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Bell Tea

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This project was a purpose built building for the Bell Tea & Coffee company. The brief was to provide a new office space bringing together their various businesses that were previously working in different locations around the City. We designed the office accommodation from the inside out. A single level floor plate reinforces the management model adopted by the client with the view that all staff are on the same level strengthening collaboration and communication across the various teams and individuals. The office building is separated from the warehouse by an internal main street from which you enter and connects to all the internal areas within the building. Tea and coffee tasting areas are the hub of the office and are a purposeful reminder of their core business, whether you are a visitor or part of the team. A centre of gravity cafe provides an informal meeting area for staff and visitors where you can always get a great cup of coffee or tea. The exterior has the aesthetic of a long tea box and interior finishes link their business to the fit out and include sacking, plywood and company memorabilia. Location: Auckland Year Completed: 2009 Awards: BEST Awards Silver: Built Environment NZIA Auckland: Architecture Award

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Purpose-built office for Bell Tea & Coffee, fostering collaboration with a unique design that integrates tasting areas and informal meeting spaces, completed in 2009 and recognized with multiple awards.

This project was a purpose built building for the Bell Tea & Coffee company. The brief was to provide a new office space bringing together their various businesses that were previously working in different locations around the City.

We designed the office accommodation from the inside out. A single level floor plate reinforces the management model adopted by the client with the view that all staff are on the same level strengthening collaboration and communication across the various teams and individuals. The office building is separated from the warehouse by an internal main street from which you enter and connects to all the internal areas within the building.

Tea and coffee tasting areas are the hub of the office and are a purposeful reminder of their core business, whether you are a visitor or part of the team. A centre of gravity cafe provides an informal meeting area for staff and visitors where you can always get a great cup of coffee or tea. The exterior has the aesthetic of a long tea box and interior finishes link their business to the fit out and include sacking, plywood and company memorabilia.

Location: Auckland

Year Completed: 2009

Awards:

BEST Awards Silver: Built Environment
NZIA Auckland: Architecture Award

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“We were delighted to partner with Wingate on the design and delivery of our amazing new Auckland offices. Our brief was for Wingate to step away from the look of a traditional law firm and push the boundaries with a design that has more of a boutique and relaxed feel. Having been the first NZ law firm to embrace an open plan environment approximately 15 years ago and we wanted to be bold with our design to evolve the way we work to the next stage. The result is tremendous and we really enjoyed working with the Wingate team throughout the process. Wingate were also superb in pulling together a great team to deliver the project and the early engagement process with Savory Construction worked extremely well to ensure that our tight timeframes were met. We are loving our new home and there is already a noticeable increase in productivity as a result!”

Anthony Harper