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Trafalgar Centre Reinhabitation
PrizeHonorable Mention in Architectural Design / Recreational Architecture
Firm LocationNelson, New Zealand
Companyirving smith architects
Design TeamAndrew Irving, Jeremy Smith
Built in the 1970’s, modified in the 2000’s, closed in 2014 by seismic concerns, the Trafalgar Centre is Nelson's primary indoor events centre. ISA has guided strengthening, master-planned connections to the city, and added a new entry pavilion as transition between garden and venue. A public building must support many uses, indoor sport, concerts, conferences, weddings, political rallies, even fashion shows. This new pavilion has no function, but houses every function; it is black, glazed, horizontal, collects the public and runs low into the verticality and noise of the stadium.