2024 New Zealand Architecture Awards shortlist

Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects has finalised its shortlist for the 2024 New Zealand Architecture Awards.

Boffa Miskell planners and designers have played a role in five of the short-listed projects.

The Pā (submitted by architects Architectus, Jasmax and DesignTRIBE in association) is a finalist in the Education category.

Boffa Miskell planners led the resource consent process. This involved coordinating the necessary technical inputs from external design and engineering consultants, preparing the application and liaising with Hamilton City Council through the consent processing period.

The Hills Residences (submitted by Edwards White Architects) is a finalist in the Housing Multi-Unit category.

The Hamilton planning team has worked collaboratively alongside our client, developer Stark Property Limited, and the wider Hills Village consultant team since 2018 in the development of the project. We advised on planning requirements, prepared the resource consent application for the project and liaised with Hamilton City Council through the consent processing period. Hamilton City Council granted a non-notified resource consent which provides flexibility to accommodate a range of complementary land uses.

Boathouse Bay (submitted by Crosson Architects) is a finalist in the same category.

Boffa Miskell landscape architects developed a strong unified concept for Boathouse Bay, with the architectural typology sitting within the natural environment. The landscape design strengthened connections to the beach, coastal reserve and the popular coastal walkway. Boffa Miskell ecologists and biosecurity experts advised on landscape-scale predator control and enhancement of the surrounding headland bush planting, recognising that the intertidal flats of Snells Beach are an important migratory bird habitat.

Wai Ariki Hot Springs & Spa (submitted by architects RCG) is a finalist in the Commercial Architecture category.

Boffa Miskell designers conceived the strategy for the landscape design, both within and outside of the building footprint, to create a restful and relaxing environment for all users of the space based upon six cultural values of design. The landscape provides a strong structure for the building, anchoring it into the local vernacular and context of Lake Rotorua.

Tuhiraki AgResearch Facility at Lincoln University (submitted by Architectus and Lab-works Architecture) is a finalist in the same category.

Boffa Miskell, in collaboration with Architectus, led the design development of the masterplan and detailing of the external spaces within the innovation facility. This included inputs into site planning of the proposed buildings within the site, coordination with the wider consultant team, and development of the hard and soft landscape of the public and private areas. The building design is reminiscent of large farm buildings, and the landscape design response reflects the rural heartland that AgResearch science supports.

The winners of the New Zealand Architecture Awards will be announced on November 22 in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.