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Directional dimensions
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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
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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
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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
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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
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John Sutherland explores Cheshire Architects’ reoccupation of a former seaplane hangar at Hobsonville Point, Auckland.
Top five commercial projects of 2019
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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
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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
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Abigail Hurst explores Takapō’s brightest star, a new project by Sheppard & Rout Architects.
Refreshing the Inn: Auckland Airport hotel
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The newly renovated Holiday Inn near Auckland Airport presents a bright and welcoming front with a contemporary, Pacific-inspired aesthetic.
Nature mirrored: Mercury
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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
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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
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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.
Capital character: Deloitte Wellington
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Wellington’s cityscape and natural textures are brought inside Deloitte’s new headquarters.
Reforming the servant and served
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Plant & Food Research’s Mount Albert site has received a radical makeover by Bossley Architects and Lab-works Architecture.
Mediation meditation: Lyttelton Port Company
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A careful negotiation of waterfront access and industrial relations is contained in this commercial space.
Customhouse chameleon: XXCQ tower
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This work sets a new standard on Wellington’s shaky waterfront ground. Guy Marriage dissects the building’s DNA.
Outside opinion: ChCh central library
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Barnaby Bennett and Jessica Halliday give perspective on the exterior architecture of Tūranga, the new ChCh central library.
Global perspective: Design for ageing
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We set out to explore the current state of aged-care at home and abroad and the roles of architecture and design within it.
Nelson Centre of Musical Arts
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An historic provincial concert hall and new teaching and rehearsal spaces draw talent and visitors from around the world.
Ground control: Rocket Lab
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Rocket Lab’s new Auckland headquarters boasts a good dollop of theatre, science fiction and the very serious business of sending satellites into space. We set out to discover how its interior design copes with the very unique brief.