City Works Industrial Shoot Location

The City Works Depot was purpose built and designed by Ewen Wainscott for the Auckland City Council opening in 1968. Wainscott was famously influenced by the principals of the “modern movement” and specifically, the American architect Albert Khan (1869-1942), who was known at the time for his benchmark industrial factory, foundry and warehouse architecture. Ewan Wainscott’s design and surrounds were strong, modern, clean and simple in form and were very well received by the New Zealand Institute of Architects. THE NZIA awarded the City Workshops Depot prestigious awards in 1969 and 1970. These majestic industrial buildings have, in our view, played an important part in the Auckland story.