Vodafone on The Park

Vodafone on The Quay
Former names Mobil on The Park / Vodafone on The Park
General information
Type Office
Architectural style Modernism
Location 157 Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand
Construction started 1990-1993
Completed 1999
Height 90 metres (295 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 25
Design and construction
Architect Peddle Thorp & Montgomery
Main contractor Mainzeal Property and Construction

The Vodafone on The Quay building (also known as 'Mobil on The Park' or 'Vodafone on the Park') was designed by Peddle Thorp & Montgomery Architects and was completed in 1999. The main architect on the build was Robert Montgomery and the building was built by Mainzeal Construction. The building was engineered by MK Lawson Limited.

Vodafone on The Park comprises two parts, the lower part is a refurbishment of the old central police station which once operated from the site and the upper part is a modernist high-rise building constructed of concrete with exterior façades of blue glass.

The building stands at 90 metres high and has twenty five stories above the ground,[1] making it the fifth tallest building in Wellington and the twenty third tallest building in New Zealand drawing with Bowen House also in Wellington and CityLife Auckland and City Garden in Auckland. The floor size is estimated at 28,000 square metres (300,000 sq ft). The construction was valued at $45 million.[2]

Associated Companies

References

  1. ↑ "Vodafone on The Park". Emporis. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Mobil on the Park". Peddle Thorp & Montgomery Architects. Retrieved 9 June 2013.

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