24.09.18
Double Gold at the 2018 New Zealand Timber Design Awards
Double gold! Tuhoe’s second living building, the Lake Waikaremoana Visitor Centre, won two gold awards at this month's NZ Timber Design Awards.
The project features Abodo’s Vulcan timber in the charred panels and timber joinery, as well as Sand Decking.
- Tennent Brown accepted the Commercial Architectural Excellence Award
- Abodo Wood accepted Wood & Fibre Creativity Award
Read more about this project here
"The building is set to be a masterpiece of NZ architecture showcasing how timber and natural materials can deliver buildings that are environmentally sustainable and rooted in cultural values" - Judge Andrea Stocchero, Sustainable Architect, SCION
Project details:
- Client - Ngai Tūhoe
- Architect - Tennent Brown Architects
- Signage and charred panels concept - Law Creative Group
Abodo's Technical Director, Ben Campbell accepts the Wood Fibre & Creativity Award
Abodo Founder, Daniel Gudsell and Technical Director, Ben Campbell - with Scion CEO, Dr Julian Elder
