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Cuba Jackson apartments

Dubbed tomorrow's classic today, the appropriateness of design to site is expected to be a strong motivator for other local buildings to refurbish and rebuild with empathy.

Cuba Jackson Apartments

Undertaking the Cuba Jackson Apartments combined residential and retail development of 17 apartments plus ground floor retail in an historic precinct was destined to raise the eyebrows and tempers of those fearing an invasion of modernity. These fears were laid to rest once the project started to take shape at the corner of Cuba and Jackson Streets in Petone, Wellington. The importance and prominence of the site as the gateway to Petone was paramount to the design.

Saturated natural earth and nature colours are complemented by the strong modern Wellington joinery. Outside a four colour palette of Resene Tsunami (grey blue), Resene Vanquish (reserved red), Resene Wasabi (dull lime green) and Resene Rust (oxide orange), identify individual verandahs of the apartments each framed by charcoal and neutral colours in hues of Resene Mondo (grey green neutral), Resene Diesel (red black) and Resene Napa (grey beige). Exterior weatherboards are prefinished in Resene Waterborne Woodsman tinted to Resene Crowshead, a dark blend designed to work with the charcoal tonings. Resene Sonyx 101 semi-gloss acrylic over a primer coat of Resene Concrete Primer adds a pleasing easy clean sheen to verandahs made of Titan Board.

Apartment interior

The neutralised palette framing strong features concept is continued within in Resene SpaceCote Low Sheen waterborne enamel – dark exterior tonings making way to Resene Chrome White (greened white) from the Karen Walker chart offset against special colour selections of the client.

The piece de resistance,the kitchens, are apartment state of the art, complete with kitchen joinery finished in Resene ArmourCat, an acid catalysed range of products offering tough and durable pigmented, metallic and clear finishes for a vast range of cabinetry, joinery and furniture applications.

Dubbed tomorrow's classic today, the appropriateness of design to site is expected to be a strong motivator for other local buildings to refurbish and rebuild with empathy.

Architect: John Mills Architects
Building Contractor: Blair Spicer, Men in Building
Painting Contractor: Edmonds Commercial
Resene: Camille Jaspers, Wellington Architectural Services Representative
From the Resene News – issue 3/2005


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