Finalists announced: Interior Awards 2020
The initial round of judging for the Interior Awards 2020 has been completed and the judges reported the highest ever number of entries this year. “We are very pleased with what has ended up being a record-breaking year in terms of the number of entries,” said Federico Monsalve, convenor of the awards and Interior editor for Architecture NZ magazine.
“More than 70 architecture and design firms from around the country entered projects totalling well over 208 thousand square metres of commercial and residential real estate from across New Zealand and as far away as Australia and the Philippines,” said Monsalve. “Likewise, the calibre and depth of the projects was exceptional and a great reflection of the state of the interior sector in Aotearoa”.
Some categories this year were so closely contested that judges shortlisted four entries rather than the usual three. Through a tough and at points extensive deliberation, the jury has chosen 37 projects as finalists.
These finalists will complete a live presentation of their submission to the jury on 12 and 13 August in Auckland. Finalists’ presentations will also be streamed live on ArchitectureNow.
The winners of all 10 categories, including the newly added Residential Kitchen and Healthcare and Wellness categories, will be announced at an awards and networking event on 17 September at St. Matthews in the City in Auckland. A Supreme winner will also take home the most prestigious title of the night along with $6000 cash. Tickets will go on sale to the public for the awards night in August; subscribe to the ArchitectureNow newsletter to be the first to know when tickets are released.
The finalists are:
Workplace (over 1000m2)
- Antipodes Nature World Headquarters Heritage Reuse by Architecture Workshop
- ANZCO Foods Head Office by Jasmax in association with Three Sixty Architecture and Sheppard and Rout
- ANZ Raranga by Warren and Mahoney
- MediaWorks Radio Broadcasting HQ by AECOM in collaboration with Warren and Mahoney
Workplace (up to 1000m2)
- ITM by Stack Interiors
- Magistrates – Richards Partners by Young + Richards/Nigel Rye
- UBS Auckland Office by Jasmax
- Wyborn Capital by Bureaux
Residential House
- Light Mine by Crosson Architects
- Owairaka House by Raukura Turei
- Top House by SGA Limited
- Wanaka Crib by Pac Studio & Steven Lloyd Architecture
Residential Kitchen
- Austin Terrace House by Simon Hardy
- Menzies POP! by Architects’ Creative Ltd
- Mt Eden Residence by at. space Ltd
Retail
- Abodo Showcase by Assembly Architects Ltd
- Laminex Showroom by Material Creative
- Rowson Kitchens – Showroom Kitchen by Rowson Kitchens
- Vidaspace Showroom by Studio Pacific Architecture
Hospitality
- Bodrum Market by Material Creative
- Lilian by CTRL Space
- Novotel Christchurch Airport by Warren and Mahoney
- Paper Crane by CTRL Space
Healthcare and Wellness
- Basecamp Power Yoga by Studio 11:11
- Hana by Pennant & Triumph
- Kcore Pilates Studio by Mark Frazerhurst Architects
- Skintopia Commercial Bay by Material Creative
Civic
- Commercial Bay Retail Precinct Warren and Mahoney in association with NH Architecture
- Nelson Airport Terminal Building by Studio Pacific Architecture
- Western Springs College Ngā Puna O Waiōrea Redevelopment by Jasmax
Emerging Design Professional
- Buster Caldwell of Wonder Group
- Dan Kempka of Warren and Mahoney
- Liz Tjahjana of Pac Studio
- Sam Griffin of CRTL Space
Student
- Faith in Fiordland by Abdallah Alayan of the University of Auckland
- High Above Red Hues by Brad Scahill of the University of Auckland
- Te Whanau Hou Hut by William King of the University of Auckland
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