Britomart's Heritage Architecture

Most of the 18 historic buildings throughout the precinct date from between 1880 and 1920. Many were built as warehouses and storerooms for Auckland’s early merchant industry. They range from the magnificent Imperial Baroque of the Chief Post Office to the restrained Art Deco elegance of the Maritime Building on Quay Street.

All Britomart’s heritage buildings are being carefully restored, with meticulous attention to materials, colour schemes, fittings and other period details.

Many of these old buildings were almost derelict at the beginning of the Britomart redevelopment project. Several have now been fully restored and leased long-term to commercial tenants. Others, awaiting renovation, have been tidied up and leased on an interim basis. More on Britomart’s history

Building Britomart's Future

Work is well underway on the programme of new building at Britomart.

There will be seven new buildings in total, including the two major complexes at the eastern end and centre of the precinct.

Britomart’s new buildings incorporate the latest sustainable design principles and are being built to strict four- and five-star New Zealand Green Building Council standards.

All will be designed to the highest standards by world-class architects, scaled and modelled to sit comfortably with the surrounding heritage buildings.