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Then and now
Built beside the water. Reimagined around it.
The original bathing pavilion opened in the 1930s as a social place for swimmers, music and the waterfront community. The renewed Pavilion restores its architectural character, strengthens it for the future and opens it to new experiences.
Now
The Next Chapter
Heritage restoration, seismic strengthening and a completely renewed destination.
A timber band rotunda is installed on the reclaimed platform at Oriental Bay.
The First Band Rotunda
1917
A Bathing Pavilion
1937
The concrete Pavilion opens, serving swimmers and concert-goers.
Hospitality and a public terrace bring a different life to the building.
a New Upper Level
1985
From the archive
The Pavilion,
on paper.
Original Wellington City Corporation drawings prepared for the Oriental Bay Bathing Pavilion.
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ELEVATIONS AND SECTIONS · DRAWING NO. 2
The archive is not a style to imitate. It is the evidence of an idea worth carrying forward.
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN · DRAWING NO. 1
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ROOF PLAN · DRAWING NO. 3
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SEASIDE AND PROMENADE ELEVATIONS · DRAWING NO. 4
Read together, the drawings show more than the building's form. they reveal the thinking behind it, from the public rooms and promenade elevations to the smallest construction detail.
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BUILDING SECTIONS AND DETAILS · DRAWING NO. 6
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ENTRANCE AND WINDOW DETAILS · DRAWING NO. 5
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STRUCTURAL DETAILS · DRAWING NO. 8
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REINFORCEMENT DETAILS · DRAWING NO. 9
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