POAL Car Handling Facility
 The new Car Handling Facility was designed with a simple vision in mind: to create a functional piece of architecture to maximize efficiencies for port operations whilst also providing a structure that would stand the test of time and illicit a positive response from the public.
Photography by © Simon Devitt
The result is a building which greatly improves car capacity and movement at the port and takes the form of an urban art canvas, set to be home to large scale art installations for years to come. The development NLA is 35000 sqm and the 5-storey facility comes to a height of 17.9 meters. Plus sought to deliver a structure which celebrates the port and provides a bridge between the high-rise structures of the CBD and the low-rise industrial structures of the port. Ports of Auckland forms the backbone of freight logistics and transport not just for New Zealand?s largest city but also for most of the Upper North Island. The new structure is more than just a transport facility, it serves as a catalyst for better public engagement in this area of Auckland?s waterfront and future proofs the development as both the city and waterfront evolve over the next 30 years.
Photography by © Simon Devitt
Plus were engaged to provide full architectural services for this unique project ? the first of its kind for both Plus Architecture in New Zealand and Ports of Auckland. Commencing in 2018, the project reached completion at the end of 2020. The structu...