Hotel DeBrett

NZIA Practice: Mitchinson Simiona Limited and Gascoigne Associates Limited in association
Category: Heritage

This eclectic refurbishment of a listed heritage building has created a sophisticated, contemporary boutique hotel. It has been achieved by a grand vision and also through exceptional attention to detail. The owners and architects have together delivered an extraordinary building which has breathed back life into an iconic heritage building on a key corner site. From the moment you step into the Hotel lobby your senses are under siege. Hotel de Brett is completely unconventional in every way. That sense of surprise or X factor is ultimately its charm and point of difference as a business.

Old Devonport Post Office

NZIA Practice: Salmond Reed Architects Limited

Category: Heritage

For many years the value and significance of this wonderful building as the heart and soul of the Devonport community remained undervalued. The skill of the Salmond Reed team and Omega Trust has been to balance the heritage and Art Deco values of the building with the need to perform an ongoing commercial role within the Devonport High Street. They have achieved this with masterful success. The Old Devonport Post Office has been given a second chance.