Mount Central

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Mount Central has already become a well-known retail gateway to the Main Street.

It also defines the intersection of Maunganui road and Banks avenue, which is a popular link between Mount main beach and Pilot Bay beach.

It has added another dimension to the urban fabric of the Mount and forms a strong edge to Coronation Park and the weekly food market, as well as a focal point for visitors disembarking from the Cruise ship terminal.

The client Seton Investment’s vision was to create an exciting and successful retail corner, that is an honest expression of the Mount lifestyle.

The varied roof form and height together with the warm palette of external materials, and feature recessed lattern screens, make reference to the trees in the park and on the Mount and the feeling of a very big “Bach”.

The rusticated cedar cladding with contrasting dark joinery defines this prominent corner, together with plywood soffits.

This under utilized site made way for a simple but strong concept design built hard up to the boundaries to activate both streets.

The 1500sqm building has a complimentary mix of 9 tenancies, that all wrap around the customer car park.

Instead of the corner being used for prime retail space, which was explored, it became a negative space now known as the “Outdoor Room”. The visual sight line and axis between the site and the silhouette of the Mount, bisects the outdoor room.

This is an external covered street with industrial steel canopy, that forms a continuous pedestrian connection from the main street to the car park.

The corner anchor tenants, the restaurant/bar and café spill onto this space with seating and a feature concrete and steel fireplace.

The remaining tenant mix consists of a 400sqm retail anchor and smaller food outlets serving gourmet cuisine.

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FIRST PRINCIPLES Architects and Interiors strive to consistently achieve the best design solution for all our Clients. Our Philosophy is to ‘Design from First Principles’.

We are socially responsible and understand that all designs have an impact on people’s lives. Through a collaborative team approach, we design for the needs of the people, both material and spiritual. Our Architecture, when embraced as Art, is both culturally respectful and environmentally sensitive. We value building strong relationships with our clients and are always mindful of their operational needs, financial criteria and timelines.

Innovative design opens our eyes to the best and most appropriate technologies, together with an appreciation of colour, texture and light to create dynamic spaces and form.

We believe that architecture should adopt passive building performance elements and a low energy footprint, resulting in meaningful design that seamlessly integrates into any natural site or the urban fabric.

Our design approach is one of simplicity, efficiency and legibility.

At ArchiPro we recognise and acknowledge the existing, original and ancient connection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have to the lands and waterways across the Australian continent. We pay our respects to the elders past and present. We commit to working together to build a prosperous and inclusive Australia.