Old meets new in the city

The Carlton Hotel is part of the Carlton Corner business concept that offers retail and office space in the heart of the city's business-cafe district.

The exterior challenge was to produce a facade that retained a sense of the old hotel's history while considering the newest part of the Carlton Corner concept – the Carlton Mews.

A colour palette of Resene Mortar, Resene Bulgarian Rose, and Resene Vanilla was chosen by Resene from the Range 2000 to rejuvenate the old hotel. The link between the old and new was achieved with the colour Resene Bulgarian Rose along with Oamaru stone for the mews to blend sympathetically with the old hotel.

Resene X-200 weathertight membrane was recommended for the old hotel not only for its weathertight properties but also for its ability to be tinted making Resene X-200 a very cost effective coating.

Architect: Tim Goodwin Architecture
Painting Contractor: McLaughlan Painting Contractors & Decorators
Property Developer: Tim Archibald
From the Resene News – issue Summer 2000

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