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Poti Whakaora

Poti Whakaora

Ernest (Sehwan) Lee.   Tutors: Xingyue (Rachel) Lin.  Poti Whakaora is a kayak shelter that evokes feelings of “welcome” & “rest” through the transition of spaces for users visiting Rangitoto...

Look at yourself !!

Look at yourself !!

Kyuwon Park. Tutor: Michelle Wang. Located it in Wellington, next to the Beehive, this wall aims to create space for self-reflection for people such as protestors or politicians. I created this...

The Connection

The Connection

Yujie Weng. Tutor: Tom Collins. Is it possible for two people with opposite living habits in the same house? "The connection" is a residential design for two; a "night owl" who wakes up in the...

The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy

Mikala Gaastra. Tutor: Nicole Teh.Inspired by Dante’s, Divine Comedy, my project seeks to architecturalise the journey through Inferno, to Purgatorio and Paradsio beyond. Beginning in the seas of...

Walldoor

Walldoor

Jamie Daly-Jones. Tutor: Nicole Teh. The 'Walldoor' project is primarily a performance wall located in urban environments (Aotea Square). One of the walls key features is the old door facade which...

Queenstown Playcentre Wall

Queenstown Playcentre Wall

Mia Crawshay. Tutor: Hans Hong  This wall design at an existing Playcentre site in Queenstown explores the potential to aid the development of young children. It intends to connect the...

Islington Bay Kayak Shelter

Islington Bay Kayak Shelter

Laura Zheng. Tutor: Sue Calder. Islington Bay Kayak Shelter is a tranquil place where kayak tour groups can safely store their kayaks and relax and recharge after a long journey paddling from...

Resonant Tower (Over and Away)

Resonant Tower (Over and Away)

Vincent Heijnen. Tutor: Tane Pamatatau-Marques. Drawing inspiration from the resonance as well as the aura of the rimu plank we were given for the ‘Over and Away’ project, I wanted to create a...

The Watchful Ones

The Watchful Ones

Mj Antaran. Tutor: Hans Hong. Mt. Maungarei also known as “The watchful mountain” or the “Mountain of Reipae” - refers back to the legend of the two sisters from Waikato, Reipae and Reitu. Both...

Pourewa Ohe

Pourewa Ohe

Beatrice Totanes. Tutor: Farah Saad. Cautiously thinking about the environmental value the block of Rimu timber withholds and what it represents, the sentiment of remembering our ancestors through...

Kayak shelter

Kayak shelter

Danielle Higgison. Tutor: Tom Collins. To mimic Rangitoto island and its geographical context, a kayak shelter ruptures from the ground, creating an organic formation. The kayak shelter is a public...

Rangitoto Kayak Shelter

Rangitoto Kayak Shelter

Anna Brown. Tutor: Nicole Teh. With storage, the necessity of functionality often outweighs the value of appearance. Instead of hiding the kayaks away in a building using the standard storage method...

The Tower

The Tower

Oscar Botha. Tutor: Michelle Wang. Following Mike Davis’s brief, I designed a lookout tower to sit beside his existing bach. This tower would provide a lookout over the wetlands to the coast, along...

The Clock Tower

The Clock Tower

Kelvin Chen. Tutor: Cindy Huang. This design is abstract based on the overall exterior shape and interior leveling. This building is designed detail and small to fit into Mikes families needs. As...

Koishigure (恋時雨)

Koishigure (恋時雨)

Sufyaan Chuttur. Tutor: Mohammed Al-Ali. Koishigure (恋時雨) from my perspective is the temporary moment of a young love promise waiting to be realised in a light drizzling rainfall. A moment in which...

Poppy House

Poppy House

Tracy Liu. Tutor: Tane Pamatatau-Marques. The red scaffolding that imitates the colour of poppies, which then leads to an interior that contrasts the sombre atmosphere of a memorial...

The Reconnection

The Reconnection

Ferrari Huang. Tutor: Naomi Vallis.The “Reconnection” is a public lookout, located in Eastern Beach. My primary purpose for this architecture is to design a communal space for friends and family, to...