The International Auckland by FORMiS

ArchiPro Project Summary - Revitalizing the historic Grand Hotel site into luxurious penthouse flats with modern finishes and enhanced balcony spaces, while preserving the iconic facade and optimizing views from the elevated location.

Title:: The International Auckland
Architectural Designer:: FORMiS
Category:: Residential/; New Builds

The site is at the former location of the historic Grand Hotel (1889-1966). This historic building was considered to be one of the leading hotel establishments of its time. Today only the facade of the hotel remains, and an 80s glass & plaster clad office tower has taken residence in its place.

Our Proposal is to convert the site back into a place of residence – penthouse flats. The exterior will carry the presence of a lightweight structure – rationalised by ‘squaring off’ the hexagonal 80s plan. Given the nature of the elevated site, the floor plate gain resulting from squarring the hexagonal plan will provide additional balcony space – a platform where residence can enjoy the view. The interior spaces will be fitted with a high level of finishes – providing comfortable living spaces just like the Grand Hotel once did.

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Parnell, Auckland

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FORMiS. FORMiS is a multi-disciplinary design studio.We specialise in Design-managing creative projects ofvarious scales. Our portfolio includes small to large scale retail, residential and commercial environments.We pride ourselves on achieving design excellence in both the interior and exterior design of our projects. Our Clients include Developers, Private investors and Individuals.Our design team is currently working on a range of high-density residential projects, high-end commercial and office buildings and various large residential renovations.Below is a brief background of the Directors, the team, and an example of our project experience.