WELCOME

WE ARE PLEASED TO INTRODUCE TO

YOU BRITOMART, A SPECIAL PLACE

UNDERTAKING A REMARKABLE

JOURNEY.

In just a few years Britomart

has seen an extraordinary

transformation: from a semi-derelict

collection of heritage buildings

and unused spaces to a flourishing

inner-city community. Today it is a

busy shopping, entertainment and

business precinct, a new focus for

Auckland and a hub of excellence in

hospitality and retail.

Britomart’s prime location in the

heart of the city, its dynamic mix of

uses, its strong sense of community

and its unrivalled access to

transport and other amenities make

it an exceptional place to live, work,

shop and socialise.

Some of New Zealand’s most

talented hospitality operators and

entrepreneurs are running thriving

businesses here. The country’s top

fashion and lifestyle brands have

flagship stores at Britomart and

many global brands have their only

New Zealand stores in the precinct.

But Britomart’s journey is not yet

complete. Its ongoing development

continues to offer exciting

opportunities to those who wish

to become part of it.

As long-term owner of the

Britomart precinct, Cooper and

Company’s philosophy is founded

on a ‘can do, will do’ approach and

a commitment to excellence in

everything we do. We take an open,

collaborative approach to all our

partnerships and are completely

focused on meeting our tenants’ and

occupiers’ needs in a straightforward,

professional way.

We invite you to read on, to discover

what makes Britomart special and what

it has to offer you. We would be delighted

to welcome you into this unique

community.

THE COOPER AND COMPANY TEAM

1. LUMLEY CENTRE2. FONTERRA CENTRE3. VERO CENTRE4. FORSYTH BARR TOWER5. GOSLING CHAPMAN TOWER6. AXA HOUSE7. CITIBANK CENTRE8. HSBC HOUSE9. DOWNTOWN HOUSE10. PRICEWATERHOUSE- COOPERS TOWER11. QUAY TOWER 12. TOWER CENTRE13. ANZ CENTRE14. BNZ TOWER15. IAG HOUSE16. QANTAS HOUSE17. NATIONAL BANK TOWER18. VODAFONE19. IBM CENTRE20. MICROSOFT21. KPMG22. WESTPAC

WITH ITS LUSH GREENERY,

UNDULATING LANDSCAPE AND

SPARKLING SEA vIEWS AT EvERY

TURN, AUCKLAND IS A CITY Of

OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY.

New Zealand’s largest and most

cosmopolitan centre, this harbour city

is characterised by its sunny climate,

a background rhythm of Polynesian

culture and a love affair with the sea

that has earned it the nickname

‘City of Sails’.

Every Auckland resident lives

within easy reach of beautiful

beaches, walking tracks and

picturesque holiday islands, with

surfing, sailing, kayaking and

swimming among Aucklanders’

favourite pursuits. The city itself

offers a rich and diverse cultural life,

outstanding fresh local food

and international award-winning

wines, a buzzing cafe culture and

excellent shopping.

Auckland also provides ready

access to the rest of New Zealand’s

natural attractions, including

spectacular scenery and outdoor

activities ranging from tramping,

hunting and snow skiing to white

water rafting and big game and trout

fishing. Auckland consistently tops

international quality-of-life surveys

and is indisputably one of the best

places in the world to live, raise a

family or just make the most of the

great outdoors.

As a result, both Auckland City

and the Auckland region are

experiencing above-average

population growth, with Auckland

identified in the last census as

the fastest-growing region in

New Zealand.

Serving as the gateway to

New Zealand for the vast majority

of international visitors, Auckland is

also a rapidly growing tourist market.

In 2011 New Zealand welcomed

2.6 million international arrivals,

a figure projected to increase to

around three million by 2015.

Auckland is an increasingly popular

destination for international cruise

vessels, with around 100 cruise

ship visits expected during the

2012-13 season.

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALANDITS MAORI NAME IS TAMAKI-MAKAU-RAU, THE MAIDEN WITH 100 LOVERS, BECAUSE IT IS A PLACE DESIRED BY ALL AND CONQUERED BY MANY. TODAY AUCKLAND OFFERS A LIFESTYLE UNMATCHED ALMOST ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD

LYING BETWEEN THE WAITEMATA

HARBOUR AND THE LOWER CBD,

Britomart is a 6.5-hectare complex

of heritage and new buildings,

public spaces and regeneration

sites fronting a kilometre of prime

waterfront.

Served by the best transport

links in the city, close to buses,

trains, ferries and motorways, it

is located within New Zealand’s

best-known business, shopping

and entertainment district and lies

within easy reach of Auckland’s most

upmarket suburbs.

Cooper and Company’s

master-planned development will

eventually see the refurbishment

of 18 historic buildings and the

construction of several state-of-the-

art, environmentally-friendly new

buildings. This ambitious urban

renewal project is founded on a

public-private collaboration between

Cooper and Company and Auckland

Council, and includes the largest

heritage restoration scheme ever

undertaken in New Zealand.

Eight years into the project,

Britomart has emerged as a vibrant

mix of offices, shops, cafes, bars,

restaurants and galleries. It will

continue to evolve into a truly 24/7

mixed-use precinct with the eventual

addition of hotels and residential

apartments.

Cooper and Company's vision

for Britomart is ‘a place that has

soul, where the people are bold

and the culture is cool’, a place that

celebrates New Zealand and brings

together the best of many cultures.

Carefully planned to ensure it has the

right mix of elements, that it respects

its heritage and integrates gracefully

into its environment, Britomart is a

visionary blueprint for a thriving urban

community like those of other great

cities of the world.

BRITOMARTTHIS MASTER-PLANNED PRECINCT IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN AUCKLAND HAS A UNIQUE HERITAGE OF HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARCHITECTURE. COOPER AND COMPANY IS ENGAGED IN A LONG-TERM PROJECT FOR THE PRESERVATION AND REVITALISATION OF THE AREA

PAST, PRESENT, FUTUREFROM COLONIAL BARRACKS TO LIVELY CENTRAL-CITY COMMUNITY, BRITOMART IS A DYNAMIC PLACE OF CONTRASTS AND CONTINUOUS CHANGE

fOR GENERATIONS BRITOMART HAS

BEEN A STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT

PLACE Of DEfENCE, TRANSPORT

AND TRADE. former headland

Britomart Point was once the site

of fort Britomart, an active base for

British colonial troops in the 1860s.

The point was later levelled and the

land around it reclaimed from the

sea to form the area now known as

Britomart. In the 1880s it became

one of Auckland’s principal business

districts, eventually housing a

railway station, the chief post office

and dozens of warehouses and

trading premises. A century later

Britomart had fallen into decline and

for 30 years much of it lay forgotten.

In recent years Cooper and

Company has breathed new life into

this extraordinary place. Historic

buildings have been restored to their

former beauty and striking new ones

built. Luxury fashion and lifestyle

stores sit alongside buzzing bars

and restaurants. festivals of music,

art and culture are held in its public

spaces and a weekend farmers’

market draws visitors from far

and wide.

With its small lanes and open

squares, its mix of heritage and

cutting-edge, its small boutiques

and big names, Britomart is a

place of discovery, contrasts and

surprise. As more and more people

are drawn here to live, work and

play, it will continue to evolve,

shaped and renewed by the shifting

tastes and aspirations of those who

move through it. By honouring its

history and embracing its future,

Britomart’s promise is to link the

past to the present for many more

generations to come.

OUR APPROACH - THE HOWEVERYTHING WE DO WE DO BOLDLY

WITH CONFIDENCE & COURAGE

bOLd

OUR RESULT - THE WHATEVERYTHING WE DO IS COOL,

CONTEMPORARY, CHALLENGING

CREDIBLE & ENGAGINGRELEVANT

COOL

OUR MOTIVATION- THE WHYBECAUSE WE HAVE HERITAGE AND

INTEGRITY BECAUSE WE RESPECT OUR ORIGINS

SOUL

THROUGH THESE VALUES WE ARE CREATING

AN EXPERIENCETHAT WILL BE AS RELEVANTTODAY AS IN 100 YEARS’ TIMEAN EXPERIENCE THAT WILL MAKE BRITOMART

THE DESTINATIONFOR AUCKLANDERS, NEW ZEALANDERS

& VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

OF CHOICE

AN ARCHITECT’S VIEWAWARD-WINNING ARCHITECT RICHARD JOHNSON, A PRINCIPAL DESIGNER OF THE BRITOMART REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, TALKS ABOUT WHAT BRITOMART MEANS TO HIM

“I’M MORE INTERESTED IN

DESIGNING PUBLIC SPACES

THAN BUILDINGS,” says leading

Australasian architect Richard

Johnson, reflecting on what drew

him to the Britomart project.

With its emphasis on public

spaces – its laneways, walking

street, central square and internal

atriums – Britomart represented an

opportunity to create a lively public

focus for Auckland.

“I’m interested in what I call the

‘living rooms’ of a city,” says Richard.

“The pattern of linked public spaces

in which the citizens of the city go

about their business and where

the history of a city is embedded.

Britomart is a big enough

development to start to make that

public room concept happen in this

part of the city.”

Together with his firm Johnson

Pilton Walker, Richard has been

responsible for the design of

Britomart’s first three new buildings,

the Ernst & Young Building and the

two buildings making up Westpac on

Takutai Square.

“Spaces that are comfortable,

with good proportions that relate to

people in a human way, will attract

people and activity and give those

places an authenticity,” he says.

“The determinants and the scale of

the spaces at Britomart are directly

related to existing heritage grain.

They’re human, they’re intimate,

they’re active – all things that help

make somewhere a genuine ‘people’

place.”

for Richard, the authenticity of a

place is derived from its connections

to history, memory and human

experience.

“I believe it’s extremely hard

to create a new public space

from scratch, because there’s

no embodied memory in it. But

Britomart has an enormous history,

pre-settlement, post-settlement,

Māori history, railway history and

a lot of tangible evidence of that

is still here. Great spaces that are

connected with the history, the

topography and the culture of a place

become enduring spaces that people

intuitively feel comfortable with.”

Richard Johnson was awarded the

prestigious Royal Australian Institute

of Architects Gold Medal in 2008 for

his exceptional body of work over

four decades in both the public and

private domains.

NEW BUILDINGS1. CPO2. BARRINGTON3. OLD SOFRANA4. LEVY5. EXCELSIOR6. STANBETH7. MASONIC8. BUCKLAND9. AUSTRALIS10. NATHAN11. ROUKAI LANE12. CHARTER CUSTOMS 13. KIWI TAVERN

HERITAGE BUILDINGS 14. BRITOMART CAR PARK15. ERNST & YOUNG BUILDING

WESTPAC ON TAKUTAI SQUARE16. ALTRANS17. QUAY BUILDING18. QUAY STREET SITE19. UNION FISH20. TYLER21. NORTHERN STEAMSHIP22. MARITIME23. BRITOMART CENTRAL24. TAKUTAI SQUARE25. GALWAY26. ATRIUM ON TAKUTAI

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MASTER PLANCOOPER AND COMPANY’S MASTER PLAN IS THE KEY TO REALISING ITS LONG-TERM VISION FOR BRITOMART: TO CREATE A UNIQUE LEGACY FOR THE PRIDE AND PLEASURE OF FUTURE GENERATIONS

BRITOMART’S PRIME WATERfRONT

LOCATION, ITS SCALE AND ITS RARE

CONCENTRATION Of HERITAGE

BUILDINGS HAvE MADE THIS

DEvELOPMENT A ONCE-IN-A-

GENERATION OPPORTUNITY.

Cooper and Company’s

master plan includes a long-

term commitment to owning

and managing the precinct, to

ensure that what is created here

will be valued and cherished by

Aucklanders for many years to come.

Begun in 2004, the broad

programme of building and

renovation at the heart of the

plan is now well advanced. The

refurbishment and leasing of the

first nine heritage buildings is

already complete, including the

CPO, Northern Steamship Company,

Levy, Maritime, Union fish Company,

Charter House, Wharf Police,

Excelsior House and Stanbeth

House buildings.

The first of the new buildings,

the Charter Customs Building,

was completed in early 2009. This

development incorporates historic

Charter House and comprises part

of Westpac New Zealand’s head

office complex, Westpac on

Takutai Square.

In April 2011 the two major new

office buildings fronting Takutai

Square were completed, the Ernst

& Young Building and the second

element of Westpac on Takutai

Square. Running between these

two buildings at ground level is

covered shopping and food gallery

Atrium on Takutai, occupied by high-

end fashion, beauty and specialty

retailers.

Also completed in April 2011

was the Britomart Car Park Building

on the corner of Quay Street

and Britomart Place. As well as

housing a new luxury fitness club

for Les Mills, this building provides

parking facilities for the close to

4000 people who now work in the

precinct.

The first stage of The Pavilions,

the interim retail development in

the central spaces of the precinct,

was completed in September 2011.

The twin black-mesh buildings were

designed as medium-term structures

to allow the incubation of luxury

retail and the activation of this part

of the precinct. The second stage of

the project, a garden-concept food

and fashion development, is now

underway in the adjacent area, with

an estimated completion date of

December 2012.

Still to be undertaken is the

construction of a second major

mixed-use development at the

centre of the precinct, and the

refurbishment of the remaining

nine heritage buildings.

EXCHANGE

IDEAS ARE TRADED, A DIALOGUE, A CURRENCY

IN A RETAIL ENvIRONMENT

HISTORICALLY DOMINATED BY

SUBURBAN SHOPPING CENTRES,

Queen Street in the CBD and

Broadway in Newmarket have long

been Auckland’s two main street-

based shopping districts. for many

years high foot traffic and the focus

of the city’s tourist industry saw

Queen Street reign as Auckland’s

‘golden mile’ for retail. While the

ascendancy of Newmarket and the

rise of local malls have challenged

that, the CBD continues to offer a

strong mix of retail from big chains

to clusters of designer boutiques,

as well as a diverse entertainment

offering.

The Britomart development

has been a key element of the

revitalisation of retail in the

CBD, allowing the planned and

coordinated establishment of

a new large-scale central-city

shopping precinct. Its urban street-

based character is designed to

complement the rest of the CBD’s

retail offering, with Cooper and

Company’s careful management of

the mix allowing an edginess and

‘cool factor’ not seen in other types

of shopping environment.

With its narrow lanes, its

juxtaposition of old and new

buildings and its exciting mix of New

Zealand and international brands,

Britomart’s retail invitation is one of

discovery and intrigue. fronting onto

the streets of the precinct, its high-

end fashion and specialty boutiques

and smart-casual eateries bring the

‘theatre’ of Britomart to life.

A PLACE TO SHOPWITH ITS CHARACTER SETTING AND EXCITING MIX OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL DESIGNER FASHION AND SPECIALTY STORES, BRITOMART OFFERS A SHOPPING EXPERIENCE UNIQUE IN NEW ZEALAND

IN A CITY ENDOWED WITH A

GENEROUS SHARE Of DINING AND

DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS, no

other entertainment district offers

the geographical focus, intimate

scale and atmospheric setting of

Britomart. With its early-morning

cafes and late-night bars, excellent

restaurants and lively public

events, Britomart’s round-the-clock

entertainment offering gives the

precinct a 24-hour vitality.

Cooper and Company’s strategic

development of Britomart as

an entertainment destination

includes a careful mix of hospitality

businesses, all unique and owner-

operated, to ensure the preservation

of the precinct’s distinctive

character.

As well as offering its visitors a

stylish backdrop of mixed heritage

and contemporary buildings and

an inviting network of open and

intimate public spaces, Britomart is

uniquely served by public transport

links, allowing patrons a choice of

late-night transport options.

Today Britomart is alive at

all hours of the day, its chic

restaurants, cosy bars and lively

pubs offering a diverse range of

eating and drinking options, from

superb coffee and fresh cafe food

to cocktails, craft beers and award-

winning restaurant cuisine.

The daytime buzz of cafes and

lunch places, with their mixed

business and social clientele,

gives way to an after-work crowd.

Later, groups of evening and

weekend visitors arrive, drawn by

entertainment options ranging from

live music and DJs to sports screens

and special events. There are places

to sit outside summer and winter,

including streetside terraces, rooftop

and garden bars and a hidden

laneway with an outdoor fireplace.

Britomart is increasingly a

destination for visitors of all ages,

with family activities and public

events ranging from sport and

charity fundraisers to cultural

festivals taking place throughout

the year.

The City farmers’ Market at

Britomart, held every Saturday,

is popular with a wide range of

visitors, attracted by the busy market

atmosphere, fresh seasonal and

artisan foods and live music, and the

opportunity to explore the fountains,

sculptures and art installations of

the surrounding spaces.

A PLACE TO SOCIALISEOFFERING A RICH CHOICE OF DRINKING, DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT OPTIONS NIGHT AND DAY, BRITOMART HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A HIP NEW DESTINATION ON AUCKLAND’S SOCIAL SCENE

A PLACE TO WORKBRITOMART OFFERS A VIBRANT, PEOPLE-FOCUSED ENVIRONMENT WHERE BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY CAN GROW AND FLOURISH THROUGH THE EVERYDAY EXCHANGE OF GOODS, IDEAS AND CULTURE

THE AUCKLAND CBD IS THE

COMMERCIAL HEART Of NEW

ZEALAND. It is home to the

head offices and representative

offices of major corporations and

businesses such as vodafone, ANZ,

PricewaterhouseCoopers, Air New

Zealand and IAG, as well as their

attendant commercial and advisory

services. Segmented into a number

of sub-districts including Upper

Queen Street, Shortland Street,

the viaduct and Quay Park, the

commercial district offers a mix of

old and new premium and A-grade

office space.

With its prime CBD waterfront

location, close to Queen Street and

adjacent to established commercial

centre Shortland Street, Britomart

has emerged as a desirable address

for businesses looking to offer

employees and clients the benefits

of high amenity-value surroundings.

Its diverse street-based offering of

cafes, bars, restaurants and shops,

its pedestrian-friendly layout, its

open spaces and human scale

offer an engaging alternative to the

closed, vertical orientation of the

high-rise tower.

Located immediately above the

Britomart Transport Centre, with

train, bus and ferry links to all parts

of Auckland within a few minutes’

walk, Britomart is the transport hub

of the CBD. The precinct is also

serviced by valet parking and round-

the-clock security systems.

Today commercial offices are

a significant proportion of the

precinct’s usage. Tenancies include

a mix of character heritage and

state-of-the-art new premises and

sizes ranging from boutique to

some of the largest and cleanest

floor plates in Auckland. The new

office buildings are designed to

enjoy natural light and air and lead

the market in efficient design and

‘green’ building standards.

Anchor tenants in Britomart’s

newest commercial buildings include

Westpac New Zealand, Ernst &

Young and Southern Cross Health

Society.

A PLACE TO STAYBRITOMART IS AN AMENITY-RICH GATHERING PLACE FOR THOSE LIVING IN THE CENTRAL CITY. WITH THE ADDITION OF HOTEL ACCOMMODATION, IT WILL BECOME A 24/7 NEIGHBOURHOOD IN ITS OWN RIGHT

THE LAST 20 YEARS HAvE SEEN THE

TRANSfORMATION Of AUCKLAND’S

CBD from a predominantly

commercial centre to a genuinely

mixed-use community. Between

2001 and 2006 the number of

people living in the CBD more than

doubled to nearly 18,000. This

rapid intensification trend is set to

continue, with the population of

the central city projected to grow a

further 134% by 2026.

For this significant inner-city

population, Britomart represents a

community gathering place and a

valuable amenity base, offering all

the advantages of fully integrated

urban surroundings. Restaurants

and bars, cafes and convenience

food, shops and public transport

links are all here for those who call

the inner city home.

Upmarket boutique hotel

accommodation, including private

apartments, is planned for

Britomart, contributing to the 24-

hour activation of the precinct.

Britomart’s downtown waterfront

location is ideally suited to a

hotel and other residential uses.

In addition to the entertainment,

public transport, valet parking and

security amenities of the precinct

itself, Britomart is an easy walk to

cinemas, theatres, clubs, music

venues, waterfront destinations,

Auckland’s major casino and

the vector Arena sports and

entertainment venue.

CHARTER CUSTOMS BUILDINGBRITOMART’S FIRST NEW BUILDING SYMPATHETICALLY INCORPORATES ONE OF THE PRECINCT’S FINE HERITAGE BUILDINGS AND IS HOME TO AN INTERESTING MIX OF COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL TENANTS

DEfINING THE PROMINENT

CUSTOMS STREET EAST-BRITOMART

PLACE CORNER Of THE PRECINCT,

the Charter Customs Building was

the first of the new buildings to be

completed at Britomart. Completed

in early 2009, the development

included the substantial restoration

and integration of the heritage

Charter House building.

Designed by Australian architects

Johnson Pilton Walker (JPW) in

association with Auckland-based

firm Peddle Thorp, the Charter

Customs Building has been

sensitively designed to integrate with

the surrounding heritage buildings.

JPW’s design reinforces the

original character of Customs Street,

relating the form, mass and facade

ordering of the existing heritage

buildings to the exterior design of

the new building. The building’s

design and execution have both

been awarded New Zealand Green

Building Council four-star ratings.

The Charter Customs Building

is home at ground level to modern

bistro District Dining and renowned

hair salon Ryder. Popular bar and

nightspot Racket and all-day cafe

and tapas bar Agents & Merchants

also occupy the ground floor of

the building. These two bars front

tree-lined Roukai Lane, a private

licensed laneway running between

the Charter Customs Building and

the neighbouring historic Nathan

Building.

The upper floors of the building

house 650 staff in Westpac New

Zealand’s call centre and other

administration departments. The

Charter Customs Building is the

southern element of Westpac on

Takutai Square, the new head office

complex of Westpac New Zealand.

It is linked via airbridges across

Galway Street to the northern

element of the Westpac complex,

a 10-storey tower fronting

Takutai Square.

ERNST & YOUNG BUILDING, WESTPAC ON TAKUTAI SQUARE AND ATRIUM ON TAKUTAIOUR TWO NEW OFFICE BUILDINGS AND RETAIL GALLERY LEAD THE MARKET IN EFFICIENT DESIGN AND ‘GREEN’ BUILDING STANDARDS

LOCATED AT THE BRITOMART

PLACE END Of THE PRECINCT AND

fRONTING TAKUTAI SQUARE ARE

TWO LARGE-SCALE NEW BUILDINGS,

the Ernst & Young Building and the

northern element of Westpac on

Takutai Square.

They have the outward

appearance of one building and

were completed as one project

in 2011. Two 10-level ‘towers’

are bridged at the top by three

additional floors, creating a high

internal gallery called Atrium

on Takutai.

The upper levels of the two

buildings house the New Zealand

head office of commercial services

firm Ernst & Young, the head office

of Westpac New Zealand and the

offices of Southern Cross Health

Society, part of the Southern Cross

Healthcare Group.

At ground level, walking street

Te Ara Tāhuhu runs between the two

buildings from Takutai Square to

Britomart Place, through Atrium on

Takutai. This striking covered gallery

is lined with high-end fashion and

beauty stores and daytime food and

beverage outlets.

Atrium on Takutai features New

Zealand’s largest ‘green walls’, two

large-scale vertical plantings that

live on harvested rainwater and

provide many environmental benefits

to the building. The Atrium also

provides access to the Britomart

Transport Centre train station

below and is open as a pedestrian

thoroughfare 24 hours a day.

The state-of-the-art complex was

designed by international award-

winning architects Johnson Pilton

Walker. Both the Ernst & Young and

Westpac buildings are designed to a

New Zealand Green Building Council

five-star standard, placing them

among the most environmentally-

friendly buildings in New Zealand.

In 2012 the development

won Excellence and Best of Category

awards in the Commercial Office

section of the Property Council

New Zealand property industry

awards.

BRITOMART CENTRALTHE MAJOR OFFICE AND RETAIL COMPLEX AT THE CENTRE OF THE PRECINCT WILL BE FOUNDED ON PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND EXPRESS AN OPEN ‘CAMPUS-STYLE’ DESIGN CONCEPT

A SECOND MAJOR NEW MIXED-USE

BUILDING, ALSO DESIGNED BY

JOHNSON PILTON WALKER, IS NOW

IN THE PLANNING STAGE. Situated in

the heart of the Britomart precinct,

Britomart Central is designed to

accommodate large corporate

tenants occupying multiple floors of

a ‘campus-style’ complex. Opening

out onto the western edge of

Takutai Square, Britomart Central

will define one of Auckland’s primary

civic spaces.

The 14-level building comprises

podium and tower elements, scaled

and proportioned to sit comfortably

among the mixed low- and medium-

rise buildings and heritage elements

of the precinct. The lower part of the

eastern facade will be clad in stone,

with precast panels defining the

upper frontage, reflecting the masonry

aesthetic of the adjacent heritage

buildings. External cantilevered fins

will provide both energy-efficient solar

control and exterior visual interest.

One of Britomart Central’s most

striking features will be its central

atrium, flooding the internal floors

with natural light. Bridges, stairs and

cantilevered meeting spaces will

provide dramatic vistas and a sense

of connectedness across the atrium.

These links will provide a high level of

openness and connectivity between

the north and south ‘hubs’ and allow

ease of movement between the floors.

The visibility of people on the

link bridges, engaged in a variety of

activities at different times of the day,

adds to the vibrancy of the campus-

style office. The links are designed to

encourage flexible, active office uses

and provide settings for spontaneous

and informal meetings between

colleagues. At ground level the

precinct’s walking street, lined with

premium shops, cafes and other retail

businesses, will run uninterrupted

through the centre of the building.

Britomart Central will be designed

to achieve a New Zealand Green

Building Council five-star rating.

INTEGRATIONEASY ACCESS TO TRANSPORT, SHOPPING AND DINING, AS WELL AS ROUND-THE-CLOCK PARKING AND SECURITY SERVICES, ALLOW A LEVEL OF CONNECTEDNESS AND CONVENIENCE RARELY SEEN IN AUCKLAND

TRANSPORT

Britomart is the transport hub of

the CBD, located immediately above

Auckland’s central railway station.

The Downtown ferry Terminal and

terminal bus stops to all greater

Auckland destinations are within

a couple of minutes’ flat walk.

Britomart is also five minutes’ drive

from the Auckland motorway system

via the Stanley Street interchange.

SECURITY

Britomart is protected by a high-

quality professional security service

24 hours a day, seven days a

week, making it an exceptionally

safe and clean environment. The

service is proactive and flexible and

the friendly staff are available on

call around the clock, with on-site

personnel available to escort people

working late to their vehicles or to

public transport facilities within

the precinct.

PARKING

Britomart has its own 24-hour

public car park, housed in a modern

parking facility on the outskirts of

the precinct. There is also a daytime

valet parking service, with drop-off

points located at Britomart Car Park

and in the centre of the precinct.

(See next page.)

SHOPPING AND DINING

A full range of convenience shops

and services is located in and

around the precinct, including

a good-quality large-format

supermarket. On completion

Cooper and Company expects there

to be around 200 boutique shops,

cafes, restaurants and bars trading

within the precinct, offering a rich

choice of shopping, dining and

entertainment options.

BRITOMART CAR PARKTHE BRITOMART CAR PARK BUILDING AT THE EASTERN END OF THE PRECINCT HOUSES A PREMIUM 24-HOUR PARKING FACILITY, A FULL VALET PARKING SERVICE AND A LUXURY GYM.

WITH CLOSE TO 4000 PEOPLE

ALREADY WORKING IN THE

PRECINCT, significant parking

facilities have always been an

essential part of the master plan

for Britomart. The purchase of the

adjacent former Oriental Market site

for the development of a purpose-

built parking amenity was a solution

that has enabled parking to be

largely kept out of the heritage areas

of the precinct.

Completed in April 2011, the

Britomart Car Park Building was

designed by Ignite Architects and is

notable for its user-friendly design

and layout. It is New Zealand’s

premium parking facility, offering

1250 generous-sized spaces and

employing the very latest parking

access, control and security

technology.

As well as providing public

parking 24 hours a day, Britomart

Car Park is home to Britomart valet,

a dedicated personal parking team

who park and retrieve tenants’ and

visitors’ cars. A second valet drop-

off point is located on Gore Street

in the centre of the precinct, where

customers can leave their cars for

parking at Britomart Car Park.

Concierge, information and

security services are available round

the clock via Britomart Car Park

Reception, located in a comfortable

lobby area fronting Britomart Place.

A range of additional services are

also offered, including vehicle

grooming, dry cleaning pick-up and

drop-off, courtesy stroller loan and

bike storage.

The Britomart Car Park Building is

also home to Les Mills’ new flagship

fitness club, featuring a superb

interior fitout and leading-edge

fitness technology and equipment.

A Giant-branded bike store and

workshop is also located on the

Quay Street side of the building.

BRITOMART AND COOPER AND COMPANY

COOPER AND COMPANY IS A

PRIvATE INvESTMENT COMPANY

WITH INTERESTS IN REAL ESTATE,

ENERGY AND fINANCIAL SERvICES

AROUND THE WORLD. Its principal

investments in New Zealand are

the Britomart development

(www.britomart.org) and Mountain

Landing (www.mountainlandingnz.

com).

Peter Cooper, founder of Cooper

and Company and mastermind

of the Britomart and Mountain

Landing projects, is a Californian-

based New Zealander whose focus

on community and environment

and holistic, long-term approach to

planning have seen his development

projects described as visionary

around the world.

Britomart is administered by

a group of 57 companies owned

by Cooper family interests. These

include building, development and

ancillary service companies, which

hold shares and other interests

in the real estate of the Britomart

development.

THE WAY FORWARD

BRITOMART IS A DYNAMIC, EvER-

EvOLvING PLACE, AND WE HOPE

THAT YOU WILL JOIN US IN BEING

PART Of IT. We believe that

Britomart will meet and exceed all

your expectations as a hub and a

home, a place for business to thrive,

for people to make great discoveries

and do great work.

To discover your place at

Britomart, to ask questions and

discuss details, please do not

hesitate to get in touch with us. We

would welcome hearing from you.

CONTACT

Jeremy Priddy

Leasing & Sales Director

New Zealand

Cooper and Company

Matthew Cockram

Principal

Chief Executive Officer

New Zealand

Cooper and Company

T (09) 914 8431

E info@britomart.org

W www.britomart.org

MOUNTAIN LANDINGBRITOMART’S SISTER DEVELOPMENT IN THE FAR NORTH SHARES A GREAT DEAL WITH ITS URBAN COUNTERPART: A COMMITMENT TO HONOUR AND PRESERVE THE HERITAGE OF AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE AND CREATE A LEGACY FOR THE FUTURE

THE PURERUA PENINSULA IN

THE BAY Of ISLANDS IS UTTERLY

UNIQUE. With its dazzling Pacific

Ocean views, rolling green hills,

rugged native bush and meandering

island-dotted coastline, it is

indisputably one of the world’s

great beauty spots. But as well

as outstanding natural beauty, it

has huge cultural and historical

significance as the place where

Māori and European settlers first

met, exchanged ideas and began to

share cultures. It is the birthplace of

modern New Zealand.

It was here that Peter Cooper,

the vision behind the Britomart

project, saw a never-to-be-repeated

opportunity: a lifestyle development

that would both realise the potential

of the land and preserve it forever.

Today Mountain Landing is being

developed as a premium sustainable

coastal community. More than 140

hectares of heritage and ecological

preserves are held in perpetuity in

a charitable trust. A small number

of residential sites, set among 400

hectares of farmland, coast, native

bush and wildlife reserves, have

been released for sale. A luxury

accommodation business, The

Residences at Mountain Landing,

now operates from the first three

homes to be established on the

property.

The development has attracted

widespread accolades for its

emphasis on the preservation

and renewal of large areas of

ecological and heritage significance.

Extensive replanting and native bush

regeneration is underway, wetlands

have been restored and ponds

developed to nourish the property’s

ecosystem and encourage the return

of native wildlife. With Māori history

in the region extending back more

than 600 years, Mountain Landing

has been developed with the

blessing and contribution of local

iwi, or Māori tribes.

Master-planned in sympathy

with the site’s natural beauty,

in consultation with a team of

internationally respected architects,

landscapers, ecologists and

archaeologists, Mountain Landing is

founded on a philosophy of balance

and respect for the land and its

history. The result is something

enormously special whose value

– economic, environmental and

cultural – will continue to grow over

time, through the generations to

come.

SOUTHLAKE TOWN SQUARE IN A FAST-GROWING CORNER OF NORTH TEXAS, COOPER AND COMPANY HAS CREATED AN ENTIRE NEW TOWN CENTRE, REVIVING HISTORIC TRADITIONS AND PROVIDING A MUCH-NEEDED FOCUS FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY

IN THE 1990S, THE CITY Of

SOUTHLAKE IN THE DALLAS-fORT

WORTH AREA Of TEXAS WAS A

MAINLY SUBURBAN DISTRICT

WITHOUT A fOCUS OR HEART.

Rapid expansion, single-use zoning

and large-format suburban retail

and office uses had all contributed

to make Southlake a city without a

clear sense of community.

It was on 50 hectares of

farmland outside Southlake that

Cooper and Company founded an

ambitious greenfield development: a

brand-new ‘downtown’ for Southlake

and its neighbours, modelled on a

traditional American town and built

from the ground up.

Southlake Town Square opened

in 1999 to considerable acclaim

from local residents and the

international urban planning and

development communities. Based

on the traditional grid pattern of a

Texas courthouse downtown, with

the Town Hall providing a dramatic

backdrop to the main public square,

Southlake Town Square references the

history of the region and anchors the

new centre in a long local tradition.

Designed on a people-friendly

urban scale, the town centre is an

interconnected network of streets,

short blocks and open street

frontages. Its buildings are linked by

public squares, plazas and parks to

create a strong sense of community

and place. Its mix of uses includes

a broad selection of shops, offices,

cafes and restaurants, a post office,

library and other civic facilities, a

14-screen movie theatre, a Hilton

hotel and a neighbourhood of luxury

brownstone residences.

Today Southlake Town Square

is the focus for many public events

and festivals, including popular

fourth of July, Art in the Square and

Oktoberfest celebrations. With its

already well-established traditions,

this new ‘village’ has become a

destination for the surrounding

areas and the hub and heart of the

local community.

Southlake Town Square is

continuing to be expanded in

sequential phases, with Cooper and

Company retaining its role as long-

term developer of the centre.