{"id":418353,"date":"2026-05-08T18:49:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/418353\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T18:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:49:08","slug":"te-kahui-whaihanga-architecture-awards-hawkes-bay-projects-dominate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/418353\/","title":{"rendered":"Te K\u0101hui Whaihanga architecture awards: Hawke\u2019s Bay projects dominate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Havelock North\u2019s RTA Studio won big again this year, taking home three awards to join the three it won in 2025.<\/p>\n

This year, RTA Studio won the Public Architecture category for Hawke\u2019s Bay Airport Fire Station and the Hawke\u2019s Bay Museum Research and Archives Centre in Hastings.<\/p>\n

The jury valued the simplicity of the design of the fire station and how well it supported both its function and the people who work within it \u2013 achieving clarity through a simple form that responds directly to its landscape and purpose.<\/p>\n

\"Hawke'sHawke’s Bay Airport Fire Station by RTA Studio. Photo \/ Patrick Reynolds<\/p>\n

For the research and archives centre, the jury said the project strengthened Hastings\u2019 sense of identity through its feathered claddings adding texture and movement while the designed lighting gave the building clarity and presence at night.<\/p>\n

RTA Studios also won the Hospitality category for the refurbishment of The Loft and Kitchen at Craggy Range with the jury valuing the complex technical and spatial challenges of the build being resolved into a calm, balanced space.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Loft and Kitchen Refurbishment at Craggy Range by RTA Studio. Photo \/ Hazel Redmond<\/p>\n

The restoration of the former women\u2019s restrooms in Napier\u2019s Memorial Square by Ann Galloway and Gavin Cooper won this year\u2019s Heritage award.<\/p>\n

The jury said the thoughtful restoration that returned the bathroom\u2019s original details gave the heritage building a clear future.<\/p>\n

\"RestorationRestoration of the former Napier Women’s Restrooms. Photo \/ Ann Galloway<\/p>\n

Mangakuri Home by Makers of Architecture and Havelock North\u2019s Lee House by Clarkson Architects both won the Housing category.<\/p>\n

The jury was struck by the sense of light and space while supporting daily life at Mangakuri House while the jury appreciated how Lee House unfolded to create a comfortable home without unnecessary complexity.<\/p>\n

\"MangakuriMangakuri Home by Makers of Architecture. Photo \/ Simon Devitt\"HavelockHavelock North’s Lee House by Clarkson Architects. Photo \/ Hazel Redmond<\/p>\n

The Hawke\u2019s Bay Museum Research and Archives Centre and the restoration of the Napier Women\u2019s Restroom also won Resene colour award citations.<\/p>\n

Winners received their awards at an event at MTG in Napier on Friday, May 1.<\/p>\n

Jury convenor and architect Matt Edmonds, of Designgroup Stapleton Elliott, said the jury was struck by the consistently high calibre of projects across the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese works reflect a refinement of design thinking, where careful material selection, craftsmanship, and clarity of intent come together to create enduring, meaningful places.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Havelock North\u2019s RTA Studio won big again this year, taking home three awards to join the three it…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":418354,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[2681,21042,1889,442,498,499,500,10779,1561,1558,3390,1550,11586,501,33400,3806,156,2079,305,1976,15415,111514,214952,111,139,69,13578,3109,6756,214954,544,13655,8690,1961,3590,214953,1530],"class_list":["post-418353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-airport","tag-architectural","tag-architecture","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-awards","tag-bay","tag-been","tag-best","tag-centre","tag-coast","tag-design","tag-dominate","tag-east","tag-entertainment","tag-fire","tag-have","tag-hawkes","tag-information","tag-judged","tag-khui","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-projects","tag-public","tag-restoration","tag-restroom","tag-some","tag-station","tag-te","tag-this","tag-visitor","tag-whaihanga","tag-years"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418353\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}