2021 New Zealand Architecture Awards Winner
The Hotel Britomart
From reception to room, the Hotel Britomart does everything differently. At street level, the threshold between light-filled lobby and public pavement is barely visible. Pockets of seating within create links with adjacent restaurants and the architects have taken cues from neighbouring heritage buildings to elegantly weave together old and new. On the upper floors, dark, muted colours of glass-ended corridors create a mysterious and shadowy journey to the hotel’s ingeniously arranged rooms, which reorder the usual placement of sleeping space and bathroom. Bespoke, built-in furniture, carefully considered window placement, and a meticulously planned layout make these deceptively small, restful rooms feel significantly larger. With a material palette that relates strongly to place through the locally sourced products and crafted fittings, the hotel has a textural and sumptuous interior.
- Practice
- Cheshire Architects Limited
- Category
- Interior Architecture
- Location
- Auckland
