Queens Square

Auckland CBD
17,592sqm
2018

This project was a sophisticated response to Auckland Council’s Unitary Plan and prevailing market conditions. Apartments require daylight and outlook. We responded by designing a series of buildings taking advantage of the site having three street frontages and cross falls. 

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Block 1

The first move was positioning a maximum height building of 15 floors running east-west terminating onto Queen St. This building houses the bulk of the apartments in the development, all north facing, which are accessed from external corridors on the south side. These corridors are disguised and cleverly decorated with large-scale three-dimensional woven aluminium screens. The design incorporates handrails and weather protection in a distinctive and attractive pattern referencing the decorative details on the adjacent historic buildings.

Block 3
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The remainder of the Queen Street frontage is completed with a low-rise building of 4 levels. This allows light and air to enter the courtyard behind and provide an outlook from the rear building as required by the rules of the Unitary Plan. The fourth building in the development is also a low-rise building facing north over a side street for the same reason. Navigation around and through the site is important and well-considered. The main pedestrian access is positioned at the northwest corner of the site catching the movement of queen street and leading through a pleasant, landscaped courtyard.

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