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40+ BUILDINGS,CHAMPION SPONSOR 1 WEEKEND FUNDERS openchch.nz 0 WITH 46 OPEN BUILDINGS, TWO GUIDED 2 CENTRAL CITY WALKS AND DOZENS OF SPECIAL ACTIVITIES (FROM CHILDREN’S WORKSHOPS TO PERFORMANCES AS WELL AS EXPERT TALKS AND TOURS), OPEN CHRISTCHURCH 2021 IS A CELEBRATION OF OUR ARCHITECTURE.

This one-weekend-only festival is – by creating your own itinerary Accessible for everyone in or visiting Ōtautahi you’ll discover your city in a Christchurch over 15 & 16 May. new way. Not Accessible Building owners/kaitiaki will Te Pūtahi thanks all our generous literally open their doors so you Toilets building partners and contributors can experience great design from for welcoming everyone to explore the inside, for free. There are a Parking Provided these special works of architecture. handful of exceptions to this as a We also acknowledge our family of small fee of $4+bf is charged for Ticketed sponsors, funders and supporters access to buildings that require Dr Jessica Halliday for making Open Christchurch 2021 advanced booking. Walk up: turn up on the day Te Pūtahi Director possible. Open Christchurch is a We encourage you to peruse the feast of architecture – we hope you programme carefully and to delve relish the chance to explore and COVID-19: For the latest into openchch.nz to select what enjoy this selection of the city’s information about Covid levels you want to see over the weekend best buildings. please see openchch.nz

MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR more knowledgeable about local architecture and design, engage Open Christchurch is a fantastic in dialogue and make informed festival allowing residents and judgements about our future city’s visitors to explore over 40 environment. It invites people architecturally significant buildings to have shared encounters of for free. Great design in buildings our city's special buildings and and public spaces is vital in so together discover our city creating and sustaining a vibrant, through direct experience of its welcoming and equitable city, architecture. and this is a great opportunity to understand the value of a well- Please join us at this annual designed built environment. weekend celebration of our architecturally designed places Open Christchurch will enable right here in Ōtautahi Christchurch. the wider community to become 21

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OLD GOVERNMENT BUILDING BOTANIC GARDENS – CUNINGHAM BOTANIC GARDENS – VISITOR CENTRE TE HONONGA CHRISTCHURCH HOUSE CONSERVATORY CIVIC BUILDING ARCHITECT: Joseph Clarkson ARCHITECT: Pattersons Associates, 2010-14 Maddison, 1913 ARCHITECT: Collins and Harman, 1923 ADDRESS: Rolleston Ave ARCHITECT: Ministry of Works, 1965-81; ADDRESS: 28 Cathedral Sq ADDRESS: Rolleston Ave SAT & SUN: 9am–5pm, walk up Athfield Architects, 2007-10 SAT & SUN: 12–5pm, walk up SAT & SUN: 10am-4pm, walk up GARDEN TOURS, see openchch.nz ADDRESS: 58 Worcester Blvd SELF-GUIDED SAT: 10am-4pm TOURS: Sun, 1pm & 2pm This white, airy contemporary structure strikes a WALK UP + TOURS, see openchch.nz Part of the nineteenth century battle of the styles Immerse yourself in the verdant tropics when contrast to the surrounding greenery. One of the that pitted Gothic Revivalism against Classicism, you visit this neoclassical beauty of steel, first post-quake builds and a happy marriage of Putting the public back into civic architecture, Athfield OGB, as a Renaissance Revival structure, is one concrete and glass. The fruits of a family rift, the form and function, the design is adapted from a Architects have transformed a Brutalist fortress (the of the few remaining examples of the latter in conservatory was paid for by gardens’ enthusiast Dutch commercial greenhouse system. Outside, former NZ Post building) and worked with Ngāi Tahu Christchurch. Sitting on a large rusticated stone Cleverly Cuningham. Modelled on the Springburn the serrated, jutting roofline provides angles to incorporate cultural narratives in an innovative base and characterised by the giant orders Winter Gardens in Glasgow, the design includes and rhythm, while inside the building flows from adaptation. The welcoming, abundant space of the (columns) that span two floors, a heavy cornice a dome-shaped glass roof capped with a glazed restricted (the plant propagation areas) through two-storeyed ground floor doubles as a thoroughfare and parapet, it speaks to the palazzo tradition lantern, and a covered portico with Tuscan to public spaces of the shop and cafe. Interior between two major streets and as the connective heart and Renaissance architects. The grandness, columns. Its leafy charges are kept in the tropical elements continue the botanical theme: precast of the building’s functions. Outside, the structure’s weight and prominence of the building reflect climate they require, allowing for the historically concrete sculptured panels result in dappled bulk is celebrated as reassuring; inside, sustainable the power of central government, the offices of popular activity of keeping and displaying plants light, echoing the shady surrounds. innovations abound: gas generated at landfill provides which it was designed to house. from far-flung places. heating; rainwater is harvested to flush toilets. COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL

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TŪRANGA CENTRAL LIBRARY CSO CENTRE CANTERBURY BUILDING SOCIETY/ MUSE ART HOTEL ARCHITECT: Architectus & Schmidt ARCHITECT: , ARCHITECT: Warren and Mahoney, 2019 Hammer Lassen Architects with Ngāi 1972 & 2019 ADDRESS: 86 Kilmore St ARCHITECT: B J Ager & Peter Beaven, Tūāhuriri & Matapopore, 2018 ADDRESS: 86 Kilmore St SAT: 12.45-1.30pm 1961; Three Sixty Architecture, 2020 ADDRESS: 60 Cathedral Square SAT & SUN: 10am-4pm, walk up TALK & WALK-THROUGH ADDRESS: 159 Manchester St SAT & SUN: 10am-5pm, walk up MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES, see openchch.nz SUN: 12–4pm The city’s orchestra finally has its own dedicated MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES, see openchch.nz WALK UP WITH CONTROLLED ACCESS A Milestone in civic architecture, home after more than 60 years of existence. The award-winning Tūranga is a landmark and one of the country’s most acclaimed Spanning three storeys and connecting to Started by Ager and finished by one of New building in Christchurch’s rebuild. Reaching buildings, the Christchurch Town Hall was much all levels of the Town Hall, the CSO Centre’s Zealand’s most acclaimed architects, Peter out beyond its footprint to the surrounding longed-for. Christchurch residents waited almost forms and materials echo those of the original Beaven, the Canterbury Building Society was landscape – building on Ngāi Tūāhuriri’s narrative 100 years for a town hall of their own and helped building. Of particular note: the Ron Ball Studio, the first large office building to be constructed in through important navigational reference points finance what was to become the centre of public where architecture meets acoustic engineering. the central city after WWII. The building sports – it expresses the principle of whakamanuhiri life. The expression of its structure and materials Warm Southland Beech and purpose-designed, several signature Beaven flourishes. The top (welcoming guests). The inclusive, light-filled are key characteristics of this modernist acoustic wall detailing combine to sustain pure, two floors are full of personality: one, capped ground floor extends the square’s civic space, masterpiece, while the internationally acclaimed clear sound in this refined space. by a cornice slab; the ultimate, with a dramatic while the generous central stairway invites the auditorium with its groundbreaking acoustic floating pavilion. The result: a 360 view from public inwards and upwards towards knowledge. design is its feature. See the CSO rehearse in above and a skyline of floating planes when Roomy, connective and alive, the building flows this space (Sat, 10am-12.30pm). viewed from the street. from the dynamic lower floors to the slower, more reflective and compact upper floors. 1 COMMERCIAL

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65 CAMBRIDGE TERRACE STRANGES & GLENDENNING HILL LYTTELTON STUDIO MONASTERY LANE NEAVE ARCHITECT: Warren & Mahoney, 1962 & 1979 ARCHITECT: Sheppard & Rout, 2014 ARCHITECT: Bull O'Sullivan Architecture, 2015 ARCHITECT: Jasmax, 2015 ADDRESS: 65 Cambridge Tce ADDRESS: Corner Lichfield & High Sts ADDRESS: 23b Walkers Road, Lyttelton ADDRESS: 141 Cambridge Terrace SAT: 10am–4pm SAT: 9am-1pm, walk up SUN: 9am–1pm, walk up SAT: 10am-12pm, controlled access WALK UP + TOURS TOURS: every 30mins from 9am SELF-GUIDED TOURS, see openchch.nz Angular, articulated and artful, 65 Cambridge Shiny, bold and sleek, the Stranges & Taking an elegant stance on an iconic landscape, A subtle, sophisticated design that is of this Tce was designed in 1962 as both an office Glendenning Hill building stands out in a crowd. this humble retreat is rough and ready on the place. The exterior glass curtain wall is angled for Warren & Mahoney and a residence for Sir Two new buildings connect to an existing exterior, but holds polished treasures if you to meet the river bend, while inside structural . The building shows us what it is heritage building via a laneway, which results in delve within. The sturdy aluminium cladding and elements take centre stage, acknowledging made of (concrete beams and blocks, meranti an open, urbane space for eating and drinking. recycled wharf timbers outside this architect’s Christchurch’s modernist past and providing timber) and revels in its geometric design. The The dramatic, pointed corner of the structure studio and living quarters are in conversation with reassurance. Ribbed fair-face concrete panels 45 degree half-gables jutt out of the flat roof and accentuates the sharp, triangular site on which it the elements, ready to weather. Floor to ceiling give texture while the main stair, with its sit atop the two double-height boxes that make sits at the corner of Lichfield and High. The raw windows capture commanding views across generous landings and warm wood, is solid and up the main building, which opens out into a concrete shows off the building’s strength – it the harbour, while the lower level is like a ship’s sculptural, contrasting with the twining vines sumptuous garden and reflection pool, providing was built to 188% of the seismic code. quarters and includes a kitchen and sleeping that cascade down the walls. Light pours in respite in the middle of the city. spaces. No parking; walk up Walkers Rd. through the glass ceilings of two generous atria, creating an abundant, elegant space. EDUCATIONAL

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CHRIST’S COLLEGE – BIG SCHOOL CHRIST’S COLLEGE – CHRIST’S COLLEGE – ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE – HARE MEMORIAL LIBRARY MEMORIAL DINING HALL STROWAN HOUSE ARCHITECT: James FitzGerald, 1863; Warren and Mahoney, 1989 ARCHITECT: Cecil Wood, 1915 ARCHITECT: Cecil Wood, 1925 ARCHITECT: Unknown, 1856; Frederick Strouts, ADDRESS: 33 Rolleston Avenue ADDRESS: 33 Rolleston Avenue ADDRESS: 33 Rolleston Avenue 1890-1901; Wilkie + Bruce Architects, 2013 SAT: 12–4pm, walk up SAT: 12–4pm, walk up SAT: 12–4pm, walk up ADDRESS: 347 Papanui Rd, Strowan, TOURS, see openchch.nz TOURS, see openchch.nz TOURS, see openchch.nz SAT & SUN: 10am-4pm, walk up TOURS, see openchch.nz Big School, the oldest educational building still in This Cecil Wood design is one of the more Designed by Cecil Wood, this stunning heritage use in Aotearoa and one of the oldest buildings flamboyant at Christ’s College and a colourful building is steeped in tradition – complete with Visiting this grand old house is a march through the in our programme, was designed by someone Arts & Crafts fusion of historicist styles. The intricate wood panelling, long shared tables and styles of the late 1800s: Carpenter Gothic, Stick Style with no architectural training. As with many facade and arched gateway marry Mt Somers a dramatic timber roof supported on hammer- and Queen Anne. It gradually evolved through additions settlers, James FitzGerald was a Jack of all trades limestone, red Sumner volcanic stone and grey beam trusses. With carvings by noted artisan and alterations over the course of time, moving – he was the founding editor of the Lyttelton Malvern stone. Serving up Tudor elements, such Frederick Gurnsey that embellish the interior, and from humble beginnings as a one-and-a-half storey Times, founder of and involved in as the oriel window and chimney, it harmonises the richly modelled stone exterior, the building weatherboard house to the gentleman’s residence local politics as both an MP and Provincial with existing buildings in the school’s established echoes the style of English medieval manor halls. still visible today. It suffered significant damage in the Superintendent. FitzGerald’s only building style of Gothic Revival through asymmetry. This wonderfully atmospheric hall has been a earthquakes but the all-timber interior and detailed sports a steeply pitched roof, in keeping with the Flourishes such as Frederick Gurnsey’s skillfully central gathering place for students for close to plaster work have been carefully restored. The dining popular Gothic Revival style of that period. carved gargoyles confirm it as an exemplar of the one hundred years and is the centrepiece at one room includes some celebrated craftsmanship with its Arts & Crafts style. of New Zealand’s oldest schools. carvings of native flora and fauna.

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ST ANDREW’S COLLEGE – CHRISTCHURCH BOYS’ HIGH SCHOOL - CHRISTCHURCH BOYS' HIGH CADDICK COLLEGE HOUSE (UNIVERSITY OF CENTENNIAL CHAPEL DEANS BUILDINGS CLASSROOM BLOCK CANTERBURY HALL OF RESIDENCE) ARCHITECT: Architectus, 2016 ARCHITECT: John Deans, 1883; Fulton Ross ARCHITECT: Athfield Architects, 2021 ARCHITECT: Warren and Mahoney, 1964-67 ADDRESS: 347 Papanui Rd, Strowan Team Architects, 2017 ADDRESS: Straven/Kahu Rds, Fendalton ADDRESS:100 Waimairi Rd, Upper Riccarton SAT & SUN: 10am-4pm, walk up ADDRESS: 51A Straven Road, Fendalton SAT: 12-3pm, access via tours SAT: 10am–3pm TOURS, see openchch.nz SAT: 10am-3pm, walk up EXPERT TOURS, see openchch.nz TOURS on the hour, see openchch.nz TOURS, see openchch.nz The striking sculptural form of the roof Brick and concrete plinths provide a solid base Sir Miles Warren deemed College House his best announces how well the Centennial Chapel These hard working Victorian farm buildings, for this contemporary structure and reference building. Through the application of modernist successfully blends a contemporary look with which once housed a blacksmith’s forge, the school’s heritage as something on which to materials (concrete block, exposed concrete heritage. The pitched roof references early V stables and a piggery, feature some uncommon build. The proportions, expressed colonnades beams and lintels) and his ability to create order huts that served as churches in the European decorative devices for buildings of their type. and circulation of the classroom block deepen out of a complex system, Warren designed not settlement of Christchurch. The Memorial Wall Originally part of the Riccarton Estate, the the heritage context, while the metal seam just a dormitory, but a community, complete holds treasures from the demolished 1950s structures are made from rusty red brick from cladding gives vertical emphasis. Housing with dining hall, common rooms and outdoor chapel and runs one length of the building; the Deans’ own Malvern Hills factory, and general and specialist science teaching facilities, spaces, all grouped together to encourage a glass screen runs the length of the other, topped with a shaped prefabricated corrugated the building embraces its site and place: connection. The Oxbridge tradition of quads opening up a visual connection to the College; iron roof. Now strengthened, repaired and landscaping, a central mihi whakatau quad and and halls melds with modernism in an effortless seating runs between the two. The result: a transformed through adaptive reuse, the its alignment tie it to the Ōtākaro (the ‘Avon’ as display from a master, with a nod to Gothic building that bridges past, present and future. buildings serve as a uniform store and museum. the Deans dubbed it). Revival in the reverse pitched copper roofs.

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UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY – – UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY – PUAKA-JAMES HIGHT (CENTRAL JACK ERSKINE BUILDING ERNEST RUTHERFORD BUILDING LIBRARY) BUILDING ARCHITECT: Architectus, Cook Hitchcock ARCHITECT: Jasmax, 2019 ARCHITECT: Ministry of Works, 1969-74 Sargeson & Perry Royal, 1994 ADDRESS: central Ilam Campus ADDRESS: University Drive, central Ilam Campus ADDRESS: Engineering Rd, Ilam Campus SUN: 11am-2pm, walk up SUN: 11am-2pm, walk up SUN: 11am-2pm, walk up MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES, see openchch.nz MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES, see openchch.nz MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES, see openchch.nz A unique response to both its function and a This 53-metre-tall beacon of brutalism can be This refined, cellular structure is a contemporary strong cultural narrative, the Ernest Rutherford seen from many parts of the city, signalling its salute to modernist architectural history. It Building unusually houses 6 different scientific commitment to knowledge and modernism was designed to house the Mathematics & disciplines in its X-chromosome-shaped far and wide. The form fits the function in this Statistics and Computer Sciences departments structure while reflecting mana whenua’s sense imposing structure of confronting concrete, as and, fittingly, there is clarity to the building: it of place. The breathtaking atrium best expresses seen in its legibility, interior flow and the longevity is superbly detailed. Functions are divided out the concept of te ara a Tāwhaki (a pathway to of its use: it was designed as, and remains, a into offices and teaching areas, with the former knowledge) and the Māori god Tāwhaki’s ascent library. This tower on a podium rewards closer in timber-clad research cells – a reference to the through the learning levels with its spectacular inspection: don’t miss the strong sculptural famous Salk Institute designed by Louis Kahn. vertical emphasis. This timber-lined space unifies elements, such as stairs dramatically floating over Exposed concrete and glazed walls pay homage the variety of services housed in the building water or the oversized exterior balustrades. to the other modernist buildings on campus, without compromising sound levels. while the large atrium provides cohesion. THE ARTS CENTRE CENTRE 24. 25. TE MATATIKI TOI ORA CLOCK TOWER/RUTHERFORD'S DEN CHRISTCHURCH GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL OF ART ARCHITECT: Benjamin Mountfort, 1877 ARCHITECT: The 23 buildings that make up the historically and culturally ADDRESS: 2 Worcester Blvd ARCHITECT: Thomas Cane, 1878 & 1893; Various important Arts Centre cover 2.2 hectares and are best understood SAT & SUN: 10am-3pm, Walk up Samuel Hurst Seager, 1902 ADDRESS: as a collection of buildings, something that the consistent use of ADDRESS: Corner of Hereford St & Rolleston Ave 2 Worcester Blvd Gothic Revival style has enabled over the span of the buildings’ Built in Port Hills basalt and Coal Creek ages (38 years worth in this programme!). The site was originally limestone, and Canterbury College’s first SAT & SUN: 10am-3pm, Walk up SAT & SUN: acquired as a home for Canterbury College, Christchurch Girls’ building, the Clock Tower is very much a building 10am-3pm, walk up The footfall of many great New Zealand artists High and Christchurch Boys’ High before they moved on. The sum of its times and of its architect. An emblematic has sounded in this building, including Rita MULTIPLE of various architects’ designs, the maze of structures rewards Victorian structure essential to the smooth Angus, Olivia Spencer-Bower and William Sutton. ACTIVITIES exploration and its gradual, organic development echoes that running of a timetabled institution, Mountfort’s After a four-year stint, an increased roll forced see openchch.nz of a medieval city. Join us for a guided tour to find out more. tower was designed in the preferred style of Christchurch Girls’ High to move elsewhere, and Additionally the Arts Centre is putting on some children’s Gothic Revivalism with a few twists. It is also one Canterbury College snapped up the building for its activities, and the Teece Museum (Chemistry) and Central Art dear to civic life: the painstaking restoration of School of Art, making some characterful tweaks to Gallery (Library) have exhibitions on – see openchch.nz for details. the stained-glass windows and classroom are the building in the process. Keep your eyes peeled The Open Christchurch info desk will be based here for the festival. proof of the esteem in which it is held. for the artistic oddities of this building, including the quirky stone carvings that reflect fine arts practice, such as a hand holding a pen. EDUCATIONAL

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CHRISTCHURCH BOYS’ HIGH GREAT HALL CHEMISTRY BUILDING – UC ARTS LIBRARY – THE CENTRAL ART GALLERY (TEECE MUSEUM / CLASSICS / MUSIC) ARCHITECT: William Armson, 1881 ARCHITECT: Benjamin Mountfort, 1881-82 ARCHITECT: Collins & Harman, 1915 ADDRESS: 2 Worcester Blvd ADDRESS: 2 Worcester Blvd ARCHITECT: Collins & Harman, 1910 ADDRESS: 2 Worcester Blvd SAT & SUN: 10am-3pm SAT & SUN: 10am-3pm ADDRESS: 2 Worcester Blvd SAT & SUN: 10am-3pm WALK UP WALK UP SAT & SUN: 10am-3pm WALK UP An elegant basalt and limestone building With walls richly panelled in native timbers, a large WALK UP As befitting of an institution that is at the heart topped with spires and decorative elements fireplace and an extraordinary ridge-and-furrow As you approach the Chemistry Building, take of a university’s intellectual life, the Library that accentuate the heights of the building, ceiling, this stunning UNESCO award-winning in the turreted tower, oriel or bay window occupies centre stage on the Canterbury College Christchurch Boys’ High was created to feed heritage building echoes the great halls of the and decorative roof ridging – these signal the campus. Its position created two Oxbridge style qualified students into Canterbury College. It medieval tradition. Built for Canterbury College, it importance the sciences had gained by the time quadrangles north and south of it, just as Samuel was painstakingly strengthened and refurbished was used for public lectures, ceremonies, society this was built. Soon after, chemistry became the Hurst Seager’s master plan of the campus post-quake, a restoration that revealed many gatherings, recitals and events. The Memorial largest university department and included labs, intended. Collins & Harman built it to Gothic historic treasures that had long been hidden, Window, a stained-glass triumph made from a lecture room, prep room and a basement for Revival style, with a twist of Tudor: check out including a stained-glass window that overlooks 4000 individual pieces of glass, is a highlight. storing chemicals – and for the occasional winter the arched windows, decorative elements that the foyer’s grand staircase. Don’t forget to look up to take in the generous game of cricket. The roof’s steep pitch provides dress the gable points and the Tudor flowers. native timber detailing. Can you find the cleverly a loftiness to be equalled by student aspirations; The building eventually proved inadequate for disguised asymmetry in the building? the building’s materials showcase the regional housing the book collection – it was dubbed an quarry industry. architectural gem but an impossible library.

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RĀPAKI CHURCH ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS ST PAUL'S ANGLICAN NURSES' MEMORIAL CHAPEL CHURCH, PAPANUI ARCHITECT: Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke, 1869 ARCHITECT: William Fitzjohn Crisp, ARCHITECT: Collins and Harman, 1927 ADDRESS: 1 Kina Road Frederick Strouts, 1872 ARCHITECT: Benjamin Mountfort, 1877 ADDRESS: 2 Riccarton Avenue SAT: 4-5pm; SUN: 1–2 & 4-5pm ADDRESS: 84 Oxford Terrace and Durham ADDRESS: 1 Harewood Rd, Papanui SAT & SUN: 10am–4pm, walk up Street South KŌRERO: walk-up with controlled access SAT: 10am–3pm, walk up MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES, see openchch.nz SAT: 10am-3pm; SUN: 12–3pm, walk up MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES, see openchch.nz Built by the local community, this tiny but TOURS, see openchch.nz New Zealand’s first purpose-built hospital treasured seaside whare karakia exudes a The tower and broach spire of St Paul’s make chapel is of vital cultural importance: it is the sense of gathered history – through its woven The first church to be built on the plains by the it a much grander affair than many of its only memorial chapel celebrating nurses who tukutuku panels, the bilingual hymns that have Anglican settlers, St Michael and All Angels’ contemporaries. One of the larger and more died in any conflict and the 1918 Influenza warmed its Carpenter Gothic walls and the congregation soon outgrew the original building prominent Mountfort-designed Gothic Revival epidemic. Many stories and treasures lie within, surrounding urupā for those who have called the and was replaced by Crisp’s fashionable Gothic churches, it was built when Papanui was still a displayed in Arts & Crafts details and works of settlement home. Light and airy on the inside Revival structure – the preferred ecclesiastical village. Simple yet graceful, the recognisable craftsmanship. Highlights include stained-glass thanks to a high-vaulted ceiling, slender and style of the time. Crisp soon fell out with the kauri structure’s high ceiling lifts worshippers’ windows by renowned artist Veronica Whall, steeply pitched on the outside, this all-timber clients and Strouts, the designer for the who’s voices heavenwards, while its exposed wooden and the elaborately carved altar and oak panel construction is simple yet lofty. Please bring who of Christchurch, picked up the slack. The trusses showcase the craft of the build. Past by Frederick Gurnsey and Jake Vivian. A riot koha; arrive early, mihi whakatau starts on the resulting combination of dark wood and English worshippers, many of whom are buried in of colour by way of the aisle carpet, running hour; food & drink prohibited. stained-glass windows makes for a rich and the cemetery, include a who’s who of notable straight up the middle, adds to the visual delight. contemplative atmosphere. residents from settlement times. No Parking.

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OUR LADY OF VICTORIES CHURCH FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST FO GUANG SHAN BUDDHIST TEMPLE TRANSITIONAL CATHEDRAL ARCHITECT: Charles Thomas, 1967 ARCHITECT: Warren and Mahoney, 1991 ARCHITECT: Warren and Mahoney, 2005-2006 ARCHITECT: Shigeru Ban and Warren & ADDRESS: 106 Main South Rd, Sockburn ADDRESS: 66 Carlton Mill Rd, Merivale ADDRESS: 2 Harakeke Street, Riccarton Mahoney, 2013 SAT: 10am-4pm, walk up SAT: 11am–3pm, walk up SAT & SUN: 9am-3pm, walk up ADDRESS: 234 Hereford St, SELF-GUIDED SELF-GUIDED MULTIPLE ACTIVITIES, see openchch.nz SAT: 9am-5pm; SUN: 12–4pm, walk up EXPERT TOURS: Sat & Sun, 2pm Approach this stylised building from Watts Road Compact in form, modern in sensibility, this Inspired by the carvings of the Buddha and to take in the breadth of its flanks, the dramatic unique surviving example of postmodernism Bodhisattvas in the Longmen Grottoes, this The only building in New Zealand to have sweep of its curved roof and the series of in Christchurch makes for a serene space sacred space is where Eastern arts are expressed been designed by a recipient of the Pritzker skylights leading upwards to the lofty cross, held apart. A design of controlled geometries brings in Western architecture. The main facade Architecture Prize, the Transitional or in a spire of three walls representing the trinity. It shapes to the fore: two rectangular buildings separates the temple from the busyness of 'Cardboard' Cathedral is elegant proof of how sits on a diamond-based plan: entering the ‘tip’, sit perpendicular, each topped with a barrel Riccarton Road, creating a space of repose everyday materials such as cardboard and visitors progress through the gradually widening vault and coffered ceiling, which references within. Natural and raw materials abound - shipping containers can be transformed in the space to where the congregation gathers, where the Pantheon in Rome. Elements of Mondrian’s wood, stone, water - reflecting the Buddhist hands of a master. The system of proportions their focus turns to the altar as it narrows once works are also referred to in the architecture practice of cherishing resources. The temple’s that inform the design are derived from the more. Air, light and height combine for a sense of – these are abstracted into singular elements Buddha sits in silent dialogue with the Port Hills original cathedral, resulting in a soaring vertical expansion and lift. on the outside, while on the inside a replica and can be seen keeping vigil over Mandeville emphasis that lifts spirits skywards. The exterior, Mondrian takes up a whole wall. An unusual gem. Street. Minimalist in architecture, simple in a translucent polycarbonate, lets the changing materials, serene in atmosphere. light in, shifting the interior mood over the day. ARTS& CULTURE

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OXFORD TERRACE BAPTIST COCA GALLERY ARCHITECT: Andrew Barrie Lab, 2017 ARCHITECT: Sidney and Alfred Luttrell, 1908 ARCHITECT: Minson, Henning Hansen ADDRESS: 288 Oxford Terrace ADDRESS: 145 Gloucester Street & Dines, 1968 SAT & SUN: 9am–4pm, walk up SUN: 10am–1pm & 3.30–7pm, walk up ADDRESS:66 Gloucester St, City TOURS, see openchch.nz BACKSTAGE TOURS: bookings essential, see openchch.org SAT & SUN: 10am-3pm, walk up The church as a village is the driving concept EXPERT TOURS: Sat & Sun, 10.30 & 11.30am behind this complex yet welcoming building, Ornamental, expressive and much-loved, this which houses offices, a cafe,a public venue iconic Edwardian building has long served as An uncompromising, radical outlier in the for hire and spaces for music and worship. A one of Christchurch’s pre-eminent performance heritage neighbourhood in which it was built controlled palette of colours and materials venues. The grand marble staircase, plush in 1968, the former home of the CSA is one of runs through the structure, tying these Arts & Crafts style carpets, chandeliers and the few buildings from this era left in central elements together and creating a calm, refined rich wallpapering make for an imaginative, Christchurch. Precast panels and in-situ cast atmosphere. Bare concrete block, warm timber sumptuous interior. Royal boxes are regal exposed concrete dress the front, announcing its and polished concrete floors provide contrast proof of the theatre’s long history, while the alignment with Brutalism and Modernism. Today and richness to the exemplary finishing and careful restoration of the hand-painted canvas the building is a celebrated purpose-built gallery, details of a beautifully constructed building. ceiling – the dome adorned with scenes from one of the few that makes use of natural light – in a Midsummer Night’s Dream – is a triumph. All this case it flows through the pyramid light wells these elements combine to create a sense of that protrude from the roofline. opulence and theatre. RESIDENTIAL

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MONA VALE HOMESTEAD MILLSTREAM APARTMENTS MADRAS STREET TOWNHOUSES CHEN ANSLEMI UNITS ARCHITECT: Joseph Clarkson Maddison, ARCHITECT: Peter Beavan, 2001 ARCHITECT: Mitchell Coll, 2016-2017 ARCHITECT: Paul Anselmi (Bull O'Sullivan 1899–1900 Limited numbers Limited numbers Architecture) & Maria Chen, 2019 ADDRESS: 40 Mona Vale Ave, Fendalton SUN: 10am-12pm; 1-3pm SUN: 11am-1pm & 2-4pm Limited numbers SAT & SUN: 9am-3pm, walk up BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL, see openchch.nz BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL, see openchch.nz SUN: 9am-1pm TOURS, see openchch.nz BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL, see openchch.nz Further proof of Peter Beavan’s advocacy for Sitting on a 300m2 site, these two eminently A unique encounter with how the other half urban multi-residential apartment living, this liveable townhouses punch above their weight. Stepping into this townhouse is stepping into lived at the turn of the century, the Mona Vale building occupies a coveted corner site in leafy From the street, their asymmetric gables the future of urban housing. Small, airy and Homestead is one of the few grand old houses surrounds. Continuity of tradition in architecture announce their personality, while the corten carefully crafted, the unit achieves a sense of of this style remaining in Christchurch. Featuring was important for both the architect and client, steel cladding is designed to wear in over time. space and texture through the use of angular a steeply pitched roof, leadlight windows, and a the latter using it as a place to stay when visiting The timber interior is warm; everything has geometry, built-in furniture and vibrant colour. half-timbered upstairs, it showcases components from Korea to play golf. The heavy, massive its place and nothing goes to waste, including Skylights and perfectly positioned windows of the Old English Revival style and the materials masonry of Oamaru stone and concrete block, electricity – this is a superhome. High ceilings, capture light and views, expanding the and techniques favoured at the end of the combined with the deep cuts into the structure skylights and detailing combine for a roomy feel dwelling’s reach beyond its 100m2 footprint. Victorian/beginning of the Edwardian period. for doors and windows, speak to the tradition of and capture the sense of an inner city retreat. Built by the two architects that live here, the The homestead’s architectural and historical Gothic Revival. $4 + booking fees. Compact, simple and refined. $4 + booking fees. residence is clever, considered proof of how importance was recognised in the $3.2million less can be more. $4 + booking fees. rebuild process post-quake.

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PETERBOROUGH HOUSING GREEN FAMILY HOME CO-OPERATIVE ARCHITECT: Michael O'Sullivan / B/OS, ARCHITECT: Craig South, 2020 2017-2020 Limited numbers Limited numbers SAT & SUN: 10am-12pm, 1pm-4pm SAT: 10am-12pm & 1-4pm BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL, see openchch.nz BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL, see openchch.nz The village meets the inner city in this housing From the cinder-block fence inspired by Mayan cooperative, which is designed to create temple design, to the curvy, copper-clad form of community. The post-quake iteration is building the house, it is clear that this waterfront home back better, walking the fine balance between is unconventional. Expanding the frontiers public and private needs. Fourteen units are of workmanship and design, the architecture clustered around a shared green space or reflects the topography of the surrounding courtyard; each unit graduates from private landscape with the contoured roofline to public space, with the kitchen and front descending towards the water. The unique, garden serving as a threshold between the two. total-design approach continues within – make A common house at one end of the site and a sure you take in the huge light-filled, open-plan shared laundry at the other increase chances timber-lined living space, the custom made built- of interaction. $4 + booking fees. in furniture and a curved double-height window in the stairwell. $4 + booking fees. NGĀICITY TAHUIDENTITYIN THE

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GUIDED WALK: TE PAPA ŌTĀKARO GUIDED WALK: NGĀI TAHU ARTS, WITH: Joseph Hullen ARCHITECTURE & VALUES (Ngāi Tūāhuriri/Ngāti Hinematua) WITH: Joseph Hullen SAT: 1-3pm (Ngāi Tūāhuriri/Ngāti Hinematua) BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL, see openchch.nz SUN: 1–3pm BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL, see openchch.nz Nau mai, haere mai. This walk follows the path of Ōtākaro Avon River and 13 ngā whāriki Nau mai, haere mai. On this walk join Joseph manaaki (woven mats of welcome) placed Hullen (NgāiTūāhuriri/Ngāti Hinematua), who beside it. Joseph will explore the cultural has spent a lifetime lifetime gathering traditional significance of these mats, the river’s role as kai and hearing stories about his hapū, as he the flowing life force of Ōtautahi and how shares the values, stories and identity of Ngāi the whāriki are complemented by hapū-led Tahu as told through the recent artworks ecological interventions, including the selection integrated into the central city’s public spaces of appropriate native tree and plant species. and buildings. From the shaping of Tūranga’s Joseph will also recount stories of the Ōtākaro architecture to the bold kakahu (cloak) adorning itself and share the Ngāi Tahu aspects of the the Justice & Emergency Precinct, discover literary trail. $4 + booking fees. the ways in which Ōtautahi reflects Ngāi Tahu identity and narratives through art, landscape and architecture. $4 + booking fees. DISCOVER YOUR CITY THROUGH ARCHITECTURE OPEN CHRISTCHURCH 15-16 MAY 2021 40+ BUILDINGS, 1 WEEKEND 1 openchch.nz 2

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PUBLIC 1. Old Government Building 2. Botanic Gardens – Cuningham House Conservatory 3. Botanic Gardens – Visitor Centre 4. Te Hononga Christchurch Civic Building 5. Tūranga Central Library 6. Christchurch Town Hall 7. CSO Centre COMMERCIAL 8. Canterbury Building Society/ Muse Art Hotel 9. 65 Cambridge Terrace 10. Stranges & Glendenning Hill 11. Lyttelton Studio Monastery 12. Lane Neave EDUCATIONAL » Christ’s College – Buildings 13 / 14 / 15 16. St Andrew’s College – Strowan House 17. St Andrew’s College – Centennial Chapel 18. Christchurch Boys’ High School - Deans Buildings 19. Christchurch Boys' High Caddick Classroom Block 20. College House (UC) » UC buildings 21 / 22 / 23 » Arts Centre, buildings 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 /28 / 29 SACRED SPACES 30. Rāpaki Church 31. St. Michael and All Angels 32. St Paul's Anglican Church, Papanui 33. Nurses' Memorial Chapel 34. Our Lady of Victories Church 35. First Church of Christ Scientist 36. Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple 37. Transitional Cathedral 38. Oxford Terrace Baptist ARTS & CULTURE 39. Isaac Theatre Royal 19:00 40. CoCA Gallery RESIDENTIAL 41. Mona Vale Homestead 42. Millstream Apartments 43. Madras Street Townhouses 44. Chen Anslemi Units 45. Peterborough Housing Co-operative 46. Green Family Home NGĀI TAHU IDENTITY IN THE CITY 47. Guided walk: Te Papa Ōtākaro 48. Guided walk: Ngāi Tahu Arts, Architecture and Values 9:00 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 13:00 13:30 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 16:00 16:30 17:00