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The Court Theatre / Haworth Tompkins + Athfield Architects

Andreas Luco — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000

The completion of the Court Theatre marks the long-awaited return of the theater to Ōtautahi Christchurch's city center, marking a major milestone in the city's post-earthquake regeneration and the creation of a vibrant new arts precinct. Designed through an international collaboration between London-based Haworth Tompkins and New Zealand's Athfield Architects, and constructed by Hawkins, the new facility represents a significant investment in the future of performing arts in Aotearoa New Zealand. Following the devastating 2011 Christchurch earthquake, The Court Theatre, New Zealand's largest professional theater company, was forced to vacate its historic home in the Arts Centre and operate from a temporary venue in Addington. In 2020, Christchurch City Council partnered with The Court Theatre to develop a new, purpose-built facility in the city centre. The result is a world-class, sustainable theater complex that anchors the revitalized cultural core of Ōtautahi Christchurch.

Te Ara Ātea Library & Community Center / Warren & Mahoney

Bianca Valentina Roșescu — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 09:00:00 +0000

Te Ara Ātea is a new library and community facility located in Rolleston near Christchurch. The anchor project for the future Rolleston Town Centre, Te Ara Ātea acts as a beacon, not only in location but for the diverse and growing community it serves. The project has a strong community focus and challenges the typical preconceptions of a ‘library’, in keeping with its gifted name which means ‘unobstructed trail to the world and beyond.’

River House / AW Architects

Hana Abdel — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:00:00 +0000

Tucked down a long driveway lined with established trees that opens out onto Wairarapa Stream lies River House. The owners had inhabited the original house on the property for generations, and after earthquake damage decided to build a new home that took advantage of the unique riverside environment.

Scarborough Bêton Brut House / Young Architects

Hana Abdel — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Concrete was a necessity on the very steep, geotechnically challenging site, so we chose to embrace it.

Fendalton House / Patterson Associates

Pilar Caballero — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:00:00 +0000

The Fendalton Road project explores the love and memory a retired couple have of a home and site they have occupied for over thirty years. A two-level 1910 home was destroyed in the devastating 2011 Christchurch earthquake and subsequently demolished. A new home was required within the footprint of the original. An existing formal garden adorned the level site and was to remain untouched for the new home. The owners’ established connections to the site and space were at the forefront of this project.

Gable Silhouette / Young Architects

Valeria Silva — Tue, 12 May 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Aesthetically inspired by the early work of architect Sir Miles Warren, and architecture in Central Otago. Glazed gable to link into outdoor living, Family home with space for entertaining, Timber, and stone used throughout.

Hereford Flats / Young Architects

Valeria Silva — Tue, 05 May 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Design brief. 4 single bedroom apartments (client), Low maintenance (client), Residential scale reflecting the neighbourhood (urban planning).

Riverside House / Three Sixty Architecture

Valeria Silva — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 19:00:00 +0000

Riverside House is an elegant and sculptural family haven located on a highly constrained site bounded by two major arterial routes in a desirable corner of Hagley Park. The challenge was to make the most of the site and to fit a large family home into a tight building envelope constrained by river setbacks and a footprint afforded by an original house that occupied the land. Embracing the riverside setting while retaining privacy was a primary concern of the client and project brief.

8M House / Architects' Creative

Paula Pintos — Wed, 05 Feb 2020 20:00:00 +0000

The 120m2 footprint has been cleverly re-planned and extended with the desire for longevity being at the forefront of decision making throughout. With the generosity of volume prioritised over the additional floor area, only 20 m2 was added in the process. A practical approach was taken to sustainability, working within the framework of the existing building the thermal mass and structure of existing concrete was utilised in conjunction with new elements, including warm-roof construction, thermally broken aluminum joinery, natural and sustainably sourced material selections, solar hot water and integrated heat recovery system.

Three Trees Learning Centre / Collingridge And Smith Architects (CASA)

Paula Pintos — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 22:00:00 +0000

Surrounded by wild gardens and native bush, the Three Trees Learning Centre in Rolleston, Christchurch utilises sustainable design to provide children with an environment that fosters learning and growth through a natural discovery approach. A core part of the client’s pedagogy is that the building acts as the child’s third teacher, or an environmental steward. The centre has been designed to reflect this pedagogy, creating a seamless transition between the child’s built environment and the outdoors.

Christchurch Justice and Emergency Services Precinct / Warren and Mahoney + Opus Architekten + Cox Architecture

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 18:00:00 +0000

Following the devastating earthquakes of 2011, the New Zealand government needed to rebuild Christchurch on a scale, and to a timeframe, without national precedent. As part of their Blueprint for Recovery, the government designated a new Justice and Emergency Services Precinct to be one of 16 ‘anchor projects’ needed for regeneration. The Precinct was to be the first major government building completed in the city’s rebuild.

Shark House / First Light Studio

Paula Pintos — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 21:00:00 +0000

The brief was clear: not another box! The desire was to create a unique building very different to the standard rectilinear rebuilds increasingly dotting the Christchurch suburban landscape.

Clifton Hill House / Herriot Melhuish O'Neill Architects

Daniel Tapia — Fri, 31 May 2019 17:00:00 +0000

An award-winning addition to a modernist home in Sumner, Christchurch, originally designed in 1965 by Austrian architect, Ernst Killnan. Commanding spectacular views over the Pacific Ocean and Christchurch city, the house had previously been used only for holidays.

O’Neill House / Herriot Melhuish O'Neill Architects

Daniel Tapia — Mon, 08 Apr 2019 22:00:00 +0000

On a hill site, looking to the ocean and the Southern Alps in New Zealand’s South Island, once stood HMOA Director Duval O’Neill and wife Bridget's home, designed in the 1950s by architect Don Cowey. Following damage from the Christchurch earthquakes, this modest house was demolished and in its place, and to a similar layout, is a brand new three-bedroom home.

Wall House / Max Capocaccia

Andreas Luco — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 17:00:00 +0000

This residential home resides atop Mt Pleasant in Christchurch, New Zealand overlooking the natural landscape of the mountain and the waters of the Estuary. Designed to the landscape and surrounding environment, the building’s form stands honestly with purpose. MC Architecture Studio was fully aware of the surrounding environments impact on the building and vice versa. The Wall House has been formed to address, and exist alongside, its exterior world. Its fragmented northern façade splits open for maximum sun contact, while protecting a sheltered outdoor living area from the prevailing winds. The shape creates two alternative wings, one reaching out to the North Eastern corner of the site, while the other leans to the North West directing out towards the view.

Woolston Community Library / Ignite Architects

Pilar Caballero — Tue, 01 Jan 2019 19:00:00 +0000

Located on a historic transport route between Christchurch and the ferry terminal, the new Woolston Community Library stands on the aptly named Ferry Road, replacing the Woolston Community Library built in 1871. It is one of the last community facilities to be rebuilt following the 2010/2011 earthquakes in Christchurch.

Tūranga / Schimdt Hammer Lassen Architects + Architectus

Pilar Caballero — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 19:00:00 +0000

The design of the five-storey, 9,500-square-metre library in Christchurch’s historic Cathedral Square supports the city’s desire for a public space that strengthens the community, advances literacy and lifetime learning, celebrates diversity of culture and heritage, draws people back to the city centre, and fosters innovation. Early in the design process, the architects collaborated withMatapopore Charitable Trust, an organization whose objective is to ensure the values, aspirations and narratives of the local Ngāi Tūāhuriri people are realised throughout the recovery of Christchurch. Their influence on the design of the building is substantial—from building materials to physical orientation, there is a rich tapestry of ancestry, traditional knowledge, and culture woven throughout Tūranga.

Scarborough House / Borrmeister Architects

Rayen Sagredo — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 20:00:00 +0000

An exciting rock-face / hillside home located in Scarborough, Christchurch. It is a modestly sized, relaxed, playful and environmentally conscious home on an extremely difficult hill site overlooking Sumner beach.