Wellington Zoo
Firmly etched in local memory; from 1927 to 1983 the Taj Mahal inspired Elephant House was the hillside residence of the famous elephants at Wellington Zoo.
The new look Zoo Hub features the original iconic dome topped facade, together with new metal and rammed earth walls and a translucent canopy roof to house a tuckshop with dining courtyard, catering kitchen, toilets and the Scaly Nursery reptile exhibit. A dramatic new pavilion for events or a casual break completes the Hub, ready to form new memories in the minds of young Wellingtonians and tourists alike. The Zoo Hub combines unique materials, forms and colours to complement the existing Elephant House facade and other buildings and features at the zoo, while also providing a dramatic statement for this facility.
Painted canopy beams, walls and doors in the Hub echo the earth and grassland colours and give visual interest to the timber structure. The earth and grassland colours used are Resene Karma (green yellow), Resene Gimblet (ochre green),Resene Wazzup (loud yellow), Resene Fuel Yellow (orange yellow) and Resene Bittersweet (mustard beige). Whitewashed Indian blues inspired the colour choice for the Elephant House facade, with Resene Gold to the domes tying in visually with the other golden yellows and mustards, and the Mojo branding. After a month of on site tests viewed at different times of the day, the selected blue was Resene Botticelli (icy blue), with Resene Gothic (yellow edged blue) for the window frames and trims.
The innovative aluminium structure of the pavilion is dramatised with the use of a high gloss black paint finish in contrast with the white plastic wrapped roof. The use of black provides continuity throughout the project on most of the metal surfaces.
Most areas are finished in Resene Lumbersider waterborne low sheen complemented with Resene Lustacryl semi-gloss waterborne enamel on trim and joinery. These finishes are accented with the striking metallic sheen of Resene Enamacryl Metallic and the contrasting high gloss of Resene Enamacryl gloss waterborne enamel. All these finishes are Environmental Choice approved in keeping with the zoo’s commitment to sustainability.
Colours used: Resene BitterSweet, Resene Black, Resene Botticelli, Resene Fuel Yellow, Resene Gimblet, Resene Gold, Resene Gothic, Resene Karma, Resene Wazzup.
Products used: Resene Enamacryl, Resene Enamacryl Metallic, Resene Lumbersider, Resene Lustacryl.
Architectural Specifier: Assembly Architects Ltd
Contractor: Naylor Love Ltd
Colour Selection: Louise Wright, Assembly Architects Ltd
Interior Designer: Tuck shop interior fitout by Allistar Cox, other areas Assembly Architects Ltd
Painting Contractor: Kensington and Associates
Photographer: Mike Heydon, Jet Productions Ltd
Project: Resene Total Colour Awards 2011
From the Resene News – issue 2/2012
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