Wigmore Arcade

OVERVIEW

Wigmore Arcade was built as a compact row of commercial property in 1929 in the centre of Ballina, which was subsequently gifted to the Council. In 1967 it was enlarged to include an internal arcade to connect its main street frontage with the Tamar Street carpark and public transport hub to the rear. Further refurbishment was undertaken in the 1990s to upgrade this 60s connection, providing a covered walkway to the public transport hub, which is the largest in Ballina. We were engaged to lift the customer experience inside the arcade on a limited budget, and so concentrated on a simple palette of quality materials including local ironbark cladding, matt anodised aluminium shopfront windows and vitrified ceramic tiles laid in a chevron pattern. Translucent perspex lightboxes punctuate the corridor, providing illuminated signage opportunities.