The Turnbull House Project is a multiyear project for the seismic strengthening, conservation and adaptive reuse of Turnbull House in Wellington.

I have used the brand sand colour of the website for the background colour. The font is in the website dark brown colour and our brand font National by New Zealand type designer Kris Sowersby.

There is a te ao Māori (Māori holistic approach) influence in the first two panels:

The first diamond shaped pattern is the pātiki or pātikitiki design based on the shape of the flounder fish. It symbolises abundance, being able to provide for the whole iwi, and hospitality. I used kiekie flax stiches in the accent web colours paua shell blue, aqua, green and white. I added a faded effect too. It looks a little like a net too.

The second pattern on the Whenua panel is the niho taniwha (teeth of the tangiwha) pattern. Tangiwha are supernatural creatures in Māori tradition, similar to serpents and dragons in other cultures. The pattern represents strength, stability. In repeat the pattern also symbolises whakapapa (family genealogy), stories, histories, and myths passed down over time. Same accent colours are used. The pattern in two parts depicting the famous two taniwha of Wellington myth in an abstract way.