Supreme Award for the 2019 NZ Commercial Project
Wellington's PwC Centre takes out the Supreme Commercial Project of the Year at the Registered Master Builders Association's prestigious New Zealand Commercial Project Awards
SUPREME AWARD
Project:
PWC Centre
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Project Partners
Athfield Architects Limited (Architect/Designer), Dunning Thornton Consultants Ltd (Engineer), L T McGuinness Limited (Construction Company)
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The PwC Centre’s prominent position on Wellington’s waterfront posed one of its greatest challenges - it is on reclaimed land.
A complex two-year construction programme included ground remediation and creation of an underground basement that was below the water line and avoided susceptibility to significant tidal movements.
The structure and façade works were undertaken along with the base build and multiple tenant fit outs. The building is designed to be 180% of the New Building Standard.
An innovation to help attain this high score is the use of Continuous Flight Augured Piling (CFA). It’s a foundation structure that is the first of its kind to be built in New Zealand.
Judges comments
The development of the PWC Centre, on Wellington’s Waterfront was one of the greatest challenges the project team had ever undertaken.
"Without the entire team rolling up their sleeves, and putting their backs behind the project, they may not have achieved the deadlines set.”
This project had some early setbacks including project delays and challenging inherent ground conditions at the site. Despite this, L T McGuinness delivered a stunning, well balanced, award-winning five storey building at a prime Wellington waterfront location.
Judges were impressed with the PwC Centre base isolation foundation design, which is world-leading in terms of structural engineering design. The building has also met an NBS / Seismic rating of 180%.
The project team faced numerous challenges, including below sea level conditions, the installation of 1,200 Continuous Flight Augured piles (a first in NZ) and designing to a five Star Green rating.
Despite all the challenges, the building was completed on time, and within forecasted budgets.
This team work particularly impressed the judges. It demonstrated a great level of trust, collaboration and a high standard of workmanship across all trades.
The completed building was a credit to all involved and shows how a team approach will always provide a winning result.
NZ COMMERCIAL PROJECT AWARDS 2019 - RESULTS
SUPREME COMMERCIAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR
PwC Centre
L T McGuinness Ltd
PLATINUM AWARD
L T McGuinness Ltd
INNOVATION AWARD
Mezz Box
Stewart Hanna Ltd
SPECIAL AWARD
Te Manawa Atawhai Catherine McAuley Centre
Higgs Construction Ltd
VALUE AWARDS
Value Award under $2m
Farmers Corner Toilet Pavilion
Quaid Construction Co. Ltd
Value Award $2m-$5m
Rose Chapel
DPA Architects
Value Award $5m-$15m
Blanket Bay VillasTriple Star Management Ltd
Value Award over $15m
PwC Centre
L T McGuinness Ltd
CATEGORY WINNERS
Altus Health
Wellington Hospital ICU Expansion
Naylor Love Wellington Ltd
Civic
Turanga-Christchurch Central Library
Southbase Construction
CARTERS Commercial
PwC Centre
L T McGuinness Ltd
Resene Commercial fit out
New Plymouth District Council Civic Centre
ICL Construction
Construction Marketing Services Education
The Gardens School
N-Compass
Heritage/Restoration
Rose Chapel
DPA Architects
Industrial
Visy
Foster Construction
Winstone Wallboards Residential
Wynward Central
L T McGuinness Auckland Ltd
Retail
Calder Stewart Construction
PlaceMakers Tourism & Leisure
Blanket Bay Villas
Triple Star Management
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