Wellington Oriental Bay Pavilion competition

Competition Brief

This is a single stage ideas competition with the aim of identifying the best proposal for a Creative Exhibition Center in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand.

This competition is open to all students and professionals of areas related to architecture. Multidisciplinary teams are encouraged. We invite you to create innovative solutions to tackle the challenges presented. The winning design will demonstrate a high degree of expression and creativity in fulfilling the program requirements, in accordance with the specific design guidelines presented here.

This is an ideas competition, therefore all submitted projects should be for a concept design. All proposals will be reviewed by an international jury. Winners will be decided according to the conceptual merit of the works submitted to the competition. Finally, winning designs will be exhibited in Wellington and published through our Media Partner, ArchitectureNow.

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The Site

The site of this competition is the Band Rotunda which is located at the heart of Oriental Parade, one of the most beautiful and popular streets in Wellington. The area of the site is about 530 m2 with a semi-circular shape projecting into Wellington Harbour.

A bathing pavilion was built on the site in the nineteenth century. A second floor was subsequently added to the original art-deco structure in the late twentieth century which until recently accommodated a restaurant. After an earthquake in 2016, a crack in the foundation of the building indicated that the added floor was too heavy for the original design. City councilors and planners question whether we should bring the building back to its original design, or if we would be better off to create a new structure that expresses the spirit of our time. Creative and innovative proposals both the design of the new structure and for the use of the site are encouraged in this competition.

Eligibility

This Architecture Ideas Competition is open to students and young professionals (under 40) in areas related to architecture. No professional qualification is required. Design proposals can be developed individually or by teams (4 team members maximum). We also encourage and support the registration of architecture teaching institutions as this competition provides a realistic, compelling and challenging task for students.

Prizes

All submitted projects should be for a concept design. Winning designs will show a high level of creativity and adherence to all the guidelines of the competition. First, second, and third place cash prizes will be awarded as well as five honourable mentions. Winners will be announced on 15 November 2018.

Jury Members

Andy Thomson | President of Oriental Bay Residents Association 

Diane Brand | Professor at University of Auckland 

Harris Maragkos | Associate Director of AECOM 

Marc Aurel Schnabel | Professor at Victoria University of Wellington 

Pamela Bell | CEO of Prefab New Zealand

Find out more about the site, and the specific competition guidelines at adedu.co.nz.

Registration Fee

Early Birds (before 30/08/2018): 20.00 NZD / Team

Standard Fee:                                  30.00 NZD/Team

Register yourself or your team of up to four members here. 

Sponsors

This competition is supported by Victoria University of Wellington, The University of Auckland, Wellington Institute of Technology and ArchitectureNow.

Thank you for joining us to make Wellington a better place!