Special delivery for Auckland’s historic Chief Post Office
NBR Rich Lister Peter Cooper says the $30 million heritage renovation is among the most demanding jobs his team has tackled in 20 years of Britomart development.
WATCH: Peter Cooper gives a tour of the refurbished CPO building.
What's at stake? A benchmark project for sustainable heritage rebuilds.
Background: The 1912 Chief Post Office, whose ground floor has served as Britomart/Waitematā Station since 2003, had unused upper floors. Now refurbished and targeting a 6 Green Star rating, it adds 5,500sqm of modern office space above transit infrastructure.
Main players: Cooper and Company with Cheshire Architects, supported by Heritage NZ Pouhere Taonga and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei; incoming tenant the Guardians of the NZ Super Fund.
Auckland’s Chief Post Office, built in 1912, has entered a new phase of life with a $30 million makeover.
Postal services left the Edwardian waterfront landmark decades ago, and since 2003, its ground floor has served thousands of commuters each day as the entry to Waitematā Station. The three
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What's at stake? A benchmark project for sustainable heritage rebuilds.
Background: The 1912 Chief Post Office, whose ground floor has served as Britomart/Waitematā Station since 2003, had unused upper floors. Now refurbished and targeting a 6 Green Star rating, it adds 5,500sqm of modern office space above transit infrastructure.
Main players: Cooper and Company with Cheshire Architects, supported by Heritage NZ Pouhere Taonga and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei; incoming tenant the Guardians of the NZ Super Fund.
