HB ARCHITECTURE

Kotuitui Whitinga Footbridge

Completed 2014 Kotuitui Whitinga Footbridge Awards:NZIA – Auckland Architecture Awards Shortlisted 2015 Harris Butt Architecture in association with GHK Piling and Richardson Stevens Consulting submitted their entry along with four other consultant groups for the Waiarohia Stream Footbridge Competition and was selected. The competition required a design solution for an opening footbridge across the Waiarohia […]

Oruku Landing – Events Centre

Concept design The key building of the Oruku Landing at the eastern end of the site is the Whangārei Events Centre. It is designed as a versatile venue accommodating up to 950 people. Featuring a double-height, glazed entrance leading to a foyer with a mezzanine level café and ground-floor administration, it aims to host conferences, […]

Oruku Landing – Mixed Use Building

Concept design The Oruku Landing Mixed Use building is located at the western end of the site. The building is five storeys in height and contains twenty riverfront apartments, five retail units and a five-storey car parking building fronting Riverside Drive. The building’s design, particularly facing the Hatea River, is symbolic of the ornamental kete […]

Oruku Landing – Master Plan Development

Concept design Northland Development Corporation (NDC) aimed to create the Whangārei Events Centre at Oruku Landing to boost Whangārei’s economy and draw local and international visitors. The 12,460 m2 site sits on reclaimed riverland between the Hatea River and Riverside Drive. The envisioned development includes; the Whangārei Events Centre and Mixed-Use Building by HB Architecture, […]

Alpine Cafe

Completed 2006 This was an extensive renovation and extension of an existing building located on the southern face of Mt Ruapehu, at the base of the Turoa Ski Fields. The existing “snowflake” building section was removed to make way for the new kitchens, services and storage, retail outlet, and cafe seating area. This was a […]

Jacks Point House

Completed 2009 This large house is situated on a promontory whose axis aligns with the landscape’s key features; Lake Wakatipu to the west, the Remarkables to the east and Peninsula Hill to the north – hiding Coronet Peak. In the foreground are tussock-covered hills and the manicured fairways of the Jacks Point Golf Course. The […]

Turoa Terminal

Completed 2005 Turoa Terminal Awards:Practice: Ignite ArchitectsLocal Architecture AwardNZIA – Western Architecture Award Winner 2006 These two new structures are built in a visually and ecologically sensitive area of the National Park at 1.923m and 2,320m ASL on the Turoa side of Mt. Ruapehu. The basic concept was to enclose the top and bottom masts […]

Langman Lane

Completed 2019 This project transformed a modest 1970s house into a coastal Balinese-inspired home, curated from the client’s appreciation of Bali and the Tutukaka Coast. The use of hardwood, cedar, and other local timbers creates a dialogue between local context and Indonesian design influences. Subtropical landscaping with “floating” decks and boardwalks maintains the connection between […]