Te Auaha Campus

State-of-the-art performing arts campus and retail development in Wellington
Partner: Whitireia WelTec
Status Completed

Situated on the site of the old Deka building on the corner of Cuba and Dixon Streets in Wellington, this mixed-use development forms the first stage of Willis Bond’s Cuba Precinct project and was completed in 2017.

A joint project with the Whitireia WelTec Strategic Partnership, the campus includes Whitireia WelTec’s 9,200 square metre Te Auaha creative arts campus and 745 square metres of ground-floor retail space.

The first-floor heritage façade of the building was strengthened and retained as part of the development and the building’s structure is designed to the seismic requirements for an Importance Level 3 building, which is effectively equivalent to 130% of those required for a typical office building. The upper floors were fitted out by WelTec Whitireia with specialist creative learning spaces including a theatre.

The development is fully leased to Whitiriea WelTec with Barkers Menswear, JD Sports and Vodafone stores operating in the retail spaces along the Cuba Street frontage.

This project is a collaboration with Athfield Architects and construction partner LT McGuinness.