The owner of
Musico, a Petone-based sheet music and instrument import
company, invited Aonui to convert a joinery factory into
their new wholesale warehouse. Central to the brief was
the need for low energy solutions to heating, cooling and
ventilation.
Aonui introduced low E glass and a new
deep eave on the front facade, as well as macrocarpa timber
screening the common services area.
The offices are naturally ventilated by
awning and hopper windows, with manual louvres on inner
partitions allowing fresh air to reach the warehouse space
behind. Two rows of wind driven ventilators on the roof
complete the natural conditioning. Also on the roof is a
Solar Genius water heater.
The warehouse was divided into two tenancies,
with wide mezzanines making the most efficient use of the
tall central volume.
Translucent panels in the roof remove the
need for artificial lighting on most days.
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