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Crest finance office, Lower Hutt |
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Written by Steven Young
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Friday, 27 January 2012 |
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Crest Financial Brokers Lower Hutt |
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| Project
address |
cnr Kings Crescent and Bllomfield Terrace |
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Lower Hutt |
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| Client name |
Jack & Marcie Chan |
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| Contractor |
Schwass Constrruction |
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Manager/designerSteven Young & Associates Ltd |
Steven Young & Associates Ltd |
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| Engineer |
Steven Young & Associates Ltd |
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| Consultants |
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| Our role |
Principal consultant |
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| Description
of project |
Vacant office stripped back to structure, strengthened, new facade |
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added and totally refurbished |
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Type |
Two sdtorey reinforced concrete building |
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Size |
800 sq metres. |
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Value |
Approx $1.5M. |
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Date/ |
2009 |
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Construction period |
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| Design
features |
Flat slab building with concrete spandrel. |
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| Special
features |
K-braced EQ strengthening. |
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| Management |
Total
project management with responsibility for programme |
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and budget. |
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| Special
requirements |
EQ Strengthening to Hutt City requirements. |
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| Our special
input |
Integrating facade, refurbishment and additional floor space. |
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| What we
learned |
The floors of some building are well out of level. |
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Insist on doing the fit-out for the whole building. |
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| What would
we improve |
Watertightness of the old roof. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 March 2012 )
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