In the new hotel building, the exterior’s hand-made clay bricks relate to the brickwork of the hotel’s heritage neighbours, while flush-glazed windows were detailed and arranged as sleek, contemporary insertions in the rough-hewn clay walls. Within the brick mass, the 99 typical rooms feel like softly lit timber cabins. There are three atmospheric variations based on each room’s orientation to sun and light. The rooms are simple in geometry and humble in size. Almost everything in the rooms is custom designed by our team.

The five penthouse suites are more expansive, with private rooftop terraces enjoying the cityscape as their backdrop. The rooms feature photography carefully commissioned from Russ Flatt (Ngāti Kahungungu) and Kieran Scott. These images sit side by side, capture The Landing from twin perspectives, interpreting the land, sea and sky through two different cultural lenses.

Photographers Sam Hartnett and David St George

Cheshire Team Simon McLean, Ellie Green, Ascinda Stark, Tom Webster, Jin Young Jeong, Calum McNaught, Ian Scott, Aidan Thornhill, Shaun Goddard in collaboration with Dajiang Tai, Emily Priest and Nat Cheshire.

Construction Bracewell Construction

Consultant team Mott McDonald, Holmes Consulting, Norman Disney & Young and TSA.

Landscape Urbanite Damian Wendelborn