Mikala Watene. Tutors: Amber RuckesThis project is a studio for Fred Graham, renowned NZ sculptor and Tainui kaumaatua. It explores how the four elements, water, earth fire and air, might influence spaces that engage the idea of whakapapa. The journey returns people...
Naomi Felicia. Tutors: Tom Owens. As an extension to the existing Auckland Maritime Museum, this project builds on the proportions of the existing structure while utilizing residual space developed for the America’s Cup. This extension provides a new vantage on...
Karl Poland, Robbie Anderson, Shelley Jiao Tutors: Matt LigginsIn New Zealand, we are fixated on owning a detached family home on a quarter-acre section. This is what New Zealanders have dubbed the “New Zealand dream” or the more patriotic version: the “Kiwi dream”....
Jasper Newcombe Tutors: Gina HochsteinAcknowledging existing some material, social, and historic conditions, this proposed extension to ‘The Temple of Higher Thought’ at 1 union street takes an inward approach to the rejuvenation of the site’s. The aim was to...
Sean Xiao Tutors: Maxine GoonThe design process began by taking inspirations from the Wong house, inheriting its spirit of simple geometries, assembling cubic structures, though more integrated, to form a larger whole. The glazed tower from the Wong House had a...
Vincent Heijnen, Ties van Roij, Carmen Tan Tutors: Bhaveeka MadagammanaHaerenga Hononga (A Journey of Connections) is a one roof long whare with a separate utility unit that focuses on whanaungatanga, journey and connecting (weaving). The planning of the project...
Beomsoo Kim.Tutors: Matthew Le Grice, Tom Locke, Liam StumblesAs our world faces an unprecedented environmental crisis, the architecture discipline finds itself increasingly called upon to radically rethink the concept of a building in search for more sustainable ways...
Yujie Weng. Tutors: Janae Van PanahonThe harmonious connection between humanity and nature remains a continuous pursuit in architecture. By locating our residential space underground, we move away from living in concrete forests and create a shared community where...
Xingyue (Rachel) Lin. Tutors: Craig MollerWe live in an era in need of transformative and regenerative typologies to fill in the gaps of our cities. The Camp-Out is a brief that hopes to answer the question: “Given the need of adaptation to the ever-changing nature of...
Terry Cheng. Tutors: Matthew Le Grice, Tom Locke, Liam Stumbles A bike ferry terminal at Silo Park embraces sea level rise. Instead of resisting nature, the transport hub is designed to be radically ephemeral. The environmental strategy is to design for a complete...