2021 Canterbury Architecture Awards Winner
94 Cashel Mall
Acknowledging the past with a nod to Scarpa, this long, narrow building is a reminder of the scale and grain of pre-earthquake Christchurch. With the building having occupied its site for over a century, the owners were determined to rebuild their single-volume retail space, but needed to create the illusion of a second level to satisfy council directives. Clever massing of the Cashel Street façade with concrete, copper and glass achieves this, and also creates a strikingly crafted presence on Cashel Mall. Inside, a tall, oriel bay window draws light deep into the long floor plan and through high, notched steel portals that form the cross section. This is a lovingly crafted building that is true to itself, but looks to the future with a southern façade that admits further development possibilities.
- Practice
- Dalman Architects Ltd
- Category
- Commercial Architecture
- Location
- Canterbury
