HB ARCHITECTURE

Waitangi – Whare Toi

Completed 2016 Whare Toi (Waitangi Carving and Weaving Studio) was completed in 2016 alongside the Visitors Centre. The original building by John Scott was retained in basic form and internally reconfigured to accommodate the new carving studio. Careful consideration was made to restore and celebrate the history of the building while repurposing the space for […]

Waitangi – Waharoa

Completed 2016 HB Architecture has been working with the Waitangi National Trust for over several years; providing solutions and resolving issues for one of the most significant historic landscapes in New Zealand. The first stage in our collaboration was to provide a waharoa or welcome “gateway” building. Finishes are kept deliberately simple to emphasise the […]

Waitangi Toilet Block

Completed 2009       Waitangi Toilet Block Awards:Small Project Architecture NZIA – Auckland Architecture Awards Winner 2010 The brief was to create a new facility, which was light and airy, and connected to the exterior. The building consists of a large gabled roof supported on a post and beam structure with glass walls to […]

Knoll Ridge Cafe

Completed 2011 Knoll Ridge Cafe Awards:Commercial ArchitectureNZIA – Western Architecture Awards Winner 2011NZIA – New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner 2012 Knoll Ridge Café is located at Whakapapa Ski Field on Mt. Ruapehu, Tongariro National Park. The café and commercial ski field is situated on one of New Zealand’s largest active volcanoes. The northern face looks […]

Marsden Cove Residence

Completed 2020 The house is situated on a highly visible section at the front edge of the Marsden Cove canal system, with distant views through the canal entrance, across Whangarei Harbour to Mt. Mania. The house has a soft ambience created by timber accents, louvres, and green-tinted glass, that contrasts the grounded presence of the […]

Matapouri Pavilion

Completed 2020 This beautifully crafted guest house constructed by Pete Brown is a uniquely tailored building designed to sit comfortably within and capture the wonderful landscape of the Tutukaka Coast. The pavilion is located below the original home in a deep valley that steps and gently slopes towards the private bay, directly looking out to […]

Knoll Ridge Cat Shed

Completed 2010 The original Knoll Ridge Cat Shed (along with three snow groomers and an excavator) was destroyed by a fire in February 2009, along with the original Knoll Ridge Chalet. The top terminal of the Waterfall Express Chair Lift was also partially damaged during the same period due to a separate fire. Unfortunately, neither […]