Warkworth, 2015
The project involved the refurbishment and earthquake strengthening of the historic Bank of New Zealand building and the construction of a new adjacent commercial block. A pedestrian lane was created that runs between the old and the new, generating a link between the main road as well as separating the heritage building from the new construction. There is a deliberate emphasis to relate to the scale of the original bank rather than attempting to recreate history. Construction detailing expresses and acknowledges the original historic building demarcating between the historic and new intervention.
