Wakefield Apartments (street map) -41.2928728859767 174.783352757099
280 Wakefield Street, Te Aro, Wellington, 6011

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Added on 22 April 2007
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Built in 2001 on top of a 1906 building. Designed by Architecture Workshop. According to the Architectural Centre:

A considerate addition. It stands unapologetically as an example of the best of contemporary architecture which adds another layer of complexity to the heritage building below. Internally volumes of space slip and slide past each other, celebrating a vertical experience of space. This addition is carefully detailed, and demonstrates an elegant use of very cost-effective and simple materials.


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nik says about Wakefield Apartments ...

I'm a big fan of this addition.

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While certainly bold and noteworthy this addition relies on the otherwise stately 1906 construction to act as a mere plinth. I don't think the two mesh all that well together but the overall effect serves to put the apartment addition on its own pedestal.

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