Selected Project
The Supreme Court of New Zealand
The new Supreme Court building houses a new institution for New Zealand, to meet judicial needs for the next 100 years. The project comprised a refurbishment and seismic strengthening of the existing 1879 High Court building, and the construction of new Supreme Court facilities immediately adjacent. Some elements of the new building borrow from the existing building, but there are also elements that contrast radically. While the older building features a classical European masonry exterior, the façade of the new building takes the form of a bronze screen with a design strongly influenced by the Maori idea of Pohutakawa and Rata trees symbolising both shelter and leadership.
- Category
- Public Architecture
- Location
