Dunedin Civic Administration Building
Designed by Allingham, Harrison and
partners. Designed and built 1979-1982
Although I have lived in Dunedin my whole
life I have never really taken much notice of this building, and originally
thought it was connected to the Public Library. This is probably because the
shops on the ground level sort of take away from the building itself – due to
the protruding covers that block the rest of the building from street view. Looking
at it in a different perspective I find it quite interesting. My first thoughts
were that it looks like a layered wedding cake with several terraces going up
in levels. These terraces minimize the impact
of such a large building compared to the other buildings in the
surrounding area. My initial research
has revealed that the building had many false starts and delays. The brief
called for a structure that was to be stepped back from the octagon to avoid a
large mass that would block the sun and loom over the neighbouring Municipal
chambers. When I took some photos of the building I found that it did block the
sun a bit, but that could have been the time of day.
Lily Renwick
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