By RTA Studio
730 sqm / Grey Lynn, Auckland
This retail and office building slots between Edwardian and 1930s buildings, the GRC facade cleverly resolving the differing proportions of the adjacent facades. The new addition wraps around the existing building and the slatted timber rain screens on the northern wing are intended as a contextual reference to the neighbouring weatherboard houses.
RTA Studio has received more than 60 New Zealand and international awards, including Home of The Year, a World Architecture Festival category win and the New Zealand Architecture Medal.
Richard Naish founded RTA Studio in 1999 after a successful career with top practices in London and Auckland. We are a practice that focuses on delivering exceptional design with a considered and personal service. Our work aims to make a lasting contribution to the urban and natural context by challenging, provoking and delighting.
Our studio is constantly working within the realms of public, commercial and urban design as well as sensitive residential projects. We are committed to a sustainable built environment and are at the forefront developing carbon neutral buildings.