Razzle dazzle of the movie business - Force Entertainment Centre

The latest word in cinema - Imax, has come to Auckland. Staged in the $75million Force Entertainment Centre next to the Aotea Centre, the Centre offers an eight-storey 3D Imax screen and 12 conventional cinemas on two levels. The Centre comes complete with a Planet Hollywood restaurant, a range of cafes, and a three-level bar. At the heart of it all is the atrium where visitors can gather before disappearing further into the Centre.

If its exterior looks like a collision of unlikely forms, it does at least reflect the options within. Everywhere, angles, materials and paint finishes accentuate activity and excitement.

One thousand tonnes of interior steelwork were painted in Resene Zincilate followed by Resene Uracryl 404 for an extremely durable low sheen finish, while 75,000 sq. metres of paperfaced plasterboard were coated in a combination of waterbased enamel Resene Lustacryl, Resene Zylone 20 Flat and Resene Zylone Sheen. Resene X-200 weathertight Membrane followed by Resene Lumbersider was used on the exterior surfaces.

Architect: Walker Co-Partnership
Builder: Watts and Hughes Builders
Painting Contractor: Graham Ilich Painting Contractors
Steel Fabricators: Dixon & Haddon Structural Steel

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