Designed in 1997, by Ashley Gillard-Allen, Jamie Simpkin and Peter Prosee of Walker Group Architects. The brief was simply create a space that becomes a dynamic escape from city living and working life, a place for entertainment, with a range of retail outlets and a multitude of dining experiences. The intention was that this building would be without doubt memorable and the hub for entertainment for all in Auckland City. The building once finished in 1999 was a huge success, for many years providing great returns for investors and became the entertainment hub of the city.
This book is my pictorial capture of it over the last 24 years. It also provides some of original drawings and a few thoughts for a now much needed refurbishment. I have a sadness that the generation of children who enjoyed this space now as adults see its demise due to minimal maintance, minimal refurbishments or any new inovations over those decades so critical for success especially for a complex revolving upon quality entertainment.