Plant and Food Research Head Office – Cunningham Building
In the Mount Albert Campus of Plant and Food Research stands a beautiful Art Deco structure that counts as the oldest Laboratory building in New Zealand.
COMMERCIAL / HOSPITALITY, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
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PROJECT
Cunningham Building
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CLIENT
Plant and Food Research
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LOCATION
Mt. Albert, Auckland
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STATUS
Completed
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COLLABORATORS
Creative Spaces, Interiors
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AWARDS
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Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects Auckland Hertiage 2019
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Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects Resene Colour Hertiage 2019
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Resene Base Building Architect Commercial Interior Office 2016
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Resene Architectural Specifier Commercial Interior Office 2016
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In the Mount Albert Campus of Plant and Food Research stands a beautiful Art Deco structure that counts as the oldest Laboratory building in New Zealand.
We were tasked with re-purposing this building into offices, generous meeting rooms above and a large café, designed to allow scientists and ideas to mingle. The removal of the ceiling exposed a structure of corbelled beams and the Deco stair was restored.
For the exterior shell, the steel windows have been repaired, the roof replaced and the walls seismically strengthened with a layer of sprayed concrete on the inside.
‘..a model of restoration: a charming, fully functional and future proofed mid-century building that staff, clearly, love to hang out in…’
NZIA Judges Citation
