As part of the landmark fitout for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency’s new national headquarters on Bowen Street, Moth Light supplied key architectural lighting elements that contribute to the project’s calm, connected atmosphere.
Under the main staircase, our Flat Freddie 30 profile provides clean, low-glare illumination—integrated seamlessly to emphasise form and movement between levels. Along the perimeter of key floors, a combination of our newly released Nellie Neon 16 and Flat Freddie 14 grazes light downward at the wall and ceiling junction, softening transitions and enhancing the earthy material palette that supports the project's Ki Uta Ki Tai (from mountains to sea) narrative. Slim Jim 10 is recessed into the joinery.
Designed by Designgroup Stapleton Elliott in collaboration with their Indigenous Design Rōpū, and engineered by NDY, the fitout supports activity-based working for around 1,200 staff and incorporates cultural storytelling, sustainability goals (targeting 5 Star NABERSNZ and WELL Certification), and a rich sensory environment.
2024 Awards
- Best Design Awards 2024 - Spatial (Workplace Environments) - Silver Pin
- NZIA Wellington Architecture Award 2024 (Interior Architecture)
Partners:
Architect: Designgroup Stapleton Elliott
Electrical Engineer: NDY
Photographer: Thomas Seear-Budd
Offspring Profiles Flat Freddie 30 recessed under the stairs.
Offspring Profiles Nellie Neon 16 surface-mounted onto the wall/ceiling junction.
Offspring Profiles Slim Jim 10 recessed into the joinery.
Offspring Profiles Flat Freddie 14 surface-mounted onto the wall/ceiling junction.
Wellington
Auckland
Napier
