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Facing page upper:The existing
glass lifts and stairs pass through
the atrium, connecting people
from the various levels together.
Facing page lower:Each floor is
colour themed, following a journey
from earth to land and sea, sky
and stars. A carved pou, or pillar,
comes from the ground level and
continues up through the floors,
linking them together and to the
central pou in the wharenui.
This page:Social areas are set
around the central atrium on all
four floors of the Treasury fit-out.
the centre of the space and guides visitors past a
feature wall, through the lounge space and towards
the wharenui.
“We designed the dramatic ceiling using light-
weight felt fins held inside a curve, all based on a
set of 3D digital templates.”
One idea from a workshop participant was to
connect the four levels of the space with a pou that
came from the ground and continued up through
the colour-themed floors. Treasury engaged with
Māori artists to commission contemporary carvings
to realise this concept.
In fact, the design went further, with the large 2200m² floors each taking their design from the
earth to the land and sea, sky, and stars.
“As Tāne has his roots in the earth and his head
in the heavens, the four colours used throughout
the fit-out follow the journey from the earth to land
and sea, sky and stars,” says the project architect.
“All elements of the fit-out, from floor tiles, lighting,
kitchen splashbacks, to meeting rooms and soft
furnishings are colour-themed across each floor.”
Contemporary, flexible workspace dynamics and
the prioritisation of human-centric and culturally
inclusive thinking have together created a friendly
and highly efficient Government destination.
Project:Treasury offices, Wellington
Building owner:Precinct Properties New Zealand
Architect:Workspace Architects
Construction:LT McGuinness
Civil Engineer:Holmes Consulting
Mechanical and electrical engineer:
Norman Disney & Young
Quantity surveyor:Rawlinsons
Fire consulting:Holmes Fire
Master carver Fayne Robinson (Ngāi Tahu; Ngāti Apa ki te
Ra To), Brent Brownlee (Art Fétiche)
Partitioning systems:Potters
Window door joinery:Potters; Hufcor
Hardware:Assa Abloy
Ceiling treatments:Acoustic ceiling tiles from T&R,
acoustic fins from Autex
Carpet tiles:Combinations of Milliken-Ontera Karona 2 Eclipse
in various colours and feature carpet tiles from Naturally
Drawn Collection Water Colour range, custom colours
Vinyl flooring:Vinyl Karndean – Madison loose lay on
Regupol direct stick acoustic system
Veneers:Australian Oak by Bestwood Wall treatments:Decorative panels in Antelope, Pine
Needle and Metropolis; wallpaper, all from Swinsons
Paints:Resene
Lighting:Light Plan, Light Studio, David Trubridge Lights,
Simon James Lights
Workstations:Breakout furniture from Aspect Furniture
Lockers:ABW lockers from Aspect Furniture
Reception furniture:Kadima Custom Furniture
Joinery and reception:Ferndale Furniture
Frosting and graphics Deneefe+Corada
Under-bench boilers Zenith
Bins Method
Story by Charles Moxham
Photography by Chris Burks Photography
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