Windy Point house wins AAA Cavalier Bremworth Design Award

Andrew Sexton Architecture from Wellington has won $3000 and a Chris Metcalfe designed trophy as the Open winner of the 2008 Auckland Architectural Association Cavalier Bremworth Design awards.

Head judge Lawrence Nield, recently retired principal of leading Australian architectural practice Bligh Voller Nield, praised the residential house design for its succinctness and suitability for a small, windy site in Wellington.

Nield, along with fellow judges Ivan Mercep, founding partner of Jasmax, and Jeanette Budgett, lecturer at the UNITEC architecture faculty, were impressed with the high quality of the entries. They commented that some student entries were equally as impressive as those from the open section.

Runner-up in the Open section was Mark Ritchie for his Vomo Island spa resort.

The Student winner was Clinton Weaver, who won $2000 along with a trophy for a project called Transformation; Material, Enclosure and Raoul Island. Student runner-up was Finn Scott for a quarry development. Five additional merit awards were given - three in the Open section and two in the Student section.

The awards are for unbuilt architecture and this year saw a massive jump in entries with the highest ever recorded in the 18 year history that Cavalier Bremworth has sponsored the awards. A total of 90 entries were received - 30 in the open professional section and 60 in the student section.

 

 

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