Mezz Box

2017

Typology: Commercial
Completion: 2017
Location: Hamilton Central
Contractor: SJR Builders
Photographer: Simon Wilson

Cantilevering out towards the Waikato River, this parasitic architectural gesture clings to the existing Riverbank Lane building whilst reaching out over the new Victoria on the River Park. Reflecting the daring aspirations of both client and tenant, the new creative studio is bold in gesture externally and internally. The cantilevered cedar undercroft is accentuated with the skewed formation and considered detailing. Structural glazed walls deliberately rake down, cropping the horizontal aperture of the river below whilst also providing a further sense of activation to the park below.

Mezz Box is an elegant addition that fulfils its commercial function, enhances the existing building and makes a commendable contribution to the public realm of a new urban park.

-Te Kāhui Whaihanga NZ Institute of Architects
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