Retail Project Award Results

H T M L Code
National Category Winner: Retail

Project: O’Connells Mall

Entrant

Naylor Love Central Otago

Project Partners

Holmes NZ LP (Engineer), McAuliffe Stevens (Architect/Designer), Naylor Love Central Otago (Construction Company)

Owned By

O'Connells Pavilion Limited

This project involved the redevelopment of O’Connell’s Mall in Queenstown. The construction team was tasked with transforming tenant spaces, street level access, enlarging the third floor, and improving the public facilities including the food hall. Besides this all-round facelift, the seismic performance of the structure also had to be raised. Architecturally the building has had a complete and quite dramatic visual transformation – one that reflects the project’s scale and importance to the region. Downtown Queenstown is a hive of activity, with few carparking and laydown areas. The project team’s use of iTWOcx - a web-based collaboration platform - was helpful in that respect, allowing easy tracking of documentation and keeping all stakeholders informed of key updates and when they were required onsite. The copper cladding and the floating cantilevered canopy are stand out features, as is the large bright atrium within the building and hanging walkways that lead across it. To strengthen the building’s structural resilience, over 680 individual injection points were used to inject expanding polyurethane resin to depths between 1m and 5m below the building.

Judges comments

The construction team were tasked with the transformation of O’Connell’s Mall, an existing 1980s era commercial building, located in the heart of Queenstown. Seismic strengthening, transformation of tenant spaces, enlarging the third floor, and improving the public facilities including the food hall were all part of the transformation. The copper cladding and the floating cantilevered canopy are stand out features. As is the large, bright atrium within the building and hanging walkways that lead across it. During the construction the whole building from the ground to the roof level was wrapped with an acoustic panel to allow demolition and construction to carry on without disturbing neighbouring properties. Overall, this was a very collaborative approach, with a special effort made to work in with the council streetscape team.

 

Project: Kitchen Things Lunn Ave

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Gartshore

Project Partners

Gartshore (Construction Company), Godward Designspace Ltd (Architect/Designer)

This project saw the creation of a new kitchen showroom containing nearly 400 demonstration appliances. It includes 12 different retail fitouts within one, with all kitchens being fully operational, with seamless integration so that wiring and connections were not visible to the public. Over 500 metres of laminated timber framing was constructed and then suspended from the ceiling to separate each fitout and enable customers to visualise the appliances in their own home. Given the tight timeframe and multitude of finer details and materials, the project team had to work together in resolving procurement or design issues efficiently to allow the project to flow and meet the anticipated opening date. Other challenges included material and staff shortages, which put pressure on the build.

 

Project: Winger Suzuki Showroom

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N Cole Construction

Project Partners

N Cole Construction (Construction Company), T Plus Architects (Architect/Designer)

An existing site in Greenlane was repurposed into a new showroom and service drop-off area for Suzuki motors. Located on Great South Road, this building makes a statement. There are large architectural features =and a cantilevered canopy over the courtyard area. This required meticulous planning to ensure the raked angle alignment was seamless between the canopy and building. The biggest challenge encountered during the building was managing multiple COVID restrictions, escalating material costs, and supply constraints. At the same time, the interface between structural and architectural material tolerances needed to be managed.

 

Project: TSB Bank Riverside

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Angus Interiors

Project Partners

Angus Interiors (2021) Ltd (Construction Company), Boon Design (Architect/Designer), Kirk Roberts Consulting (Engineer)

Owned By

Riverside Limited

Angus Interiors was engaged by TSB Bank during the concept design phase for their new premise in the Christchurch CBD. The new design features unique floor coverings, high-spec security and data, along with 24 TV Screens throughout the fit out. The largest screen, which is located front of house, required a specific engineered design in order to support its weight. This project deserves recognition for the number of features that have been installed into such a small floor area. There was work going on below, in and above the ceilings, which required a lot of coordination by the construction team. Other impressive features include hanging planters above the main entry and the new canopy outside the tenancy on Oxford Terrace.

 

Project: Invercargill PAK'nSAVE Alterations

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Amalgamated Builders

Project Partners

Amalgamated Builders Ltd (Construction Company), McCoy Wixon Architects (Architect/Designer)

Owned By

Foodstuffs South Island Ltd

This project saw the 3-year rebuilding and extension of PAK’nSAVE Invercargill, which is now one of the largest stores in the South Island. The floor area has been increased by 1600m2 with new chillers, freezers, offices, and department areas. The project consists of a range of building techniques and elements. These include structural steel, insulated panels, concrete and metal windows, and cladding. All new services have been installed throughout, including new electricals, data, sprinklers, and refrigeration. The biggest challenge was keeping the supermarket operational, user friendly, and fully accessible for customers during the construction process. Temporary trolley bays, relocatable and re-usable fire rated insulation panels, and movable heating helped to do this.

 

Project: Upper Village

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Cook Brothers Construction

Project Partners

BSPN Architecture (Architect/Designer), Cook Brothers Construction (Construction Company), Cook Brothers Construction Southern Lakes (Construction Company), ENGCO Queenstown (Engineer), TSA Management (Project Manager)

Owned By

Upper Village Holdings

Upper Village occupies an elevated, 3300m2 site on the north-eastern side of Brecon Street, Queenstown. With a striking design and use of materials including natural stone, timber cladding, and an expressed painted structure, Upper Village is an impressive addition to Queenstown's tourism and leisure portfolio. Cook Brothers, and all trade partners involved, successfully delivered the project through two COVID-19 lockdowns. This was helped by a constant and open dialogue with the client. This impressive new complex features a stellar line-up of international tenants including Kingpin, The Bavarian, El Camino, and Max Brenner. The project began with the demolition of Caddy Shack mini golf and the site team took care to upcycle, donate, or give away as many of the items from the structure as possible. Many toys and wooden features were donated to neighbouring childcare and local entities to save them from landfill.

 

Project: Cambridge Retail - Swayne Rd

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RM Designs

Project Partners

Iline Construction (Construction Company), RM Designs (Architect/Designer)

This commercial building is the centre of a new residential community in Cambridge. It contains a supermarket, apartments, and a range of community amenities. The form is sympathetic to a local church, with a contemporary take on traditional materials, and textures and fittings have a hand-finished feel. While the budget and timeline were a challenge, this was not detrimental to the performance or aesthetics of the building. The three apartments included in the build were completed to a very high standard, particularly the fit-out which is a standout feature. Navigating covid lockdowns proved to be the biggest challenge. Trades and staff were coming from areas outside of Cambridge, some of those areas, such as Hamilton and Auckland were in lockdown while Cambridge was not. Work on site continued and alternative temporary solutions with staff were sorted, while other trades that were on site, diversified and learnt new trades.