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Aon Centre (Wellington)
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"State Insurance Building" redirects here. For the building in England, see State Insurance Building, Liverpool.
The Aon Centre is a commercial office building at 1 Willis Street in Wellington, New Zealand, formerly named the BNZ Centre then the State Insurance Building. When completed in 1984, it was the tallest building in New Zealand, overtaking the 87m Quay Tower in Auckland. It is notable for its strong, square, black form, in late International Style modernism, and for a trade dispute which delayed the construction by a decade. It remained the tallest building in New Zealand until 1986, when the 106 meter BNZ Tower opened in Auckland, and is currently the second tallest building in Wellington after the Majestic Centre.
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Former names | BNZ Centre, State Insurance building |
General information | |
Type | Office |
Architectural style | Structural Expressionism |
Location | 1 Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand |
Coordinates | 41.286741°S 174.776393°E / -41.286741; 174.776393 |
Construction started | 1973 |
Completed | 1984 |
Owner | Precinct Properties New Zealand Ltd (formerly the AMP NZ Office Trust) |
Height | 103 m (338 ft) |
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Structural system | Steel moment frame |
Floor count | 30 (3 below ground, 27 above) |
Floor area | 26,892 m2 (net lettable) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Stephenson & Turner Architects |
Structural engineer | Brickell, Moss, Rankine & Hill |
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