26 May, 2016

New Queenstown Convention Centre

Plans for a redesigned Queenstown Convention Centre at Remarkables Park have been revealed, designed to significantly improve its location so that it could be positioned immediately across from the proposed Queenstown Gondola, and to enhance the design of the Centre.

To be known as Remarkables Place, the location in a new precinct at Remarkables Park is on prime land with stunning water and Remarkables mountain views. It is also adjacent to the expansion of the Remarkables Park Town Centre and will share a generous public oval with the Base Station of the Queenstown Gondola.

In late 2015 the company announced plans to develop a $50m, 9.8km scenic gondola operating year-round, linking Remarkables Park to The Remarkables ski field, alpine recreation area and the high country Queenstown Park Station.

Remarkables Park Limited’s CEO, Alastair Porter, said “The revised Convention Centre design by architects Mason & Wales is contemporary and striking. It draws The Remarkables mountains into the facility through tall floor to ceiling glass panels, and from the outside the glass will provide a dramatic reflection of the mountains.”

The facility is designed so it can be built in stages to match demand. Stage I, with a total area of 2,560m², can accommodate various configurations. It will be large enough to accommodate 700 plenary delegates and 500 banqueting in adjacent areas of the main hall, without the need to breakdown and re-set between day and night functions.

When used for conferencing alone the main hall will have capacity for up to 1,400 delegates. The facility includes a separate foyer and exhibition spaces, both of which would be ideal for cocktail receptions or smaller functions.

Stage II would enable all capacities to increase by more than 60 percent, plus more breakout spaces, still leaving room on the site for further expansion in the future.

Porter said “We’re actively seeking interest from hotels interested in waterview locations in close proximity to the Queenstown Convention Centre and Gondola as part of the development of the Centre.”

Consent will be ready for submission in a matter of weeks, with an answer possible by the third quarter of 2016. This means a consortium could potentially open the Centre in 2018.

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