Straight To The Pool Room
DCA has had an epic year gaining awards for a range of truly transformational projects. We are extremely grateful to be recognised and applauded for these buildings as they bring positive impacts to the lives of clients, residents and the wider community.
Most notably, the Chodge – a unique and innovative family holiday home, has garnered much world-wide media attention and awards:
World Architecture Festival 2024
FINALIST – Completed Buildings – House and Villa – Rural / Coastal
FINALIST – Best Use of Natural Light
2024 NZIA Waikato / Bay of Plenty Regional Awards
WINNER – Housing Regional
2024 ADNZ National Awards
SUPREME AWARD WINNER – New Zealand
WINNER – New Home between 150m² and 300m²
WINNER – National Award for Home Interiors
Te Rito o Manaaki Ora – a counselling facility and head office is being recognised as it paves the way for how Architecture can promote and celebrate cultural identity and well-being. The building embeds a depth of meaning by weaving local stories of people and place together.
An array of awards heading to the DCA pool room:
2024 NZIA Waikato / Bay of Plenty Regional Awards
WINNER – Commercial Regional
WINNER – Resene Colour Award
2024 ADNZ National Awards
WINNER – Commercial Architecture
WINNER – Resene Colour in Design Award
In the civic sector the Whare Waka has become a cultural landmark with its welcoming presence on the Rotorua Lakefront.
ADNZ judges noted,
“The building design process incorporated a significant collaboration with mana whenua and master carver Lyonel Grant to house significant taonga. This has resulted in a once in a lifetime building that weaves its significant stories into its structure and fabric and beautifully enlivens and embellishes the simplicity of Whare Waka as a new cultural landmark. Together the designers have through careful detailing and design created a building that reveals itself over time and that invites you to spend time with it.”
2024 ADNZ National Awards
WINNER – for Architectural Spaces and Structures
Highlighting DCA’s combination of experience to deliver boundary-pushing, flexible and future focused learning environments – Heretaunga Intermediate School’s technology block, was described this year by the NZIA regional awards jury as an,
“Ingenious fusion of functionality and aesthetics. The design considers the environment as an extension of the learning space, facilitating interdisciplinary connections in science, woodworking, music, art, and culinary arts.”
2024 NZIA Gisborne / Hawke’s Bay Regional Awards
WINNER – Education
WINNER – Resene Colour Award
In 2024, DCA was not only recognised for projects – we were thrilled to be named a finalist at the Rotorua Business Chamber awards in the “Outstanding Contribution to Rotorua” category. This award reflects DCA’s focus on outcomes for greater community good, which we weave throughout many touch-points of our business.
A huge thank you to our clients, teams and collaborators that make these special awards become a reality and embellish the DCA pool room.