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The Hotel Grand Windsor, MGallery in Auckland’s CBD is a heritage building that has been extensively redeveloped transforming this 1920s art deco site into a luxury 5-star hotel.  Recently awarded the ‘best new hotel’ at the World Boutique Hotel Awards, Hotel Grand Windsor is a perfect blend of classic and art deco design with accents of elegance.  

The original architecture and interiors provided lead designers, Space Studio with a great foundation in which to create the luxury aesthetic that is identifiable with an MGallery Hotel.

The flagship store for ethical clothing brand Kowtow in the New Zealand capital, which opened 11 years after the fashion brand was founded, is set within a former bakery.

Until now the brand has exclusively operated online, so for the design of its first bricks-and-mortar store they tasked Auckland-based interior design studio Knight Associatesto create a space that reflected their eco-friendly ethos.

The store articulates minimalism, simplicity and generosity. From the outside, two large windows frame the space. Instead of traditional displays, passerbys have an open and transparent view of the store’s day to day life.