St John’s Church
Hamilton, Waikato
MOAA’s winning competition entry to replace the former 1910 structure, sought to develop an elemental, contemporary form. Square in plan, its nine degrees offset relative its urban grid, draws subtle attention to its street presence while affording visual respite from the existing church complex to which it connects.
The exterior clad in weathered steel, glass and vertical timber fins to balance sun protection and transparency. The patina of these materials acknowledge the neighbourhood’s varied architectural style and seasonal tones of the opposing park.
The interior’s humble function and contemplative mood are diligently ordered by a glulam structural system, with columns and beams divided into five equal bays.
185m²
Awards
NZIA Local Architecture Awards – Civic Architecture Award, 2017
Intergrain Timber Vision Award Shortlist, 2017
NZIA New Zealand Architecture Awards – Small Project Architecture Award, 2017
Te Whare Karakia o St John’s
Kirikiriroa, Waikato
Ko te manako o te tono o MOAA ki ngā whiringa toa, he whakaahu i te hanga tawhito nō te tau 1910 ki tētahi hanga pūtaketake, ki tētahi hanga hou. Ka tū tapawhā te hanga ki te tukutuku tāone. Ehara i te whare ki te whakameremere i te tangata, hēoi, he mātiro te tirohanga mai i te marea ki ngā kōunga o te matatini tawhito me tana āhuahanga tūtūru. He kapa rino te āhuahanga a waho o te whare. He matapihi me ngā ārai rākau e poutū ana te noho kia huatau te haumarutanga mai i te rā, kia haumaru hoki te pūataata. Ka kīnaki te tāera nei i te taiao e nohoia te whare karakia. He hūmarie te wairua o te hanga o roto i te whare. i whai i tētahi pūnaha honohono rākau rauemi. Nā, i wāwāhi tairite nei ngā pou me nā heke ki ngā wahanga e 5.
185m²
Ngā whakawhiwhitanga
Ngā Taonga Kaihoahoa ā-Rohe o Te Kāhui Whainga – Te taonga Kaihoahoa ā-Pāpori 2017.
Te Taonga Tāmirotanga rauemi ā-Rākau: He whiringa toa mō te tau, 2017.
Ngā Taonga o Te Kāhui Whainga – Te taonga hinonga paku Kaihoahoa 2017.