But Hannah said the kiosk on the Swanson St side of the tower had a charmless profile and the dimensions of a container or double garage, an awkward contrast to the gracefully curved building.
"From the square, its flat facade will offer an unappealing sight, abruptly terminating any view. The public space will be a modest grassed area, consigned to the least sunny part of the site. Perhaps fortunately, fewer trees are envisaged than on the site hitherto and no public art, to judge from the sketch publicly available. What a pity. Other recent CBD property developers have done much better," Hannah said.
ANZ signed up to a new 15-year lease from January 2014, occupying 17,700sq m in the building and becoming the landlord's largest customer in return for its upgrade.
Pritchard said Auckland Council's Urban Design Panel had strongly endorsed the designs including the kiosk and the landscaping to the rear of the site.
"I have met with Tim Hannah who doesn't like the idea of an external kiosk. I have explained our rationale around the design and provision but that clearly hasn't changed his view," Pritchard said.
The landscaping planned at the bottom of the tower will continue the themes already established in the upgrade at St Patrick's Square opposite, he said.
"Our clients in the building wanted more amenities because there's only one coffee operator and that's in the foyer," Pritchard said.
The kiosk would also provide a hard boundary to the site and its design was in keeping with the new main entranceway being built on the other side of the tower, he said.
"You can't please everyone," Pritchard said.