By CCM Architects
The project incorporates an iconic but tired existing 1960’s government office building and two new office buildings. The buildings are composed on the site to create an integrated campus organised around a dynamic central covered atrium. The site is surrounded by three important streets, and the large floor plates cover half a city block. Existing building structure required careful consideration to ensure the project met strict criteria required for modern workplace design. The design team were focussed on ensuring that the development made a positive contribution to the urban environment.
The building has been broken down to create a controlled group of related forms on the site, which has helped to reduce the apparent scale of the development. Repetition of vertical elements across the forms links the elements together and humanises the scale of the facades. The atrium space and public concourses through the atrium provide connectivity through the building and through the city block, creating a dynamic central focus for the campus.
CCM Architects is an award winning New Zealand design practice, driven by a commitment to creating architecture which contributes positively to the built environment and to the people it serves. We pursue value and quality in architecture; driven by the belief that our lives are directly influenced by our surroundings. It is not only the buildings we inhabit, but the spaces between the buildings, and their relationship to the natural environment that impact our wellbeing and our quality of life.
Established as Craig Craig Moller in 1969, CCM Architects have gained a reputation for successfully delivering complex projects whilst maintaining a design focus and placing importance on actively listening to the needs, wants and aspirations of our clients. We continue to work across a wide range of sectors and have developed particular expertise in healthcare, education, airport, heritage, masterplanning and community architecture.
We continue to work across a wide range of sectors and have developed particular expertise in healthcare, education, airport, heritage, masterplanning and community architecture.
Our Wellington based office is led by Directors John Rogers, Guy Cleverley and Adam Flowers.