2018 Interior Awards: finalists revealed
The Interior Awards 2018 received over 100 entries for projects from across the country. Through a tough deliberation, the judges have chosen 26 projects and three emerging design professionals as finalists.
These finalists will complete a live presentation of their submission to the jury on 23 and 24 May in Auckland. Finalists’ presentations will also be streamed live on ArchitectureNow.
The winners will be announced at an awards and networking night on 21 June at St. Matthews in the City in Auckland. All winners will be presented with bespoke trophies and a share of half a million dollars in media coverage along with $8,500 in cash prizes. Tickets will go on sale to the public for the awards night in early June.
The entries this year were of such high calibre, the jury found it too difficult to narrow it down to just three finalists in the Civic and Workplace (up to 1,000m2) categories. Four finalists have been named for these categories.
The finalists are:
Civic
- Streamline Swim Academy by Bonnifait + Giesen
- Ara Kahukura by Jasmax
- He Tohu Document Room by Studio Pacific Architecture
- Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct by Warren and Mahoney Architects in association with Opus and Cox Architecture
Craftsmanship
- Gold Leaf Artwork, Naumi Hotel, Auckland Airport by Material Creative & Hayley Brown Artist (NY ART DEPT)
- He Tohu Document Room by Studio Pacific Architecture
- Te Manawa Atawhai - Catherine McAuley Centre Mercy Cross by Hamish Shaw Architects
Hospitality
- Lillius by Pennant & Triumph
- Naumi Hotel, Auckland Airport by Material Creative with Muir Design Solutions
- 1929 by CTRL_Space
Retail
- Shortland Health Clinic by Klein Architects
- The Wine Cave by Paterson Architecture Collective
- 119 Great North Road by Warren and Mahoney Architects
Workplace (up to 1,000m2)
- Goodman Property Office Fitout by GHDWoodhead creativespaces
- Crimson Education Office by OPL
- BNZ Wellington Partners Centre by Unispace
- Kiwi Property by Warren and Mahoney Architects
Workplace (over 1,000m2)
- GridAKL Innovation 5A and Mason Brothers by Jasmax
- Maori Television by RCG
- UBT ‘The Precinct’ by Unispace
Installation
- COS x Clark Bardsley by Clark Bardsley Design Ltd
- Imagining A New Future: How Biotechnology And Artificial Intelligence Can Change The Way We Live by Atelier Aitken
- ‘Nightlights’ for Redwoods Treewalk Rotorua by David Trubridge
Student
- Andrew Lowe (Aukland University of Technology) – Host of Shadows: Slowness, wabi-sabi, and the tea ceremony
- Annie Tong (University of Auckland) – The Museum of Lost Memories
- Rachel Berry (University of Auckland) – Traces. Architecture & Artefacts, Lost & Found in the Canterbury Earthquakes
Emerging Design Professional
- Patricia Lai of Jasmax
- Emily Cain of CTRL_Space
- Lauren Hickling of Warren and Mahoney Architects