
Mark Wassung Registered Architect with 30 years’ experience.
Member of the Institute of Directors
Previous governance roles on
Boards including Chair and Deputy Chair positions.
I’ve collaborated with Kaitemako Welcome Bay Māori Land
Trusts, respecting land and cultural values, honouring iwi and hapū to enable growth and sustainability.
I stand for:
Innovation for Public Transport SMALL EV BUSES fast, frequent, reliable, accessible and affordable
PENINSULA PROTECTION to prevent future erosion and safety for people and property.
GREEN NET connecting green areas/walkways/cycleways
RMA reforms
NATIVE TREES mature specimen planting
AQUACULTURE food production
MRF material recovery
facility
CROSS ORGANISATIONAL COLLABORATION.
My strengths are effective communicator, attentive listener, avid reader, collaborative team player and strategic leader.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor of Architecture Degree B.Arch
Post Graduate Diploma PD Dip Arch University of Natal Durban South Africa
Post Graduate Diploma Law and Professional Practice University of Auckland New Zealand
Registered Architect South African Council of Architects
Registered Architect No.3229 New Zealand Registered Architects Board-NZRAB


Image: Rangiuru Methyl Bromide Capture Log Transfer Station

AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS:
2020 SAIA-KZN Aotearoa/NZ KZN Contributions – Journal
2013 Property Industry Associate of the Year Award – Finalist
2010 Top 8 in New Zealand TVNZ Grand Designs “Art of the Architect”
2009 The Waikato Business News Volume 17
2009 New Zealand Institute of Architects Award–Waikato River House
2008 Master Builders Award Category Winner-Scott River House
2008 Master Builders Award Gold Winner-Scott River House
2008 Master Builders Award Supreme-Scott River House
2008 Placemakers Award Best Bathrooms-Scott River House
2008 Creative Excellence Award in Kitchen Design-Scott RiverHouse
2007 New Zealand Institute of Architects Award-Scott River House
2000 People’s Choice Award-Britomart Waterfront Development Auck,NZ
1994 Certificate of Merit Award Simulated Office Project Durban South Africa
1993 National Panasonic Award Skyscraper Design Durban South Africa

Image: Supporting Tourism with EV Sky Deck Coach Tauranga
CLUBS AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
Maungatapu School Board of Trustees – Deputy Chair and Board Member – 6 Years
Tauranga Art Gallery Trust – Chairman and Board Member 6 Years
NZIA appointed Hamilton Urban Design Panel Member
Omanawa Hidden Gorge Charitable Trust – Trustee
NZIA Waikato Bay of Plenty Awards Juror
Rotary Club of Tauranga Sunrise
Waipuna Football Club – Coach
Rotary Club of Hamilton East
NZIA Waikato Bay of Plenty – Committee Member
Property Council NZ – Waikato Committee Member
Waikato Masonic Centre Lodge Beta Waikato
Hamilton East Community Trust – Trustee
Frankton Neighborhood Plan Working Group
Hamilton River Plan Working Group

Image: Baypark to Bayfair Pedestrian overbridge



Images: Omanawa Hidden Gorge – Experience Omanawa proposal

Image: Tauranga Connect Multimodal Vision

Cameron Road Red Line – Tauranga 
Lightrail – Cameron Road Tauranga

Image: Turret Road Bridge Tidal Flow Concept

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MW Project Involvement
Urban Design – Infrastructure – Urban Planning
- K-Valley Forest and Lake Park Masterplan Kopurererua Valley Tauranga – Design Engine Architects and Gerry Hodgson
- Pohutukawa Avenue 4 Lane – Turret Road Bridge– Design Engine Architects and Gerry Hodgson Retired Architect
- Baywave Entry Signage and Urban Furniture – Mt Maunganui
- Tatu “Arrive” Aerial Cableway Urban Transport Network – Design Engine Proposal – Tauranga
- Auckland Harbour Bridge Areal Cableway
- Mount Hot Pools Pou and Palisades Entry – Mt Maunganui
- Supermarket/Church/Mixed Use Welcolme Bay Tauranga
- Matapihi Housing Masterplan – Mt Maunganui
- Kaitemako N-Block Housing and Mixed Use Tauranga
- Kaitemako B & C Blocks Housing and Mixed Use Tauranga
- Kaitemako M1 & M2 Blocks Housing and Mixed Use Tauranga
- Ratcliffe Maori Sculpture Garden Hamilton – Client Robin Ratcliffe
- Devonport Super cycle Highway – Devonport Road Tauranga
- Ocean terminal – Salisbury Ave Mt Maunganui
- ELC Changepoint Church Concept Design – Tauranga
- Historic Village arts incubator – Masterplan – Tauranga
- Taupiri Truck Stop – Concept Planning
- Anglesea Street Beautification – Hamilton
- HCC Innes Common Dog Park – Hamilton
- Gateway to Hamilton Cobham Drive bridge Multimodal Bridge Walkway and Cycleway–Gateway to Hamilton City New Zealand
- He kākano ahau i ruia mai i Rangiatea–Eco Village Subdivision Design and Housing for 55 Homes, 3 Waters Design, Solar, Rainwater Harvesting/Storage–Masterplan and Resource Consent Application
- WAKA HIKO TE PAPA 23 Seat Electric Shuttle Bus collaboration with Richard Drummon Managing Director KiwiBus NZ
- Tauranga CONNECT Multimodal Transport Network VISION 2020 to 2030
- Cameron Road Multimodal Transport Corridor
- CROSS TOWN CONNECTOR TO PORT Tauranga Bay of Plenty
- Skydeck Double Decker Bus – Design Engine Architects and Kiwi Bus Builders
Medical and Healthcare
- Te Puna Hauora Ki Uta Ki Tai – Mental Health Unit – 11th Avenue Tauranga
- Emergency Consult 365 Clinic Papamoa -Tauranga
- WDHB ihub – Waikato Hospital Health Portal/Hub to reconnect with community
- Waiora Building Waikato Hospital Decant Planning – Waikato Hospital
- Hagaue Rd Carpark exterior beautification concepts – Waikato Hospital
- WDHB Oncology and Haematology – New Building
- WDHB Oncology and Haematology – Existing Lomas Building Re-design concepts
- WDHB Hilda Ross Decant – Waikato Hospital
- WDHB Wayfinding – Waikato Hospital
- WDHB Main Inquiries – Waikato Hospital
- WDHB Clinical Records- Waikato Hospital
- WDHB RMO Level 4 Lounge – Waikato Hospital
- WDHB Library Complex – Waikato Hospital
- WDHB BEC Centre Accessible Entry – Waikato Hospital
- Sports Medicine Physiotherapy – Hamilton
- TeKuiti Pharmacy – TeKuiti
- Hills Funeral Home – Claudlands Hamilton
- Tristram Clinic Purpose Built Dermatology and Appearance Medicine Clinic including GA and LA Theatre. 2013
- Sibuns Funeral Home 2012
- Tokaroa Medical Center Upgrade 2012
- Glenview Medical Center Upgrade 2012
- Midland Health Clincal Space Planning 2012
- Pellow Funeral Home New Mortuary and Canopy 2012
- WDHB Clinical Records Entry Beautification
- Te Kuiti Hospital New Medical Centre – TeKuiti
- Honey Clinic Day stay – Private Medical Centre Hamilton
- Dinsdale Medical Center – Hamilton
- Hillcrest Medical Centre Concepts – Hamilton
- St Augustine’s Hospital, Durban, South Africa
- Somerset West Hospital, Capetown, South Africa
- Ghana Medical Clinic, Ghana, Africa
- Maputo Hospital, Mocambique, Africa
- Gonzaga Hall Clinical Skills Teaching Centre, Epsom, N Z
- Southern Cross New Plymouth Hospital, Room Upgrade,
- Front of House, Reception, and Theatre Extension, NZ
Sports and Leisure
- Waipuna Park Masterplan Football Club and Pippy’s Pantry Café – Concepts
- Greerton Aquatic Centre and Clubfit upgrades -Tauranga
- Revolution Skate Centre – Mercury Baypark Tauranga
- Dolphin Therapy Pool Tauranga – Concept Design for feasibility
- Clubfit Gym Baywave Aquatic Centre – Mt Maunganui
- Omanawa Experience Gondola and Tourism – OHGCT Omanawa Hidden Gorge Conservation Trust
- Flex Fitness – Hamilton City, Chartwell, Manukau
- Ulundi Sports Stadium, South Africa
- Albany Primary Indoor Swimming Pool, NZ
Education
- ELC Changepoint Church – Early Learning Centre Concepts
- Te Kopuku High School – Waikato Times Site repurposed into a technical charter school
- New Waikato Medical School Conceptual Design Proposal 2016
- Albany Primary School, NZ
- Hauraki Primary School, Takapuna North Shore
- Peachgrove Intermediate School, Hamilton, NZ
Commercial Office and Industrial
- Housing Factory – Tokoroa NZ
- Karikari – Bay Venues Head Office – Bay Park Tauranga
- Mirimiri Massage – Baywave Aquatic Centre – Mt Maunganui
- No.1 The Strand Earthquake Strengthening Project Tauranga – Client Claire Rogers
- 96 The Boulevard Industrial Warehouse – Waikato
- Matahui Master plan – Matahui
- MTE Workshop and Testing Station Roger Kaui Place – Hamilton
- MTE Modern Transport Engineers SUPERWAREHOUSE 10,000 square meter building with Solar Array and 100% rainwater harvesting and treatment. Resource Consent Approved. Masterplan includes 7 additional Warehouses and MTE Future Head Office – Hamilton
- Papamoa Tivoli Cinema and Cambridge Tivoli Cinema
- Maui Street Project – GJ Gardener Hamilton Office
- Innovation Park Interior fitout – Innovation Park Waikato
- Hospice Waikato Internal Stair
- Mainfreight Warehouse and Office Repurpose into 2 tenancies – Tasman Road, Hamilton
- Hawkins Office interior– Hamilton
- Holmes Engineers Fitout -Hamilton East
- Forlongs Street Canopy and Lift – Frankton Hamilton
- Alpito Place 12 unit Office/Warehouse, Pukekohe, NZ
- Guardian Trust Fit out, Hamilton, NZ
- Wiri Station Warehouses, Manukau, NZ
- Ulundi Commercial Bank, South Africa
- Maputo Office / Shopping / Apartment Complex, Africa
- Price Waterhouse Coopers Waterfront Tower, Auckland, NZ
- Datamail Office Block, Auckland, New Zealand
Retail and Mixed Use
- United Sweets Kiosks – Porirua, Te Awa The Base Hamilton, Bayfair Tauranga, Sylvia Park Auckland
- Beard Papa Kiosk – Te Awa The Base Hamilton
- Frankton Village Mixed use Development – Hamilton
- Bayswater Ferry Terminal, North Shore, Auckland
- Auckland International Airport Retail Expansion & New Entrance, NZ
- Lalamanu Beach Resort–Samoa
- Mixed Use Building including unit titled serviced apartments and commercial retail–Apia, Samoa
Hospitality
- MARS – Matahui Agricultural Retirement Shores – Client Don Rodee Matahui Avocado Resort Spa
- Whangamata Ocean Sports Club Commercial Kitchen –Whangamata
- Hotel Armitage Tauranga – Client Prime Property Group
- Te Ahurei O Waikato River Centre- Heritage Tourism – Huntly
- Mana Pacifica Resort Fiji
- Melmoth Country Club, South Africa
- London Clubs International Casino, South Africa
- Bluff Island Hotel, South Africa
- Pietermaritzburg Casino, South Africa
- Cathedral Hutted Camp, South Africa
- Auckland International Airport Hotel, New Zealand
- Baristacrat Coffee Centre, Gold Coast Australia
- Gravity Bar, Hamilton, New Zealand
Residential
- Sandiacre Way Horsley House – 3 level Renovation and landscaping Browns Bay – Auckland
- Ayr Street – Villa Refurbishment Parnell – Auckland
- Subdivision and Residential home design – Cromwell
- Tiny Home Relocation – Maungatapu
- Jefferson Houses Urban Intensification Bellevue Tauranga
- Waihi Beach House Western Bay of Plenty
- Hannay House – Papamoa
- Luxridge Apartments Tauranga – Conceptual Planning
- Selwyn Street Student Accommodation Building Selwyn Street-Tauranga
- Cameron Road Student Accommodation Building -Cameron Road, Tauranga
- Penthouse Apartment Cook Street – Hamilton East
- Green Hill Town house
- Ratcliffe Beach House Waihi Beach
- Sabrina and Richard O’brian Apartment interior – Hamilton CBD
- Robinson Kitchen – New Kitchen Design – Hamilton
- Farm street apartments-Hamilton
- Scott and Alison Hunter Eco house – Bellevue
- Park House – Claudlands, Hamilton
- Raglan house -Raglan
- Atkinson House – Cambridge
- Casey River House and Pool – River Downs Hamilton 2012
- Waiotahi houses – Waiotahi
- Old Farm Road Housing Development – Hamilton
- Bridge Street Housing Development – Tokoroa
- Lanmak Homes Hamilton Road Resource Consent – Papatoetoe Auckland
- Torphin Crescent Housing Units – Tokoroa
- May Street Apartments – Hamilton
- Anglesea Street Apartments – Hamilton
- 7th Avenue Apartments Concept design – Tauranga
- River Road Residential – Hamilton
- Chibnall River House, Hamilton, NZ
- Dromgool Beach House, Tauranga, NZ
- Brooker House Extension, Hamilton, NZ
- Scott River House, Hamilton, NZ
- Wai Residence, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand
- Guillot House, Queenstown, New Zealand
- City Life Apartments, Wellington, New Zealand
- Homes House, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
- Chibnall Apartments, Waikato, NZ
- St. Kilda Waterways, Cambridge, NZ

