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A-Line COnstruction

/ Location

Whangarei, New Zealand

/ Building Size

27m x 52m long with a side height of 7.0m

/ Building Use

Manufacturing facility

/ Special Features

This building was designed as a factory for prefabricated/modular buildings. It has large 13m wide bays to accommodate standard building modules. There are also canopies on each side to give protection from rain and driving weather.

A-Line Construction's new manufacturing facility

/ About

A-Line is a total project management construction company that looks after complex construction projects, from initial planning right through to completion. They are family owned and operated with a strong reputation.

They have developed their own modular building system, A-Space. These modular building systems have been designed to meet stringent requirements from the ministry of education and are a fast and efficient solution for education, healthcare, commercial, and ablution blocks.

/ The Challenge

Due to an increase in demand for prefabricated buildings, the A-Line team needed a manufacturing facility to cover their production area so work was not affected by the weather.

This building needed to be designed for the future growth of the company, allowing room to adjust module sizes and accommodate any manufacturing changes.

Requirements

Wide bays to allow trucks to move prefab buildings out easily.

Flexibility with design.

Allowance for future-proofing; the ability to add on offices or closed-in areas at a later date.

Maximise options for resale value - the site is built on two titles so the owner wished to design the building so that in the future firewalls could be added to split the building.

/ The Solution

XL Structural were able to provide a design and supply a solution that allowed the A-Line team to focus on their customers and minimize the distraction of their own projects.

XL Structural looked after the full design and council consent. The building was also designed to be fast to install to minimize downtime onsite. The bays were quite large at 13m wide, and the 27m clearspan gives flexibility for changes in manufacturing processes and different size building modules. The canopies on each side also give weather protection from the Northland rain.

Key Benefits

  • A-Line can now construct prefab modular homes in all weather, in a building that is designed to their needs. 

  • The clean lines of the RHS portals provide a smart-looking building overall.

Specifications

  • 27m x 52m gable.

  • 8.55m side height, up to 9.54m. 
  • 13m bays open on two sides. 

  • 4m cantilever canopy on each side.

 


 

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