Canterbury/Westland architectural design awards: Christchurch homes dominate regional awards
| Published date | 06 August 2021 |
The winners of the 2021 awards were Craig South of South Architects, Mitchell Coll of Coll Architecture, Pippin Wright-Stow of F3 Design, Greg Young and Andy McLeod of Young Architects, Ben Brady of Linetype Architectural, Richard Humphries of Shaped Architecture Ltd, Barry Connor of Barry Connor Design, Sam Connell of Connell Architecture, Bob Burnett and Shizuka Yasui of Bob Burnett Architecture, Don Roy of Site Architecture Limited, Bob Jackson of Jackson + Jackson Architectural Design, Marcus Stufkens of Stufkens + Chambers Architects, and Nic Curragh of Objects Ltd.
South was the big winner on the night, taking home four awards for four unique projects. One of his most notable wins was the 2021 Regional Multi-Unit Dwelling Award Sponsored by MiTek. It was awarded to South for his work on the 'Peterborough Housing Co-operative' in central Christchurch.
Based on the co-housing philosophies of Europe and the United States, where community space is maximised, connections are encouraged and car parking is isolated, the 'Peterborough Housing Co-operative' contains 14 residential units, in a variety of unit sizes and levels, alongside a large Common House and shared utility spaces. Each occupant can enjoy the central community space, around which the development was focused.
The ADNZ judges said the project was both very well-executed and very timely.
"The result is a particularly well-conceived co-housing scheme that exemplifies the potential for an increasingly important approach to multi-unit living in New Zealand," said the panel.
"Efficiently and sustainably designed individual units have access to shared amenities including a common garden area and a large space for whanau to gather for important events.
"Planning and spatial arrangements consistently support the idea of creating a community, and these ideas are then carried through consistently to the more detailed aspects within the scheme.
"All of this is then underpinned by a fundamental and comprehensive approach to carbon neutrality and wider sustainable living issues.
South also took out the 2021 Regional Residential New Home over 300m2 Award for a Cashmere home titled 'Folded Roof Home'.
He was also awarded the 2021 Regional Commercial/Industrial Award for his design of 'Halswell Quarry Preschool' - a learning centre with a strong connection to nature, and a Commended Award in the Residential New Home between 150m2 and 300m2 Category for his work on an 'Alpine Holiday Home' in Castle Hill.
Mitchell Coll, of Coll Architecture, took home two awards for his project 'Cox Street' in Merivale. He was awarded the 2021 Regional Residential Interiors Award and a Highly Commended Award in the Residential New Home over 300m2 Category.
Designed as a family home in one of Christchurch's more established neighbourhoods, 'Cox Street' wraps around a centrally located reflection pond. As the sun moves across the pond, the wavering reflections move across the internal spaces to create a calm and subdued atmosphere on the interior. Coll Architecture kept the strong white gabled forms of the Christchurch School Style with crisp detailing and selected rusticated timber weatherboards to the gable ends to soften the masculine form and tie in with the neighbouring designs of the 1980s.
Coll also won the Regional Commercial Interior Award and the Resene Colour in Design Award for his work alongside Pippin Wright-Stow of F3 Design on an unconventional office space in the heart of the central city. A relaxed co-working creative space, the office caters to a variety of working styles to cultivate a rich atmosphere of ingenuity and resourcefulness.
Greg Young and Andy McLeod of Young Architects won the 2021 Regional Residential Interiors Award for their design titled 'The Christchurch Style Revival' which is located in Moncks Spur.
The Christchurch Style of the 1960s is often described as "one of the few original and lasting cultural movements in New Zealand's modern history".
This movement has been referenced throughout this award-winning design. Timber has been used extensively throughout the interior, with cedar on the ceilings, oak on the floors, and birch on the walls. This is combined with crisp white on plasterboard and exposed concrete blockwork. Lighting has been chosen predominantly for its simplicity, with feature pendants selected to reflect original influences of The Christchurch Style. Touches of colour have been used throughout, in tiling, joinery, and wallpapers, adding to the refinement of the home, with the red oxide a nod to a colour used a lot in The Christchurch Style period.
The judges said the careful and well-controlled articulation of a rich material palette has contributed to a very successful interior in this project that both respects and references the Christchurch style with a clear authority and understanding.
Young also received a Commended Award in the Residential Alterations and Additions category for his work on the project.
Young and Andy McLeod took out a Commended Residential Interiors Award for their project titled Neo M.C.M, a modernist design utilising exposed steel and timber to enhance the rich colour palette and subtle patterns.
Architectural designer Richard Humphries, of Shaped Architecture Ltd, won the Regional Residential New Home up to 150m2 Award for his design 'Lyttelton Cube'.
Replacing an earthquake damaged cottage on a 389m2 mostly flat site in Lyttelton, the new modern three-bedroom home takes advantage of the magnificent views. At just 52m2 per floor, over two levels, the home features large windows to capture the sun on all sides of the house.
Ben Brady, of Linetype Architectural, won two awards for two Canterbury projects. He won the Regional Residential New Home between 150m2 and 300m2 Award for an Opawa project, located in a flood management area called 'Swamp Dwelling', and a Commended Award in the Residential Alterations and Additions Category for a Sumner home called 'Tipping Point'.
Barry Connor, of Barry Connor Design, Sam Connell, of Sam Connell Architecture, Bob Burnett and Shizuka Yasui, of Bob Burnett Architecture, Don Roy, of Site Architecture Limited, Bob Jackson, of Jackson + Jackson Architectural Design, Marcus Stufkens, of Stufkens + Chambers Architects, and Nic Curragh, of Objects Ltd, all received Highly Commends and Commends in several categories for a variety of incredible Canterbury projects.
The ADNZ National Awards Gala will be held on Friday, October 29, in Dunedin.
2021 CANTERBURY/ WESTLAND REGIONAL WINNERS
Designer: Craig South, South Architects
Design title: Folded Roof Home
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