New Zealand Commercial Design Trends Series NZ Commercial Design Trends Vol. 34/02C | Page 72

Project
Naumi Auckland Airport
Location:
Auckland
Project designer:
Muir Design Solutions
Interior designer:
Material Creative
SONG OF THE TUI
Playful, colourful, agile and even surprising, New Zealand’s brilliant Tui bird
makes a perfect emblem for the fun, art-focussed Naumi Auckland Airport Hotel
In the competitive world of hospitality, it can
be hard to stand out from the crowd. However,
the recently opened Naumi Auckland Airport hotel
offers a colourful, playful, even artistic way forward.
Gaurang Jhunjhnuwala, CEO of Naumi Hotels
ANZ, says the launch of the company’s first New
Zealand hotel close to the country’s busiest airport
was a significant step in responding to the needs of
today’s discerning traveller.
“Auckland is a bustling gateway for New Zealand
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as well as the wider Asia-Pacific region, yet the
market for quirky, contemporary boutique hotels in
this area was relatively untapped,” he says.
“Naumi diversifies from your regular boutique
hotel by combining aesthetics with functionality and
creating bespoke experiences for our guests.”
The hotel is a transformative reworking of a
1980s building by project designer David Muir,
now of Muir Design Solutions, with the new hotel’s
interiors by Material Creative.
Below:Naumi Auckland Airport
Hotel’s tiled facade evokes the
brilliant plumage of New Zealand’s
Tui bird – a motif that runs right
through the hotel.
Facing page:A wall of gold
leaves – evoking the Tui’s nape –
backdrops the new reception.
Facing page lower:Timber
battens bring warmth to the
welcoming lobby environment.