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A private cricket ground on Omaha Flats Road. Photo, David St George.
Richard Fisher’s cricket pavilion in Point Wells has been named category winner for “best small project” in the 2020 New Zealand Architecture Awards.
The uniformly red exterior, adorned with flags and bunting, has a royal blue interior and is in the style of an architectural folly – extravagant and decorative.
“The Point Wells Cricket Club shows there is still a place for architectural follies in the world, albeit this pavilion and field have a social purpose,” judges said.
For two years, the private cricket pitch was made available for local junior cricketers to practice for the Auckland Cricket Association competition.
Richard says the pitch is currently unused, but he would like it to be available for community use and it would particularly suit junior programmes.
He encourages teams to get in touch at r.fisher@xtra.co.nz
