Wormald head office, Petone |
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Written by Steven Young
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Tuesday, 13 March 2012 |
Project Name |
Wormalds Building |
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Project
address |
Cuba Street |
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Petone |
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Client name |
Gaynor Trust |
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Contractor |
Geoff Carr Builders Ltd |
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Design |
Steven Young & Associates Ltd |
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Engineer |
Steven Young & Associates Ltd |
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Our role |
Principal Consultant |
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Description
of project |
Three building complex coprising offices, warehouse and workshop. |
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Type |
Concrete frames, portal
frames |
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Size |
2000 sq m |
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Value |
$2.5M |
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Date/ |
1985 |
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Construction period |
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Design
features |
Designed as corporate headquarters for multi-national. |
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long-term hold by family trust |
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Special
features |
Low-cost, durable, corporate |
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Management |
Same project teams re-unite for once more. |
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Special
requirements |
Staged construction. Consistency of appearance over three |
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building uses. |
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Our special
input |
Integrating the design needs of tenant and client. |
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What we
learned |
Tenants change of the life of the building and have different needs. |
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What would
we improve |
Drainage and waterproofing on the exposed frontage. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 March 2012 )
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