Comments on: St George and St Mary http://eyeofthefish.org/st-george-and-st-mary/ A wide-angle view of architecture, urban design and life in Wellington Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:44:55 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Alan Wylde http://eyeofthefish.org/st-george-and-st-mary/#comment-3235 Alan Wylde Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:42:22 +0000 http://eyeofthefish.org/st-george-and-st-mary/#comment-3235 Here is a recent photo of the interior of St Mary of the Angels. http://dayoutinnz.blogspot.com/2008/08/another-church.html Here is a recent photo of the interior of St Mary of the Angels.
http://dayoutinnz.blogspot.com/2008/08/another-church.html

]]> By: guy http://eyeofthefish.org/st-george-and-st-mary/#comment-3063 guy Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:13:00 +0000 http://eyeofthefish.org/st-george-and-st-mary/#comment-3063 reminds me a little of RMJM's design for New Zealand House in the Haymarket in London. Which was / is a very beautiful building, in its simplicity of glass walls and horizontal projecting spandrel / fin. Except that, as in the case of the NZ House, as soon as you put curtains or blinds in it, it stops being a purist glass box and instead becomes a solid white lump. And hence not so nice... reminds me a little of RMJM’s design for New Zealand House in the Haymarket in London. Which was / is a very beautiful building, in its simplicity of glass walls and horizontal projecting spandrel / fin.

Except that, as in the case of the NZ House, as soon as you put curtains or blinds in it, it stops being a purist glass box and instead becomes a solid white lump. And hence not so nice…

]]> By: M-D http://eyeofthefish.org/st-george-and-st-mary/#comment-3062 M-D Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:44:29 +0000 http://eyeofthefish.org/st-george-and-st-mary/#comment-3062 "Yes, its tall – way taller than I would have thought possible" It's something like a third higher than the height limit - an 'exceedance' encouraged by the WCC in exchange for the building stepping back to allow views of the church from the Manners/Willis intersection... It's fairly unremarkable in design though, and I remain forever unconvinced by corten steel as architectural ornament... “Yes, its tall – way taller than I would have thought possible”

It’s something like a third higher than the height limit – an ‘exceedance’ encouraged by the WCC in exchange for the building stepping back to allow views of the church from the Manners/Willis intersection…

It’s fairly unremarkable in design though, and I remain forever unconvinced by corten steel as architectural ornament…

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