Wintergarden at the Northern Club / Fearon Hay Architects
Architect: Fearon Hay Architects
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Constructed Area: 375 sqm
Project Year: 2007-2009
Photographs: Patrick Reynolds
The Northern Club was founded by a group of prominent professionals and business men in 1867 when the popularity of a gentleman’s club was at its peak throughout the British Empire. The four storey building, a high-rise in its own time, was originally designed as a hotel and built on the first section sold at Auckland’s inaugural land sale in 1841.
The members of a private club selected Fearon Hay to provide a new counterpart to the historic ivy covered clubhouse.
The new building was conceived as a Wintergarden: a lightweight lattice of steel and glass inspired by structures of the Victorian age. The Wintergarden complements the enclosed existing spaces provided by the masonry construction of the heritage listed Clubhouse. This project provides both interior and exterior hospitality and event spaces, blurring the definition between each.
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nicely cute!
I really like this. Well done Fearon Hay
great project; something fresh with nice
atmospheric qualities. A box done right.
Back in black…
I like most of Fearon Hay’s projects, but not this one. The architecture itself isn’t so bad, but I’m totally distracted by the ugly chandeliers and the hideous chairs.
A mini Crystal Palace? I don’t think so. I also love their work too, but it lacks something. Why did it have to be boxy? Surely a few curves could have also complimented.
Sorry … complemented!
Looks like something out of Gotham City.
I like it.
10:22 PM Jun 16th
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