51 Albert
New Zealand sky homes with hotel lifestyle
Challenge
The brief was to create an iconic residential addition to the Auckland city skyline over the top 11 floors of a 43-storey tower. Not only did the design need to be earthquake proof, it also needed to bring the heritage of the original building back to life through a slender tower, moving in increasing levels of solidity up the building. Sitting atop Hotel Indigo Auckland, the design of the 24 luxury apartments needed to carefully respond to the vibrant and contemporary hotel concept, as well as the existing heritage building at ground level, while creating a serene haven away from it all. These luxurious apartments in the sky needed to benefit from the services and amenities offered by the below hotel, also designed by Scott Carver, allowing for a true first class branded lifestyle experience.
Insight
The team was heavily influenced by the motor car heritage of the existing building on-site and used the inspiration of luxury car detailing throughout the residential spaces, creating a restrained and luxurious offer. The colour palette for these apartments is calm and light, allowing individual owners to bring their own personality into their spaces. Luxurious neutral elements of chevron timber flooring, porcelain tiles, marble and brushed nickel tapware are used to create an elegant palette.
Solution
The team of architects and interior designers created a truly luxurious interior design offer and thoughtfully developed the architecture for 51 Albert. The residential apartments appear to float at the top of the tower in a simple glass box, making the most of the surrounding views of Auckland. All interior layouts have been designed in such a way that every room has a stunning view and the maximum amount of daylight possible, with floor to ceiling glazing. Open living areas and luxurious kitchens form the foundation for every apartment, while creating flexible spaces for living, entertaining and relaxing. The kitchens have been elegantly designed with high quality materials and a high level of attention to detail and functionality. The design solution provides two entrance options, either through the grand hotel lobby or through the discreet resident’s only private entrance, which is adjacent to the dynamic food and beverage offer. This allows for residents to feel part of the hotel community, as well as feed off the quality amenities.
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30Luxury Apartments
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13Residential Floors
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225Key Hotel Underneath Residential
Collaborators
Neoscape (Project Management)
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Pointillism (Renders)
NZSIR (Sales)

Design Inspiration
Design Inspiration
Following on from the Neighbourhood Story of Hotel Indigo, the luxury residential apartments were inspired by the heritage of the site – being the first importer of luxury cars in Auckland. The design reflects modern luxury car detailing, through the use of sleek materials including stone, timber and leather.

Project Details
Project Details
43-storey, mixed use 225-room hotel in addition to 24 luxury private residences on an underutilised strategic mixed-used site in Albert Street, comprising of a dual fronted historic facade and adjacent to St. Patrick's Cathedral.

Bathroom Details
Bathroom Details
The contemporary bathrooms have extensive storage and luxurious elements such as heated towel rails, back illuminated mirrors and rainfall showers. Built-in wardrobes, laundries and pantry areas have all been designed to hide away the busy clutter of life and allow residents to make the most of their sophisticated living spaces.
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