Case Studies

Case Study 5: University of Waikato: Law School & Management Studies Building

1 June 2018

INFORMATION

  • OWNER: STRUCTURAL STEEL CONTRACTOR: BEDFORD ENGINEERING
  • ENGINEER: WSP OPUS / ARCHITECT: WSP OPUS
  • BUILDER: FLETCHER CONSTRUCTION

THE FACTS

  • $35m project
  • 25,000 individual steel components
  • 3,800 assemblies
  • 475 tonnes of structural steel

Completed in 2017, the bold structure of the new tower is an unmissable and fitting gateway to Te Piringa, which houses the Faculty of Law, Waikato Management School’s Centre for Corporate and Executive Education, and student services.

The opening of this $35 million state-of-the-art campus facility marked the University’s 50th anniversary and was a welcome addition for the law faculty, which has been housed….read or print the full case study.