Canterbury Build Magazine January 2016 Issue 53

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ISSUE 53

JANUARY 2016

THE GUIDE to Canterbury’s Residential & Commercial BUILD

Plug into the one company that can do everything!

With more than sixty highly skilled staff, Christchurch Electrical has the diversity and divisions to offer expertise in domestic, commercial and industrial electrical work.

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hen a company is named “Christchurch Electrical� it makes a statement that conjures up the expectation of a total solution for all things electrical and this company delivers exactly that. The company has a total of three divisions, Christchurch Electrical, The Heat Pump People and Christchurch Communications all located in the heart of the city on Montreal Street with a purpose built premises and a branch in Hanmer.

Their specialist divisions cater for all residential and commercial needs including electrical servicing and contracting, communications, data and security, air

conditioning heating, cooling ventilation and refrigeration.

When the standard of their work is endorsed through prestigious appointments and credentials such as service providers to the Department of Corrections, Ministry of Education approved, Master Electricians, ECANZ members and ACC Tertiary certified, clients can engage them with complete confidence.

With more than sixty highly skilled staff, Christchurch Electrical has the diversity and divisions to offer expertise in domestic, commercial and industrial electrical work throughout Christchurch and the wider

Christchurch Electrical 03 366 1718 www.christchurchelectrical.co.nz 2 January 2016 CANTERBURY BUILD

Warren Bentley (Director Contracts & Chch Communications), Jared Welsh (Small Contracts Manager Chch Elec), Vicky Keatley (General Manager, The Heat Pump People), Ashley Rule (Director Servicing, Chch Elec), Rex Prebble (Managing Director).

Canterbury region. Their dedicated service and contracting division, expansive capacity and wide-ranging knowledge also means they offer expert advice to clients on most aspects of planned industrial projects.

Being experts in total solutions for air conditioning, The Heat Pump People division is a licensed Daikin Dealership specialising in creating optimal environments for people to live, work and relax in. They provide residential and commercial solutions for staying cool in summer and warm in winter throughout Canterbury.

Data, communication and security requirements including Access Control Systems, Intruder Systems, CCTV Systems

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and Intercom Systems, are now becoming basic requirements for building refits, relocations, and new builds. The Christchurch Communications division of this business has a team of Ministry of Education Certified Engineers and Installers and their services include design, engineering, installation and maintenance.

Christchurch Electrical has been one of the main electrical service providers to companies in Canterbury for more than 60 years with the current owners having been in the business for 20 years. With a wide network of quality suppliers and a purpose built premises, Christchurch Electrical has a lot to offer to Canterbury.

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New Halswell library and community centre pg 6

Retail precinct comes to life pages 25-27

Issue 53 January 2016 Publisher Metros Publishing Group Ltd Managing Director: Trevor Laplanche e: trevor@metros.co.nz Sales Enquiries e: canterburyrebuild@metros.co.nz Editorial Enquiries e: melinda@metros.co.nz 16 Leslie Hills Drive, Riccarton, P.O. Box 9362, Christchurch, NZ Ph: (03) 343 3669 Fax: (03) 343 3659

cover Metzger Builders owners Mark and Ali have created their own piece of paradise bordering the Kaikainui Stream in Clearwater. The O’Neil Architecture designed home described by Ali as their true “labour of love” took out six awards in the 2015 House of the Year.

Iconic local hotel’s $25m makeover complete pg 8

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How do you define and measure the recovery? Project size? Completion date? Capital expense? The Christchurch rebuild is the greatest single urban design project in our nation's history and, as such, many have reflected on progress over the course of the last five years, each arriving at a different conclusion as to how the recovery is faring.

While there is no right answer, a cross-section of key players have offered their own reflections on progress. The Earthquake Commission (EQC) – responsible for repairs costing up to $100,000 – reported late last year that 96.7 percent of its 69,081 repairs have been completed and 97.2 percent of total claims have been settled.

According to the Insurance Council more than 80 percent of claims made to private insurers have been settled. The Stronger Canterbury Infrastructure Rebuild Team (Scirt) has completed 84 percent of the city’s roads and pipes, with 97 percent of its central city work completed.

We have celebrated the opening of some of the city’s most prominent rebuilds, including the Isaac Theatre Royal, the Trimble Navigation campus in Middleton and Cambridge Terrace’s ‘Deloitte building’. But it’s 2016 that a major leap forward is expected, with a cluster of retail developments – the BNZ Centre, the ANZ Centre on the old Triangle Centre site, the Crossing and the Terrace – all scheduled for completion. All around a new city is gradually emerging.

Although progress for some has been too slow, weighed down by bureaucracy and disagreement, the recovery effort is breeding a renewed sense of optimism. A CERA report from July estimated the rebuild was 41 percent complete and the peak for all construction in the city is looking like the last quarter of 2016, when the organisation estimates $1.3b will be spent.

“I would think by the end of next year, October 2016, when the heart of that central city retail offering is up and operational… you're going to see a major shift,” Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce chief executive Peter Townsend said to The Press last year.

“You're going to see people coming back into the central city in ways that we haven't seen for five years.”

How’s that for a New Year’s resolution?

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Ph: (03) 343 3669

Editor Canterbury Build Magazine Melinda Collins

Contents 6: New library and community centre opens in Halswell 8: Iconic local hotel’s $25m makeover complete 9: Health and safety for dummies 10: Businesses play key role in disaster recovery 11: $40m Ashburton development secures Ministry tenant 12: Canterbury’s local heroes honoured with awards 16: Leisure attractions selected for $37m sport centre 17: Local construction firm expects the best… and delivers 18: Research enables strengthening of liquefaction-prone land 20: UC’s new role to result in stronger and safer buildings 21: Regenerate Christchurch – time for a positive change 26-27: Retail precinct comes to life

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- The Influencers

Richard Seville

Gerry Brownlee

Dr Megan Woods

Holmes Consulting Group business manager

Earthquake Recovery Minister

Local Labour MP

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ot many businesses are presented with the opportunity to literally engineer the premises from which they work.

But, as an engineering company, we're lucky enough to have had the chance to do just that – lend our expertise to the new Christchurch CBD building that we'll shift into in the New Year.

It's been inspiring to work on our own offices. It's exciting designing a building that's going to be our base for the future, creating a resilient building with the right atmosphere and environment for the work we do.

This allows you to really get an understanding of being in a client's shoes.

Naturally we wanted to showcase our structural engineering skills so we have an open floor plan, no internal columns, exposed structural steel roof trusses and bracing elements. Looking around the city, you can clearly see that the layers have been peeled back to reveal previously hidden structural elements.

The earthquakes have prompted intense scrutiny of our city, more focus on the built environment, the people and how our city works. This is no bad thing, it means a fresh start and new and creative ways of approaching design, engineering, governance or business in general.

It's great that clients have let us approach recent projects in Christchurch with fresh eyes and creativity including the New Acute Services Building at Christchurch Hospital site (which is under construction), the Arts Centre earthquake repair and strengthening, Hagley Pavilion, Transitional Cathedral, Justice and Emergency Precinct (under construction), Stranges building, Christ's College, Saint Andrews College, the New Education Building at the University of Canterbury (under construction), new schools for Rolleston and Aranui and the Isaac Theatre Royal.

The next couple of years are going to be really exciting with offices, entertainment and retail moving back into the city alongside continuing construction. While much has already been achieved, there is still much to be done. But ultimately, Christchurch will be a lively and inspiring place to live and work.

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n many ways it's our children who find it the toughest living through an experience like the Canterbury earthquakes.

That's why I was so thrilled to see Christchurch's new Margaret Mahy Family Playground opened in time for the summer holidays.

I can't think of a better present for the kids than being able to explore and enjoy all of the great activities and experiences on offer in one of the largest outdoor playgrounds in the world.

When the planners sat down to hammer out a blueprint for the new central city, one of the most important issues was how we would encourage children and their families to come back.

I think the playground will not only give them that reason to visit, it will become a popular place for people to get together again, as they do at other central city attractions like the Re: START Mall.

The playground – part of the block bound by Ōtākaro/Avon River, and Manchester, Madras and Armagh streets– has been designed with input from the region's school children, and features distinctive Canterbury themes and the words of iconic local storytellers, including Margaret Mahy, and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu on a specially designed Story Arc. A wealth of playground equipment includes a four metre wide open slide, tunnel slides, a large climbing net, a water play area including a splash pad with water cannons and jets, and a sand play area.

The different parts of the playground reflect Canterbury's geography, with The Forest, The Wetlands, The Plains and The Peninsula zones.

Development of the playground has been a big engineering task, with the site having to be cleared and thoroughly treated to remove any contamination before structures were built to accommodate the specially designed equipment.

For those who haven't yet taken a look at the playground, I encourage you to pack up the kids and head down there for a great day out.

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n December I was a member of the New Zealand delegation to the Climate Change conference in Paris. Great rhetorical flourishes describing the outcome as historic and ground-breaking have abounded. They are all well-deserved. Nearly 200 nations, not only came to an agreement, but came to an agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and keep reducing them further in the future. Now the hard work begins, as all countries need to translate this into domestic policy.

One of the notable features of the conference was the influence and activity of the non-state actors. Business and NGOs all pushed nations to be more ambitious.

Also heard clearly were voices of the world's Mayors.

Fronted by former Mayor of New York, Mike Bloomberg, and a slew of celebrities, the argument was made loudly and proudly that cities were fundamental in reducing the world's emissions.

There is no doubt that the post-Paris world offers both exciting opportunities and pause for thought about the regeneration of our own city. Fundamental to our rebuild and recovery has been the idea of a resilient city. We want to know that the city we are rebuilding will withstand the environmental forces of the twentyfirst century. It was exciting to see, while I was in Paris, the news come through that Christchurch is to have its own electric vehicle charging station. This is critical infrastructure for the future.

We also need to think about urban and transport planning as part of our contribution to the future.

Compact cities are lower carbon cities and we need be thinking about the residential revitalisation of our own CBD through this lens. We also need to be thinking about good public transport planning for some of the farther flung developments forging ahead. Dynamic and exciting cities this future will all be built around strong public transport links. We've got a chance like few other cities in the world to be at the front of the pack. Let's not squander it!

- The Influencers

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Andrewe Brown

Peter Townsend

Sam Staite

NZ Trade Group co-founder and managing director

Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce chief executive

Colliers International, Christchurch director of Industrial sales & leasing

ur country is in the middle of a construction boom with more than 80,000 new homes forecast to be built over the next six years, and the trade sector plays a vital role in this buoyant industry.

While activity may be cooling off slightly in Canterbury, the number of building consents in the region is close to twice the amount it was before the Christchurch earthquakes began in 2010, and there's still a significant amount of work to be done.

Canterbury's construction industry will benefit from a more sustainable contracting environment – where contractors and trade businesses work together more effectively so that profitability, quality and professionalism can co-exist.

New Zealand has somewhat of a dog-eat-dog contracting environment at present where the bottom price is seen as the right price. Healthy competition is essential for all markets, but a sector cannot be healthy when the profits required for investment in staff training and quality control erode through a price-gouge mentality.

It's the duty of everyone involved to ensure quality doesn't go out the window at times of high activity.

Project managers need to be able to compare apples with apples when it comes to quotes from trade subcontractors, but some tradespeople will quote on low quantity and low quality to provide a low price, and then upsell into the job.

Sustainable businesses require good business acumen, including professional, transparent and comprehensive plans and quotes, a good handle on cashflow and margins, reliable job management systems, good relationships, and of course, high quality workmanship.

To make the most of Canterbury's still buoyant construction market, strong relationships between all parties involved need to be in place to ensure success. We'd encourage contractors to evaluate pricing as a factor sitting alongside the subcontractor's systems, experience, level of resource, supply channels, and a full knowledge of the costs and scope of the work involved with the project.

We'd like to see tradespeople operate with integrity, and be able to stand by what was agreed upon. If we could move the dial more towards this approach, the industry will lift its game, businesses will perform better, contractors will see improved project outcomes, and the trade sector will enjoy more confidence from the public.

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s we complete another calendar year, in another busy rebuild environment, it is worth reflecting on where we have got to and what we have got ahead of us.

The Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released figures that quantify the rebuild up to the end of June 2015. Things will have moved on a little from then but it gives a good perspective on where we are at. ! Overall MBIE estimate that we are about 45 percent into the rebuild from a construction perspective (with a total reconstruction cost of $33 billion out of total earthquake cost still estimated at $40 billion); ! Of that they estimate that total light commercial construction is 40 percent complete and heavy commercial construction is 25 percent complete; ! They estimate that we are 53 percent through $13.3 billion cost of residential reconstruction with the major damages and rebuilds from a housing perspective still to come; ! Civil construction is anticipated to be halfway through a $6.4 billion repair cost; and ! MBIE further estimate that there is $15 billion left in the rebuild pipeline alone and that it will be somewhere in early 2018 before we reach 80 percent of total rebuild expenditure.

All of this means that we have come a long way but we still have a long way to go and there is still more than half of the rebuild ahead of us.

Those that are under the impression that the rebuild has peaked should reconsider their position. As we get further into the rebuild it becomes clearer and clearer from a numbers perspective what we have done and how far we have to go. We can guarantee that 2016 will be another year of intense construction and regeneration in greater Christchurch.

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ell-leased industrial properties are still seen by investors as one the most desirable investments in the commercial property market. Although the supply of opportunities has increased in the past six months, the lowering interest rates have further sharpened yields.

There is huge interest in such properties and there's no sign of activity slowing.

In recent weeks, we've transacted two of the biggest ever industrial deals in the South Island – the largest of which was the $39.525 million sale of Progressive Enterprises Ltd's distribution centre in Hornby, Christchurch to NZX listed Property Funds Manager Augusta Capital.

Confirmation of that deal comes hot on the heels of the sale of three buildings incorporating five tenancies at Glassworks Industry Park on behalf of Goodman Property Trust for $38.9 million to a Christchurchbased property fund managed by Mainland Capital.

All the Glassworks buildings were completed in 2014 to 100 percent of code and have a staggered lease expiry profile to well known tenants MOVE Logistics, DHL, Packaging House, Cirtex and Bridgestone.

Although the statistics suggest the Christchurch industrial market has its lowest ever vacancy level, the actual market is starting to tell a different story. Over 300 industrial properties are available or are becoming available for lease within the next six months. A number of large new buildings are in the planning or construction phase and these properties will make further space available for tenants.

Owner-occupiers continue to be a dominant force in the purchasing market due, in part, to the comparably low cost of owning versus leasing and some aggressive lending structures from the major banks; we expect this trend to continue.

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any homes in Christchurch settled into the soft earth under them during the Canterbury earthquakes, but with the expertise of Slabjacking NZ, many have been lifted back up to where they belong.

In 2012, the company recognised a need for an alternative repair strategy that corrected floor levels without the potential to make the building perform worse in future earthquakes. They use their own innovative system to lift and remediate slabs and foundations damaged in the earthquakes.

After considering numerous options, engineering professionals had clear concerns that traditional underpinning (which involved heavy concrete pads left under the existing foundations) and deep grout injections resulted in permanent point loads applied to the building foundations and ground below. The considerable weight of the underpins (often in excess of 2.5 tons for each pad) had the potential to undermine the ground and sink further in future seismic events. As a number of engineers observed concrete underpin pads have the potential to act like a “brick in a swimming pool” in a future earthquake, and drag house foundations down with them.

Operations manager Rob McMullen says, “So, we’ve designed and developed a new low-impact system to level and repair earthquake-damaged homes and buildings. We’ve pioneered the use of temporary screw piles, used in conjunction with mechanical and hydraulic equipment specifically for this purpose. We spent 12 months designing, testing and refining the repair system and since then we’ve repaired numerous buildings in and around Christchurch.”

Slabjacking was recently engaged to repair the foundations of Beach Road Tyre & Auto, which was 100mm out of level with cracking around auto hoists.

Slabjacking NZ works closely with all the main insurance companies and project management offices for its repair work, as well as commercial building and private home owners.

“What we do well is, assess the building structure and determine exactly how, and to what extent, it is has been damaged by the earthquake sequence. Once we understand this we develop a specific relevelling methodology that will restore the building to its pre-earthquake position,” Rob says.

This frequently involves manufacturing bespoke lift components that are tailored to overcome inherent structural issues. Because of this approach Slabjacking NZ is taking on increasingly complex work that involves multi-level and multi-unit buildings.

“The benefits of our system are that we’re not introducing a lot of extra weight into the building and our screw piles are removed after the slab has been lifted. This leaves the building and foundations working as they were originally intended to, with no permanent hard spots. We’re very good at what we do,” he says.

Slabjacking has number of projects underway. To see the company in action, phone 0800 752 2522 and arrange a site visit or request a quote on the website www.slabjack.co.nz.

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he rapid up-scaling of contractor firms due to the huge increase in work from the Canterbury rebuild has resulted in many difficulties related to employment of staff. Builders and other tradies, who for years operated perfectly well by themselves, have been required to take on employees to cope with the workload and consequently have been drawn into the mine field of employment law.

Having appropriate employment agreements, disciplining staff, sorting out pay and PAYE obligations are particularly difficult areas. The use of trial periods and knowing when they are enforceable can also trip up unwary employers.

With shortages of skilled labour it can be a real benefit to employers to take on workers on a trial basis. The current employment legislation allows this and arguably encourages it by making it unlawful for employees to bring personal grievances if they have been dismissed during the trial period – except on certain grounds such as discrimination.

But there are real fish hooks associated with trial periods.

The Employment Courts have strictly interpreted the legislation so it is vital to get everything absolutely correct in order to obtain the statutory protection. In particular: ! The trial period only applies to new employees ! The trial period must be part of a written employment agreement ! The intending employee must be given an adequate opportunity to read and take advice on the contract before they sign it ! The agreement must be signed before the employee commences work. Even a contract signed later on the first day of work has been held to be insufficient as they were already an employee – and therefore not new – when they signed! ! The trial period clause in the agreement must be worded properly to achieve the protection ! The over-riding requirement to use good faith in employment dealings means that the employee being dismissed should be at least told of the reasons why ! The notice of dismissal must be given during the trial period although it may expire after the trial period.

These principles apply equally to casual and part time staff. It is therefore vital that employers get appropriate advice on their employment agreements and ensure that these are up to date and compliant with the legislation. The process of employment must be understood.

Money spent on this now will save much more expense later if it all goes wrong and a personal grievance lands in your mail…

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New foundation system offers economically viable repair option Armadillo™ Keystone. The majority of the Armadillo™ components are produced in Christchurch by Action Plastics.

Buildings need to be built on a foundation. Cresco Engineers New Zealand has developed a revolutionary foundation system that is earthquake-resistant, cost-effective and provides extra insulation benefits for the home built on it.

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he international panel of ‘Breathe Residential Demonstration Christchurch Anchor Project’ awarded the design featuring this technology as the future of residential construction in New Zealand.

The Armadillo™ system is a new construction method to build robust, cost-effective and environmentally smart waffle slab shaped foundations for residential and commercial buildings.

Cresco’s design enhances waffle slabs commonly used to support your property,

land beneath the foundations.

Until the Christchurch earthquakes, the importance of foundations was dangerously underestimated. The natural disaster opened the eyes of owners and authorities. Around 12,500 homes in Christchurch needed foundations rebuilt and 12,500 families had to wait several months to get back to their homes.

Learning from this, the expectations for foundation performance have been increased and the houses currently being built in New Zealand are safer and more

Over the last year, many repairs without technical and/or economically viable solutions became possible thanks to the introduction of the Armadillo™ foundation system on the market. introducing a unique interweaving pattern combining ribs and arcs shaped a little like an eggtray.

The new shape maximises structural performance, delivering 900 per cent more earthquake resilience than other proprietary technologies. The system not only reduces the risk of immediate damage in case of natural hazards, it enables the easy and quick relevelling of the entire building in case of soil subsidence, if damage does occur, to

resilient than ever. The downside of this trend is that construction costs will likely increase. The Armadillo™ foundation system addresses these problems by being safe and cost-effective.

Over the last year, many repairs without technically and/or economically viable solutions became possible thanks to the introduction of the Armadillo™ foundation system on the market. Whole suburbs which were abandoned because they were unsafe and costly to repair can now

be reborn with the Armadillo™ foundation system.

Those involved in the rebuild have met families who have had to abandon their homes and know how deep the grief and the frustration truly is. They may have also have met with children that cannot remember their own bedrooms and toys, and the elderly who are terrorised by the idea of living away from their familiar surroundings.

The most important benefit for these families is knowing they will live in a safe home because their foundation will not be damaged by another earthquake and, if the land subsides, it can be easily relevelled in just two weeks.

The Armadillo™ foundation system is very versatile, offering a high performance

and cost-effective solution for various situations, including expansive and soft soils, or on sloping hills.

The Armadillo™ foundation system is a major breakthrough in the building industry as it is a gamechanger in three areas.

Firstly, it is a foundation system that future-proofs a building in the event of an earthquake or natural disaster. Secondly, it is more cost-effective than other foundation options by eliminating time-consuming activities on-site. The time spent on internal measurement and reinforcement ties are drastically reduced. Freights costs are also reduced, as all the Armadillo™ components are stackable and easily transportable. Finally, the system is also an environmentally smart choice because it provides insulation performance above and beyond the market standards for the home that will be built on top of it. It contains recycled and new sustainable materials in its components. Overall, the Armadillo™ system sets a new standard for foundations, as it is safer, warmer, sustainable and more affordable than other systems.

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Retail precinct comes to life To be a part of designing the city you live in is a rare opportunity. Through chance or fate, this is the position that Jasper van der Lingen and the team at Sheppard & Rout Architects ind themselves in.

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s the city of Christchurch rises post-earthquake, the work of Sheppard & Rout is one of the foremost on the landscape, with the BNZ Centre the first large scale retail space to be completed in the new central city retail precinct.

“You never dream you’ll end up designing significant parts of your own city,” says Jasper, who sees the BNZ Centre as a starting point for the city’s direction long term. “It’s brilliant to be involved.”

The development is no small undertaking in design or scale – more than 22,000m² of prime office and retail space over half a block, fronting both Cashel and Hereford streets, which is being constructed in two stages.

Stage I, which faces onto Hereford St, is now completed, making up about a third The BNZ Centre courtyard forms part of the Stage II development that is currently under construction.

“We were thinking of the really nice spaces in Christchurch before the earthquakes. We liked the idea of a pedestrian network weaving its way through.” of the development in total. The design includes first-floor parking, with retail and hospitality tenancies on the ground floor, and large office space in the remaining four floors, which will be occupied by government departments.

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home in Stage II of the development, a large five-storey building which fronts onto Cashel St. This 18,600m² U-shaped building will sit in front of Stage I, and forms a central courtyard on the site of the old Whitcoulls building and, more recently, the previous home of Re:Start container mall.

Designs of this scale are not new to Sheppard & Rout, whose previous work has included Christchurch International Airport, the award-winning Stranges and Glendenning Hill building and accompanying Stranges Lane, and current work on Burwood Hospital.

“We were thinking of the really nice spaces in Christchurch before the earthquakes,” says Jasper, who as project design architect worked closely with colleagues Martin Henkes and James Simpson.

There were some features which they knew had to be included to create not only a great design but a welcoming public space – sun-filled areas out of the wind, carparks away from view, buildings with character and a great contemporary retail area.

As a structure on its own, it is impressive and even more so when it is woven into other developments nearby.

Two major laneways run from east to west and north to south, from Colombo St to Oxford Terrace and Cashel to Hereford sts, and continue through neighbouring development The Terrace.

“We liked the idea of a pedestrian network weaving its way through,” says

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