Jasmax
Jasmax is a New Zealand architectural firm based in Auckland. It was co-founded by Richard Harris in 1989.[1] They have worked on iconic buildings in New Zealand including the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington, the Auckland Town Hall, and the City Rail Link project in Auckland was the first New Zealand project to be recognised by the World Architecture Festival.
Practice
[edit]Two prominent heritage projects for Auckland city of Jasmax's in the 1990s were the Civic Theatre and the Auckland Town Hall. Architect Ainsley O'Connell who joined the company in 1993 worked on theses projects and was the project architect for the Auckland Town Hall which won an award in 1999.[2] Also joining the company in the 1990s was Christina van Bohemen who joined straight after graduating in 1997.[2] In 1999 O'Connell became the first women architect to be an associate director, there was one other women associate director, interior designer Susan Gower.[3]
Directors of Jasmax in 2007 included John Austin and John Sutherland.[2]
Jasmax projects range from architecture, interior design and landscape architecture to building conservation, urban design and sustainable architecture.[4] Their head office is in Auckland, New Zealand and they have about 260 staff,[5] and they are internationally recognised for their work in cultural design.[6]
Jasmax started a Waka Maia team of Māori designers in 2015 and Elisapeta Heta is one of the team.[7]
A new manifesto in 2019 gave redirected their design philosophy 'to elevate the cultural design conversation in New Zealand'.[6] As at 2019, Sjoerd Post was the CEO and Matthew Glubb was a principal of the firm.[6] Glubb was appointed as CEO in 2023.
Selected Projects
[edit]Te Papa the national museum in Wellington (opened in 1998) was designed by Jasmax. Pete Bossley was the director at the time.[8][9]
In 2002, Alistair Luke of Jasmax restored the Sutch House designed by Ernst Plischke.[10]
In Dunedin, Jasmax and Populous Holdings designed the Forsyth Barr Stadium (2011).[11]
Jasmax has been involved in both the Scott Base redevelopment in Antarctica and the Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira in Auckland.[6]
The City Rail Link project in Auckland was the first New Zealand project to be recognised by the World Architecture Festival WAFX for Cultural Identity. This project was a collaboration between Jasmax and Grimshaw Architects. Rau Hoskins, of designTRIBE and people Alt Group were also involved, as well as from the start eight Māori groups specific to the region (mana whenua).[7]
The building 'C Drive' in Auckland is described as innovative architecture in a commercial building, Jasmax entered a competition to get the job winning against three other firms.[12][13]
Awards
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- 1999 regional award, Auckland Town Hall[2]
- 2019 Cultural Identity, World Architecture Festival WAFX - City Rail Link (in association with Grimshaw Architects)[6]
- 2019 (shortlisted), Infrastructure Award, World Architecture Festival WAFX - City Rail Link (in association with Grimshaw Architects)[7]
References
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- ^ "Jasmax | New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora". nzila.co.nz. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Jasmax | New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora". nzila.co.nz. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Jasmax announces a new design direction". Architecture Now. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ a b c Byrt, Anthony. "Metro — How Maori principles shaped the City Rail Link's award-winning design". www.metromag.co.nz. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
- ^ "Stories hidden in our building | Te Papa". tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ "Te Papa Tongarewa". Jasmax.
- ^ Gatley, Julia, ed. (2008). Long live the modern: New Zealand's new architecture, 1904-1984. Auckland, N.Z: Auckland University Press. ISBN 978-1-86940-415-4.
- ^ "Itinerary: Sports architecture". Architecture Now. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
- ^ Walker, Charles, ed. (2005). Exquisite apart: 100 years of architecture in New Zealand. Auckland, N.Z: Balasoglou Books. ISBN 978-0-476-01366-7.
- ^ "Office deep secrets exposed - Business News". The New Zealand Herald. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 6 April 2025.