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  • Resene Total Colour Award — 2016
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The building accommodates two small food and beverage outlets as well as public bathrooms; amenities which are not typically closely coupled, within a compact footprint. However, through clever planning and screening this finely crafted ‘object’ works. Timber, glass and metal combine to create a very robust yet welcoming facility in what has been a challenging area. Through the deployment of simple patterns and bright colour, a subtle Pacifica theme is evoked, especially when shadows from the glass canopy fall across the structure’s timber skin.

The building accommodates two small food and beverage outlets as well as public bathrooms; amenities which are not typically closely coupled, within a compact footprint. However, through clever planning and screening this finely crafted ‘object’ works. Timber, glass and metal combine to create a very robust yet welcoming facility in what has been a challenging area. Through the deployment of simple patterns and bright colour, a subtle Pacifica theme is evoked, especially when shadows from the glass canopy fall across the structure’s timber skin.

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