Wellington Architecture Awards 2023: Shortlist revealed

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Shortlisted - Housing: White House by Andrew Sexton Architecture.

Shortlisted - Housing: White House by Andrew Sexton Architecture. Image: Thomas Seear-Budd

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Shortlisted - Housing: Kelp by Bull O’Sullivan Architecture.

Shortlisted - Housing: Kelp by Bull O’Sullivan Architecture. Image: Client

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Shortlisted - Housing: Four Corners by First Light Studio.

Shortlisted - Housing: Four Corners by First Light Studio. Image: David Hensel

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Shortlisted - Housing: Aotea Home by foster+melville architects.

Shortlisted - Housing: Aotea Home by foster+melville architects. Image: Thomas Seear-Budd

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Shortlisted - Housing: Waikanae Beach House by Lovell and O’Connell Architects.

Shortlisted - Housing: Waikanae Beach House by Lovell and O’Connell Architects. Image: Tim Lovell

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Shortlisted - Housing: Flock House by Pico Studio Architects.

Shortlisted - Housing: Flock House by Pico Studio Architects. Image: Kevin Liu

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Shortlisted - Housing: RK Residence by Seear-Budd Ross.

Shortlisted - Housing: RK Residence by Seear-Budd Ross. Image: Rory Gardiner

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Shortlisted - Housing: See-saw home by Upoko Architects.

Shortlisted - Housing: See-saw home by Upoko Architects. Image: Jason Mann

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Shortlisted - Housing - Alterations & Additions: Glenmorven Studios by architecture +

Shortlisted - Housing - Alterations & Additions: Glenmorven Studios by architecture + Image: Paul McCredie

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Shortlisted - Housing Alterations & Additions: House of G by Bonnifait + Giesen Architects.

Shortlisted - Housing Alterations & Additions: House of G by Bonnifait + Giesen Architects. Image: Russell Kleyn

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Shortlisted - Housing - Alterations & Additions: Talavera Terrace Alteration by First Light Studio.

Shortlisted - Housing - Alterations & Additions: Talavera Terrace Alteration by First Light Studio. Image: David Hensel

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Shortlisted - Housing - Alterations & Additions: Mt Victoria Villa Alteration by Lovell and O’Connell Architects.

Shortlisted - Housing - Alterations & Additions: Mt Victoria Villa Alteration by Lovell and O’Connell Architects. Image: Tim Lovell

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Shortlisted - Housing - Alterations & Additions: Chaffers Dock Apartment by Makers of Architecture.

Shortlisted - Housing - Alterations & Additions: Chaffers Dock Apartment by Makers of Architecture. Image: Simon Devitt

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Shortlisted - Housing - Alterations & Additions: Kelburn Villa Alterations by Mary Daish Architect.

Shortlisted - Housing - Alterations & Additions: Kelburn Villa Alterations by Mary Daish Architect. Image: Paul McCredie

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Shortlisted - Housing- Alterations & Additions: The Screen House by McKenzie Higham Architects.

Shortlisted - Housing- Alterations & Additions: The Screen House by McKenzie Higham Architects. Image: Paul McCredie

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Shortlisted - Housing - Alterations & Additions: Sar Street Alterations by Parsonson Architects.

Shortlisted - Housing - Alterations & Additions: Sar Street Alterations by Parsonson Architects. Image: Jason Mann

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Shortlisted - Housing - Multi Unit: Erskine by Common.

Shortlisted - Housing - Multi Unit: Erskine by Common. Image: Jason Mann

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Shortlisted - Housing - Multi Unit: Seaborne Development by Herriot Melhuish O’Neill Architects.

Shortlisted - Housing - Multi Unit: Seaborne Development by Herriot Melhuish O’Neill Architects. Image: Andy Spain

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Shortlisted - Housing - Multi Unit: Block Party by Spacecraft Architects.

Shortlisted - Housing - Multi Unit: Block Party by Spacecraft Architects. Image: David Straight

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Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Wellington Dentist by Bonnifait + Giesen Architects.

Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Wellington Dentist by Bonnifait + Giesen Architects. Image: Russell Kleyn

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Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Samoa High Commission by CCM Architects.

Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Samoa High Commission by CCM Architects. Image: Paul McCredie

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Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Bell Gully, Wellington by Ignite Architects and Bates Smart.

Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Bell Gully, Wellington by Ignite Architects and Bates Smart. Image: Jono Parker

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Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Stolen Girlfriends Club Wellington Flagship Store by Jasmax.

Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Stolen Girlfriends Club Wellington Flagship Store by Jasmax. Image: Thomas Seear-Budd

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Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Stravinskij by Seear-Budd Ross.

Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Stravinskij by Seear-Budd Ross. Image: Thomas Seear-Budd

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Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Chapman Tripp Wellington Fitout by Studio of Pacific Architecture.

Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Chapman Tripp Wellington Fitout by Studio of Pacific Architecture. Image: Jason Mann

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Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Generator 30 Waring Taylor by Warren and Mahoney Architects.

Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Generator 30 Waring Taylor by Warren and Mahoney Architects. Image: Thomas Seear-Budd

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Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Generator Bowen Campus by Warren and Mahoney Architects.

Shortlisted - Interior Architecture: Generator Bowen Campus by Warren and Mahoney Architects. Image: Thomas Seear-Budd

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Shortlisted - Commercial Architecture: 8 Willis Street by architecture +.

Shortlisted - Commercial Architecture: 8 Willis Street by architecture +. Image: Andy Spain

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Shortlisted - Commercial Architecture: Site 9 Kumutoto by Athfield Architects.

Shortlisted - Commercial Architecture: Site 9 Kumutoto by Athfield Architects. Image: Simon Devitt

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Shortlisted - Heritage: 8 Willis Street by architecture +.

Shortlisted - Heritage: 8 Willis Street by architecture +. Image: Andy Spain

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Shortlisted - Heritage: Wesley Church seismic strengthening and refurbishment by architecture +.

Shortlisted - Heritage: Wesley Church seismic strengthening and refurbishment by architecture +. Image: Paul McCredie

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Shortlisted - Heritage: St James Theatre Restrengthening & Conservation by Shand Shelton.

Shortlisted - Heritage: St James Theatre Restrengthening & Conservation by Shand Shelton. Image: Paul McCredie

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Shortlisted - Hospitality: Nga Waka Cellar Door by Aspect Architecture.

Shortlisted - Hospitality: Nga Waka Cellar Door by Aspect Architecture. Image: Andy Spain

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Shortlisted - Hospitality: Ata Rangi Tasting Room by Makers of Architecture.

Shortlisted - Hospitality: Ata Rangi Tasting Room by Makers of Architecture. Image: Simon Devitt

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Shortlisted - Public Architecture: Whirinaki Whare Taonga Extension by Athfield Architects.

Shortlisted - Public Architecture: Whirinaki Whare Taonga Extension by Athfield Architects. Image: Jason Mann

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Shortlisted - Public Architecture: Wellington Children’s Hospital by Studio Design + Architecture.

Shortlisted - Public Architecture: Wellington Children’s Hospital by Studio Design + Architecture. Image: Mark Scowen

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Shortlisted - Small Project Architecture: Brooklyn MINI-FAB by Bonnifait + Giesen Architects.

Shortlisted - Small Project Architecture: Brooklyn MINI-FAB by Bonnifait + Giesen Architects. Image: Russell Kleyn

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Shortlisted - Small Project Architecture: Upper Watt Residence by Seear-Budd Ross.

Shortlisted - Small Project Architecture: Upper Watt Residence by Seear-Budd Ross. Image: Thomas Seear-Budd

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Thirty-eight projects have been shortlisted in the 2023 Wellington Architecture Awards.

The shortlisted projects were selected from entries in the awards programme of the Wellington branch of Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects.

The shortlist was compiled by a jury led by Karl Wipatene (a.k.a. Architecture) and rounded out by architects David Melling (Melling Architects), Linda Wong (Wong Workshop), and Rohan Collett (Rohan Collett Architect).

The winners will be announced on 18 May 2023.

See below for images of the shortlisted projects, which are:

 

Housing

White House by Andrew Sexton Architecture

Kelp by Bull O’Sullivan Architecture

Four Corners by First Light Studio

Aotea Home by foster+melville architects

Waikanae Beach House by Lovell and O’Connell Architects

Flock House by Pico Studio Architects

RK Residence by Seear-Budd Ross

See-saw home by Upoko Architects 

 

Housing—Alterations & Additions

Glenmorven Studios by architecture +

House of G by Bonnifait + Giesen Architects

Talavera Terrace Alteration by First Light Studio

Mt Victoria Villa Alteration by Lovell and O’Connell Architects

Chaffers Dock Apartment by Makers of Architecture

Kelburn Villa Alterations by Mary Daish Architect

The Screen House by McKenzie Higham Architects

Sar Street Alterations by Parsonson Architects 

 

Housing—Multi Unit

Erskine by Common

Seaborne Development by Herriot Melhuish O’Neill Architects

Block Party by Spacecraft Architects

 

Interior Architecture

Wellington Dentist by Bonnifait + Giesen Architects

Samoa High Commission by CCM Architects

Bell Gully, Wellington by Ignite Architects and Bates Smart

Stolen Girlfriends Club Wellington Flagship Store by Jasmax

Stravinskij by Seear-Budd Ross

Chapman Tripp Wellington Fitout by Studio of Pacific Architecture

Generator 30 Waring Taylor by Warren and Mahoney Architects

Generator Bowen Campus by Warren and Mahoney Architects 

 

Commercial Architecture

Willis Street by architecture +

Site 9 Kumutoto by Athfield Architects

 

Heritage

Willis Street by architecture +

Wesley Church seismic strengthening and refurbishment by architecture +

St James Theatre Restrengthening & Conservation by Shand Shelton

 

Hospitality

Nga Waka Cellar Door by Aspect Architecture

Ata Rangi Tasting Room by Makers of Architecture

 

Public Architecture

Whirinaki Whare Taonga Extension by Athfield Architects

Wellington Children’s Hospital by Studio Design + Architecture

 

Small Project Architecture

Brooklyn MINI-FAB by Bonnifait + Giesen Architects

Upper Watt Residence by Seear-Budd Ross


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