Felicity Brenchley

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Felicity Brenchley
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Brenchley (second from the right) at the 2023 A+W NZ Awards
Born
New Zealand
Alma mater University of Auckland
RMIT University
OccupationArchitect
PracticeĀKAU Studio
Felicity Brenchley Architects

Felicity Brenchley is a New Zealand registered architect, with practices based in Kaikohe and Auckland. Her work is noted for its engagement with local communities and involving them in the design process. [1] [2] [3]

Brenchley graduated from the University of Auckland with a Bachelor of Architectural Studies in 2003, and later gained a Master of Architecture from the RMIT University in 2009. She co-founded, along with two other architects, ĀKAU Studio in Kaikohe, with the practice placing a focus on community engagement. It runs a design studio alongside an education foundation for local youth. [3] In 2013, she founded a sole practice, Felicity Brenchley Architects, and has worked on several residential projects in Auckland. [4] In 2016, Felicity became a member of the Foundation North Catalyst for Change programme. [4]

In 2020, Brenchley was shortlisted for that year's Architecture + Women NZ Leadership Award. [5] In 2022, Brenchley won an interior design award for the renovation of her personal home, a Mid-century modern bungalow. [6] [7] In 2023, the ĀKAU Studio was awarded the John Sutherland Practice Award by the New Zealand Institute of Architects, in recognition of the collaboration and engagement the practice has with local communities. [2] In 2023, ĀKAU was a finalist in the A+W NZ Dulux Awards for the Munro Diversity Award. [8]

A domestic residence, designed by Brenchley for herself and her family, was the subject of Grand Designs New Zealand Season 8, Episode 5. [9] [10] The episode, broadcast on 21 November 2023, chartered the build of a single-level brick-clad three-bedroom house, sited at Mahurangi Harbour, near Warkworth.

References

  1. ↑ "NZRAB - Architect Details". www.nzrab.nz. Retrieved 6 April 2025.
  2. 1 2 "ĀKAU Studio has won the 2023 John Sutherland Practice Award". New Zealand Institute of Architects. 16 November 2023. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 Cox, Elizabeth (2022). Making Space: A History of New Zealand Women in Architecture. Auckland, New Zealand: Massey University Press. pp. 259, 270, 284. ISBN   9781991016348.
  4. 1 2 Architecture + Women NZ Dulux Awards 2020. Architecture + Women NZ. ISBN   978-0-473-53497-4.
  5. ↑ "Architecture + Women NZ and Dulux announce finalists for 2020 Awards". ArchitectureNow. 20 July 2020. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. ↑ "Colour Collab: Felicity Brenchley". ArchitectureNow. 23 August 2023. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. ↑ "Titirangi Mid-century by Felicity Brenchley, Felicity Brenchley Architects". Resene. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Winners: A+W•NZ Dulux Awards 2023". Architecture Now. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  9. ↑ Hawkes, Colleen (22 November 2023). "Grand Designs NZ: Architect's own build blow-out in Mahurangi". Stuff. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  10. ↑ "Grand Designs New Zealand – Season 8, Episode 5". tvnz+. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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