From the Resene News – issue 1/2010

Lunch to late -The Windsor Castle Hotel

One of the earliest surviving hotels in Auckland, The Windsor Castle Hotel in Parnell Road, Parnell was established in 1847. A recent exterior paint and extensive renovation designed to restore it to its original glory has resurrected the neighbourhood pub and put it firmly back on the menu for Aucklanders. With tables seating 100, patrons can partake of gastro pub food in comfort.

The Windsor Castle also brings with it the much acclaimed The Juice Bar at The Windsor Castle joining forces with Juice TV to create a premiere live music venue for crowds of up to 500. Local and international artists perform backed up by a high quality sound system to the benefit of musicians and the audience. And it closes the loop bringing great music back to The Windsor.

The exterior repaint was comprehensive, taking in the full façade including all sash window joinery and doors. While the interior has had a number of remodels over the years, the exterior façade remains very close to the original.

In keeping with the original styling, colours were selected from the Resene Heritage colour range with Resene Enamacryl gloss waterborne enamel tinted to Resene Dark Crimson (chestnut red) on wooden joinery and plasterwork in Resene Lumbersider waterborne satin tinted to Resene Silver Grey (serious grey). Much of the joinery needed considerable preparation to bring it up to an acceptable standard including replacing door thresholds and windowsills. The concrete balustrade atop of the building had significant moss and lichen growth that required treatment. The roof was completely renovated and chemically washed then sprayed with Resene Hi-Glo waterborne gloss in Resene Sirocco (grey green). Resene staff visited the site throughout the painting process as the full Environmental Choice approved Resene paint system was applied.

The project used the services of several divisions of the contractor – the painting division for the extensive paintwork and the scaffolding and traffic management division skills to help passing foot and vehicular traffic safely navigate around the work, providing a one-stop solution for the client.

And as a testament to the quality expectation for the project, one section required replastering to match the existing finish, a job done with such precision that it is near impossible to identify the replastered area from the ground.

With The Windsor Hotel and The Juice Bar working in tandem, there is something to keep all your senses satisfied.

The Windsor Castle Hotel in the early days

The Windsor Castle Hotel
Painting Contractor: Troake
Project Manager: Abacus Engineering
Resene: Ben Solly, North Shore Branch Manager

 
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