WellUrban / October 2006
Personal reflections on urbanism, urban life and sustainable urban design in Wellington, New Zealand.
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Building rumours: 9-13 Stout St
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- An architect from a major firm suggested that an office building of at least 20 storeys is planned for 9-13 Stout St, currently the site of a multi-storey carpark on the corner with Ballance St.
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The World on our doorstep
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- Just imagine the reaction if a huge multistorey structure appeared at Queens Wharf, full of wealthy foreigners, and serviced by coaches that interfere with pedestrian movement. There'd be a huge outcry, wouldn't there?
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Il Secondo Casino
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- Thanks to Kegan for drawing my attention to this article in today's Dominion Post: the Bresolin family wants to reopen Il Casino. Since the closure was announced in July, and the sale of the building confirmed in September, many Wellingtonians have felt a sense of loss, so this is indeed good news.
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Chews clues
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- When I last wrote about the Chews Lane precinct, the only online image of the building planned for 45-55 Willis St showed what appeared to be an all-glass façade. The developers now have a detailed page for this building, including renderings and some PDF brochures with higher-res images, and it's clear that the building will have a mixture of glass and brick panels
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Back on track: short shrift
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- Things have been a bit quiet on the J'ville line front recently, although there's a lot of confusion and speculation about the preferred options.
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Heritage Sunday
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- There's been an exciting late addition to the programme for Wellington Architecture Week. The old High Court Building on Stout St, which is due to be renovated as part of the new Supreme Court complex, will be open this Sunday from 10am to 1pm.
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Making the switch
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- Greater Wellington's Regional Land Transport Strategy Annual Monitoring Report for the 2005/06 financial year has just been released, and while that doesn't sound like the most exciting document, the following headline figures are well worth noting.
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