Design takes flight

Ensuring the airport reflects its local surroundings was essential for the architects. Bluestone is a geological feature of the Otago area and appears prominently on the entry facade and again on the airport interior.

Bramco Granite & Marble supplied and installed all bluestone stonework on the project. On the exterior, CCM Architects asked Bramco to create an individualistic bluestone facade that would greet visitors and travellers, says marketing director Mark Bramwell.

"The brief was to emulate feathers in the design, so we came up with the concept of overlapping the stones at random centres," says Bramwell. "A combination of honed and polished bluestone was used to create a textural difference. The stonework was first constructed on battens and then mechanically fixed in place."

Bluestone also gives the terminal's interior floors and cladding a strong local emphasis.

"Flame-finished bluestone was used for non-slip floor surfaces, while honed bluestone walling was used on feature walls," he says. "Although based in Wellington, we supplied and installed this product as we travel through out the lower North Island and South Island carrying out stonework contracts."

Bramco Granite & Marble has a factory base in Lower Hutt with the most up-to-date plant available. The company carries out a variety of projects ranging from office fit-outs to residential countertops using granite, marble and engineered stone.

For details, contact Bramco Granite & Marble, phone (04) 570 0025. Email: mark2@bramco.co.nz.

Story by: Trendsideas