24 - 36 Haining Street

The design of the proposed development is influenced by the site, effectively splitting the building into two portions to reflect the change in level along Haining St. This is denoted in the facade by raking the windows in opposition to each other, referring to a 'seismic' shift of the building mass.

The use of red is reversed across the split, forming the top element of one portion and the bottom element on the other. This relationship sets up a dialogue between the two elements that helps to contain the building via a visual connection that will be recognisable from both ends of a narrow vista offered by Haining Street.

The planning of the building is reflected in the faςade, which has many varied setbacks helping with the bulk and mass, but also with wind and vistas. Elementally the traditional tripartite approach to the building is achieved through the use of colour, form and facade variation.  

The red elements are set against the darker bands that demarcate the top and bottom of the building, giving them emphasise as the main architectural feature of the development. The lower element forms the main canopy, which reaches out onto the footpath blurring the boundary of the ground floor.  The aim is to create a visual interest to both the street and the Wellington skyline.