Supreme design wins
A Christchurch designer took top honours top in the 2022 ADNZ Resene Architectural Design Awards, announced recently.
The supreme award was for a uniquely West Coast bach, designed by Mitchell Coll of Fabric. The bach titled ‘Biv Punakaiki’ is a reinterpretation of a historic gold miners hut, but with all the modern facilities to warmly welcome modern-day travellers to the West Coast.
Designed as a collaboration between Mitchell and a Hong Kong based architect, the building is rented as a high-end, short-term accommodation and is the first in a series of buildings.
CEO of Architectural Designers New Zealand, Keryn Davis, said Mitchell Coll’s project was a magnificent bach to enjoy the West Coast bush, while also getting a taste of award-winning architectural design. In addition to Coll’s Supreme win, across the country there were seven national winners.
The winners are Pippin Wright-Stow of F3 Design, Gareth Ritchie of Archco Architecture, Marcus Stufkens of Stufkens+Chambers Architects, Mark Callander of Creative Arch, Jon McAlpine of TGA Ltd, Werner Naudé of DCA Architects of Transformation and Ben Gilpin of Gil-plans Architecture.
Architectural Designers New Zealand (ADNZ) is a leading professional body for architectural designers and architects in New Zealand. Entries are received from members throughout the country.
(Cover photo – supreme winner BIV Punakaiki by Mitchell Coll)
