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Multi-storey residential developments are transforming many beach suburbs. The Nautilus, developed by Cornerstone, is the first such building in Orewa

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Exterior view of apartment building with curved exterior and roof.

The unusual curved shape of the Nautilus was determined by the structural steel. This was fabricated and erected by Auckland Steel, a company that specialises in supplying structural steel for industrial and commercial applications.

Steel draughtsman Stuart Airey says the reasonably complex nature of the design entailed very precise measuring and fabrication.


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Exterior view of apartment building with curved exterior and roof.

"There were also numerous engineering challenges to overcome," he says.

For more information, contact Auckland Steel, PO Box 58-137, East Tamaki, Auckland, phone (09) 274 8858, fax (09) 274 9671.

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