Lindsay and Dixon

Wanaka Catholic Church - Central Otago

Sarah Scott Architects - Winner of the NZIA Award 2011 Southern Region Public Architecture

The building’s organic form alludes to the mountains that surround it. Solid walls of masonry dressed in simple plaster sweep from the entry, widening to embrace the congregation before curving inwards and focusing on the semi circular apse containing the altar. The floating leaf form of the roof inclined towards the altar rises skyward further emphasizing attention in this direction.