The client’s commitment to the integration of sustainable design has resulted in the completed building achieving a NZGBC 5 star Green Star Rating for Office Design. The outer façades, characterised by elements of the pohutukawa, efficiently provide 65% shading to the interior, allowing for controlled internal shading whilst maximising views over the harbour.

A sophisticated natural ventilation (fresh air displacement) system integrated into the building’s funnel and cube design notifies occupants when external conditions are favourable to open windows, and a light-reflector installed in the funnel directs natural sunlight into the central atria of the building.