# AW Architects

> AW Architects (AWA) is an NZIA registered architecture and interior design practice at 190 St Asaph Street, Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand. Founded in 2013 by Registered Architect Andrew Watson. Works across Canterbury and the South Island on residential, commercial, hospitality, heritage, multi-unit and community projects.

- Website: https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/
- Email: studio@awarchitects.co.nz
- Phone: +64 3 390 0488
- Address: 190 St Asaph Street, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awarchitects.nz/
- Membership: Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (registered practice)

## Pages
- [Projects](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects): full portfolio, 2012–2026
- [Awards](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/awards): every award with a link to the official citation
- [Studio & Contact](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/contact): about the practice, contact details and FAQ

## Awards (verified October 2026)
- 2026: 200 High Street — 2026 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards, Commercial Architecture — Winner — https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local-architecture-awards/200-high/12930/
- 2026: GymMaster Office Fitout — 2026 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards, Interior Architecture — Shortlisted — https://www.nzia.co.nz/news/2026/2026-canterbury-architecture-awards-shortlist/
- 2026: 200 High Street Residence — 2026 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards, Housing — Shortlisted — https://www.nzia.co.nz/news/2026/2026-canterbury-architecture-awards-shortlist/
- 2025: Sumner Post Office — 2025 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards, Commercial Architecture — Winner — https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local-architecture-awards/sumner-post-office/12425/
- 2025: 36 OGB — 2025 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards, Interior Architecture — Winner (Also a Resene Colour Award) — https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local-architecture-awards/36-ogb/12272/
- 2024: Strowan Villa Alteration — 2024 Home Interiors Awards, Lighting — Finalist
- 2023: Ocean View Terrace House — 2023 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards, Housing — Winner — https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local-architecture-awards/ocean-view-terrace-house/10836/
- 2023: Mainland Capital Office — 2023 Best Design Awards, Spatial – Workplace Environments — Bronze (With Kirkcaldie Interiors) — https://bestawards.co.nz/spatial/workplace-environments/kirkcaldie-interiors/mainland-capital/
- 2022: Ōtākaro East Frame Housing — 2022 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards, Housing – Multi Unit — Winner — https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local-architecture-awards/212-cashel/10322/
- 2022: River House — 2022 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards, Housing — Winner — https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local-architecture-awards/river-house/10324/
- 2021: He Puna Taimoana — 2021 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards, Public Architecture — Winner — https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local-architecture-awards/he-puna-taimoana/9837/
- 2021: Lake House — 2021 NZIA Southern Architecture Awards, Housing — Winner — https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local-architecture-awards/lake-house/9817/
- 2020: North Canterbury House — 2020 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards, Housing — Winner (Listed by NZIA as Hursley Terrace) — https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local-architecture-awards/hursley-terrace/9040/
- 2018: The Fermentist — 2018 Best Design Awards, Spatial – Hospitality — Gold — https://bestawards.co.nz/spatial/hospitality/aw-architects/the-fermentist/
- 2017: Christchurch Adventure Park — 2017 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards, Commercial Architecture — Winner — https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local-architecture-awards/christchurch-adventure-park/6597/
- 2016: Clark St House — 2016 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards, Housing — Winner — https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local-architecture-awards/clark-st-house/6169/
- 2016: St Asaph Studio — 2016 Best Design Awards, Spatial – Colour Award — Silver — https://bestawards.co.nz/spatial/colour-award-spatial/aw-architects/190-st-asaph-street-1/
- 2016: St Asaph Studio — 2016 Best Design Awards, Spatial – Workplace Environments — Bronze — https://bestawards.co.nz/spatial/workplace-environments/aw-architects/190-st-asaph-street/
- 2015: St Asaph Studio — 2015 Interior Awards, Workplace up to 1,000m² — Winner
- 2012: Redcliffs House — 2012 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Awards, Housing — Winner (Designed by Andrew Watson; entered under MAP) — https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local-architecture-awards/redcliffs-house/3766/

## Projects
- [200 High Street](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/200-high-street) (also: 200 High): 2026, Central City, Ōtautahi Christchurch. Seven-level mixed-use building. Seven-level mixed-use building in central Christchurch with a folding glazed façade. GymMaster HQ, retail and a rooftop residence. NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award 2026, Commercial.
- [GymMaster Office Fitout](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/commercial-fitout) (also: Commercial Fitout, GymMaster Fitout): 2026, 200 High Street, Ōtautahi Christchurch. Five-level office fitout. Five-level Christchurch office fitout designed to maximise movement. Eight bold bathrooms, exposed ceilings and a workplace where daily steps tripled. NZIA 2026 Interior Architecture shortlist.
- [200 High Street Residence](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/city-residence) (also: City Residence, 200 High – Residence): 2026, 200 High Street, Ōtautahi Christchurch. Level 6 city apartment, 240m². City apartment crowning 200 High Street, Christchurch. Folding lounge roof, Port Hills views, skylights and a rooftop garden. NZIA 2026 Housing shortlist.
- [Tai Tapu Renovation](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/tai-tapu-renovation) (also: Greenslade Residence): 2026, Tai Tapu, Selwyn. Residential alteration. Lakeside Tai Tapu home transformed with oak, cedar, clay plaster and bluestone. Ceilings opened, bay windows removed, gardens by Julie Greenslade.
- [Ōhoka Renovation](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/ohoka-renovation): 2025, Ōhoka, North Canterbury. Residential alteration. Light-touch update of a 1994 Trengrove and Blunt home in Ōhoka: six-metre slider, reworked kitchen and bathrooms, aged oak, quartzite and brass. Featured in Abode.
- [Sumner Post Office](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/sumner-post-office): 2025, Sumner, Christchurch. Heritage adaptive reuse – hospitality. Adaptive reuse of Sumner's 1938 post office into a hospitality venue, with a red brick extension. NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award 2025, Commercial.
- [36 OGB](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/36-ogb) (also: OGB Apartment): 2025, Old Government Building, Ōtautahi Christchurch. Heritage apartment interior. Apartment in Christchurch's Old Government Building. Bold contemporary design meets heritage restoration. NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award 2025, Interior Architecture.
- [Strowan Villa Alteration](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/strowan-house) (also: Strowan House): 2024, Strowan, Christchurch. Heritage villa alteration. Christchurch 1910s villa alteration balancing heritage with light-filled contemporary living. Finalist, 2024 Home Interiors Awards, Lighting.
- [Ocean View Terrace House](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/ovt-house) (also: OVT House, Sumner Valley House): 2023, Sumner, Christchurch. Prefabricated family home. Compact prefabricated family home on a steep Sumner site with picture-frame windows. NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award 2023, Housing.
- [Ōtākaro East Frame Housing](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/otakaro-east-frame-housing) (also: 212 Cashel): 2022, East Frame, Ōtautahi Christchurch. Multi-unit housing. Multi-unit housing in Christchurch's East Frame. Brick detailing, lofty interiors and urban regeneration. NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award 2022, Housing – Multi Unit.
- [River House](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/river-house) (also: Fendalton Wairarapa Stream House): 2022, Fendalton, Christchurch. New house. Cedar-clad Fendalton home beside the Wairarapa Stream with two offset gables. NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award 2022, Housing.
- [Mainland Capital Office](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/mainland-capital-office) (also: Mainland Capital): 2023, Central City, Ōtautahi Christchurch. Workplace fitout, with Kirkcaldie. Boutique hotel-inspired Christchurch workplace for Mainland Capital, with Kirkcaldie. Best Design Awards 2023 Bronze, Workplace Environments.
- [Sumner Suburban Cottage](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/sumner-suburban-cottage): 2022, Sumner, Christchurch. Prefabricated cottage. Modern prefabricated cottage in Sumner, Christchurch. Low-energy panel construction with oak floors and birch joinery.
- [He Puna Taimoana](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/he-puna-taimoana): 2021, New Brighton, Christchurch. Public hot pools. Coastal hot pools in New Brighton, Christchurch, with pools, sauna and steam. NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award 2021, Public Architecture.
- [Lake House](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/lake-house) (also: Arrowtown 3-Pod House): 2021, Arrowtown, Queenstown Lakes. New house. Arrowtown home of three pods linked by glazed passages and courtyards. NZIA Southern Architecture Award 2021, Housing.
- [Worsley Spur](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/worsley-spur) (also: Cashmere Port Hills House): 2021, Cashmere, Port Hills, Christchurch. New house. Port Hills home in Cashmere with a bronze anodised upper level, oak interiors and sheltered terraces, looking from the Southern Alps to Kaikōura.
- [North Canterbury House](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/north-canterbury-house) (also: Hursley Terrace): 2020, Amberley, North Canterbury. Prefabricated rural house. Prefabricated rural home in North Canterbury that follows the land. NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award 2020, Housing.
- [Walnut Ave](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/walnut-ave) (also: Strowan Contemporary House): 2020, Strowan, Christchurch. New house. Strowan house with concrete wing walls, colourful interiors and a double-height glazed living space.
- [350 Colombo](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/350-colombo) (also: 350 Colombo Masterplan): 2020, Sydenham, Christchurch. Medium-density masterplan, with Fletcher Living. Sydenham multi-unit housing masterplan with Fletcher Living: retail, terraces and a central communal lawn.
- [The Fermentist](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/the-fermentist): 2018, Sydenham, Christchurch. Microbrewery, bar and restaurant, with Joska Studio. Sustainable Christchurch microbrewery and restaurant in a stripped-back industrial shell. Best Design Awards 2018 Gold, Hospitality.
- [Tai Tapu House](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/tai-tapu): 2018, Tai Tapu, Selwyn. New house. Sculptural Tai Tapu house on the Port Hills: a black Swiss Pearl wedge bunkered into an Outstanding Natural Landscape.
- [112 Cashel](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/112-cashel) (also: Cashel Mall Rebuild): 2018, Cashel Mall, Ōtautahi Christchurch. Mixed-use rebuild. Christchurch Cashel Mall rebuild with bronze fins, glazed frontage and recessed balconies.
- [Governors Bay Community Centre](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/governors-bay-community-centre): 2017, Governors Bay, Banks Peninsula. Community hall. Harbour-side community centre at Governors Bay: two cedar and steel forms linked by a translucent canopy.
- [Clark St House](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/clark-st) (also: Sumner House): 2016, Sumner, Christchurch. Post-earthquake rebuild. Sumner rebuild wrapped around a maple tree and courtyard, using new and recycled materials. NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award 2016, Housing.
- [St Asaph Studio](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/st-asaph-studio) (also: 190 St Asaph Street): 2015, 190 St Asaph Street, Ōtautahi Christchurch. Shared studio, with Deflux Design. AW Architects' own Christchurch studio, shared with Deflux. Exposed rimu, black strand board and bold colour. Best Design Awards 2016 Silver and Bronze.
- [Christchurch Adventure Park](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/christchurch-adventure-park): 2017, Port Hills, Christchurch. Recreation base village. Black-clad village green buildings and a folded-roof café in the Port Hills forest. NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award 2017, Commercial.
- [Maruia Hot Springs](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/maruia-hot-springs-renovation) (also: Maruia Hot Springs Renovation): 2017, Maruia, Lewis Pass. Alpine resort renovation. Alpine eco-resort renovation at Maruia with timber, stone and river rock, plus new sauna and steam rooms.
- [Barrington St House](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/barrington-st): 2016, Christchurch. New house. Christchurch suburban home with a hovering timber-clad bedroom, concrete and tile, and strong indoor-outdoor living.
- [St John Hub](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/st-john-hub-christchurch) (also: St John Hub Christchurch): 2017, Christchurch. Ambulance operations hub. Christchurch ambulance operations hub for St John with polycarbonate daylighting and efficient vehicle workflow.
- [Kingfisher Point](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/kingfisher-point) (also: Akaroa Volcanic Ridge House): 2014, Akaroa, Banks Peninsula. New house. Akaroa house with an angular roof, cedar cladding and Cor-Ten screens, shaped by the volcanic ridges of Banks Peninsula.
- [Redcliffs House](https://www.awarchitects.co.nz/projects/jm-lane) (also: JM Lane, Redcliffs Cor-Ten House): 2012, Redcliffs, Christchurch. New house. Redcliffs house clad in weathered Cor-Ten steel with ocean views. NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award 2012, Housing.