DESIGN FIRM LOCATION
Aotearoa New Zealand
ABOUT
As a landscape architectural and urban design practice, Wā endeavours to explore the ways in which cultural, historical and natural processes interact to shape and inform our environment. Our primary focus is the public domain within an urban context, however, we participate in, and contribute to, a wide range of projects of varying scale, complexity and ownership.
In much of this work we recognise the value and importance of meaningful collaborations: the collaborative process is one that we enjoy and foster at every opportunity. We think that an interdisciplinary approach delivers the most robust and rich response to complex urban landscape issues.
The outcomes in both built and speculative work have shown the diverse formal landscape architectural expressions that can be achieved through the integration of ecological systems and urban design. They have generated performative sustainability benefits and provided rich and complex narratives that reveal a story about the site.
_ALL PROJECTS
WAITANGI PARK
Wellington, New Zealand
Year completed_ 2006
JELLICOE STREET, NORTH WHARF & SILO PARK
Auckland, New Zealand
Year completed_ 2011
TĪRAMARAMA WAY
Auckland, New Zealand
Year completed_ Ongoing
SYLVIA PARK
Auckland, New Zealand
Year completed_ 2017
PUKEAHU NATIONAL WAR MEMORIAL PARK
Wellington, New Zealand Year completed_ 2015
Completed as WALA – Wraight Athfield Landscape + Architecture