By Esse Architects
NZIA Waikato/Bay of Plenty Award-Public Architecture [2016]
NZ Wood Design-Highly Commended for Exterior Innovation & Infrastructure [2015]
“Eat Streat” is a pedestrian precinct in Rotorua, which was created by pedestrianising an average shopping street and creating a sheltered and dynamic arcade solution. The structure was inspired by Rotorua’s strong ‘Timber One Policy’, history and heritage.
The project required an enormous amount of innovation and has been so successful that the Rotorua Council is considering implementing something similar in another part of the town.
Architecture is about the physical expression of the immaterial.
It emanates from a spiritual context. It is about people, relationships, life, and nature and how these interact in the creation of spaces, if they are to be meaningful to people.
We believe that Architecture is about the essence of things in making beautiful spaces that exude character and atmosphere – enhancing the intangible. It is about the creation of positive spaces that attract people and where people feel happy and comfortable to be.
The pursuit of timeless and relevant architecture lies at the heart of what our Esse architectural process embodies.