Papamoa Plaza is one of 19 buildings recognised in this year's regional architecture awards tonight.The plaza, designed by Ignite Architects, was named winner of the hospitality and retail category of the 2017 Waikato and Bay of Plenty Architecture Awards held at Tauranga Art Gallery.
Cubro, Tauranga, by Wingate Architects won the Commercial category and Karewa Parade House, Papamoa, by David Page Architect won the Enduring Architecture category.
Awards convener and Hamilton-based architect Steven Chambers said the winning works in the peer-reviewed awards programme set a high standard for architecture in the region.
"At each property we visited it was a delight to see the architects and their clients revelling in the fantastic environments they had created. It was a testimony to the positive relationships that were formed right at the very start of each project when briefs were written, and concepts were investigated," Mr Chambers said.
"Good architecture, without a doubt, is the result of positive working relationships between those who commission a building and those who design it," Mr Chambers said.