Case Studies

Case Study 6: 20 Customhouse Quay, Wellington

1 July 2019

INFORMATION

  • OWNER: STRUCTURAL STEEL CONTRACTOR: MJH ENGINEERING
  • ENGINEER: DUNNING THORNTON / ARCHITECT: STUDIO PACIFIC ARCHITECTURE
  • BUILDER: SCARBRO CONSTRUCTION

THE FACTS

  • 15-level base-isolated building
  • Unique steel diagrid structure
  • 3m-high ceilings
  • 17,500m2 gross floor area

20 Customhouse Quay is a new 14-level seismically advanced office tower on the side of the old BP House on Wellington’s waterfront.

It has become an iconic Wellington building due to its prominent position, and its distinctive and innovative diagrid steel structure.

Wellington-based structural steel contractor….read or print the full case study.