Tag: Commercial | Architecture Now

iPhone architecture

Projects | Chris Barton explores what The Hotel Britomart’s seamless exterior, laneway labyrinth and deconstructed ethos by Cheshire Architects bring to Auckland’s evolving downtown precinct.

2020 in Review: Top 5 commercial projects

Projects | See our most-viewed commercial projects of the year. What’s trending: heritage refurbs, medium-density housing, activated public spaces and more.

Directional dimensions

Projects | Chris Barton discusses the whys and wherefores of Warren and Mahoney’s design decisions for Auckland’s Commercial Bay office tower and retail precinct.

Airport dreams

Projects | Melanie McDaid explores the new Novotel Christchurch Airport, designed by Warren and Mahoney, which takes its cues from its geographic context.

Meeting under chevron hoods

Projects | Jeremy Smith contemplates the intricate origami planes of the Nelson Airport Terminal and ascends to the Cab of its trapezoid Control Tower.

New Zealand Property Council calls for support for commercial landlords

News | Chief Executive Leonie Freeman says the Council will “assist the Government in taking immediate action to support property owners through this period”.

Back to the bone

Projects | John Sutherland explores Cheshire Architects’ reoccupation of a former seaplane hangar at Hobsonville Point, Auckland.

Top five commercial projects of 2019

Projects | A denser take on urban housing and an out-of-this-world office space make up some of the top commercial projects this year.

Traditional twist: Harmos Horton Lusk

Projects | We peel back some of the layers behind the law firm that was this year’s winner of the Workplace (up to 1000m²) category at the Interior Awards.

New-age stardom: Dark Sky Project

Projects | Abigail Hurst explores Takapō’s brightest star, a new project by Sheppard & Rout Architects.

Refreshing the Inn: Auckland Airport hotel

Projects | The newly renovated Holiday Inn near Auckland Airport presents a bright and welcoming front with a contemporary, Pacific-inspired aesthetic.

Nature mirrored: Mercury

Projects | Sustainability, staff comfort and a few wow moments are at the core of Mercury’s new headquarters in Newmarket.

Wilderness for the wealthy: The Lindis

Projects | Chris Barton finds the undulating roof lines of this lodge by Architecture Workshop at one with the topography that inspired them.

Poipoia te kākano kia puawai

Projects | Guy Marriage explores the ways in which Tennent Brown Architects has helped nurture the Ngā Purapura kākano at Ōtaki to create Te Ara a Tāwhaki.