This work is an outcome exhibition of  Spatial Type course that everyone in studio contributed to, which included several group projects as well as gallery settings.

Our group’s hypothetical project aims to connect people with architecture in the city. It would take place during the Aotearoa Festival of Architecture, and invites people to ‘take another look’ at interesting buildings that make up our built environment. It takes the form of a series of signs that act as ‘frames’ for a collection of special buildings. These highlight certain aspects and motifs located on the buildings, inviting people to check out the details of these hidden gems. The signs contain information about the buildings and encourage access to further information. The series of signs are supported by a set of promotional postcards that frame the building motifs in a similar way.

During our design process, we started with reading the Wellington Architecture Walking Guide to discover and gain knowledge about Wellington’s heritage buildings. Our big frame prototype is laser-cut MDF. Our production versions would be fabricated from H3 treated plywood, with cutouts made with a CNC router.

Our prototype is a half-scale version of the temporary frame that would be set up in front of the Carillon and Hall of Memories in Pukeahu Memorial Park. This is our campaign site where a team will be set up to promote the Aotearoa Festival of Architecture. This sign aims to intrigue people passing through the busy park to check out the campaign, while also highlighting the Carillon and providing interesting information about the structures. Along with a larger frame we have created a smaller-scaled version of handout postcards, containing four heritage buildings around Wellington. These buildings are, Pukehinau Flats, Hunter Building, St Mary of the Angels and the City Gallery Hand. These postcards contain the location, architectural style, and a brief paragraph about the design and character of each building. Aiming to be an interactive tool for the public to discover these heritage buildings on their own, with the goal for the user to hold up the cut-out postcards and discover these gems.