Max, I wonder if this could bee The Apiary you were
referring to? (Bzzz--thanks for the hint, little birdie!)

"One of the most striking examples of modern architecture in New Zealand is the so-called Beehive Building on the Parliament Grounds in Wellington. The Beehive Building gets its name because its round stories decrease in circumference as they increase in elevation, and because the shape of its windows resembles the honeycomb construction of a beehive."