Pipitea Plaza

The floors are configured to facilitate clear and logical open plan work area layouts around a central core and open connecting stair with good access to natural light andoutlook.

The construction with concrete structure and floors and multiple aspects with controlled glazing, lends itself well to the incorporation of simple environmental design principles and healthy work spaces. The stepping in the plan and section in the building allows for opportunities for external access from upper levels overlooking green roofs and the courtyard and grounds around Old St Paul’s and theMarae.

The ground floor has a clearly identified central focus around the main entry/double height lobby with adjacent gym, a landscaped plaza onto the street and highly glazed ground floor tenancy spaces with positive street address onto PipiteaStreet. 

Pipitea Plaza incorporates a range of innovative green features and has achieved a NZGBC 5 star design rating. It has feature landscaping at street frontage and green roofs on the building’s stepped levels, which integrate the roof terraces with the surrounding tree canopies and civic open space. These, and many other sustainable elements, are embodied within a highly specialised building design which incorporates many complex security and business continuity relatedfeatures.