News
2010 June:
The Preliminary Design phase of the Shore Exhibitions Centre on Auckland’s North Shore is completed
2010 June:
Pete Bossley publishes an Opinion piece in the NZ Herald pinpointing the importance of vision groups to manage and implement design in the new Auckland City organisational structure.
2010 June:
Pete Bossley Architects is selected from an invited shortlist to design new interiors for legal firm Jackson Russell, in downtown Auckland.
2010 May:
Since the opening of the Sir Peter Blake extension to Voyager NZ National Maritime Museum in November 2009, the numbers of free independent visitors to the museum have increased by a remarkable 55%!!
2010 May:
Pete Bossley Architects are shortlisted from a list of 24 to design the new Te Awamutu Cultural and Heritage Centre.
2010 March:
Pete Bossley Architects is selected to design a new house for one of the beautiful sites on the Omarino headland in the Bay of Islands. As well as having designed all the public buildings for this 142 hectare site, PBA have prepared indicative preliminary designs for some of the 19 sites, and currently have another house under construction on one of the northern bays.
2010 March:
Project Architects Eva Segedin embarks on a Masters in Sustainable Architecture at Auckland University School of Architecture, her thesis research subject being residential sustainability with specific reference to the analysis and establishment of Green Ratings for residential buildings, specific to New Zealand conditions.
2010 January:
Pete Bossley Architects are selected to design a new art gallery on the North Shore of Auckland To be known as the Shore Exhibition Centre, the project will create a contemporary facility by converting the 1950s modernist Library and adding an adjacent tower housing new exhibition space, café and back-of-house facilities.
2009 December:
The extension to the Voyager New Zealand Maritime Museum in Auckland opens on Saturday December 12. The extension contains exhibits which focus on New Zealand yachting and the achievements of Sir Peter Blake. Speeches by the Prime Minister John Key, Auckland Mayor John Banks, and Lady Pippa Blake are followed by an open day which sees 2500 visitors through the building. This is the most visitors in one day in the history of the museum. Responses to the building and exhibits are extremely positive.
2009 November:
The Forman House (Riddell Road House) wins the Placemakers Supreme Award and Registered Master Builders House of the Year 2009. The house also won the National Category for New Homes over $1 million and the Gib Living Solutions Award.
The judges describe it as “a sophisticated design with a rich palette of materials, exquisitely executed producing an absolute masterpiece.”
Congratulations to Phil Leach of PSL Construction and his team.
2009 October:
The Thorne Bay House on the waterfront in Takapuna, Auckland wins the Residential Architectural Excellence Highly Commended Award in the NZ Wood Timber Design Awards, for innovative use of timber.
The judges comments focus on the sophistication of the design fitting between the mass of Pohutukawa tree brances, weatherskin façade using open jointed boards, and the beautiful detailing and construction.
2009 October:
The Forman House (Riddell Road House) has won a 2009 NZ Institute of Architects Auckland Architecture Award which will be presented at an Awards function on the 13th October.
2009 August:
Two houses designed by Pete Bossley Architects are very successful at the 2009 Registered Master Builders Auckland Awards.
-Riddell Road house wins Gold Medal in the Auckland Regional Category for homes over $1million, the Gib Living Solutions Award, Auckland House of the Year, and the Placemakers Supreme Award.
-Thorne Bay house wins a Gold Medal in the Auckland Regional Category for homes over $1million
Both houses are finalists for the 2009 Registered Master Builders National House of the Year Award (to be announced in November).
2009 August:
The Forman House, aka ‘Riddell Road House’ was selected as one of five finalists in the BMW/HomeNZ Home of the Year Competition. The house features in the August/September edition of Home magazine, with a profile of Senior Associate and Project Architect Andrea Bell.
An accompanying article in the magazine demonstrates the Pete Bossley Architects has had more houses selected as finalists or winners than any other architect.
2009 August:
On Thursday August 6th, NZL32 was installed into the museum. It was brought over from Halsley Wharf and lifted onto a cantilevered platform at the museum during the early hours of Thursday morning. At 6:45am the final move began, NZL32 was rolled inside the building through the opening with 50mm to spare. Once it was located under the waiting mast it was hoisted up to its final position where it is hung from the roof structure via the rigging. The bulb and keel were then installed, the boat rigged and the sail set to complete the exhibition of NZL32.
A time lapse of the NZL32 installation can be viewed on the NZN Maritime Museums blog.
http://blog.maritimemuseum.co.nz
2009 July:
Work on site for the alterations to the NZ Maritime Museum is gearing up for the final push and is due for completion at the end of July. The scaffolding is starting to come down unveiling the beautiful light qualities of the Danpalon cladding. Upon completion of the building the exhibition fitout of Blue Water Black Magic – A Tribute to Sir Peter Blake will be undertaken over the following 3 months before the official opening in early December 2009.
2009 June:
During June, the King and Queen of Spain visited the NZN Maritime Museum site and toured the museum before unveiling a plaque commemorating their visit. The King is a former Olympic sailor.
The Forman House in Glendowie has been selected as one of five finalists for Home magazine’s 2009 Home of the Year. The winner will be announced in early August.
2008 December:
The Phaidon Atlas of 21st Century World Architecture is published, featuring three Pete Bossley Architects projects: the McCahon Artist Retreat, the Heatley House in Hawaii, and the Seresin House in Marlborough Sounds.
2008 November:
Pete Bossley Architects is selected from a long list of architects to design a new eco-lodge on Stewart Island.
2008 October:
The Trenta Case exhibition travels from Florence to Rome.
2008 August:
The Glendowie House in Auckland is one of 5 shortlisted for the NZ Home of the Year awards.
2008 August:
100 Dream Houses from Downunder is published, featuring the Colin McCahon Artists Residence.
2008 May:
The McCahon Artists Residency is awarded an NZIA New Zealand Award.
2008 March:
Trenta Case, a travelling exhibition of the work of 15 New Zealand architects, opens in the Boboli Gardens in Florence, Italy. The exhibition features two houses by Pete Bossley Architects; the McCahon Artists Residence Auckland, and the Observer, Marlborough. The exhibition and accompanying catalogue receive great feedback from visitors.
2008 March:
Masters of Light, Designing the Luminous House, is published, written by Peter Hyatt. The book features work by international architects, including 5 projects from the PBA studio.
2007 November:
Pete Bossley Architects, in conjunction with other consultants is shortlisted with 4 others to prepare proposals for the new Te Wero Bridge in Auckland downtown Viaduct Basin area. The team included Takesh Hashimoto of Tokyo, Structure Design, and Connell Wagner.
2007 November:
New New Zealand Houses is published, by John Walsh and Patrick Reynolds, featuring the McCahon Artists Residence and the Paroa Bay House by PBA.
2007 September:
In conjunction with a team of developers and consultants, Pete Bossley Architects is selected as one of two finalist to design and submit bids for a large urban design and medium-density apartment complex in Queenstown, New Zealand.