By Mason & Wales Architects
"The 'three black barns' placed along a north-south axis provide a striking contrast to the flat, green landscape of the golf course and rural setting beyond. Orientation ensures vistas across the landscape, protection from winds and sun control, while verandahs create shelter and transition spaces into the pavilions. The use of robust, appropriate materials – black stained vertical boarding, local river stone and extensive glass – contribute to a contemporary architectural expression. The complex sets a benchmark for future development in the newest of Canterbury towns."
– NZIA Awards Jury Citation
Mason & Wales Architects is an award-winning Registered New Zealand Institute of Architects practice based in the South Island of New Zealand.
Mason & Wales is the first Architectural practice in the country, founded in 1862 by William Mason, the first Architect to live and work in New Zealand and the first Mayor of Dunedin.
During its history the firm has been responsible for the design of a large number of notable buildings throughout New Zealand, and has established valued relationships with clients, consultants and contractors alike.
Mason & Wales work with clients from all over the world on a range of projects of all sizes and types, including Master Planning, Institutional, Hospitality, Commercial, Multi-Residential, Houses and Interiors.
The team works collectively from their Dunedin office, and from Queenstown and Wanaka, with a commitment to making a positive contribution to the built environment. Mason & Wales designs and delivers architecture which strives to be enduring and sustainable to enrich the lives of our clients and the community.
Mason & Wales have built a reputation on the enduring principles of quality, value and professionalism, which is evident in their portfolio of completed work.