Category Archives: Magazine
SCNZ Members Event – Rotorua, 19 April 2010
Motivate or Motor-V8?
Whether you are nearby at the V8 street races or just looking for motivation, join with other SCNZ members and:
- Take the opportunity to network with other influential steel construction industry people.
- Learn how the local steel construction industry is responding to the threat of imported fabricated steel work.
Coatings, Composite Floor Construction & Braced Frames
Sharpen your technical skills and gain valuable CPD hours. SCNZ will present a full day seminar for structural engineers starting 16 March through to 25 March at locations around NZ.
“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.
Structural Steel Houses NZ Seat of Justice
Refurbishment of the historic Old High Court building in Wellington acquired additional scale and significance when it was determined that the Supreme Court should be housed in a completely new but adjoining building. Warren and Mahoney Project Architect, Nick Warring, says there were many iterations during the design process as the client worked through various options. “One of the overriding requirements, however,” says Nick, “was the courtroom had to be readily identifiable as a separate entity within the building, and from the outside offer a degree of transparency to the new seat of justice in New Zealand.
Steel option favoured for Okura Realignment
Situated north of Wanganui where the road runs beside the meandering and flood prone Mangawhero River, the project site is infamous for its subsidence and poor alignment. After careful analysis and review, the New Zealand Transport Agency (formerly Transit) concluded that it was uneconomical to continue to maintain the road in its present location. A scheme to avoid the area of instability and straighten the road emerged as the appropriate way forward provided costs could be contained.
