AJ Park - Fitout

Client:          AJ Park

Project Brief

Another example of Mainzeal undertaking building work for both the building owner and tenant to generate efficiencies for both parties is the recently completed AJ Park fitout which is on levels 21 and 22 of the State Insurance Tower in Wellington.
The two floor fitout contains the reception and waiting, meeting rooms and the staff room within a third of level 22, with offices, open plan staff area and utility spaces spread through the remaining space on level 22 and throughout level 21.
Macrocarpa is the feature timber used throughout the fitout and it was utilised in a number of interesting ways. The floor to the waiting area is made from 90 x 45 x 20mm thick Macrocarpa end grain blocks which are laid in a basket weave pattern. The meeting room feature wall is made of thin layers of Macrocarpa layered up to create a random string effect. Solid Macrocarpa is seen again on the large pivot doors and reception screen and as a veneer it is used on the standard doors, operable wall and kitchen joinery.
The Italian stone which appears on columns and walls in the reception, meeting rooms and staff room was hand selected by the architect and is installed in a book matched pattern.
AJ Park is one of New Zealand’s leading intellectual property firms and being patent lawyers means that the staff are dealing with a lot of sensitive information. Managing sound transmission and delivering on a high level of acoustic design was an important aspect of the project. Mainzeal worked closely with Seddon Associates to ensure the detailing allowed the high acoustic performance to be achieved.