Category Archives: Magazine
Novotel Hotel rockets up at speed thanks to Steel Innovation
Due for completion in time for the Rugby World Cup next year, the new $65 million Novotel hotel, that is being developed by a consortia including Tainui Group Holdings, Auckland Airport and Accor and designed by Warren and Mahoney Architects, is a bracing example of kiwi innovation with steel.
Steel fabrication collaboration achieves exacting export delivery!
Last year, as part of the environmental emissions upgrade of the Société le Nickel (SLN) smelter in Nouméa – the structures and mechanical air ducting for two projects (the Shaking and Bessemer Projects)
Corrosive environment no sweat for Steel Bridge
It’s a true engineering feat: a 650 tonne steel bridge situated right over the Wairakei geothermal fields. Due for completion later this year, ahead of schedule, this 440 metre flyover bridge is part of the East Taupo Arterial project –
Super Sized Collaboration brings the best out of 3750 tonnes of Steel
In terms of tonnage, Lion Nathan’s iconic new NZ$250 million manufacturing and warehousing facility might not be the biggest steel job ever, but it certainly comes close with 2,500 tonnes of structural steel
“Rocking” Technology – A seismic world first for steel framed buildings
Te Puni Village, high-rise student accommodation for Victoria University in Wellington, is a brilliant case of kiwi ingenuity rocking the structural engineering world!
A tall steel story: The mezzanine that came through the window
Now here is an amazing way to convert a “problem” inside space into an outstanding new office floor. The brief may have seemed like “Mission Impossible” but all involved in the project found a solution with steel
Rider Levett Buknall Property Awards 09
This year’s property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Awards celebrate the creative and technical best in building from all perspectives. What part did steel play in these impressive award-winning projects?
Newmarket Rail Station
Newmarket Rail Station is a critical part of “Project Dart”- Ontracks $600 million upgrade of Auckland’s rail network and the Auckland Regional Transport Authority’s programme for improving Rail Stations. At the gateway to Newmarket’s fashionable Broadway – this spacious world-class facility is a resolutely modern public building.
The Deloitte Centre
The $200 million Deloitte Centre at 80 Queen Street Auckland will open October 2009. It is a brilliant junction between old and new – blending modern architecture with the historic 1930’s street frontage of the Jean Batten Building. The scale of the 21-level tower, its sophisticated green technology, and ingenious use of steel beam construction make it a New Zealand first.
Melview Masterminds Magnificence
Melview Developments has embarked on the most ambitious hotel and residential construction ever undertaken in the South Island. There are no fewer than 13 buildings to be constructed on Kawarau Falls Station site near Queenstown. Five different architectural firms were commissioned to design the buildings concurrently, sharing a palette of materials but given individual briefs. The result is a cohesive yet diverse stable of structures.
