New Plymouth's new icon

This morning, beautiful winter weather, cold, sunny, dry.

After breakfast at the Cathedral Cafe I walked through the city, first stop the clocktower to catch a view of the new Len Lye Centre building.

 

The clocktower is here at the right.

We are looking straight down Queen Street to the cenotaph, with the new building on the left-hand corner.

You may be able to pick out the White Hart Hotel reflected in the stainless steel facade.

Through the arch of the clocktower, we can see the southern side of the building and the way it reflects the Atkinson Building on the opposite side of Devon Street.

Here you can see both facades at once, one on the sunny eastern side, and the other to the south.

One of the objectives of the architect was to reflect more light into Queen Street between the buildings.

What a morning to see how successful he has been!