Business Central wide, are a special feature of the building. “Rather than adding a separate outer material as cladding over the concrete walls, we have met insulation and weatherproofing compliances by rendering the outer face of the concrete over a rigid insulation layer. Unlike many apartment blocks, the design brief for Frame Apartments was that the concrete would be exposed on the internal walls of the apartments to avoid acres of beige plasterboard. Because of this we had to attend to insulation from the outside. With concretes inherent thermal mass properties and a super insulated roof, this is going to be a warm building,” says Robb. Work had just begun on building above the foundations when Business North Central spoke with Robb. This is the third apartment block developed by Vicinity who has made a feature of creating an arty theme to their apartments. Already their Tattoo Apartment building on Abel Smith Street and the Canvas Apartments upper Willis Street have become stand-out buildings in the city. Frame Apartments are built on a site once occupied a second hand book shop. This property was condemned following the Kaikoura Earthquakes. Arrow began work in earnest on the Frame Apartments foundations pre-Christmas. Once completed mid 2018, the tower will be home to more than 50 apartments with a three-bedroom penthouse on the top floor. Arrow International has been working for the past two years through a Design for Excellence process with council. The building's design and construction was assessed and measured using integrated software system ETABS. The system allowed architects, designers and engineers to assess the building under a range of weather conditions using various materials. Construction of the $15 million tower uses a self-climbing wall formwork system. Essentially walls are built independently of floors, meaning that the towers outer frame can continue to rise. “We can take the building up several levels without the need for floors to keep up with them. This makes for a very efficient build.” Founded by Ron Anderson and Bob Foster in 1984, Arrow International has over 30 years experience in major construction across commercial, education, government, health and aged care, industrial, infrastructure, residential, tourism and sports and recreation, both here are in the Pacific. The team at the company’s Wellington office have a number of large projects underway, including the Xero office block build on Wakefield Street, Wellington Airport Hotel and soon to commence DXN Apartments in Dixon Street.
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Construction of the $15 million tower uses a self-climbing wall formwork system. Essentially walls are built independently of floors, meaning that the towers outer frame can continue to rise.
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