New Premises. THE NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND, LIMITED.

Progress, Volume I, Issue 6, 2 April 1906, Page 137

New Premises. THE NATIONAL BANK OF NEW ZEALAND, LIMITED.

We are showing on this page a perspective drawing (kindly lent by the architect) of the exterior of this building ; the contract for the erection having been let to Mr. Henry Ranson — the contract price being The building will be erected on the site of the old Bank premises m Grey street ; 60 feet frontage to Grey street, depth 90 feet, and the height of building from foundation to parapet will be 80 feet. The exterior has been treated m a bold manner to give solidity. The base of building and wall up to sill course of groundfloor windows will be finished with Malmsbury (Victoria) stone, the balance of exterior will be finished with Portland cement compo The basement floor will contain vault, destructor, storerooms, cycle room, fuel room, clerks' luncheon room, motor room, etc The ground floor will have approach from street 15ft. 2in. wide, vestibule, hall, main stairs, banking chamber, etc. On the

mezzanine floor will be found the latrines, and the first floor will be devoted to the general manager and his staff, and on the top floor spare offices will be placed together with caretaker's quarters. The building will be practically fire resisting and earthquake resisting ; the floors and stairs being formed of reinforced concrete and the walls of reinforced concrete and brickwork. The interior of the building will be handsomely finished ; the mam staircase etc., will be finished with white marble, wrought iron and cedar woodwork. In the construction of this building some 2000 cubic feet of concrete will be required, 1,200 cubic feet of stone, 520,000 bricks, 1,700 sup. yards of Neuchatel asphalt So tons of steel girders and bars, etc., etc The building is being erected from designs, and under the supervision, of Mr. John S. Swan, architect, Wellington, and will be finished about March, 1907.

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