DINZ Designers Speak – Five x Five Auckland

DINZ Designers Speak – Five x Five (Five presentations over Five Weeks)

We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us (Winston Churchill).  Here’s the stories behind our habits and residential habitats.

Speak One: Wednesday 24 March

Designer: Malcolm Taylor
Title: Designing Inside Out
Soundbite: "...is Interior Architecture part of the NZ Culture?..."

Speak Two: Wednesday 31 March 

Designers: Penny Vernon & Malcolm Walker
Title: The Colour of Architecture
Soundbite: durability of design, the Wow factor  can become the Ow factor in a very  short time....some opinions

Speak Three: Wednesday 7 April

Designer: Peter Eising
Title: An Adult Fantasy
Soundbite: The Yellow Treehouse Restaurant

Speak Four: Wednesday 14 April

Designer: David Wingate
Title: Over a Wine
Soundbite: Understanding the brief and protecting our clients from themselves - or not?

Speak Five: Tuesday 20 April

Designers: Paul MacIntosh & John Hughes           
Title: The Chameleons  

Presenters

Malcolm Taylor - Xsite Architects

Director of Xsite Architects, Malcolm Taylor was a senior design Architect at JASMAX for 9 years and worked with Bossley Cheshire Architects before his company was established.

Xsite Architects has grown to a team of 5, working on a large range of projects, both in the field of Commercial, Education, Marine Interiors, Commercial Interiors, Residential; high density, new and private renovations.

Xsite Architects received the NZIA National supreme award in 2005 for a beach house in Piha, along with a string of NZIA branch awards over the past ten years. The 5 best awards have been achieved from 1998 have also been keenly cherished.

Malcolm has been a Tutor at Unitec from 2000 – 2004 and has had a keen interest in Architecture education both at Unitec and Auckland School of Architecture
Malcolm graduated with Bachelor of Architecture in 1987 from the Auckland School of Architecture. Among other things, Malcolm has been a part time professional Musician for 20 years, playing with artists such as Nathan Haines, Bo Runga, Beaver, Hattie St John, Greg Johnson and Peter Urlich.

Malcolm is also a keen “weekend builder” spending a lot of time renovating his Church in St Heliers.

 Chiara Corbelletto's sculptural work of 114 inflatable modules, commissioned for the Piha House 2005 NZIA Supreme Award.

Penny Vernon

I have worked in design and associated industries for 40 years.
 
Thankful to be challenged by each new job and client, and still looking for answers.
 
Heroes: Andy  Goldsworthy, Rosalie Gascoigne, Mark Rothko and Anish Kapoor.
 
In New Zealand people such as Marti Friedlander for her insight into New Zealand and New Zealanders.
 
In Design Marcel Wanders.
 
But generally Nature has the answers.
 
Architects I have worked with: Malcolm Walker ,  Pip Cheshire,  Pete Bossley,  Claire Chambers,  Robin O"Donnel,  Graham Wrack,  Mal Bartleet ,  Paul Francis , Geoff  Richards   Malcolm Taylor

Photo acknowledgement: Patrick Reynolds Photography

Malcolm Walker - Malcolm Walker Architects

Malcolm Walker is an architect, cartoonist and commentator. He has had an enduring professional relationship with Penny Vernon for the past 25 years and still finds it energising.

Like Penny, Malcolm is a Westcoaster (Penny,North Island, Malcolm South Island) which, he says, gives both of them an appreciation of  the comfort and commodity a building can bring, and also an appreciation of prevailing winds.

Malcolm is known for his careful, fashion wary buildings. ‘We build buildings to live in and be in”. He is internationally famous for having one of his cartoons set to needlepoint by a Sydney stitchcraft guild.

Heroes are Saint Robin Vernon, John Scott and Allan Limmer.
Favourite colour fluoro pink.
Lucky number 4   

Peter Eising - Pacific Environments Ltd

Following 18 years as Director of Architects Patterson, I set up Pacific Environments Ltd Architects in 2006 for a fresh start and direction with a few key staff. Shortly after, we merged with ADP Architects –previously Architects Dodd Paterson with 50 years experience and already a leading player in sustainable design.

We have a current office of 16 people, involved in all aspects of Architecture, from master planning, conceptual designs, interiors, full documentation, project management, presentation and renders through to research and lecturing with one of our team at Ak University.

Our projects which largely focus on low energy, sustainable innovative design and urban sustainability, have not only attracted key architects to our team but a strong client base –from residential, retirement, resorts, civic and community, commercial and industrial, education, sports, recreation, wineries and tourism -all with a common ESD theme. We’re not looking at being everything to everyone, yet our specialisation, team skills and open approach allows us to slot into most projects.

My work, while largely residential base – also includes master planning/urban design with an emphasis on rejuvenation of under-performing sites and buildings.

Recent and current projects –all on our website, include Cape Reinga Visitors Centre, Millennium Institute of Sport, Grey Lynn Community Centre, Waitakere Gardens Retirement and Villages in Wanaka and Wellington, Papatoetoe Multisport Centre, Onepoto WC’s, and the Yellow Treehouse.

 The Yellow Treehouse

David Wingate - Wingate + Farquhar

David Wingate is an architect with a wide understanding of architectural design and management in New Zealand and the UK. Recently David has developed particular expertise in residential buildings and interiors, and has further experience in commercial buildings, interiors, public buildings, healthcare and retail projects.

David strives to produce high quality design solutions to meet clients' needs in all respects: visually, environmentally, technically, on time and on budget. David’s design method involves close dialogue with the client to explore and develop the brief and ensure that the design grows out of a shared understanding of the objectives. In this way the design can bridge the gap between what is desirable and what is possible.

Paul MacIntosh, PDINZ and John Hughes, FDINZ - Martin Hughes Architecture Interiors

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Posted on: February 12, 2010