Commercial >> Colin Shore Building Timaru Hub
Light commercial ‘niche’ for Timaru builders “I think it is important to decide what your niche is and we have settled on light commercial work. There are a lot of builders in Timaru with a couple larger than us but when you have operated a long time your reputation gets out and you are trusted to produce a quality outcomes.” Nigel has a passion for construction using concrete slab methodology; a building form he says some builders tend to shy away from doing. “I love doing concrete work. It is unique and when we started using it we were somewhat pioneering the method. “These day of course there are specialised companies who produce the slabs to order but we used to do it on site.” Colin Shore Building constructed Timaru’s dynamic new business hub right in the heart of town, a build Nigel says came with significant challenges to overcome, given the whole building was wedged between existing structures. Because of this, the usual small tolerances could not be accommodated. “We were lucky to have 2mm clearance on either side. It was that tight!” The two-storey 760 square metre hub on the corner of Sefton and Stafford Streets is built principally of a blend of concrete and glass panels. The design is striking in that there is not one parallel wall in the whole building. In total six businesses will lease space, including the building’s architect John Rushton Architects. The original design was for an open space but over time some walls were added at the request of leasee’s who wanted a closed space
Construction of Timaru’s new business hub by Colin Shore Building came with significant challenges to overcome. to operate in. “We are certainly proud to have learning hub. For those working inside the hub, views constructed what will become an iconic Meanwhile, Nigel says he is actively looking out over Caroline Bay for some and toward Mt building in this town in time.” for one or two qualified carpenters to join the Cook for others is the icing on the cake, Nigel Most recently Colin Shore Building team. says. has completed a substantial classroom “I am very busy pricing work and if “It is a very fine example of what can be remodelling project at the local high school, demand for our services continues as is it achieved with innovative design thinking on converting individual classrooms in a block would be good to have an extra couple of the part of the architect. into a significant open plan multi-purpose pairs of hands on board.”
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