Xinger Huang. Tutor: Farah Saad. This project will site at the east of the Waitakere Bay, at the corner between the Bethells Road and the Erangi Place. My main purpose of this design is to attract people to stay away from social media and to enjoy real life with...
2020
Hiapo House – Home and Studio for John Pule
Billy Wallis. Tutor: Matt Liggins. Hiapo House, is the dwelling and home studio of John Pule. He is renowned for his interpolation of the Niuean art of hiapo; an ancient way of communication through narratives inked onto barkcloth. The composition of many smaller...
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 (lower/underground floor) to that of the atmosphere of everyday domestic life...
Te Angaanga Tahataha (The Shell Bank)
Matthew Connolly. Tutor: Jimmi O'Toole. Te Angaanga Tahataha - The Shell Bank : A migratory journey though a unique ecological experience at the Pukorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre Te Angaanga Tahataha, a regenerative intervention creating a rich insight into the...
A Theatrical Ecology of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Victoria Gancheva. Tutor: Jeremy Treadwell. This project seeks to create a Theatrical Ecology of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It is a drawing-based exploration across knowledge systems, creating a new reading of the play by navigating between...
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 socialize and connect. Furthermore, reflection on our lives and...
The Way of Flowers: Ikebana Shophouse Tower in Parnell
Ami Ishibashi. Tutor: Michael Milojevic. Situated at the heart of Parnell, this project aims to design a shophouse tower in which private life and making is vertically linked to the ground level La Cigale Market. I chose Ikebana (traditional Japanese flower...
Under the Tahuhu: A Language in Reflection of Mātauranga Māori
Hans Hong. Tutors: Tracy Ogden-Cork, Steve Hutana. Ko taku reo taku ohooho, ko taku reo taku mapihi mauria [My language is my awakening, my language is the window to my soul] Through what is defined, the relationships present, and what is assumed, language crafts a...