Forty-seven outstanding projects from across the country have been shortlisted for the 2016 New Zealand Architecture Awards. The scale and typology of the shortlisted projects are wide-ranging and include a small garden room in Auckland, a wellness retreat in Glenorchy and a public high school in Wairoa. 

The 2016 jury is made up of Christchurch architect Jasper van der Lingen, Auckland architects Megan Edwards and Michael O’Sullivan, and Melbourne architect Andrew Maynard. 

“Private houses continue to be a strength of New Zealand architecture but it’s good to see that multi-unit housing is being designed to a high standard,” jury convenor van der Lingen commented. “The jury is also looking forward to visiting projects that enhance the public realm, like the war memorial park in Wellington and the Light Path cycleway in Auckland.”

Pictorial gallery of all shortlisted projects above, with a full list of the forty-seven buildings below.

COMMERCIAL ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY:

• APL Factory, Hamilton by Jasmax
• Aro Ha Wellness Retreat, Glenorchy by Tennent+Brown Architects
• Duncan Cotterill Plaza (2014), Christchurch by MAP
• Cambridge Terrace/Lane Neave, Christchurch by Jasmax
• The New Remarkables Base Amenities Building, Queenstown by Michael Wyatt Architect

EDUCATION CATEGORY:

• Augusta Building, Auckland Grammar School by Architectus
• St Cuthbert’s College Centennial Centre for Wellbeing, Auckland by Architectus and Architecture HDT in association
• Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngāti Kahungunu o Te Wairoa, Wairoa by RTA Studio 

ENDURING ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY:

• Awaroa Bach, Takaka by Athfield Architects
• Elder House (1976), Wellington by Athfield Architects
• Lush Family Home (1959), Remuera, Auckland by John Goldwater Architect
• St Andrew’s Church (1960), Le Bons Bay, Banks Peninsula by Hendry and Mitchener

HERITAGE CATEGORY:

• College House – Replacement Dining Hall & Kitchen, Christchurch by Wilkie + Bruce Registered Architects
• National War Memorial Projects, Wellington by Studio of Pacific Architecture
• Toko Toru Tapu Church, Manutuke, Gisborne by Architects 44
• Wellington Museum – The Attic by Athfield Architects

HOSPITALITY & RETAIL CATEGORY:

• Fortieth & Hurstmere, Takapuna, Auckland by McKinney + Windeatt Architects

HOUSING CATEGORY:

• Bramasole, Waimauku, Auckland by Herbst Architects
• Copper House, Queenstown by Anna-Marie Chin Architects
• Craig House, Upper Hutt, Wellington by Craig & Coltart Architects
• E-Type House, Grey Lynn, Auckland by RTA Studio
• Fold House, Bay of Islands by Bossley Architects
• Homebush, Christchurch by Athfield Architects
• K Valley House, Thames by Herbst Architects
• Number 5, Waiheke, Auckland by Architectus
• Peka Peka House II, Kapiti Coast by Herriot + Melhuish: Architecture (HMA)
• Remuera House, Auckland by Fearon Hay Architects
• Scarborough House, Sumner, Christchurch by Athfield Architects
• Scrubby Bay, Banks Peninsula by Patterson Associates
• Seascape, Banks Peninsula by Patterson Associates
• Tom’s House, Queenstown by Anna-Marie Chin Architects
• Torea Studio, Tasman Bay, Nelson by Tennent+Brown Architects
• Wanaka House by Lovell and O’Connell Architects

HOUSING – ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS CATEGORY:

• Belmont Garden Room, Auckland by Mitchell & Stout Architects and Rachel Dodd in association
• Palliser Road House, Wellington by John Mills Architects

HOUSING - MULTI UNIT CATEGORY:

• Mary Potter Apartments, St Albans, Christchurch by Warren and Mahoney Architects
• Zavos Corner, Mt Victoria, Wellington by Parsonson Architects

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY:

• NZ Funds, Wellington by James Fenton Architect
• New Zealand Post House, Wellington by Jasmax 

PLANNING & URBAN DESIGN CATEGORY:

• Canada Street Bridge, Auckland by Monk MacKenzie and Novare Design in association
• #LightPathAKL, Auckland by Monk MacKenzie and LandLAB in association
• Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Wellington by Athfield Architects and Wraight and Associates jointly trading as Wraight Athfield Landscape and Architecture

PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY:

• Christchurch Bus Interchange/Whakawhitinga Pahi by Architectus
• Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Wellington by Athfield Architects and Wraight and Associates jointly trading as Wraight Athfield Landscape and Architecture
• Te Pataka Korero o Te Hau Kapua – Devonport Library, Auckland by Athfield Architects

SMALL PROJECT ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY:

• Olive Grove, Banks Peninsula by Patterson Associates
• Studio & Garden Room – Peters House, Pakuranga, Auckland by Lynda Simmons – Architect

The 2016 New Zealand Architecture Awards will be announced at a function in Wellington on 11 November.