Hundertwasser Art Centre and Wairau Māori Art Gallery
The Hundertwasser Art Centre and Wairau Māori Art Gallery includes Aotearoa’s New Zealand’s first and only Māori contemporary art gallery. The living roof concept was originally designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser in 1993 and the technical detailed design led by Zoë Avery, alongside Renee Davies. Additional design input and oversight came from the Hundertwasser Non-Profit Foundation and Springmann Architecture, alongside soil scientist Robyn Simcock, architect Grant Harris, HB Architecture and 4Sight Consulting (now SLR). It was an interdisciplinary collaboration with input from iwi and community stakeholders to ensure the project met its intended goal. The afforested living roof was completed in 2022 and has been designed to reflect Hundertwasser’s belief in the importance of a more human architecture integrating nature into the built environment.
The Hundertwasser Art Centre and Wairau Māori Art Gallery was awarded the Built Environment Green Roof Award During the World Green Infrastructure Congress 2023 in Berlin.
For more information check out this great article in Living Architecture Monitor magazine.