2024 Auckland Architecture Awards Winner - Te Tihi – Aurecon Auckland

Set over two floors around an open light-filled atrium, this workplace exudes warmth and creativity. The strong cultural narrative from Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei is woven into the design, creating a sense of place and providing connections to the neighbouring community and key isthmus landmarks. The use of simple and honest construction materials to define spaces celebrates an engineering ethos. Collaborative spaces are prioritised, meeting and congregating spaces are diverse and desk-based work areas are flexible. Clustering circulation and workspaces around the atrium with a bespoke, carved timber interconnectivity stair forms a sense of cohesion and inclusivity.