Jack Tar

At the heart of Auckland’s Wynyard Quarter is the historic original wharf cargo shed. The conversion of this important heritage building into a bar and restaurant needed to be carefully considered.

This fit out was all about the shed. The design inserted requisite elements such as the toilets, kitchen and bar servery, in a manner that lightly touched the existing building fabric and new services and ducts were exposed to view. Retaining the grimy paint peeled sarking, roof trusses and bare corrugated iron ceilings permitted the significant heritage character to shine through and to be understood and appreciated.

This is an unpretentious bar with great food with a matching interior that is full of character. 

NZIA Local Award for Architecture (Auckland)  - Heritage 2012