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Customs Quay Ahuriri.

ArchiPro Project Summary - Customs Quay Ahuriri is a mixed-use waterfront development in Napier, featuring shed-like forms that reflect the area's industrial heritage, vibrant ground-floor retail, and robust materials designed for longevity and sustainability in a coastal environment.

Title:: Customs Quay Ahuriri | Pitched Perfect
Architect:: RTA Studio
Category:: Commercial/; Mixed-use Spaces
Photographers:: Hazel Redmond Photographer

Customs Quay Ahuriri is a mixed-use development on a prominent waterfront site in Napier. The design reflects the industrial heritage of Ahuriri, breaking down the building into a collection of shed-like forms that reference the surrounding woolstores. A sawtooth roofline and off-white metal cladding reinforce this vernacular, while black steel detailing nods to the area's maritime and industrial past.Anchored within the coastal fabric, the project fosters public engagement through active ground-floor laneways lined with retail and hospitality, creating a vibrant extension of the waterfront. Upper levels house commercial offices and premium apartments, including bespoke penthouses.Robust materials and an expressed structural system ensure longevity in the harsh marine environment, while sustainability measures respond to sea-level rise resilience.

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RTA Studio

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Wānaka, Otago • Havelock North, Hawke's Bay • Morningside, Auckland

rtastudio.co.nz

RTA Studio. 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.