Ellery Street Development Suva Fiji

The “big one” for 1993.  Gross floor area 13,500m2.  Building cost FJ$15M.

 Our design approach was influenced by client requirements, by the site, by climatic and cultural considerations.  The look for the complex deliberately sets out to contrast with its surroundings and thereby achieving its architectural and marketable identity as a polished refined and elegant artefact.

 Main design elements are:  A silver and a bronze pod, both 5 storeys, consisting of 3 octagonal modules each.  A retail “plinth” at plaza level grounding the building.  An atrium link comprising of a “slot” and a “drum” providing a dynamic focus between the 2 pods.  A continuous banded, gridded exterior with windows on various faces reflecting orientation and site constraints.  A sculptural “cornice” line capping the composition.  Entrance “mouths” derived from indigenous motifs.