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Wellington Chinese Sports & Cultural Centre, Melrose |
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Written by Steven Young
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Monday, 30 January 2012 |
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| Project Name |
Wellington Chinese & Cultural Centre -
stadium (Historic project) |
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Mt Albert Road, Berhampore, Wellington |
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| Client name |
Wellington Chinese Sports & Cultural Centre Inc |
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| Contractor |
Mainzeal |
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| Architect |
Brian Young (Honorary architect) |
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| Engineer |
Steven Young (Honorary structural engineer) |
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| Consultants |
Kai S Luey (Honorary electrical engineer) |
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| Our role |
Honorary engineer: We undertook
the engineering design as |
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as a contribution to the local Chinese community. |
| Description
of project |
Multi-use stadium with full-sized basketball court, kitchen, amenities |
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and social spaces, subsequently extended (twice) |
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Type |
Portal frame |
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Size |
1000 sq metres |
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Value |
Current value 2012 in excess of $2.5M |
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Date/ |
1977 |
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Construction period |
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| Design
features |
Shell built by Mainzeal, decoration by community. |
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| Special
features |
Floating timber floor suspended on rubber |
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Built as a community facility on land from Wellington City Council |
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| Management |
Building subcommittee of WCSCC |
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| Special
requirements |
Kitchen to support catering for Chinese banquets in the stadium space |
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Large span single-bay portals for basketball court |
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| Our special
input |
A
daunting private job for a young engineer entrusted with |
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a large part of a community's dream. |
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| What we
learned |
Everyone contributes too. |
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| What would
we improve |
Ventilation: Water vapour from players condensed on the underside |
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of the cold roof. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 March 2012 )
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