2024 Wellington Architecture Awards Winner
Willis Lane
The project involves a series of transformative works to an important part of the city. Seemingly small interventions streetside belie an extensive remediation project below ground, which transform neglected retail into a hospitality and entertainment destination. Converting what was once a blank façade into an active corner building – replete with party hat – the project now celebrates this significant intersection of Willis Street and Lambton Quay. This new city marker provides entry to a revitalised subterranean precinct and is supported by an enlivened second entry on Willis Street. Fine-grained details demonstrate an astute understanding of how to leverage broader public benefit from a discreet number of moves. The project anticipates further development in this part of the city and signals expectations for the delivery of quality public interfaces.
- Practice
- Tennent Brown Architects and Izzard Design in association
- Category
- Planning & Urban Design
- Location
- Wellington
