We have been involved in several projects at Auckland Grammar. Of particular note is the Gymnasium and Pavilion.

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The brief for this gymnasium project called for 36 m clear spans for the roof of this single storey structure.  This would allow the building to house 3 basketball courts.  We achieved this via a two-way steel truss structure supported on cantilevering precast concrete fin columns.

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In order to save time and avoid the risk of working at height we worked with the contractor to pre-fabricate the entire roof structure on the ground.  It was then lifted as one element.

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Benefits of having us on the team:

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• By pre-fabricating the entire roof structure we shortened the programme by more than a month and helped the contractor to deliver their fixed price contract.

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We subsequently completed a $5.5M, 4 storey classroom block with an interlinking suspension bridge to the old school building.

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• We designed a number of structural columns to support the suspension bridge, which helped to preserve the historic nature of the old school building.

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• This project required sensible structural decisions to enable the building to be completed with budget as  there was a high level of architecture involved.  We were able to save the school money through a smart construction methodology and sequencing which sped up the process ensuring the project was complete in time for the start of term 1.