Alpine Cafe.

Extensive renovation and two-storey extension of the Alpine Cafe at Mt Ruapehu, featuring adaptive reuse principles to enhance sustainability while providing new kitchens, retail space, and a welcoming seating area for visitors.

Title:: Alpine Cafe
Architect:: HB Architecture
Category:: Commercial/; Hospitality
Completed:: 2006
Building style:: Modern
Photographers:: Simon Devitt Photographer

This was an extensive renovation and extension of an existing building located on the southern face of Mt Ruapehu, at the base of the Turoa Ski Fields. The existing “snowflake” building section was removed to make way for the new kitchens, services and storage, retail outlet, and cafe seating area.

This was a challenging project, as there was a real desire to reuse as much of the existing building as possible, channelled through the notion of adaptive reuse (an important philosophy in sustainable design). This new part of the building is a full, two-storey extension. The existing building roof was lifted to tie seamlessly with the new work. Completed by Grant Harris whilst at Ignite Architects.

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HB Architecture. The team at HB Architecture is located in central Whangārei, Northland. We work on a variety of projects across Te Tai Tokerau and Aotearoa, ranging from multiscale commercial to residential. We are a small, grounded team driven to produce architecture that reflects technical discipline and critical thinking blended with creative exploration. HB Architecture’s ethos starts with believing that good architecture does more than meet a brief; it deepens connection to land, to people, and purpose. We prioritise incorporating sustainable strategies, responding to context and community, and building relationships with clients and contractors.