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Sentinel (building)

This article is about the building in New Zealand. For other buildings called the Sentinel Building, see Sentinel Building.

The building in 2009

The Sentinel (sometimes The Sentinel or Sentinel Tower) is a luxury residential skyscraper in Takapuna, the central business area of the North Shore region of Auckland City, New Zealand.[1] The tower has 30 storeys and is 120m tall.[2] The Sentinel was opened to residents in February 2008.[1]

The building contains 117 apartments.[1]

The building contains a number of motifs, from the square (used extensively in the glass facade proportions and in smaller details), to a woven flax basket (hinted at in the latticework of the facade).[1]

The Sentinel was built by Multiplex Constructions[3] for NZ$60 million[4] and was given a non-notified consent by North Shore City Council because the idea of having a landmark building in Takapuna was considered favourably when the developer Cornerstone Group first proposed it in 2003.[1] The developer has also stated that the consenting regulations have since become onerous to a degree that he would not build such a building under current rules.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Gibson, Anne (13 February 2008). "Shore residents get all high and mighty". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Sentinel - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ Building towers over Auckland's North Shore – NZ Construction News, Volume 2, Issue 3, July 2007
  4. ^ a b Gibson, Anne (25 September 2006). "Cladding gets the big shove". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
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