2010 Auckland Architecture Awards Winner
21 Queen Street
This project gained time and saved energy as a result of the decision to retain the structure of the existing building. The new tower is a vast improvement on the previous object that dominated what was the downtown square. Given the loss of that public space, the new skin is remedial in its shimmering elegance. The choice of glass for the fa�ade provides both thermal comfort and a beautiful quality of light inside the building. Externally, the glass skin dissolves the planar surface with a subtly shifting geometry.
- Practice
- Peddle Thorp
- Category
- Sustainable Architecture
- Location
- Auckland
