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Status: Completed
Warkworth, New Zealand
20m x 68.7m
Commercial building
3.5m canopy with façade to give the appearance of a mono-pitch roof. Floor-to-ceiling windows provide natural light and ventilation in the offices. Precast concrete inter-tenancy walls and fire walls integrated into structural design.
A multi-tenant commercial building comprising four units, with a mix of uses from trade retail to workshops and offices. Bevan, the building owner, takes a long-term view and wanted to build something that would stand the test of time.
The ability to rely on XL Structural to be the lead consultant and take the hassle of the consent process was a key benefit for them.
Bevan, the building owner, wanted the appearance of a mono-pitch roof with a clearspan space inside. With a long-term view of the building and the possibility of different tenants having different requirements, he wanted flexibility and adaptability.
The client was provided with a 20m x 68.7m building with a 3.5m x 68.7m canopy with a facade.
XL Structural's Architectural Designer added a facade to the front of the canopy and devised a way to have the downpipes concealed to give a clean look along the whole length of the canopy. There is built-in flexibility if they needed to expand the tenancy spaces into the next unit along with reasonable ease.