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Breen Construction

Project Partners

Medispace Ltd (Architect/Designer), The Breen Construction Company Ltd (Construction Company)

Owned By

The Breen Construction Company Ltd

As a 1,500-square-metre modern healthcare facility, Health Central Alexandra houses an urgent care centre, pharmacy, café, and other health service providers. Key features include a dedicated red-stream entrance with isolation rooms and a central reception designed for seamless flow between consulting rooms. The project’s mixed cladding, featuring schist, concrete, brick, and aluminium, added design complexity, complemented by a rounded front façade. Despite initial delays from contaminated soil removal and relocating overhead powerlines underground, the project was delivered on budget a month early.

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Savory Construction

Project Partners

Johnstaff (Client Representative), Rider Levett Bucknall (Quantity Surveyor), Savory Construction (Construction Company)

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Vital Healthcare Property Trust

The 4,500-square-metre expansion of Ormiston Hospital nearly doubles its footprint, delivering a modern healthcare facility equipped to meet growing community needs. The new wing includes an endoscopy suite with three procedure rooms, consulting spaces, and 15 additional patient beds, seamlessly linked to the existing hospital via a purpose-built bridge. Constructed in a live hospital environment, the project required precise planning to maintain uninterrupted operations, ensure safe access for staff and patients, and minimise noise, dust, and vibration disruption. Despite severe weather and cyclone-related delays during foundation works, an accelerated programme kept the project on track. The result is a future-ready facility that enhances Ormiston Hospital’s capacity and care delivery.

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Johnstone Callaghan Architects

Project Partners

FireForce Limited (Engineer), Johnstone Callaghan Architects (Architect/Designer/Project Manager), Powell Fenwick Consultants (Electrical Engineer/Structural Engineer), Redcliffs Medical Centre (Client Representative), Steve Brown Builders (Construction Company), T M CONSULTANTS LIMITED (Civil Engineer)

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Port Hills Health Ltd

Set in the heart of Redcliffs Village, the Redcliffs Medical Centre by Johnstone Callaghan Architects was designed with community, longevity, and wellbeing in mind. Developed for long-term ownership by the medical team, the building delivers a modern healthcare environment while honouring the character of the original site. The street- facing pharmacy remains housed in the existing structure, while the main medical areas are behind it in a striking black brick building. Raising the floor level by 1.2 metres to mitigate coastal flood risk introduced challenges around accessibility and street interaction. At the same time the narrow site demanded detailed structural solutions for fire safety. Extensive collaboration with the council and community ensured the building integrated safely and seamlessly with the neighbouring Coastal Pathway.

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Naylor Love Dunedin

Project Partners

McCoy Wixon Architects Dunedin (Architect/Designer), Naylor Love Dunedin (Construction Company)

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Otakou Health Limited

The Te Kaika Wellbeing Hub is an integrated health and social services facility designed to support Maori, Pasifika, and low-income families across Otago. A collaborative effort between Te Kaika, the Ministry of Social Development, and Te Whatu Ora Southern, the hub delivers comprehensive, wraparound care in a culturally inclusive and welcoming environment. The development includes a 2,166-square-metre wellbeing hub and a 1,400-square-metre overcroft car park. Delivered through a design and build model, the project overcame pandemic disruptions, complex ground conditions, and phased consenting through early contractor involvement, BIM technology, and prefabrication. The in-house BIM team modelled key building elements, allowing specialist consultants and subcontractors to contribute meaningfully during design and construction, improving coordination and outcomes. A rib-and-infill floor system reduced work at height, improving safety and construction efficiency.

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Fosters

Project Partners

APG Architects (Architect/Designer), Fosters (Construction Company/Quantity Surveyor), GDC Consultants (Structural Engineer), Innerscape (Electrical Engineer), Octa Project Management (Project Manager)

Owned By

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora

This complex hospital refurbishment supports 125 staff processing over 5,000 tests daily and required careful planning to ensure uninterrupted 24/7 operations. The team delivered seismic upgrades, reconfigured lab layouts, and introduced pressurised lobbies and automatic doors. Delivered in five carefully staged phases, the project enabled essential lab functions to continue seamlessly. Operating under high-risk protocols, the team successfully mitigated dust, noise, and vibration without disrupting hospital services. Fosters’ innovative noise control plan, developed for this project, has since been adopted nationally by Te Whatu Ora – Health NZ, setting a new benchmark for healthcare construction.

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Naylor Love Wellington

Project Partners

Aurecon (Structural Engineer), Health New Zealand Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley (Client Representative), Kensway Consultants Limited (Project Manager), Naylor Love Wellington (Construction Company), Neet Design (Architect/Designer), Rider Levett Bucknall (Quantity Surveyor)

This pioneering project delivered a relocatable, 450-square-metre hospital ward to support Wellington Hospital’s growing need for clinical space, creating a 12-bed decant ward. Constructed offsite in a controlled warehouse environment, eight prefabricated pods were transported overnight and craned into place atop the hospital, all while ensuring uninterrupted theatre operations directly below. BIM technology enabled precise coordination, early clash detection, and careful planning to meet tight weight and dimension constraints. With the NICU located nearby, strict noise control and infection prevention protocols were essential. This innovative, highly coordinated approach sets a precedent for prefabricated healthcare infrastructure in New Zealand.