2015 New Zealand Architecture Awards shortlist

Commercial Architecture category finalist: Stranges and Glendenning Hill Building Replacement, Christchurch by Sheppard and Rout. Image: Peter Cui - Choose Photography

Education category finalist: The University of Auckland Building 303 by Architectus. Image: Simon Devitt

Education category finalist: Avondale College by Jasmax Image: Kenneth Li

Education category finalist: MIT Manukau & Transport Interchange by Warren and Mahoney. Image: Patrick Reynolds

Education category finalist: The MacFarlan Centre, Saint Kentigern College, Auckland, by RTA Studio. Image: Patrick Reynolds

Education category finalist: Iona College Information Resource Centre, Havelock North by Stevens Lawson Architects. Image: Mark Smith

Education category finalist: Wintec Engineering and Trades Facility, Hamilton by Chow:Hill. Image: Mark Hamilton

Enduring Architecture category finalist: Deanwell School (1968), Hamilton by the South Auckland Education Board – Architectural Division. Image: Supplied

Enduring Architecture category finalist: Gibbs House (1985), Auckland by Mitchell & Stout Architects. Image: Supplied

Enduring Architecture category finalist: The Buck House (1980), Havelock North by Athfield Architects. Image: Euan Sarginson

Heritage category finalist: Lopdell House, Titirangi, Auckland by Mitchell & Stout Architects. Image: Sam Hartnett

Heritage category finalist: Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch by Warren and Mahoney Image: Stephen Goodenough

Heritage category finalist: The Treasury Research Centre & Archive, Thames by Architectus. Image: Simon Devitt

Hospitality and Retail category finalist: Mackelvie Street Shopping Precinct, Auckland by RTA Studio. Image: Patrick Reynolds

Hospitality and Retail category finalist: Monica Loves, Napier by Nott Architects. Image: Meredith Lord

Housing category finalist: Hekerua Bay House, Waiheke Island by Archimedia. Image: Supplied

Housing category finalist: Ostend Family Home, Waiheke Island by Bull O’Sullivan Architects. Image: Simon Devitt

Housing category finalist: Red House, Auckland by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects. Image: Simon Devitt

Housing category finalist: The Crossing, Pakiri by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects. Image: Supplied

Housing category finalist: Castle Rock House, Northland by Herbst Architects. Image: Patrick Reynolds

Housing category finalist: Boatsheds, Auckland by Strachan Group Architects. Image: Patrick Reynolds

Housing category finalist: In-Situ House, Auckland by Stevens Lawson Architects. Image: Mark Smith

Housing category finalist: Rawhiti Bach, Northland by Studio of Pacific Architecture. Image: Simon Devitt

Housing category finalist: Rammed Earth House, Wanaka by Assembly Architects. Image: Simon Devitt

Housing category finalist: Emerald Bluffs House, Wanaka by RTA Studio. Image: Patrick Reynolds

Housing category finalist: 120 Oriental Parade House by Architecture Workshop. Image: Simon Devitt

Housing - Alterations and Additions category finalist: Clevedon Estate, Auckland by Herbst Architects. Image: Supplied

Housing - Alterations and Additions category finalist: ‘Sod the Villa’, Auckland by Malcolm Walker Architects. Image: Patrick Reynolds

Housing - Alterations and Additions category finalist: Pt Chevalier Bungalow, Auckland by Megan Edwards Architects. Image: Patrick Reynolds

Commercial Architecture category finalist: Allendale Annexe (Auckland) by Salmond Reed Architects. Image: Simon Devitt

Housing - Alterations and Additions category finalist: Clifton Hill House, Christchurch by Herriot + Melhuish: Architecture. Image: Russell Kleyn

Housing - Multi Unit category finalist: Squadron Lane Terraces, Auckland by Stevens Lawson Architects. Image: Mark Smith

Housing - Alterations and Additions category finalist: Clyde Quay Wharf Apartments, Wellington by Athfield Architects. Image: Jason Mann

Housing - Multi Unit category finalist: Altair, Wellington by Architecture+. Image: Paul McCredie

Housing - Multi Unit category finalist: Marshall Court Apartments for City Housing WCC, Wellington, by Designgroup Stapleton Elliott. Image: Paul McCredie

International category finalist: New Zealand China Concept Store, Shanghai by Patterson Associates. Image: Supplied

Public Architecture category finalist: Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery, Titirangi, Auckland by Mitchell and Stout Architects. Image: Simon Devitt

Public Architecture category finalist: Panmure Interchange, Auckland by Opus Architecture. Image: Supplied

Public Architecture category finalist: Christchurch Botanic Gardens Visitors Centre by Patterson Associates. Image: Emma Smales

Public Architecture category finalist: The Blyth Performing Arts Centre, Havelock North by Stevens Lawson Architects. Image: Mark Smith

Public Architecture category finalist: Rotorua Police Station by Leuschke Group and Vincent Chrisp & Partners. Image: Paul Ross Jones Photography

Public Architecture category finalist: Kathleen Kilgour Centre, Tauranga by Wingate + Farquhar. Image: Simon Devitt

Small Project Architecture category finalist: Te Kaitaka - ‘The Cloak’, Auckland by Fearon Hay Architects Image: Simon Wilson

Small Project Architecture finalist: Lyttelton Studio Retreat by Bull O’Sullivan Architects.

Small Project Architecture category finalist: Brooklands Lagoon Public Toilet, Christchurch by Opus Architecture Image: Charlotte Clements
Residential projects, landmark buildings and educational work all have a strong presence in the shortlist for the New Zealand Architecture Awards programme for 2015, announced on 30 July. There will be forty-six projects in the running to take home a coveted New Zealand Architecture Award.
The Awards jury convenor, Auckland architect Pete Bossley, commented that “the range and quality of the projects on the shortlist is impressive and inspiring. It was tough enough deciding what to leave off the shortlist, and it won’t be easy choosing the buildings that will get a New Zealand Architecture Award.”
Pete Bossley’s jury, which includes Nelson architect Jeremy Smith, Wellington architect Sharon Jansen, and Queensland architect Damien Eckersley, will visit the shortlisted projects in August.
Pictorial gallery of all shortlisted projects above, with a full list of the forty-six buildings below.
COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY:
- Allendale Annexe by Salmond Reed Architects
- Stranges and Glendenning Hill Building Replacement (Christchurch) by Sheppard and Rout
- Mackelvie Street Shopping Precinct by RTA Studio
EDUCATION CATEGORY:
- The University of Auckland Building 303 by Architectus
- Avondale College by Jasmax
- MIT Manukau & Transport Interchange by Warren and Mahoney
- The MacFarlan Centre, Saint Kentigern College, Auckland, by RTA Studio
- Iona College Information Resource Centre, Havelock North, by Stevens Lawson Architects
- Wintec Engineering and Trades Facility, Hamilton, by Chow:Hill
ENDURING ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY:
- Deanwell School (1968), Hamilton by the South Auckland Education Board – Architectural Division
- Gibbs House (1985), Auckland by Mitchell & Stout Architects
- The Buck House (1980), Havelock North by Athfield Architects
HERITAGE CATEGORY:
- Lopdell House, Titirangi, Auckland by Mitchell & Stout Architects
- Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch by Warren and Mahoney
- The Treasury Research Centre & Archive, Thames by Architectus
- 15 Stout Street, Wellington by Warren and Mahoney
HOSPITALITY & RETAIL CATEGORY:
- Monica Loves, Napier by Nott Architects
HOUSING CATEGORY:
- Hekerua Bay House, Waiheke Island by Archimedia
- Ostend Family Home, Waiheke Island by Bull O’Sullivan Architects
- Red House, Auckland by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects
- The Crossing Pakiri by Crosson Clarke Carnachan Architects
- Castle Rock House, Northland by Herbst Architects
- Boatsheds, Auckland by Strachan Group Architects
- In-Situ House, Auckland by Stevens Lawson Architects
- Rawhiti Bach, Northland by Studio of Pacific Architecture
- Rammed Earth House, Wanaka by Assembly Architects
- Emerald Bluffs House, Wanaka by RTA Studio
- 120 Oriental Parade House by Architecture Workshop
HOUSING - ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS CATEGORY:
- Clevedon Estate, Auckland by Herbst Architects
- ‘Sod the Villa’, Auckland by Malcolm Walker Architects
- Pt Chevalier Bungalow, Auckland by Megan Edwards Architects
- Clifton Hill House, Christchurch by Herriot + Melhuish: Architecture
HOUSING - MULTI UNIT CATEGORY:
- Squadron Lane Terraces, Auckland by Stevens Lawson Architects
- Clyde Quay Wharf Apartments, Wellington by Athfield Architects
- Altair, Wellington by Architecture+
- Marshall Court Apartments for City Housing WCC, Wellington, by Designgroup Stapleton Elliott
INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY:
- New Zealand China Concept Store, Shanghai by Patterson Associates
PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY:
- Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery, Titirangi, Auckland by Mitchell & Stout Architects
- Interchange, Auckland by Opus Architecture
- Christchurch Botanic Gardens Visitors Centre by Patterson Associates
- The Blyth Performing Arts Centre, Havelock North by Stevens Lawson Architects
- Rotorua Police Station by Leuschke Group and Vincent Chrisp & Partners
- Kathleen Kilgour Centre, Tauranga by Wingate + Farquhar
SMALL PROJECT ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY:
- Te Kaitaka - ‘The Cloak’, Auckland by Fearon Hay Architects
- Lyttelton Studio Retreat by Bull O’Sullivan Architects
- Brooklands Lagoon Public Toilet, Christchurch by Opus Architecture
The 2015 New Zealand Architecture Awards will be announced at a function at Auckland Museum, on 30 October.
At that event, for the first time, New Zealand Architecture Award-winning buildings in the categories of housing, commercial and public architecture will be considered for Signature Awards named for three influential New Zealand architects – Sir Miles Warren, the late John Scott and Sir Ian Athfield.
The overall winner in the Architecture Awards receives the New Zealand Architecture Medal.