Site 10

URBAN FORM

A new major department store building.  Four storeys terminating three key views, one down Paradise Street, one down South John Street and one down New Manesty's Lane.  It physically accepts these routes and also responds to the scale of the group of listed buildings on the corner of Hanover Street and Paradise Street.  The grid of the building is aligned with the edge of the old Canning dock and the western elevation cantilevers out to add protection.  The ellipse of the Park slices through the corner of the building and is expressed on the roof in the form of a canopy.

USES

Ground - Third Floors - Department store; internal layout dependent on requirements of the tenant.  Ground level entrances to be on the north and east facades.  Link at the first floor into South John Street.  There is a bridge to the second floor of the Price Street multi-storey car park; and direct access from the basement car park via lift and escalator.

Store planning to recognise the following points:-

 - Active ground floor frontage to 3 sides.

 - Office use to upper levels.

 - Accommodates public vertical movement to north face.

 - Restaurant/staff/gallery space at high level overlooking Park.

Basement - Service access and car park access.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATION

The height of the building and formation of the roofline to reflect the line of sight from the Pool terraces to the Anglican Cathedral.  Entrances to be located on the axis of South John Street, at the northern junction with Paradise Street, and the Paradise Street/Canning Place corner.  Care to be taken in excavation around the dock wall, which will be left undisturbed.  The foundation of the building will sit on either side of the dock wall and the structure will bridge over it.

MATERIALS

The materials palette will be warm, complementing the buildings on Hanover Street - brick, terracotta, red sandstone, glass and steel.  The north-east corner of the building is to be transparent and welcoming.