2016 Wellington Architecture Awards Winner
New Zealand Post House
This highly original makeover of New Zealand Post House is based around an internal street, between north and south entranceways. This lovely space gives the public an interior alternative to gusty Waterloo Quay. The public invitation has been reinforced by the addition of a cafè and the positioning of private mail boxes at the heart of the floor. Upstairs the '60s staircases are preserved but lead to very modern work centre floors, with entertaining social and meeting spaces - 'village green' kiosk kitchens, grandstand meeting areas - collected around the northern core. This design shows fresh thinking that is extremely well realised.
