Potter Apartments, St Albans, Christchurch, Warren and Mahoney Architects

Zavos Corner, Mt Victoria, Wellington, Parsonson Architects

Interior Architecture

NZ Funds, Wellington, James Fenton Architect

New Zealand Post House, Wellington, Jasmax  

Planning and Urban Design

Canada Street Bridge, Auckland, Monk MacKenzie and Novare Design in association   

#LightPathAKL, Auckland, Monk MacKenzie and LandLAB in association          

Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Wellington, Athfield Architects and Wraight and Associates jointly trading as Wraight Athfield Landscape and Architecture

Public Architecture

Christchurch Bus Interchange/Whakawhitinga Pahi, Architectus

Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Wellington, Athfield Architects and Wraight and Associates jointly trading as Wraight Athfield Landscape and Architecture

Te Pataka Korero o Te Hau Kapua – Devonport Library, Auckland, Athfield Architects

Small Project Architecture

Olive Grove, Banks Peninsula, Patterson Associates

Studio & Garden Room – Peters House, Pakuranga, Auckland, Lynda Simmons – Architect