{{Short description|New Zealand architectural firm}} {{Infobox architectural practice|name=Jasmax|image=File:Auckland War Memorial Museum Te Ao Mārama South Atrium-03 (cropped).jpg|image_caption=Te Ao Mārama South Atrium, Auckland Museum|city=Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Sydney and Melbourne|website=https://jasmax.com/}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2025}}
'''Jasmax''' (formerly known as JASMaD) is a multidisciplinary architecture and design firm with offices across New Zealand and Australia. Their projects range from architecture, interior design and landscape architecture to building conservation, urban design and sustainable architecture.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jasmax {{!}} New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora |url=https://nzila.co.nz/directory/jasmax |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=nzila.co.nz}}</ref>
== Formation == Jasmax has been in operation since 1963, providing services in architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and urban design.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jasmax |url=https://www.nzia.co.nz/practice/jasmax/1303/ |website=New Zealand Institute of Architects}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Jasmax announces a new design direction |url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/jasmax-announces-a-new-design-direction/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}}</ref> Originally 'JASMaD', it was founded by five directors, Stephen A. Jelicich,<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |title=Vale Stephen Jelicich |url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/vale-stephen-jelicich/ |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}}</ref> John Austin, Graham Smith, Ivan Mercep and Rodney Davies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Zealand’s best new buildings recognised {{!}} Scoop News |url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0805/S00253.htm |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=www.scoop.co.nz}}</ref> In 1989, JASMaD merged with two smaller architectural practices, Bossley Cheshire Architects (Pete Bossley and Pip Cheshire) and Gibbs Harris (Richard Harris and David Gibbs), and became Jasmax.<ref name=":9" /><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Cljw5-_zd9EC&dq=pete+bossley+architects+new+millenium&pg=PA167 Architects of the New Millennium] p.167</ref> From 1989 to 1996, Bossley took on the role of director of Jasmax, and Cheshire from 1989 to 2003.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Architects |first=Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of |title=2013 Gold Medal: Pip Cheshire |url=https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/gold-medal/2013-gold-medal-pip-cheshire/ |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=NZIA Website |language=en}}</ref>
== Practice == Their head office is in Auckland, New Zealand and they have about 260 staff,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jasmax {{!}} New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects Tuia Pito Ora |url=https://nzila.co.nz/directory/jasmax |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=nzila.co.nz}}</ref> and they are internationally recognised for their work in cultural design.<ref name=":02" /> Jasmax has opened two studios in Australia, in Sydney in 2022, and then in Melbourne in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jasmax opens studio in Sydney |url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/jasmax-opens-studio-in-sydney/ |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jasmax opens Melbourne studio |url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/jasmax-opens-melbourne-studio/ |access-date=2026-02-26 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jasmax Group {{!}} Certification Overview |url=https://www.toitu.co.nz/members/jasmax-group-limited/ |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=www.toitu.co.nz |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2019, Sjoerd Post was the CEO and Matthew Glubb was a principal of the firm.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jasmax announces new CEO |url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/jasmax-announces-new-ceo/ |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref name=":02" /> In 2023, Matthew Glubb was appointed as CEO.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Business.Scoop » Jasmax Names Matthew Glubb As New Chief Executive Officer |url=https://business.scoop.co.nz/2023/09/13/jasmax-names-matthew-glubb-as-new-chief-executive-officer/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230926004325/https://business.scoop.co.nz/2023/09/13/jasmax-names-matthew-glubb-as-new-chief-executive-officer/ |archive-date=2023-09-26 |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=business.scoop.co.nz |language=en}}</ref>
=== Indigenous design === In 2015, Jasmax established the Waka Māia team, made up of Māori and Pasifika designers. The name Waka Māia, refers to a courageous and hopeful journey forward and was gifted by Haare Williams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Māori and Pasifika architects pioneering a 'new norm' |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/latest/123630216/mori-and-pasifika-architects-pioneering-a-new-norm?cid=app-android&fbclid=IwAR3ZA0FBKVii_Flb0Puk_QkbDw3EAxvEpw6TUnZPyoI1nwww62AqHL_x2Cs |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=www.stuff.co.nz}}</ref> Elisapeta Heta is noted as a core member of the teams establishment and development.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Byrt |first=Anthony |title=Metro — How Maori principles shaped the City Rail Link's award-winning design |url=https://www.metromag.co.nz/city-life/city-life-urban-design/how-mori-design-principles-shaped-the-city-rail-links-award-winning-design |access-date=2025-04-06 |website=www.metromag.co.nz |language=en}}</ref>
A new manifesto in 2019 redirected Jasmax's design philosophy, 'to elevate the cultural design conversation in New Zealand'.<ref name=":02" /> The practice's approach to Indigenous design works alongside Māori, Pasifika and First Nations communities from project conception to completion.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Seton |first=Joanna |date=25 February 2026 |title=The architecture practice with net-zero carbon in its sights |url=https://archipro.co.nz/article/the-architecture-practice-with-net-zero-carbon-in-its-sights-jasmax |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=archipro.co.nz |language=en-nz}}</ref>
=== Sustainability === In 2020, Jasmax launched their Pathway to Net Zero Carbon Design which aims to achieve carbon neutral buildings by 2030.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Jasmax To Deliver Net Zero Carbon Buildings By 2030 {{!}} Scoop News |url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU2010/S00154/jasmax-to-deliver-net-zero-carbon-buildings-by-2030.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=www.scoop.co.nz}}</ref> Their sustainability goals are part of a broader design philosophy, to strengthen connections between culture, nature and design.<ref name=":6" /> In 2023, the University of Auckland's B201, designed by Jasmax received a 6 Green Star rating from the New Zealand Green Building Council, making it the highest- rated Green Star certified building in New Zealand.<ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=2022-08-09 |title=Building 201: Reuse of University of Auckland building slashes carbon |url=https://nzgbc.org.nz/case-studies/building-201-reuse-of-university-of-auckland-building-slashes-carbon |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=nzgbc.org.nz |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |title=University of Auckland B201 Building |url=https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/new-zealand-architecture-awards/university-of-auckland-b201-building/12097/ |website=New Zealand Institute of Architects}}</ref>
== Selected projects == {{Incomplete list|date=April 2025}} {| class="wikitable" |+ !Completed !Project name !Image !Location !Awards !Notes |- |1979 |Samoa House |center|frameless |Auckland |New Zealand Institute of Architects National Award <ref>{{Cite book |last=Tone |first=Lama |title=Long live the modern |publisher=Auckland University Press |year=2008 |isbn=9781869404154 |editor-last=Gatley |editor-first=Julia |pages=211 |chapter=Samoa House/Maota Samoa}}</ref> |Head architect Ivan Mercep visited the district of Falealili in Poutasi, Samoa where he learnt about fale construction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Te’u le Roots and Routes: a gig at the Fale Maota — Objectspace |url=https://www.objectspace.org.nz/events/teu-le-roots-and-routes-a-gig-at-the-fale/ |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=www.objectspace.org.nz |language=en}}</ref> |- |1993-1997 |Auckland Town Hall refurbishment |center|frameless |Auckland |Regional Award <ref name=":22">{{Citation |last=Cox |first=Elizabeth |title='The Faces of Change': Practice in the 1970s-1990s |date=2022-01-01 |work=Making Space: A History of New Zealand Women in Architecture |url=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133842111 |access-date=2025-04-09 |language=English}}</ref> |Project managed by Ian Bowman and won a BOMA Building Award and a NZIA Architectural Award.<ref>{{Cite web |last=dpadmin |date=2011-05-19 |title=Auckland Town Hall {{!}} Ian Bowman |url=https://ianbowman.co.nz/projects/auckland-town-hall/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=Ian Bowman {{!}} Architect and Conservator |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |1998 |Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa |center|frameless |Wellington |Awarded NZ Building of the Decade, Architecture NZ readers poll, May/ June 2000, Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects Regional Award 1999 Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects Branch Award 1999 |Pete Bossley was the Jasmax director at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa – Bossley Architects |url=https://www.bossleyarchitects.co.nz/project/museum-if-new-zealand-te-papa-tongarewa/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2000 |Auckland Civic Theatre conservation |center|frameless |Auckland | |Designed with Salmond Reed Architects and received the 2000 NZIA-Resene Colour Award and Local Branch Award.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Auckland Civic Theatre {{!}} Salmond Reed |url=https://www.salmondreed.co.nz/projects/the-civic-theatre |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=www.salmondreed.co.nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic Theatre {{!}} Engineering New Zealand |url=https://www.engineeringnz.org/programmes/heritage/engineering-heritage-records/buildings/civic-theatre/ |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=www.engineeringnz.org |language=en}}</ref> |- |2003 |Auckland City Hospital |center|frameless |Auckland | |Designed with Australian firm, McConnel, Smith and Johnson (now Conrad Gargett). <ref>{{Cite web |title=Auckland City Hospital {{!}} Scoop News |url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/GE0309/S00114/auckland-city-hospital.htm |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=www.scoop.co.nz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bensley-Nettheim |first=Tili |date=2020-09-02 |title=McConnel Smith & Johnson Architects merges with Conrad Gargett |url=https://www.australiandesignreview.com/architecture/mcconnel-smith-johnson-architects-merges-with-conrad-gargett/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=Australian Design Review |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2004 |Southland Hospital |center|frameless |Invercargill | |Designed with McConnel, Smith and Johnson and McDowell Architects.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walsh |first=John |date=2003-11-01 |title=Medicinal architecture |url=https://natlib.govt.nz/records/20692222 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250817233348/https://natlib.govt.nz/records/20692222 |archive-date=2025-08-17 |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=National Library of New Zealand |language=en-nz}}</ref> |- |2011 |Eden Park, South Stand |center|frameless |Auckland | |Designed with international architecture firm, Populous.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fields of glory: stadium design at home and overseas |url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/fieldsofglory-stadiumdesign/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}}</ref> |- |2011 |Forsyth Barr Stadium |center|frameless |Dunedin | |Designed with Populous.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Itinerary: Sports architecture |url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/itinerary-sports-architecture/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}}</ref> |- |2013 |ASB North Wharf |center|frameless |Auckland | |Designed with BVN.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-20 |title=ASB HQ / Jasmax + BVN |url=https://www.archdaily.com/429247/asb-hq-bvn-donovan-hill-jasmax |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=ArchDaily |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |2014 |Waikato Hospital Acute Services Building, Older Persons and Rehabilitation Building, and Meade Clinical Centre | |Hamilton | |Designed with CJM Architects (Chow Hill and MSJ).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Waikato Hospital - ED {{!}} Thermosash Building Envelope Solutions |url=https://www.thermosash.co.nz/project-gallery/healthcare/waikato-hospital-ed/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=www.thermosash.co.nz}}</ref> |- |2014 |Te Kura Whare | |Tūhoe, Tāneatua | |Designed by Ivan Mercep and was awarded a Living Building Challenge Certification.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leave no footprint: Te Kura Whare |url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/leave-no-footprint-te-kura-whare-awarded-living-building-challenge-certification/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}}</ref> |- |2016 |Burwood Hospital Redevelopment | |Christchurch | |Designed with Klein and Sheppard & Rout.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-27 |title=Burwood Hospital by Jasmax |url=https://architizer.com/projects/burwood-hospital/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=Architizer |language=en-us}}</ref> |- |2017 |Auckland University of Technology Mana Hauora Building | |Auckland |Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards (in Built Environment) <ref name=":42">{{Cite web |title=Jasmax {{!}} Best Design Awards |url=https://bestawards.co.nz/studios/jasmax/ |access-date=2026-03-21 |website=bestawards.co.nz}}</ref> | |- |2018 |AUT Ngā Wai Hono (School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences Building) | |Auckland |Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards (in Built Environment / Private, Public and Institutional Spaces / Public Development - over $10 million) <ref name=":42" /> |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ngā Wai Hono, AUT School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences (ECMS) Building |url=https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local-architecture-awards/nga-wai-hono-aut-school-of-engineering-computer-and-mathematical-sciences-ecms-building/8293/ |website=New Zealand Institute of Architects}}</ref> |- |2019 |Western Springs College Ngā Puna o Waiōrea Redevelopment | |Auckland |Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards (in Environmental Graphics) <ref name=":42" /> Ted McCoy Award for Education at the 2020 New Zealand Architecture Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best in education architecture 2020: Western Springs College |url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/best-in-education-architecture-2020-western-springs-college/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}}</ref> | |- |2019 |B:Hive, Smales Farm | |Auckland |Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards (in Workplace Environments / Over 1000 square metres) <ref name=":42" /> | |- |2019 |The Ernest Rutherford Building (RRSIC - Rutherford Regional Science and Innovation Centre) | |Christchurch |Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards (in Built Environment / Private, Public and Institutional Spaces / Public Development - over $10 million) <ref name=":42" /> | |- |2020 |The University of Auckland B405 Faculty of Engineering Te Herenga Mātai Pūkaha) | |Auckland |Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards (in Private, Public and Institutional Spaces / Public Development - over $10 million) <ref name=":42" /> | |- |2020 |Te Ao Mārama South Atrium refurbishment at Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira |center|frameless |Auckland |Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards (in Private, Public and Institutional Spaces / Public Development - over $10 million)<ref name=":42" /> NZIA Public Architecture Award 2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Te Ao Mārama and Cenotaph Galleries |url=https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/new-zealand-architecture-awards/auckland-war-memorial-museum-tamaki-paenga-hira-te-ao-marama-and-cenotaph-galleries/10143/ |website=New Zealand Institute of Architects}}</ref>
NZIA Heritage Award 2021 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Te Ao Mārama and Cenotaph Galleries |url=https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/new-zealand-architecture-awards/auckland-war-memorial-museum-tamaki-paenga-hira-te-ao-marama-and-cenotaph-galleries/10146/ |website=New Zealand Institute of Architects}}</ref> |Designed with FJMT and designTRIBE.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Te Ao Mārama: Ripe and bursting at the seams |url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/ripe-and-bursting-at-the-seams/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}}</ref> |- |2021 |Refurbishment of the heritage-listed University of Otago dental school's Walsh Building, | |Dunedin | |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Division |first=Campus Development |date=2021-03-09 |title=Revitalised Walsh Building opens |url=https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroom/revitalised-walsh-building-opens |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=www.otago.ac.nz |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Itinerary: Sports architecture |url=https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/itinerary-sports-architecture/ |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Q|Q107426622}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Division |first=Campus Development |date=2021-03-09 |title=Revitalised Walsh Building opens |url=https://www.otago.ac.nz/news/newsroom/revitalised-walsh-building-opens |access-date=2025-09-13 |website=www.otago.ac.nz |language=en}}</ref> |- |2003, 2022 |Britomart Transport Centre and Chief Post Office refurbishment |center|frameless |Auckland | |Designed with Mario Madayag and in collaboration with Auckland Council.<ref>{{Cite web |last=britomart |date=2025-11-05 |title=Letter from the CEO |url=https://britomart.org/sustainability-report-2025-letter-from-the-ceo/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=Britomart |language=en}}</ref> |- |2023 |University of Auckland B201 Building | |Auckland |Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards (in Repurposed Spaces / Adaptive Reuse / Over 150 square metres, and Private, Public and Institutional Spaces / Public Development - over $10 million) <ref name=":42" /> |Highest- rated Green Star certified building in New Zealand.<ref name=":7" /><ref name=":8" /> |- |2023 |University of Waikato The Pā | |Hamilton |Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards (in Private, Public and Institutional Space / Public Development - over $10 million, and Toitanga) <ref name=":42" /> |Designed with Architectus and designTRIBE.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Pā, University of Waikato {{!}} Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato {{!}} Best Design Awards |url=https://bestawards.co.nz/toitanga/toitanga/jasmax/the-pa-university-of-waikato-te-whare-wananga/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=bestawards.co.nz}}</ref> |- |2024 |BNZ Place |center|frameless |Wellington |Commercial Architecture Award <ref name=":32">{{Cite web |title=Jasmax wins three New Zealand Architecture Awards |url=https://jasmax.com/news/jasmax-wins-three-new-zealand-architecture-awards |access-date=2026-03-21 |website=jasmax.com |language=en-NZ}}</ref> |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-07-28 |title=BNZ Place |url=https://nzgbc.org.nz/case-studies/bnz-place |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=nzgbc.org.nz |language=en}}</ref> |- |2024 |Tōtara Haumaru at North Shore Hospital | |Auckland | |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tōtara Haumaru North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand {{!}} Aurecon |url=https://www.aurecongroup.com/projects/health/totara-haumaru-north-shore-hospital |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=www.aurecongroup.com |language=en}}</ref> |- |2024 |AUT Tukutuku | |Auckland |Education Award <ref name=":32" /> |<ref>{{Cite web |title=AUT Tukutuku Building by Jasmax |url=https://jasmax.com/projects/aut-tukutuku-building |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=jasmax.com |language=en-NZ}}</ref> |- |2024 |George Street Retail Quarter | |Dunedin |Planning & Urban Design Award <ref name=":32" /> |<ref>{{Cite web |title=George Street, Dunedin Retail Quarter |url=https://www.nzia.co.nz/awards/local-architecture-awards/george-street-dunedin-retail-quarter/12440/ |website=New Zealand Institute of Archiects}}</ref> |- |2026 |Te Puna Mahara - Cromwell Memorial Events Centre |center|frameless |Cromwell | |<ref>{{citation|title=Jasmax is a leading Asia-Pacific architecture and design practice|language=en|work=jasmax.com|access-date=2026-05-03|url=https://jasmax.com/projects/cromwell-memorial-hall}}</ref> |- |Ongoing |Waikato Regional Theatre | |Hamilton | |Designed with Charcoalblue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Waikato Theatre connects to river |url=https://cdn.architecturenow.co.nz/articles/waikato-theatre-connects-to-river/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=Architecture Now |language=en-AU}}</ref> |- |Ongoing |City Rail Link | |Auckland |Cultural Identity, World Architecture Festival WAFX (2019) <ref name=":02" /> Infrastructure Award, World Architecture Festival WAFX (shortlisted, 2019) <ref name=":12" /> |The first New Zealand project to be recognised by the World Architecture Festival WAFX for Cultural Identity. A collaboration between Jasmax and Grimshaw Architects. Rau Hoskins, of designTRIBE and people Alt Group were also involved, as well as from the start eight Māori groups specific to the region (mana whenua).<ref name=":12" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=OurAuckland |title=CRL station designs wow international judges |url=https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/news/2019/12/crl-station-designs-wow-international-judges/ |access-date=2026-03-30 |website=OurAuckland |language=en}}</ref> |- |Ongoing |Scott Base redevelopment | |Antarctica | |Designed with Hugh Broughton Architects. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Scott Base {{!}} The Building Intelligence Group {{!}} Independent Project Management and Advisory |url=https://tbig.co.nz/scott-base |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=The Building Intelligence Group |language=en-NZ}}</ref> |}
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