PROJECT

St Bede’s College Chapel and Performing Arts Centre

CLIENT

St Bede’s College

Our team gets results:

Ian Currie – Project Director

Sean Donohoe – Senior Project Manager

Project Manager – Tom McLean

st bede’s college

chapel and performing arts centre

The St Bede’s College Chapel and Performing Arts Centre was awarded the Supreme New Zealand Commercial Project of the Year for 2020. This outstanding award sets the benchmark for commercial construction and recognises the team collaboration and innovation that brings projects like this to life.

Looking to the future, the new Chapel and extended Performing Arts Centre form a strong heart for St Bede’s College. The new Chapel replaced a temporary facility which had been used as a place of worship since the 2011 earthquakes. Considerable effort was made to seamlessly incorporate the College’s salvaged fittings such as stained-glass windows, the organ, stations of the cross, pews, altar, statues, bell and wood carvings. The interior has been designed to enhance the acoustics of the choral and instrumental music associated with the celebration of mass and a gallery sits above the narthex.

The seismic strengthening of the Performing Arts Centre successfully returned it to its original functionality and the extensions included a kitchen, large foyer and outdoor deck.  What makes these two projects so special is the high level of teamwork. Congratulations to St Bede’s College and the entire project team including The Building Intelligence Group, Naylor Love, Wilkie + Bruce, Lewis Bradford, Rawlinsons and Tonkin + Taylor.

This was two distinctive interlocking building projects. They exemplify how we can build back better, while successfully maintaining the historic features of a build.

david kelly, registered master builders chief executive.

PROJECT

Te Raekura Redcliffs School

CLIENT

Ministry of Education

Our team gets results:

David Hopkins - Project Director

Andrew Lapsley - Senior Project Manager

te raekura redcliffs school

The Te Raekura Redcliffs School project was one of the most significant new build schools in the South Island for the Ministry of Education. It is the successful culmination of a long journey to rebuild the school, following the loss of their site due to the Christchurch earthquakes. The new school site, with its cliff facing environment, called for an innovative approach to observing and managing archaeological discoveries.

In June 2020, the new campus opened to a chorus of 300 children and guests including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, accompanying Dave Dobbyn singing his “Welcome Home” anthem.

The rebuilt school has 13 classrooms across five exciting learning environments. Timber, artworks and memorabilia such as the original school bell was salvaged and reused.

The Building Intelligence Group facilitated collaboration across the design and construction teams to enable innovation and rapid progress. The team showed initiative and diligence to overcome the impacts of COVID-19 and delivered an exceptional school for the Redcliffs community. 

simon trotter, project Delivery Manager, Ministry of Education

PROJECT

Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery School

CLIENT

Ministry of Education

Our team gets results:

Tess Browne - Project Director

Ian Currie – Project Director

Muazam Akthar - Assistant Project Manager

Ao Tawhiti

Unlimited Discovery School

Creating a vertically layered school in the heart of the Christchurch CBD has enabled Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery to once again be a school where learning is integrated into the entire city.

After losing its school in the Christchurch earthquakes, this special character school has returned to the city. As a vertical school, years 1 to 13 are connected vertically and horizontally across 5,800m² space over four levels with a central atrium. Specialist areas for drama, science, performance, digital, art and open learning abound.

The Building Intelligence Group’s role enveloped the entire project, from master planning through to design management, procurement and construction management.

The Building Intelligence Group’s attention to detail, concern for quality and professional service attributed to an excellent result for all involved. 

Claire Sim, Senior Delivery Manager, Ministry of Education

PROJECT

Avonside Girls’ / Shirley Boys’ High Schools, PPP3

CLIENT

Ministry of Education

Our team gets results:

David Hopkins – Project Director

Two Schools – One Campus

Avonside Girls’ High School and Shirley Boys’ High School are now co-located in their new, state-of-the art 22,000m² campus, delivered under the third schools Public Private Partnership. This one campus vision is a first in New Zealand to combine two single sexed schools.

Following the success of our role as Ministry of Education representative for the Wakatipu High School delivered under PPP2, The Building Intelligence Group was again selected to act as the Ministry’s representative, engaging with the consortium representatives and both schools to assist with key design/build decisions, and steering the schools and MOE through a number of processes to ensure a smooth delivery and relocation process.

The Building Intelligence Group managed the transitioning to our new site, this was no mean task. The time pressure was significant, but their organisation and professionalism kept us on target. 

Tim Grocott, Associate Headmaster, Shirley Boys’ High School

PROJECT

Wellington East Girls’ College Redevelopment

CLIENT

Ministry of Education

Our team gets results:

Martin Hubbard – Project Director

Sam Turner – Project Manager

Wellington East Girls’ College

The redevelopment of the main block involved preserving and strengthening the historical 1920’s brick façade and vestibule, behind which sits a new state-of-the-art building containing 28 teaching spaces, a West Wing and circulation Link building. This was one of the Ministry’s largest school projects in Wellington city.

The new facilities include a cultural centre, performance precinct, art studios, media suite, library, extensive food technology space, café, administration areas and a central quad area.

This complex project required strong thinking on several fronts; delivering in a live school environment; efficient staged programming; and complex construction to strengthen and marry the historical façade and vestibule elements with the new build.

PROJECT

St Thomas School - Kohimarama

CLIENT

Ministry of Education

Our team gets results:

Paul Crum – Project Director

Vicky Inger - Assistant Project Manager

ST THOMAS SCHOOL

KOHIMARAMARA

St Thomas School is one of several projects that our team have underway for the Ministry of Education. The St Thomas School project involves the demolition of the existing Block 1A and replacing it with a new two storey 12 classroom teaching block and also replacing the existing library.

The project is in progress, and due for completion in September 2020.

PROJECT

Wakatipu High School, PPP2

CLIENT

Ministry of Education

Our team gets results:

David Hopkins – Project Director

Wakatipu High School – PPP2

The new build Wakatipu High School was delivered under the PPP2 model. As the Ministry of Education’s representative, our role was to engage with the PPP2 Consortium, and the school to ensure a smooth run to completion.

We quickly gained the trust of the school and advised on key design/build challenges and pulled together the many facets of the project into a single reference document. We steered the School Senior Leadership team through a number of processes which were new territory, notably moving to an ILE environment, and the PPP process itself. 

Innovative facilities include a large theatre, dance and recording studio, rock climbing wall, science labs and technology spaces.

Acting in the role of Ministry Representative, The Building Intelligence Group turned around potential end-user/operational issues into a project success story.

Simon Hampson, acting programme manager - central / capital works

PROJECT

Aotea College

CLIENT

Ministry of Education

Our team gets results:

Andrew McCalman – Project Director

Angus Bridge – Senior Project Manager

Hayley Mallalieu – Project Manager

aotea college

The first entire Innovative Learning Environment School campus in the Wellington region, with internal access via a ‘learning street’ which links the four teaching blocks, administration block, performing arts centre, gym and auditorium.

Effectively the design solution on this greenfield site encompassed the entire school being reconstructed, aside from the Gymnasium. The four teaching block wings contain a highly flexible mix of directed, self-directed and collaborative learning environments which support specialist teaching areas including a food technology hub, technology suites, science laboratories, a library, barista station and café.

8,000m2 of space has created an exciting learning environment to take the College into the future. The college remained operational while the construction was carried out, a reflection of the entire teams’ attention to communication and health and safety requirements on a busy campus.

PROJECT

McKinnon Block

CLIENT

Scots College

Our team gets results:

Byron Roff – Project Director

Jeremy Wilson – Senior Project Manager

scots college

MCKINNON BLOCK

In 2018, Scots College announced its future focused learning strategy which introduced a co-educational senior school with a key requirement within the Master Plan to expand the college to incorporate female students from the start of the 2020 school year. To support this expansion, additional teaching and supportive spaces were required, including a Food Technology Laboratory, new science and technology / makerspace facilities with laser cutters and 3D printers, flexible learning environments, a senior common room and pastoral care areas.

Scots College approached The Building Intelligence Group with a vision, a Master Plan, a concept sketch and an immovable completion date. From here, our team was tasked with end to end control inclusive of procuring the core project team consisting of Athfield Architects, E-Cubed, Rider Levett Bucknall, Clendon Burns and Park and LT McGuinness.

Scots College sought to ‘live its values’ so the design team consulted with the student environmental committee to understand how they wished for the building to be environmentally friendly with a reduced carbon footprint. The design is based on passive solar design principles – encouraging sun into the building for warmth during winter, but reduced sun during summer to avoid over-heating, so air-conditioning is not required. Heating is provided by under-floor heating, powered by energy efficient electric heat pumps. LED light fittings with “daylight harvesting” technology reduces energy requirement. There are solar panels on the roof and the building is naturally ventilated to reduce energy demand.

The McKinnon Block enhances the educational experience at Scots, through sustainable and innovative learning environments.

The McKinnon Block is an important component of our future focused learning strategy, providing an innovative base that blends flexible learning environments, technology spaces and pastoral care seamlessly.

Graeme yule, headmaster, scots college

PROJECT

Rakahuri Building

CLIENT

Ministry of Education

Our team gets results:

David Hopkins – Project Director

Tess Browne - Project Director

Kim Lochhead - Project Manager

rakahuri building

Rangiora High School’s Rakahuri building is one of the South Island’s largest Innovative Learning Environments, providing the equivalent of 27 classrooms and a variety of learning settings. The building has been called Rakahuri, this being the Maori name for the nearby Ashley River. 

To support Innovative Learning Environment teaching, Rakahuri is made up of open plan teaching areas, chemistry laboratories, breakout and meeting rooms, a ‘Commons’ area with a café and toilets.  The Rakahuri Building was a Merit Award winner at the NZ Property Council Awards.

Working in a live school environment required a high degree of health and safety consideration and monitoring, staged programming and stakeholder management. LVL structural timber framing is a key design feature throughout the 30m wide and 100m long building.

The new Rakahuri building is the largest MOE funded ILE in New Zealand to be built in an existing school. It was completed with no loss of teaching time which is evidence of how well the project was managed.

BRIAN HAYES Deputy principal(ENHANCED ENVIRONMENT) / COMMISSIONER BEV MOORE

PROJECT

Maths, Humanities & Commerce Block

CLIENT

Hutt International Boys’ School

Our team gets results:

Martin Hubbard – Project Director

Hutt International Boys' School

‘Building a future’ describes the journey that Hutt International Boys’ School took to bring students the best in modern learning environments.

As a Property Council New Zealand Merit Award winner, the successful project saw the creation of a new two storey Maths Block and a Humanities and Commerce Block.  This project embodied a requirement for long term flexibility over time; flexible learning spaces abound, and shared communal zones provide a multitude of teaching environments.

The Building Intelligence Group led a tight budget and a competitive procurement process, which resulted in a very strong outcome for the school. Coming in under budget, it allowed the school to gain some external design enhancements.

This was the first major build which I have been involved with and I was impressed with the attitude and professionalism of all involved.

Mike Hutchins, Principal, Hutt International Boys’ School