Te Pae

Crosson Architects’ small but heroic lifeguard tower in the sand dunes is as much a coastal sculpture as it is an emblem of patrol and protection.

NZIA Architect Practice CROSSON ARCHITECTS

Jury Commentary Dave Strachan, Sally Ogle, Ewan Brown and guest international juror Clare Cousins Sometimes functional and pragmatic buildings can elicit a business-as-usual architectural response. This is anything but. Many of the materials and much of the labour were gifted by the locals, reflecting a generosity of spirit in a small community. Te Pae, as it catches the light following the path of the sun and becomes a brooding presence at night, now stands as a guardian embodying a true spirit of place. –NAMED AWARD CITATION Aotearoa’s wild West Coast has claimed many lives over the years, making a fit-for-purpose lifeguard tower a critical piece of the community’s infrastructure. With a history of their towers succumbing to the extremely harsh marine environment, form and material selection were paramount for the largely volunteer surf life-saving…

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Architecture NZ (Digital) - 1 Issue, November-December 2023

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