Heritage tour in the Britomart precinct lead by Lucy Hayes-Stevenson of Cheshire Architects discussing recent works, covering the Kiwi Tavern, Maritime Building, and the Chief Post Office Building. Approx 1 hour tour.

Over the past two and a half decades, Britomart has evolved into a notable heritage precinct in Tāmaki Makaurau, where surviving buildings have been adapted and paired with sensitive contemporary interventions to ensure their continued use. Recent refurbishment projects include the Kiwi Tavern, designed by John Currie in 1910 in the classical Italianate style; the Maritime Building, designed by B.C. Chilwell in the 1940s with a modernist form and Art Deco detailing; and the Chief Post Office, designed by government architects John Campbell and Claude Paton in 1912 in the Imperial Edwardian Baroque style. While each building retains and celebrates its own character, the refurbishment projects of the precinct and the masterplan share a common approach: reinstating lost historical elements, refining earlier alterations, and amplifying their distinct identities within the 19th-century warehousing precinct.

Photo credit – Photograph by Sam Hartnett

Contact the host of Auckland Archi-Tours: Britomart Precinct Tour