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Mahanga Bach, by Edwards White Architects was designed for a family of four that loves to camp. The yard can still be used for tenting while the off-grid bach is a gathering place for meals.
Not every architecture award-winner is a high-end, big-spend build. Sometimes, it’s the simplicity of a humble bach that catches the eye of awards judges. And so it is for the Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay Awards announced on May 7, 2021. Housing Awards winners include the off-grid Mahanga Bach by Edwards White Architects. The bach was built to a low budget on a site where the family of four would formerly camp. And it has been designed so friends and family can still use the yard for tenting, while the building acts as a meeting place to share meals.
Central Hawke s Bay mansion labour of love wins architecture award
7 May, 2021 07:31 AM
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Mt Vernon Station Homestead in all its glory. Photo / Kevin Bills Photography
Hawkes Bay Today
Mt Vernon Station Homestead, a 139-year-old Waipukurau mansion, has been declared the winner in the heritage category of the Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Gisborne and Hawke s Bay Awards.
Built in 1882, the house at Mt Vernon is a category 1 historic place. The homestead was painstakingly restored to its former glory, winning Napier architect Ann Galloway a prize in the process.
The restoration of the heritage-listed Mount Vernon Station house was one of seven projects honoured at the awards in Napier on Friday night.