©1968
2026
Peddlethorp has completed the refurbishment of the shell of the modernist Bledisloe House (1959).
Client
MRCB
Location
Auckland
Designed by Francis Gordon Wilson with Douglas Jocelyn Beere, the building was named after Lord Bledisloe, the Governor-General of New Zealand from 1930 to 1935. Bledisloe House holds significant historic importance at a national level as it represents an ideological shift in the design of government buildings following World War II – a period marked by unprecedented government-sponsored construction. Notably, it is the sole completed structure out of eight identical buildings initially planned for Auckland’s civic centre.
Work to Bledisloe House is part of CRL urban regeneration and includes the development of the adjacent Te Waihorotiu Station and the Symphony Centre.
We thank MRCB for the opportunity to contribute to the revitalisation of a building that highlights a unique period of Auckland’s heritage, and wish the project well in its next development phase.
