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We’ve made it into the Olympic final
We are excited to announce that “The Chodge” has been named a finalist for the World Architecture Festival under the House and Villa Rural/Coastal category. The annual festival and awards ceremony is one of the most prestigious events dedicated to architecture and is unofficially referred to as the “Olympics of Architecture”. We will be off…
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DCA Pushing The Envelope
DCA is delighted to announce that three of our projects have been regional winners in the 2024 Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects Awards. The winning projects were: Te Rito O Manaaki Ora in the commercial category and The Chodge in the housing category for the Waikato / Bay of Plenty region. Heretaunga…
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Rocky: 1, 2, *PUNCH*!
The DCA studio’s ping pong table gets used on the daily for, exercise, stress relief, a break from screens and competitive rivalry – there is also a fair bit of smack talk thrown into the mix (all in good gest!). Recently we held our 2024 annual DCA staff tournament based at our Rotorua studio. Unfortunately…
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A Foundation Built On Lego
With a childhood engulfed in creating masterpieces from lego and a Dad as an architect, it was clear from the start that Nick Chibnall-West had the makings to offer something special to our built environment in the future. We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Nick to company director, alongside founder Darryl Church as…
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After 14 years of planning, the build of a unique family retreat is complete
Source: The New DCA Architects Dictionary 2024.
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No he Kakano iti e hua ana he mauri – From a small seed grows a mighty kauri
On the 3rd of March the Te Arawa Whare Waka opening was marked with a karakia and blessing. It marked the return of the Te Arawa Waka after 5 years of temporary relocation during the lakefront’s redevelopment. DCA collaborated with master carver and artist Lyonel Grant on the Whare Waka.
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Te Rito o Manaaki Ora
The new Manaaki Ora office building is deep in meaning for the people of Te Arawa and expresses this uniqueness. The exterior solar fins represent the sails of the Waka and eight beating hearts of Te Arawa. The internal arrangement explores a concept of vertical Marae.
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In fact … seven years
The New Zealand Architecture Awards honour the best architecture produced in New Zealand in a given year. This year, DCA in association with MOAA had their work meet these high standards for Te Kura o Te Whānau-a-Apanui. Instead of us waxing lyrical about it, read what the esteemed Judges had to say…. The success of…
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Want to get hot and steamy?
DCA Architects recently completed the QE Health and Wellness centre located in Rotorua. The facility uses a holistic health approach to healing, and uses HOT and STEAMY geothermal waters for treatments.
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Seven, yes 7, lots of recognition for two projects in the past two months.
Te Kura o Te Whanau a Apanui in Te kaha, completed in association with MOAA Architects has won an NZIA Waikato/BoP regional award, then shortlisted for NZIA NZ architecture award, then two ADNZ Waikato/BoP regional awards for commercial and Kaitiakitanga Sustainability. Then Heretaunga Intermediate technology block in Hastings won two ADNZ Hawkes/Poverty Bay regional commercial…
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