Covers Twenty-three Acres.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 254, 31 October 1906, Page 3

Covers Twenty-three Acres.

Magnificent Front Elevation.

I FULL DESCRIPTION.

/ : (BY OUR OTTN - REPOETEE.)- 1

rntr.in c is oUaiued :•> 'he ~ui■ c of """'ffi- occupied by ki« EsieTteTicy ihe N'-vprnnr. The =uirf« for hi? Excellency ami tbi" Premier ara exquisitely furnisue<!. thi" Minuter* apartments even in- ' i: a knre. «p!l-eqaippcd kitchen. North ami south <>f ; he hall there are ihr- jrre.it main avenues, nearly t>oo fet?c iony. J-Lii j of these i, ROit wide-, and .; z.i!!t-ry 20i: vide runs all round then). [ W .■--. Dt the hall, directly opposite the main entrance, there i< the main corn(.l'ir. miH ■■! the most imposing parr- n£ ' r 'M' Special ■srork ha- been do no in : i Ti: - h i n ; !ii.- corridor, vhirh h:ithe appearance of a tin? lariro ha]!. Of!i "- lf\id off it OD pithpr r-i.'c, and arch- ' ■■ r ; - '/be ai-cess to other parr? ot the •r..i;:i huililina - - Aγ :hc Pnil of The corri- ■ it or i» the fernery, which i- .-"-'p. ,, . ' throuirh grla-s anil has a 1 ■> <-ry pleasant effec-r, even at a ui--ranep. The corridor hn = a length of and a Tvidth of .~>2u. Here the opening cpronv.-ny took place. Ih* main ivtT.;if-. r'::T:". ':;r north and south, ooti *■ .iin soni" of the b< , . l !; and most attraet:v private p-iiii'.-'ir -. and tLc space af-fiT-Ic-l i-y zh'T) ha- l»?r. eagerly taken : : ii>. Their jralicrip.s have 'ren largely j ilrvotv-d in t".i° exhibit in the rL>Tx>f> In-dii-Tri<'- - i-tirs. to NV.tui-ai Hi-:ory. .■; :d ■■': ;■:• s"ib_:i-< -. Where I he two p,l- t- '' .ies i •':!. tin "■■ \\:o I'u- of the;■■•:.: -'■■■;■■•:.: "v .-ifi'l : i- -" iiV. and ;ibov-'> the ■i '.'' ■■ ;• ■ . ::' i u-I a J l ' in the i-c n ':'■>, ■ th'T • ;>.'• M--.>-r.i] c^iinar , merits. V irletrrtijjh ;in-l po<t iiiii<'e. < ustom-jiiilii-f. an.l TV-, L'rcs- d-ijth open to ; lie ji'.'._.n cirri';":-. on t-he left, a = • ■!'■ i'cinerv i- iij.-pro.icheil. thp Aiiekhm«l vi.-iror vr[\) tirni ii:- prorincp well i"i pre.~oiiled - a bright, attractive cxTBK MAIN" BUILDING. ]'!,■■ iiuiin buiMing ha- absorbed 3.200.----r'>.iiit oi timber i'~ frampwork alone. ■ ' T"^ i:noT] v. i/ojiji pile.". inches -■,::. i v' -. Arout il.fiO" ot \\avr ';-*■.!. Thf rr.oi b::> tnken I'll ton? i-it nd.l\.iui*i'"l iron. The skylights °n !thp -;<■(■: i-m-pr :;l«3ut jlO.i'Jbn squarp I fp.rt. ii.iiiw") --jua---. riinTa.ininjr l"ft carh. hsv*. ing b en pian-il in posnion. In andi♦inn t<i t'lnt. thf sidelights or-eupv ji.i.iion square , fwt. The round ri'i- l-iiiiiiii;; aji'.i bftwpen rhp anne?;?s ; .---.vf-r- two :ri:->. and 12..")00ft "f rid-r- ---• \h.z h?~? brf»n ;;-?<!. liet-iveet: 4n and .Vi ; tons i>f nail.* were Used in fasteninsr the unjlifT Kijre iier. and 70 ton* of painv i Liave beeji ptaei'd on t iip outside of riip I "hullriiiiir- Cirpr 300(>ft of pi pins, tri α-tlv i for storm-water purp-oses, vats been. used, and betwnpn 5000 and HOOOft of ! hijrh-prpssure water-pipe?. !*hoiis.ind feet of ruberoid hare I been used in i overing th<? bijr dome ': and tbe two side-tOT.'eri. Abo°at ItSO.- ---| OOOft f>f timber, mostly Orugoii pine, were ti-p(I for the .scaffolding , , and otb<-r j ma-terifils have boer. used in proportion. The main building v.-;is commenced in I Pi'cemin'r !i=t yt-ar. and was completed ; in , mbi , r Inst. T'ue French Ren- ' ":ii--;ir!'"' , -l ■ :■■ <>i architecture has bfen le«!->[,t<'d in front. The stuecoline uspcl •' ■:■ ilsP front nlf-ra-tion vra- pla--od on ii: pla:>■.-. which absorbed about 210H ra*Kf i<l plaster, 40 bn!« of hemp, and • 'it or stucco. The. cornices, paraPi > .:r.il neriiinent? liave been made out . ni j r eteel. which weighs about '-.vr- a r- tons, zrA has a total running ; lenjztli of 12.000 ft. THE MACHINERY HALL. i The .Afaehinp.ry Hall, north of th<= ; main bnildinz, makes a continuous fror.t----1 ago, nnd brines th: total length, o! frontage up to 131'Jtr. The arcMiecturaJ sty'.o of the Machinery Hall is quite distinct irorr. that of the main btrilding. No particular style lias been adiiered %o.

dBISTCSUTXH, ; A fljer sire than H.iiiev Park for t , . , .' , Exiiibluou. which i- t.j N> otikialiy oppned tomorrow, •■■••■ ;!d hardiy be found in y<?wZeaJani!. anfi [ tn be =r-,. a ■ -.- visitors i- the front "i°v.uion of tiif Exhibition build- , in?, irirb lovely ::-.«n ?ward (iotte-.l vi:h J .,w,. r bed-, and th- winding '-villow ] iun- Avon River in the p.rejrroiiml. It j is noc an pxacsreratinn •■• ii a- j i noble building. llou.L'hlr. i: lia= a. ir'jutjjp ~t a Thousand fo.-i. The d»£ign is Fix-ic-h renai.-?ance. aad ! :,■ ni;i- , :sria! fibroas planter, a b-iautiful « iu:e , material which pives ar oi foiJdirr and L:rn : v. hard t.. !»■ .jniained : n any other wav f.>; a reniporarr sini'- ,- tare. Tiere is nothing in the Iwautif-.i! front elevation to tlv.it it is a "ftnporarr buildir.cr intpnd<'l fr.r a u-p----'•jl career of n:.; y ,; x month-. ( [ear '■ above rooii and ;rpi-e riso two -<iu.ir ■- "aped rovri-rs. lift ; w hiirii. -natly taperiag towards ihi; mr,. aivl roofed wivii i a aatoria! \rhi, ; h ••..- •:■• ;inn«'ar:!a.-.' n* baaished ~l ip, r . ,v.,.'" ii.mu,.-:^ sum entrance. L'fhin ! vi>-:n ;-••- i: ■• "««• d.-me ~f :„. ~n n, i n ~ ;,'ii. .;■„ . * i:ha l»nrai*!ie.| , P p,. r :>„-.,. fmuraf. i t u ,p -,-hr... ;ovi ,. r , ~,,', „,i i , _. |i . ■.. I "apiekwns and flow-r !«■ ; - cd--i u-ith "* !;,,i, r i, er v.n,* w ihe We of Cl-n ; :.- !U . r ,:,. ~l'vn,, h aiv ;. pittare a, ..-lurniia- a- rhe mind ~:U : d ! 1Ia ?n«- rbe immense expanse of poor. . ffifl? -. i. r.'- ,ir around, i< ri*bl- t"OS thn r ■ ■ ■ ■ . L;l <* ri-'ju;. liw a.- ;11 rn-r-a ! :j ;, y ir,-nt e.WaLiou ■**«^tp: : , b-o-« o, ; , m-ween 00- - --. Md ,: ? . i: ,,^;; d :ron wb k-a! DeeE ««•«! in is- b.:i:.iia*r f-r roofs | Mother w , athPr f -h,uiii Se mentioned lh-: ~ ni the main j 7--1 ».,.;:■ ,;;, a ;,;.. oiuu « d Ofe, - ,r; '- 2!.:t I.irrr*. s, r'..,t even' POrtions of mo •,, :-r r ra _ ~,, ,1-. li^! y demonsra'tH.""" manT " c '•'■nploy.MJ rlai.y . i>l m wa = the uppnin-i '■; tiv Exhibitiou. *ja»GEMF. XT fI ; TirE B ;- rLDr ; r ;. th,; ; : /;„.■;;;;;;' f.j;.V n ? : 7 f:u rr - square, r, '' ! V :" , i,al ■"' j '' r I lent carried o;; " w - r -' PX '" ;: i 1,!. ? ielica ' te colouring bar | tied wT, enUMce t0 tbe °fii«s oc,u-! Ce a»au««n cflainuM ot ! -'2e Executive | to the rooms set nO2 - In the southern comer, w

1 bui inspiration ha~ been iaken from tins | art forms und architectural combination? j of tht modern French s-'-hool-. Through- ! oil the; dosicm. however, complete freedom from all conventional orders v».\-----j maintained. The ma-n fai-.ide. strt-ti '.:- ing Lot a distance ut 310 ft. alons t':K' I riv; v front, consists, broadly -peaking. o* "■ grand central entrance, ni J semi-circular form, making T he dominant i ieature ot tlie On r-ai.-h »;■'•-" ■ tbtre is a symmetrical tower, and the-=e len.l proportion and give rppor-o to th- , nrat ;irr ; :. ( r.nnecfeil "v;:h the-c. by I baya of comparatively plain w>rk. aye j this four -errn-eir<-:ilar p. dimenTs -;ir- ! mounted finiai- of iiuaint design: and i irai.ctul corner lowers, wit,".! heavy p>Tj pendieular ornamental iv: , .. giving \\v I apf.fcar.nncp ot height, terminal' , t.io j facade. Five :r.o;iv.-- o,' decoratile modelling, representing ■""!>• 1!'..-' , . I iii l Thi-rir. and the...'" ;ini! [also the »r 1 :i=ru-U>af. cnn- v . It , :" (ifpp fiUFze. •'■ nd tinial; • >/ quaint Frc-Kcb design surmount t:if pediment; ami the arches. Ai the main central entrance, admittance is seined to the ! interior, under tin , immense fonii-cir'.-uiar j roof the cenirp l-iy. Th" n>of- .; b<\i nis are j-emi-circiilar. and h.ive ",t-.-*i i constructed on th ;, lamiratp.d principle. j and the cleur ~;>-jn of SO;t i= r ).■ widest yet spanned by a round ivoodrn m<^ , . •tit- , ;uxt in size W>ing ot>e i:i Eayonnf.'. . . Frame. wjkli has .i clear oi Eai-h mof-b'.'iini weigh; nenrly live -.on-. ! an.l absorbed abour 200 Of:. of timber. . ;T!:> ligh'ins is obtained by lor.* row* of . I clear-*tort*y wiudo.r-s. 7:'.. biixh. extend- • ' in:r along the whole ]>•■;-,_' '.i of Lhe liiiild- ■ i in^ , . < m each -i.li , of r.iis i "ntra! I;.- , .;. : the • aiv Lour -:ua!vr bay-, wit'i .m" ; i clear >pac. J'ul with .■ height i>f ITiT. . ' T:.t-.- are lighted by L-oniinin'-u- row-; or' ■ | skyiijlus 7it lon-.' T;;">>> ba>s give a . ' rtoov -naee of 31iji: by Wofi." Venri'.a- ----■ I tion i- obtained by menn- of ventilating • , alons each ridjjp. ;;nd a i I rirculrtr loiurp riinnir..; t : i ; alonir tnp '.-rown of the root. J ni j ■ ; ten-ier for rhf , rr^-- r ion ot c!'.e building ■ I was £057 i"'. CONCERT HALT.. ; ; The i r.r.fpv. Ha!! i- about HO ft by i.V2fr. and "n attached ru :'.■• rr.ain builii- '. in:? by a shorn corridor. Tae auditorium is'about Bsft by SOtt. the five's Kixlp 50it .by .50ft. and the stajra -3ufi by 3.jcc. There »i~ bating aocomaodation in tbe dre c i ' 11 r• -!*■ for 350 peep!'. an<i in the auii- ' jtoriuni lor about ~:- r '>\ th'?rc beina , total accnmuioilation for l>«'-:-.\ ; i n IJUO and I lOOil jH'OpTf. !!:<■ liiill !- t'ifi'il vith ! elfvtri'.- ;i ■.tv liund-oini , rojimii'- ' Her froui 'he f-iliii"!. Theve is a I complete stock "I -'--rifry i-.t t i i *-» stairs, land ilrp-^ircr-riX'!! , -■ ; i;iv bi-en liiiilt on (■•aeh side. Thy part o! th*- , . hell is reach'tl frcm r :v- i-orridor . by inean-i ot' »\vu .!•»';■-. and a Ho by .mean- of a door I'-ndina lro:n tli° plat- " i furni. The Jr.'-~ 11 j-«-T• ;- p.lso n>achfii : iron-, t.he corridor, ilif seating ai?eom- | inodation i ; arTorri'"d rni.irrly Uy chair.-: ; no benches bavc be<-n u-'-d in the hall, i Tne from of the ("lrr~- i irtio is handaomi 1 - s ly floireri-d. iind i':\e wliob' hi inn hali is > ; liri''d with stuccolin' , . » Tb'r" i? no t'l.at tbr , principal j ■ attraction the Coneirt Hati n<Terr* t«i i ! many people it the prewnce of the Exiii- . : l'iti<->n orpan. which has been erected at . a i-o.*t of £323.". It is an pl^ctvo-pneuma- - tic organ, and it i? one of the largest I ! instruTnPTiTs of that kind in tne world. -, In th? rolnniV-, thPIT i< only oue -Ithan i>. namely, the gigantic instrument i that .-tands in tin- M'-ibuurnt , Tinm Hall. '■'Tht! buii(jor«. Mo->r«. Ingram and Company, are su'*cefsors of Messi". Hope- ■> : Ji-ri"* and Company, nnd it was Mr. - . Hopo-.Jones has invp-nted tin , electrii J cs.l onrin. whi-"h h.i* broug'uT about a f j revolution in the ursan-build-i i Ing business. ; i ART CALLERY. . ; The Art <jall a ry was designed to give ,_ I tiie Tnarimum protection irom Sre to the r i valuable content.*. Thr- r.'alla nave been j built of solid brick-work, sf rensthened at 1 ! interval.-* by buttresses nn t.\e outside ijand Oibestos flabs have been used for .'th; j ceiling. The Gallery is entered by a j I door k-adinsr irom the western corridor [[of the main building. A small concrete b'-idtro i-oanecta tho two building*. On i the right and lei't of the entrauce into the |iOallpry arp the office. . I off the lobby. The visitor passes under t ' a delicately-designed entrance I and renchfs the large srallery. From T ! there he goes tbrough all the connecting : archways to the series of trreive ssparJat<? jrailerie-, set apart for oil-paintincrs. - colours. portraits, landscapes. p. ■ black and ■α-bite drawine?. scuJpture and - i architecture, and. having gone through t' all the galleries, he tind~ himself in the J j entrance lobby ajjain. The central gal-;-1 leries are 6oft lonjr. 40ft wide, and 20fx j. j high, and the ten smaller ones, five on >_, i each side.- are 35ft long. Soft wide and

17ft high. A ditfuaed and even light iobtained by inenr.- of continuous rows of ceiling lic'tit*. 20ft wide. Externally. :h----de=:_gn cen-i-ts of red brick, relieved with lacings and moulding of white stucco, i Pour tower- support the corner s , and the [ c-nrre ci the northern an<l southern eie- j • taiion< arc; emphasised by pilasters. OTEEP. BUILDINGS. ! The ( anadian Court i= at the southern ' end if the main building, :ir.i has a j special entrance, close to the Armagh-! street entrance t i th" grounds. The Canadian Co'.irt. which covers a floor spare of 2i.150 square feet, has been de-sign-d to correspond with the main The fernery, which represents a- nearly aa can \,r done artificially, one n." tho-e J iightthil forest nooks abounil i-:_' in New Zealand receives -pecia' no I■it c f\<r-.\]ifrp. .Vfter the brilliancy >f the main building the fernery is a i-e-~- ---|' : .-po> ci: be: ..-■":t. p" n n n- ■— a■ji i- .-o ( , 1 and there i- a "d : m religious Might'" which suit- th° ferns anil re- { freshes the rye of lb-' weary riortil. j There are paths, walk*, and renting I place-*. On tli" centre then 1 is a large ! TTr.i. into which boulder- have be«ii ca- are ; ■ m li"-* 1 !■■- >l er- neat <. > • I little fountain- ri c - . shov*riii«r their i jnray- Tar and wide. The pond is cn.sied by a little bridg" made of the -tcr.is lof a large tree-:' re. t *11 the north an 1 I the wcsC. wafer-fall- -prim: from Co : rock walls, art" bubble ami trickle down into" th* pond. Another feature of r"ie . i■'.;:-• ruction t.i the fernery is a gmfri on i ':)•-' ea-tern -ide. v.irh imitati'>n -talactite-. The it-.- of sphagnum moss in large quantities on the walls and th•> rocks. an<l of th • bark of the cork tree on thf po.-ts and pillars, has added greatly to the =pientii(l effect secured. Tie [designer was Mr A. Pearson, an officer ■of the Touri-t Depar*ru»n.t at Rotorua. 'My ill Uuiltllng— . L '::«t cxreasjoa 5.017 Sf-tind *-iteaslori ls.i»:-C! j TClrd extension L'JrP) ; Ma'-hmery Mail '.".."To I Art (Jailcry 4.'J'J.*> : l-"ern> rv a.tvs:> I Leva t.->!•:-- i_.x<y .' Temporary Bridge a: Kilmerc-SLrer: -a^ \> a:- - supply J-ja LiJJi.-7-_ t-OKtrael. jj~ ."..o"5o I.slit aatl [owe:N '. 1 4.60S >c 1 I.3UU LoCal HSI.IS2 Amongst the other structures there ; arc the pavilions at the main entrance ! and the Armagh entrance, the coveredway to the Machinery Ha!!, and the . temporary bridge over the Avon at ; Kilmore-street. leading rip to the main j entrant.c. North of the •Machinery ' Hall there ha- been erected a large j building, mainly for the accommodation iof visiting school children, onl it v-.iii be twd by adnlts at when schoo* excursion are nor being held. The buildings nave co-?r, nearly £90,----060 altogether. These building?, in- ' eluding the galleries in the northern and southern avenues, pro-ride a totat ftocr space of 470.500 square feet: but about ; five-twelfths of tiie total area is giTen 'up to corridors', avenues, and office accommodation. <o that 230,000 or 300,00u square feet are available fer revenuc- | producing purposes,. Spatrc his been ! charged for at the rate of 2 to 2/6 a ;>ouare fool, according to position, and I the Coram Ws toners have obtained from ! the leasp of space a sum of £30.000. Of ! the total area of floor space, the British ; tTovernment has taken 2."}.7rj0 square, i feet. Canada 21,000 feet, and New South j Wales 10.000 feet: and the Victorian court, which is be'ween tbe main build- ! ing and the Machinery Hall, has fJSu feet. Mr .1. C. 3faddison wis architect for ! the main building, the concert hall, and the fernery. Messrs J. and W. Jamieson were the contractors for the ; main building, and for the three extensions made to it when it was found that the first dimensions would have lo be exceeded. Mr F. -I Barlow was the architect for tho Machinery nail ; ar.d the Art Gallery. Mr V. W. Smith was contractor for the former, and ! Messrs Moore Bros, for the latter. \ The following are ths contract prices , ! for the building: —