Timber challenges traditional construction boundaries
All the judges felt the range of submissions demonstrated the innovation, dedication and creativity that exists within and across the New Zealand timber sector, from architectural and engineering design, manufacturing and fabrication, to “the builders and makers of these beautiful examples of what can be done with one of our greatest national treasures, namely timber.”
The Judges Supreme Award is for the overall winner of all categories for an outstanding project.
For the most popular people’s choice from all finalists.
Category description:
For the use of timber and wood-based products as a signature feature resulting in exceptional design of residential single-family stand-alone dwellings.
Judging criteria:
Showcasing built form and amenity, with innovation in material selection and aesthetics in a residential context.
Category description:
A new multi-unit residential dwelling, (townhouses, terraced houses, walk-up apartments, or any other residential building up to 3 stories). This category focuses on a ‘horizontal’ development in timber.
Judging criteria:
Showcasing built form and amenity, with innovation in material selection and aesthetics in a multi-unit residential dwelling context.
Category description:
For the use of timber and wood-based products as a signature feature resulting in high quality design of a commercial or public building such as office, retail, industrial, restaurant, library, education, healthcare, transport, religious, hospital etc.
Judging criteria:
Showcasing built form and amenity, with innovation in material selection and aesthetics in a commercial and public use building.
Category description:
A multi-storey building over 3 levels (can be commercial, public, or residential). This category focuses on a ‘vertical’ development in timber.
Judging criteria:
Showcasing the built form and innovation in maximising the valuable characteristics and properties of timber in a multistorey context.
Category description:
A fit-out of a new or existing building (including renovations). The building may be any of the Categories 1 - 4.
Judging criteria:
Novel selection, application and aesthetic design in an interior environment.
Category description:
For the use of timber and wood-based products as a signature feature resulting in designs of exterior structures and features such as bridges, pavilions, walkways, landscaping, exterior furniture and exterior art.
Judging criteria:
Appropriate selection of durable timber as expressed in a novel, extreme environment, or aesthetic application.
Category description:
For the use of New Zealand grown alternative species (excludes Douglas Fir and Radiata Pine).
Judging criteria:
Innovative use of New Zealand grown timbers that takes advantage of the unique properties of the species, for engineered or solid wood materials for use in building.
Category description:
For the use of timber and wood-based products in projects that are achieving low environmental impact and enhancing New Zealand’s unique society and environment. Carbon calculations showing the benefit of using timber as a structural material are encouraged.
Judging criteria:
Demonstrating high environmental sustainability, cultural significance and stewardship towards New Zealand’s unique society and environment. Demonstrating a cultural shift in design and construction towards achieving a positive integration with the natural environment and showcasing a circular biobased economy approach.
Category description:
Any building type where timber is used as a structural material, but is not the main structural material (i.e. the use of mass timber flooring panels in a commercial multi-store steel building, timber extensions on existing steel or concrete buildings).
Judging criteria:
Showcasing the characteristics built, form, innovation, benefits, and properties of using timber in combination with other structural materials.
Category description:
This category focusses on timber structures based on innovative engineering solutions (i.e. the design of a grid-shell or diagrid structure; adoption of damage avoidance design etc).
Judging criteria:
Showcasing engineering and construction innovation in maximising the ability to utilise timber in different ways and push forward with exciting and different solutions.
Category description:
Focusses on timber structures manufactured based on innovative processes and techniques (i.e. double curved members, large scale finger jointing etc.)
Judging criteria:
Showcasing design and manufacturing innovation to use timber in different ways and provide solutions that may not have been possible previously due to advances in technology.
Category description:
Student projects from Year 3 and 4 from any architectural or engineering school in New Zealand. The two finalist students will receive all expenses paid trips to make short presentations at the Gala Dinner Awards in Auckland.
Judging criteria:
Showcasing innovation in timber through conceptual or proposed projects where timber is featured as a solution to relevant building sector issues across New Zealand.
