New Zealand Commercial Design Trends Series NZ Commercial Design Trends Vol. 34/03C | Page 13

These pages:The Townhouses
with their combination of inset
and pop-out windows are a
modern take on the quaint mews
townhouses of old. Proportions
as well as materials are echoed
across all three buildings, giving
them a subtle harmony.
also improves and opens up street connections and
a park in the waterfront precinct.
Wynyard Central provides three principle housing
types – each within a defined building style.
The Pavilions, set closest to the water, are
comprised of three distinct, freestanding buildings
overlooking Daldy Street Park, which was also
expanded and revitalised by Architectus. And Daldy
Street itself was reopened as part of the project.
The Pavilions have timber facades, appropri-
ate to the park directly in front of them. The light,
airy Pavilions are on a modest scale and, with only
three apartments per level, offer low density living.
They’re accessed off a newly formed rear lane
which also fronts the Townhouses set lower behind.
The Townhouses are to an extent a modern
interpretation of traditional mews homes seen in
Sydney, Melbourne or London. Nestled between
the Pavilions and much taller Apartments building,
they offer something of a tucked-away, urban oasis.
“The row of eight Townhouses are clad in brick
and feature planted roofs and flexible ground floor
spaces suitable for home offices – adding another
aspect to the residential offering,” says Patrick
Clifford. “The red brick works well in the mews-like
setting, connects with the base of the apartment
building behind in the same brick, and also the
nearby reworked ruby brick Mason Bros building.”
The Apartments building is the largest of the
three elements, although this was not taken up to
its full permitted building height.
“The Apartments building connects visually with
the neighbouring Southern Spas character build-
ing, while wood accents also connect them to the
Pavilions. Generous-sized cantilevered terraces
feature and translate into generous decks while the
floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors create relaxed
indoor-outdoor living for residences.
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