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St Mary Star of the Sea

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This iconic Catholic church had been water-damaged and required remediation and reconceptualisation. We created a modern environment for worship, enhancing and respecting the original architecture. This iconic Catholic church had been water-damaged and required remediation, which created the opportunity for re-conceptualisation. The building was enhanced with additions and alterations that created a modern environment for worship, enhancing and respecting the original architecture.

This iconic Catholic church had been water-damaged and required remediation and reconceptualisation. Read more

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Remediation and reconceptualisation of St Mary Star of the Sea, enhancing its original architecture while creating a modern environment for worship.

This iconic Catholic church had been water-damaged and required remediation and reconceptualisation. We created a modern environment for worship, enhancing and respecting the original architecture.

This iconic Catholic church had been water-damaged and required remediation, which created the opportunity for re-conceptualisation.

The building was enhanced with additions and alterations that created a modern environment for worship, enhancing and respecting the original architecture.

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“For more than 15 years, the architect has made a contribution that goes well beyond a typical design engagement. Heritage preservation, the drafting of funding submissions and physical contributions to the internal preservation work were all part of a role that has resulted in an enhanced building preserved for future generations. This discreet structural upgrade retains the integrity of the original building. Carbon-fibre, inserted behind exceptional whakairo (carved wooden panels) helps bring the church up to code.”

NZIA Gisborne Hawkes Bay Architecture Award (2016) - Toku Toru Tapu