https://www.ruamoko.co.nz/projectseducationhealthcommunity daily 0.75 2025-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1746594031547-4CS4BA23T3YT0T1N7KU1/New+Court+Theatre_Approach+from+Cathedral+Sq_Night.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Court Theatre - Christchurch Performing Arts Precinct Project Cost: $62M Architect: Athfield Architects / Haworth Tompkins UK Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: The project is the flagship of the Performing Arts Precinct (Te Whare Tapere) in Ōtautahi, and is the largest theatre of its kind in Aotearoa. The complex $62m performing arts facility boasts a 377-seat theatre with three-levels around the stage and a smaller 150 seat auditorium. The building also incorporates back-of-house facilities, hospitality, wardrobe, office, rehearsal and education areas. Structurally, this IL3 project incorporates a re-levelable foundation system, and the use of a great number of materials with a strong sustainability focus and extensive use of exposed hybrid mass-timber. Ruamoko Solutions won a Silver Award for consulting engineering excellence at the 2025 ACE NZ Awards for this project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1746594031547-4CS4BA23T3YT0T1N7KU1/New+Court+Theatre_Approach+from+Cathedral+Sq_Night.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Court Theatre - Christchurch Performing Arts Precinct Project Cost: $62M Architect: Athfield Architects / Haworth Tompkins UK Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: The project is the flagship of the Performing Arts Precinct (Te Whare Tapere) in Ōtautahi, and is the largest theatre of its kind in Aotearoa. The complex $62m performing arts facility boasts a 377-seat theatre with three-levels around the stage and a smaller 150 seat auditorium. The building also incorporates back-of-house facilities, hospitality, wardrobe, office, rehearsal and education areas. Structurally, this IL3 project incorporates a re-levelable foundation system, and the use of a great number of materials with a strong sustainability focus and extensive use of exposed hybrid mass-timber. Ruamoko Solutions won a Silver Award for consulting engineering excellence at the 2025 ACE NZ Awards for this project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1606857479954-M14HLI7118W5U1YTKR7T/Kiwi+Space+Radar.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - LeoLabs Kiwi Space Radar, Central Otago Client: LeoLabs Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: LeoLabs is based in Menlo Park USA, and their NZ based radar is the first of its kind in the world and forms part of a network of phased-array radars that enable high-resolution data on objects in the lower earth orbit, including objects as small as 2cm in diameter. The intent of the radar is to offer foundational mapping data and services to mitigate the risks of collisions. Project challenges included the balance of minimising radar shadowing structure with the requirement for a very low operational movement tolerance under wind, snow, seismic and thermal stresses, working to extremely precise low construction tolerances, construction in remote location using components sourced from different countries, durability issues associated with galvanic series of multiple materials, Revit modelling of array curves and appropriate references, and site selection appropriate for minimising effect on landscape and water courses. This project is a huge addition to the rapidly growing NZ space sector which helps generate approximately $1.8 billion NZD of revenue in NZ each year. Ruamoko Solutions won the coveted Gold Award at the 2020 Ace NZ Awards for this project. More information on the LeoLabs phased array radar can be found here. Information about Ruamoko’s involvement with MBIE on this project can be found here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1711486207037-P0MSYMCZ98G6LXMH071L/YMCA.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - YMCA Papa Hou, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $51M Architect: Architectus Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: YMCA Papa Hou is in a high profile CBD location. Project incorporates new mixed-use facility for theatre, education, health & fitness, and community space, as well as the strengthening of an existing seven-storey accommodation block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1645140117926-PKX59Q0GW3OC7AKKSW5D/Opuke1.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Opuke Thermal Pools & Spa, Methven Project Cost: $15M Architect: Sheppard & Rout Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Situated in the rapidly regenerating town of Methven below the slopes of Mt Hutt, this project features an impressive large-span two-way exposed LVL roof structure, extensive precast feature walls, outdoor hot pools with crazy river, diving pool, cave structures, and bar facilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1596584008084-25ZV7OAQGJLWZSFQKC78/Piano9.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts, Performing Arts Precinct, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $17M Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Set in the heart of the Christchurch CBD, this set of buildings contain world-class facilities for music, including a 350 seat auditorium and a three-storey teaching block. Both buildings share a common ground-floor podium structure. Structural features of this building include an innovative re-levelable slab foundation system with cast-in services on top of a gravel raft, acid-washed exposed charcoal finished precast concrete panels, large open auditorium areas, glazed facades, and the use of concrete filled steel columns to eliminate the need for intumescent painted fire rating where columns are exposed to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1473301495772-UWZ8DETATIDCVQL7T9R9/Cath+Grammar+1A.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Cathedral Grammar Junior School, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Tezuka Architects & Andrew Barrie (TA+ABL) Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: This building structure comprises a fully interlocking CNC cut LVL timber structure which arrived on site ready to assemble. The LVL frames were meticulously designed and manufactured to ±0.5mm accuracy to ensure perfect fit and structural performance. This construction technique is likely a first for New Zealand and certainly for Christchurch, and the building is a showcase for engineering, carpentry and craftsmanship. The Junior School design is a Japanese concept consisting of seven classrooms, a common room, office, and amenities, all arranged around a central courtyard. There is a large roof deck with a slide down to the ground. The project attracted a lot of positive attention from passers-by during construction, and in turn the contractors all thoroughly enjoyed working on the building. Ruamoko Solutions won a Merit Award at the 2016 ACENZ Innovate NZ Award of Excellence for their work on this project, and the project won a Craftsmanship Award at the ArchitectureNow Interior Awards 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1599694959656-OVBQPN58SLQVVZW2H6J6/Redcliffs.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Te Raekura Redcliffs, Oakland, Bromley, Mt Pleasant, Russley, Somerfield Primary Schools, Christchurch Project Description: As a MoE Panel member, Ruamoko Solutions has completed designs for a combined $32M worth of education facilities including new multi-purpose teaching facilities, gymnasiums, libraries and classrooms in line with ILE principles, and construction of a new multi-use space in timber portal frames. Te Raekura Redcliffs School project won an SCNZ Excellence in Steel Award in 2020, and won the Supreme Award, National Category Award, Gold Award and Value Award at the 2021 NZ Commercial Project Awards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1620965328926-LKU9ZR7QTFSCTLQABKCD/AwardFooter.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - The Hornby Centre, Christchurch Project Cost: $30M Architect: Warren & Mahoney Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Large scale community development for southwest Christchurch featuring aquatic centre including 25m pool, learn-to-swim pool, kids recreational pool and spa facilities, community activities areas, and large library space around integrated outdoor courtyard areas. The site is on an historic landfill on a quarry, and features extensive deep piling. The project features multiple structural forms to suit the spaces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1473301519363-YYWHX7FCPA4VL43YV8TA/NZBlood_Photo.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - NZ Blood Service Building, Christchurch Project Cost: $15M Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: This prominent building in central Christchurch sits adjacent to the Blenheim Road overpass and Moorhouse Avenue intersection. Due for completion in August 2014, this highly serviced building features innovative sub-slab tension tie-downs to provide economical foundations by using weight of the gravel raft to prevent large conventional foundations above the raft. This project won a Gold Award at the 2015 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards. The awards are an annual celebration of excellence in commercial construction. In addition, the building won a Judges Choice Award at the 2015 Property Council NZ Southern Excellence awards, and was a finalist in the 2015 ACENZ Innovate NZ Awards of Excellence (click here for more information). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1624576800516-IMRTMMUW7OYDSEVL7TMK/BeatboxStudioCeiling+1.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - New Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club, Christchurch Architect: South by Southeast Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Sited right next to the ocean, durability was a key consideration for this project – a balancing act between architectural design, maintenance and structural performance of the building materials over the building’s design life. Construction generally consists of concrete blockwork the ground floor, and lightweight timber to the first floor and roof. The building features large decks, expansive glazing and Acoya Acetylated Timber cladding, which has a 50 year durability guarantee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1639427474784-6PD83SPRSWFHY2ZA49VV/SBSLSC.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - South Brighton Surf Lifesaving Club, Christchurch Project Cost: $2.5M Architect: Sheppard & Rout Architects Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: $2.5M two-storey surf club redevelopment set in sand dunes on original surf club site. Construction generally consists of concrete blockwork to the ground floor and lightweight timber framed structure for the first floor and roof, and a concrete mid-floor with timber decking. Designing for durability formed a key part of the project – finding the balance of architectural design with maintenance and structural performance of the building materials over the building’s design life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1405657185655-LAG3CHGL44UUIUY5GWDZ/Pano6.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Cashmere High Sports Facility, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Ian Krause Architects Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This building was completed just before the recent Canterbury earthquakes. Ruamoko Solutions proposed that given the high liquefaction potential in the area, this building incorporated a lightweight re-levelable floor on a gravel raft. While the surrounding area experienced significant surface liquefaction in the earthquakes, the building was able to be immediately used and proved to be a successful facility for the school. Other innovations were sub-slab tie downs to make use of the weight of the gravel raft to minimise foundation size, and precast foundations which allowed for rapid construction. The building features a netball court, several basketball courts, grandstand facilities and changing and learning areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1566779216920-ZXN1LSNLQ4JEFUWJBFKP/Manaaki+Whenua.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Te Rauhitanga - Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research, Lincoln Project Cost: $15M Architect: Warren & Mahoney Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: New development for Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research at their Lincoln Campus, featuring new offices, research facilities, meeting areas and public entry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1560916141295-BYMT9YKARY5GG93Y3IIH/St+Patricks.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - St Patrick’s Catholic Church, Lincoln Project Cost: $3M Architect: WSP Opus Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Opened in May 2019, the new St Patrick’s Catholic Church occupies a prominent corner site in the centre of the Lincoln township. The church has been re-built on the same site as the original church, which suffered significant damage as a result of the Canterbury earthquakes. The new church has been constructed as an Importance Level 3 and Greenstar rated building, and provides a fantastic new facility for Lincoln and the surrounding areas. The church is constructed in a traditional shape and form, featuring internally exposed glulam timber trusses and columns supporting a vaulted ceiling through the main space, and a polished concrete floor throughout. Ruamoko Solutions worked closely with the architects to ensure that the structural systems for the building integrated smoothly with the architecture, supporting features such as the regular tall windows on all elevations, and illuminated feature steelwork on the exterior, while not compromising on the resilience of the structure. This project won the 2020 NZ Wood Design Awards in the Public Design category. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621297283924-LI1DCKF42U4Y4RJTMPNG/Cathedral+Grammar.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Cathedral Grammar Classroom Block, Christchurch Architect: Warren and Mahoney Architects Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: New classroom block for The Cathedral Grammar School in central Christchurch. The development includes 8 new classrooms over two-storeys, additional shared teaching and break-out spaces. Construction comprises of precast concrete and suspended concrete flooring, a feature colonnade concrete structure at ground floor, lightweight first floor and brick cladding. Foundations are deep steel screw piling to suit liquefiable soils on site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1405657713882-CNCREQQCO7T795TT5W2S/_MG_9518.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Don Beaven Medical Research Centre, 40 Stewart Street, Christchurch Project Cost: $2.5M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This medical research facility is a three-storey commercial building completed in 2010. Designed before the Canterbury earthquakes, the building performed well and remained fully functional throughout the earthquake sequence. The facility was officially opened in September 2011 by Prime Minister John Key and includes a centre of excellence to study diabetes in New Zealand. Construction is of ductile concrete frames with concrete rib & infill and unispan flooring, precast concrete walls and roof level steel portal frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409282774544-153U59HYE2YVZE5P3AQ1/RussleyHall.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Russley Primary School Hall and Multi-purpose Facility, Christchurch Project Cost: $2.5M Architect: Ian Krause Architects Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This project consists of an assembly hall and multi-purpose rooms spread over a 1,000 square metre footprint. Construction included structural steel portal frames, concrete block, and conventional foundations. The facility has been highly successful and a welcome addition to the school and its community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1461794561395-F11S16WKKWA3ZKPGYI9A/Russley+Village.JPG ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Russley Village - Blocks A, B, C, D, E, F, Christchurch Project Cost: $50M (total) Architect: Dalman Architecture Ltd, ASC Architects Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions has a long history of work on this project, having completed six large blocks of retirement accommodation with a combined value of approximately $50 million. Ruamoko Solutions is continuing work on this exciting project that provides a positive retirement experience for its residents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408940954431-D6588INN95TVZ6TFDT3Y/Mt+Pleasant.JPG ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Mt Pleasant School Redevelopment, Christchurch Project Cost: $2.5M Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions carried out the structural design for three new school buildings at Mt Pleasant School. The buildings included 10 classrooms, shared rooms and amenities, a new administration block, offices, staff room, and library. The single-storey construction was of precast panel end walls, steel portal and cantilever post design for seismic loads, lightweight timber bracing, steel roof rafters and ‘doughnut’ shaped ceiling bracing diaphragms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408933245556-OBQQARHADP1W9RYCZACR/image-asset.jpeg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Angus Tait Building Strengthening, University of Canterbury, Christchurch Project Cost: $2.5M Architect: Warren & Mahoney Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Following the successful work carried out by Ruamoko Solutions on the Primary Data Centre at the University of Canterbury, they were then commissioned to strengthen to Importance Level 3 (IL3) the oldest building on the Ilam Campus to serve as the secondary Data Centre. This strengthening required innovative approaches such as "horseshoe" clips to frames, and tanked subterranean foundation beams to spread seismic load to existing piles. These strengthening methods were successfully implemented to so they were minimally intrusive to this iconic building which was one of the first on campus to be strengthened post-earthquake. This building won an award in the Heritage Category at the 2015 New Zealand Institute of Architects Awards, and won a Merit Award at the 2016 ACENZ Innovate NZ Award of Excellence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1472523835536-5GFHRVQLUKE6ZJ3VT2VD/Bishop+Julius+1.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Bishop Julius New Accommodation Block & Miscellaneous Seismic Strengthening, University of Canterbury, Christchurch Project Cost: $6M (total) Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions has been involved with the Bishop Julius Hall at the University of Canterbury campus on several projects, including a new sixty-bedroom accommodation block, as well as the earthquake strengthening of the five-storey Nancy Simms block and three-storey Mabel Hendrie block. Strengthening of the Nancy Simms block included an innovative combination of a coupled wall pair with attached eccentrically braced frame coupling element. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408944745583-ISATMA5PDUFA86IJ9IP6/qq+Rangitane.JPG ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Ūkaipō – Rangitāne Culture Centre, Blenheim Project Cost: $2.5M Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: The Rangitāne Culture Centre replaces a former community hall in Grovetown just outside Blenheim. The building contains a large hall, commercial kitchen, and meeting rooms that can be used to sleep large groups attending cultural events. Construction is of precast concrete, lightweight braced walls, feature LVL portal frames and structural steelwork. It was a a New Zealand Institute of Architects Award Winner in 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1490040320895-FEQPOW77SR77STFOEVB9/Wesley2.JPG ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Wesley Care Resthome - Stages 1 and 2, Harewood Road, Christchurch Project Cost: $12M Architect: Foley Group Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This large two-storey retirement accommodation includes residential living, administration and community facilities, chapel areas and amenities. Stage 1 was built carefully around the existing four-storey block, and stage 2 replaced the old four-storey block that was demolished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1599697339145-0SF05MTDTV3XS1WRTXKF/New+Brighton+SLSC.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Beat Box, Art Box, Hospitality and Office Modules, Christchurch CBD Designer: F3 Design Ltd, Field Architecture Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions has worked closely with F3 Design Ltd and Field Architecture to develop a series of re-usable, modular spaces that can be configured for a large range of various uses. These modules have been installed for various art, music, hospitality and office functions in the Christchurch CBD. The modules have provided temporary spaces that have been an essential part of maintaining activities in Christchurch city following the Canterbury earthquakes. They have allowed useful spaces to be quickly installed on sites where buildings have been demolished. The image above shows an variation of the modules that provides a unique sound chamber. This innovative structure consists of a two-way catenary steel grid supporting plywood anechoic baffles which also provide permanent formwork for a concrete roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1521404072766-5YIE7G4XV44C2D2YAO5C/St+Marys.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - St Mary's Catholic Church New Brighton, Christchurch Project Cost: $2M Architect: Foley Group Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Opened by the Catholic Bishop of Christchurch in March 2018, this was the first catholic church to be rebuilt following the Canterbury earthquakes, and serves as a focal point for the community of the hard hit eastern suburbs of Christchurch. Construction features include an innovative re-levelable raft foundation, concrete panels to clerestory windows, and a unique coved roof structure. Project won a Silver Award at the 2019 NZ Commercial Project Awards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1606856950993-SFW40ZOEX1WX4GGW1YVW/Hagley+Oval+Lights.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Hagley Oval Light Towers, Christchurch Project Cost: $5M Architect: Athfield Architects Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions were engaged for the foundation design and structural peer-review of the Musco light towers on this exciting project. Project consists of six state-of-the-art LED light towers, each 45m tall, supported on concrete plinth foundations anchored with steel screw-piles. Project to be delivered in time for the opening of the 2021 Women’s Cricket World Cup. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1535070172318-SIAV6PLK2OHU3JONFF7F/Rhodes+Park.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Rhodes Park Community Centre, Tai Tapu, Christchurch Project Cost: $4.6M Architect: Foley Group Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This multi-purpose facility is a result of close collaboration with local community groups, and serves as the hub of the Tai Tapu community. The facility features community rooms, kitchen and bar facilities, changing rooms, public toilets, a large roofed outdoor courtyard, and is the home of the Waihora Rugby Club. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1566781355194-PCCM63ILBDTRBO57FV8X/North+Avon+Medical.JPG ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - North Avon Medical Centre, Christchurch Architect: Ikon Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This facility is set in scenic surroundings adjacent the Avon River. Design challenges included TC3 ground conditions requiring screw-piles and a suspended ground floor. Patients frequently report how thrilled they are with this new facility in the recently re-build Dallington area that was hit hard by the Canterbury earthquakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1537157954799-VGTWKXCW4P9OFR0XK2SU/Manchester+Superstop.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Manchester Street Superstop, Christchurch CBD Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: The post-earthquake rebuild of Christchurch’s CBD has had a strong “accessible city” focus on transport options such as public transport and cycleways. Ruamoko Solutions were engaged by Otakaro Ltd (formerly CERA) to provide structural engineering services for this unique project. The project has several complexities such as bridging existing services, poor ground conditions, and the requirement to keep a busy road operating during construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1665111852720-D5CFCHR189OT7Z24S5OD/Japanese+Consulate.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Consular Office of Japan, Christchurch CBD Architect: Sheppard & Rout Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Completed in 2022, this bespoke building for the Japanese Consulate features heavy precast concrete construction, and features a number of innovative features to suit the buildings unique use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1684191955064-EZ0KGL8BOJ2LCBD5JYI3/Holy+Trinity+Church.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Holy Trinity Church, Christchurch Architect: Tennent Brown Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This project sympathetically replaces the controversially demolished Holy Trinity church designed by Benjamin Mountfort. The design reuses salvaged materials from the original church and is constructed in structural steel and precast concrete with numerous nods to the original design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1566781381196-7F2KCDYXXA4YJVL8P11E/Grow+Active+Daycare.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Grow Active Daycare, Welles Street, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $3M Architect: Three Sixty Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: To meet an increasing demand for early education facilities within the Christchurch CBD, this project involved the strengthening of an existing industrial warehouse, and the addition of adjacent buildings to form a combined preschool and daycare facility. Strengthening of the existing building was to 100% of current building code at IL3, and the extension consisted of a reinforced concrete block structure with steel frames. Foundations were carefully considered to match performance between old and new in a pragmatic fashion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408940609598-6O52RT2LSKZTTQDYXNOH/image-asset.jpeg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Student Services Building Strengthening, University of Canterbury, Christchurch Project Cost: $2.5M Architect: Warren & Mahoney Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions was engaged to seismically assess and strengthen the two-storey former physical sciences library at the University of Canterbury. As part of a larger refurbishment of the building, it was decided to strengthen the building in two phases, the low-strength ground floor columns and the remaining structure. The innovative and cost-effective solution to strengthen the ground floor columns used a glass fibre wrap (Fibre Reinforced Polymer or FRP) around the tops and bottoms of the columns to increase the ductility available to the columns, and therefore increase the building’s resilience. The work was completed days prior to the September 2010 earthquake. Flexural cracking of fibres at the tops and bottoms of the columns was observed, confirming that the strengthening had performed well and had significantly reduced damage to the building. Following the successful FRP strengthening, the remainder of the building and level 2 link bridge to another building was strengthened as part of building alterations and refurbishment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1473301552342-2Y12LQSXCT2ZWZMIQXYQ/Art+Gallery+1A.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Christchurch Art Gallery Base-Isolation Retrofit Project Project Cost: $30M Client: Fulton Hogan Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson, Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions was chosen by contractor Fulton Hogan as structural design engineers on one of the largest and most complex projects completed by Ruamoko to date - the seismic retrofit of the landmark Christchurch Art Gallery building with base isolators. The project involved the installation of 140 triple-curvature friction pendulum bearings below the ground floor of the existing Art Gallery Building. These base isolation bearings significantly reduce the seismic actions transferred to the building in an earthquake, greatly improving the expected performance of the building and its valuable artwork in earthquakes. The base isolation design ensures that the building can move up to 550mm in each direction during a large earthquake. The actions from the isolators, including the large eccentricities, induce significant actions on the existing structure different to its original design. The retrofit covered a wide range of column strengthening, beam strengthening, wall strengthening, seismic joint rattle spaces, cover plates, suspended lifts and stairs and many other unique aspects. Together with the tight timeframe and construction constraints, the project provided many structural challenges for the Ruamoko Solutions team and required a high level of innovation and specialist knowledge. Ruamoko Solutions won a Silver Award at the 2016 ACENZ Innovate NZ Award of Excellence for their work on this project. Grant Wilkinson was project director for the original construction of the Christchurch Art Gallery project whilst a director at Holmes Consulting Group in 2003. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1464583609691-XRFE55I9GS6M3RA5KA3B/Transpower.jpg ProjectsEducationHealthCommunity - Transpower Extensions, Gilberthorpes Road, Christchurch Project Cost: $2.5M Architect: Dalman Architecture Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Single-storey office structure, featuring long span LVL portal frames. Structural features include novel portal frame knee joint detailing, feature precast panels, and a light steel roof. https://www.ruamoko.co.nz/projects-earthquake-strengthening daily 0.75 2024-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1714520513322-UB2ILNXIJ5PQSAO7W0PP/IMG0034.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Old Municipal Chambers Strengthening, Christchurch CBD Conservation Architect: Three Sixty Architecture, Dave Pearson Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions designed a very cost effective scheme to restore this Category 1 heritage listed iconic Samuel Hurst Seager building that formed the old local government in Christchurch from 1887-1924. Seismic strengthening was to 67%NBS and includes new concrete and steel elements carefully integrated into the existing structure to ensure the heritage fabric of the building is maintained as much as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1714520513322-UB2ILNXIJ5PQSAO7W0PP/IMG0034.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Old Municipal Chambers Strengthening, Christchurch CBD Conservation Architect: Three Sixty Architecture, Dave Pearson Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions designed a very cost effective scheme to restore this Category 1 heritage listed iconic Samuel Hurst Seager building that formed the old local government in Christchurch from 1887-1924. Seismic strengthening was to 67%NBS and includes new concrete and steel elements carefully integrated into the existing structure to ensure the heritage fabric of the building is maintained as much as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1714520879559-YWJOOS445MPGQKT7BCR4/DSCF5005.JPG Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Public Trust Strengthening, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $5M Architect: Three Sixty Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions strengthened this iconic Christchurch building to a minimum of 80%NBS, having previously completed strengthening work in 2008 to 33%NBS. This earlier strengthening work performed well and ultimately prevented the collapse of this building in the Canterbury earthquakes and has allowed it to continue to remain an iconic part of the built environment in Christchurch. Commissioned to provide a 67%NBS scheme, Ruamoko Solutions performed a sophisticated non-linear time history analysis and managed to get the building to 80%NBS with minimal extra work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1531709318828-CT49G63OSINWI0JXURA2/Timeball.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Lyttelton Timeball Tower, Lyttelton Project Cost: $3M Architect: Dave Pearson Architects Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: The historic Timeball Station dramatically collapsed during the Canterbury Earthquake sequence. Ruamoko Solutions have worked with Heritage New Zealand and numerous stakeholders to carry out structural design of a replacement tower, mast, and mechanism, to allow this iconic structure to be rebuilt and once again form part of the Lyttelton skyline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1533519819600-R2EAHX5D8CA2U0DDVP4A/Scott_ACENZ_Gold.png Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Scott Statue, Christchurch CBD Sculptor: Kathleen Scott, Mark Whyte Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: This iconic statue was carved by Captain Robert Falcon Scott's widow Kathleen in 1916 to commemorate her late husbands ill-fated journey to the South Pole in 1912. The 2011 Canterbury earthquakes toppled the sculpture, and Ruamoko Solutions innovative remedial strengthening solution involved a carbon-fibre remedial detail to the legs, as well as an innovative spring-loaded rocking plinth connection at the base. Ruamoko Solutions won a Gold Award at the 2018 ACENZ Innovate NZ Awards of Excellence for this project. This accolade is one of the most prestigious awards for engineering in New Zealand. Ruamoko Solutions also picked up a 2018 Canterbury Heritage Award - Seismic Award for this project. Click here for more detail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1473301673613-T0MK06AC3A0EDVERYFG6/Art+Gallery+2A.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Christchurch Art Gallery Base-Isolation Retrofit Project Project Cost: $30M Client: Fulton Hogan Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson, Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions was chosen by contractor Fulton Hogan as structural design engineers on one of the largest and most complex projects completed by Ruamoko to date - the seismic retrofit of the landmark Christchurch Art Gallery building with base isolators. The project involved the installation of 140 triple-curvature friction pendulum bearings below the ground floor of the existing Art Gallery Building. These base isolation bearings significantly reduce the seismic actions transferred to the building in an earthquake, greatly improving the expected performance of the building and its valuable artwork in earthquakes. The base isolation design ensures that the building can move up to 550mm in each direction during a large earthquake. The actions from the isolators, including the large eccentricities, induce significant actions on the existing structure different to its original design. The retrofit covered a wide range of column strengthening, beam strengthening, wall strengthening, seismic joint rattle spaces, cover plates, suspended lifts and stairs and many other unique aspects. Together with the tight timeframe and construction constraints, the project provided many structural challenges for the Ruamoko Solutions team and required a high level of innovation and specialist knowledge. Ruamoko Solutions won a Silver Award at the 2016 ACENZ Innovate NZ Award of Excellence for their work on this project. Grant Wilkinson was project director for the original construction of the Christchurch Art Gallery project whilst a director at Holmes Consulting Group in 2003. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1533520577158-B1QWD7C72W9VIXOLRNOG/Holy+Innocents.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Church of the Holy Innocents, Mount Peel Project Cost: $2M Architect: DPA Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions were commissioned to provide strengthening for this popular historic 1868 stone church which was damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes. This project won a 2018 Property Council Commercial Project Silver Award and a 2018 Canterbury Heritage Award - Seismic Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1570415724709-L1KLUY3YPY08LVHTIJR8/Duncans+Building+%282%29.JPG Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Duncans Building Redevelopment - 143-157 High Street, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $10M Architect: Walker Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This 1905 heritage brick façade has been given a new lease on life by Duncans Lane Ltd. The original two storey brick building suffered severe damage and partial collapse in the Canterbury earthquakes, and needed demolition. The façade was temporarily secured to allow the building behind to be demolished and the construction of a new building behind to modern standards. The renewed development now provides over 1700 square metres of retail and office space adjacent the thriving Little High Eatery across Duncans Lane. Health and safety requirements dictated an innovative propping system as the facade was required to be propped in a fashion that did not require access under the facade itself. Construction includes concrete wall panels and floors, and a re-levelable concrete raft foundation. Ruamoko Solutions won an award for their innovative structural design at the 2022 Ace New Zealand Awards for this project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1594944144896-93SSC5GCXTTEZ9J08D0Q/159+Manchester.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Muse Art Hotel, Manchester Street, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $5M Architect: Three Sixty Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Project involved the strengthening of this iconic Peter Beaven designed Christchurch building to 100%NBS as required by its change of use from office to hotel. Ruamoko Solutions developed an innovative and unique strengthening scheme for this project whereby no additional foundations or ground improvement was required. Strengthening consists of insitu concrete shearwalls and fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) wrapping to internal columns. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1684192987855-F54N7I2YIL9Y9S6C418X/Cenotaph.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Christchurch Cenotaph (Citizens War Memorial), Cathedral Square, Christchurch Conservation Architect: Salmon Reed, Ian Bowman Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: The Citizens war memorial is a striking piece of public art which was moderately damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes. It required repairs and maintenance and due to its proximity to the ongoing repairs to the Christ Church cathedral the monument was painstakingly relocated nearby with a new internal structure and strengthened to ensure it can be appreciated for many years to come. The structure was unveiled at 2023 ANZAC commemorations back in Cathedral Square for the first time since the Christchurch earthquakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1405657360121-D3EHYBBTGY3D3FECO7S6/IMG_1526.JPG Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Christchurch Earthquake Reconnaissance and Reporting Project Description: Prior to the devastating February 2011 Earthquake, Ruamoko Solutions was located in the well-known Manchester Unity building in the Christchurch CBD. As some staff members were trained in Urban Search and Rescue (USAR), they immediately were put to use as part of the combined Christchurch City Council/Civil Defence reconnaissance team. They remained working for the Civil Defence for weeks after the earthquakes, using their specialist knowledge and expertise to assess and stabilise critical buildings such as the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Education House, Copthorne Hotel, and they managed to provide a scheme to save the landmark Jubilee Clock tower. This voluntary work by Ruamoko Solutions resulted in several staff members being awarded the 2011 IPENZ Fulton Downer Presidents Gold Medal Award. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1459214494075-PZ01ULGRGE7VZ5RSLKIC/Jubilee.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Jubilee Clocktower Strengthening, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $1M Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Following the recent Canterbury earthquakes, this landmark clock tower was earmarked for demolition. Grant Wilkinson proposed both a temporary and permanent strengthening scheme which involved careful support while a concrete base and legs were constructed. This work ultimately saved this heritage piece which re-opened in 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409555276941-6NKT8WHREUYZBFQ0S8TR/st_elmo___22+june+flat.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Wynn Williams House, Christchurch (St Elmo Courts) Project Cost: $15M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Wynn Williams House is a pioneering new central Christchurch office building using a combination of structural seismic technology never used before anywhere in the world. While the structural elements in the building have been used before, it is the specific combination of methods chosen for the six-storey building that make it unique. The multiple layers of innovation include the use of lead-rubber base isolators, novel tension tie downs at the building corners and use of a post-tensioned frame structure with LVL timber beams and precast concrete columns. The building replaces the former St Elmo Courts building on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets which was badly damaged in the September 2010 and February 2011 earthquakes. For the owner, a resilient a building was a must. The combined use of the structural elements means that the building will survive a 100% code earthquake (1-in-500 year event) with little or no structural damage and will remain safe and stable in a 1-in-2,500 year earthquake event. Despite the innovation present in the building, it remains a very cost-effective building. Click here for more details on this building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1556854340778-HAK3KMNBCFGZDHH20JEP/Christ+Church+Cathedral.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement, Christchurch Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions are very proud to be working with Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement Ltd and Holmes Consulting Group to provide structural advice on the reinstatement of this iconic building. Ruamoko Solutions Director Grant Wilkinson was project director on the 1999 strengthening of the building which ultimately prevented the buildings total collapse in the Canterbury earthquake sequence, and was also project director for the adjacent 1995 Cathedral Visitors Centre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1446582684451-8DCAVJMREXUMAL92Q5AH/DSCF0332.JPG Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings Stabilisation, Strengthening and Restoration, Christchurch Conservation Architect: Tony Ussher Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: The Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings were the buildings of the Canterbury Provincial Council that administered the Canterbury Province from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876. The buildings form the only purpose-built provincial government building complex in New Zealand still in existence and have a Category 1 heritage rating. As specialist seismic engineers with a wealth of experience on heritage buildings, Ruamoko Solutions has been heavily involved with these buildings from the beginning of the Canterbury earthquakes when the buildings were significantly damaged. Work to date has been consisted primarily of stabilisation work. However, as these buildings are some of the most highly valued heritage buildings in Christchurch, full restoration and strengthening is proposed which is soon to commence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1578965601835-CCQNCDD0RBUOGJHA971Y/Godley+Head.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - DOC Godley Head WW2 Gun Emplacements & Underground Magazine Structure Strengthening, Christchurch Architect: Grant Miles Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Innovative seismic strengthening of these iconic second world war clifftop structures included risk assessment of the cliff and rock to nominate a strengthening level commensurate with the cliff stability, use of sacrificial anodes to protect corrosion of historic reinforcement, chord-only diaphragm compression trusses, and emergency egress catch-frames to underground ammunition magazines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409606483382-11AAPUU501F7T9LQX3SU/UoC+SSC.JPG Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Student Services Building Strengthening, University of Canterbury, Christchurch Project Cost: $2.5M Architect: Warren & Mahoney Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions was engaged to seismically assess and strengthen the two-storey former physical sciences library at the University of Canterbury. As part of a larger refurbishment of the building, it was decided to strengthen the building in two phases, the low-strength ground floor columns and the remaining structure. The innovative and cost-effective solution to strengthen the ground floor columns used a glass fibre wrap (Fibre Reinforced Polymer or FRP) around the tops and bottoms of the columns to increase the ductility available to the columns, and therefore increase the building’s resilience. The work was completed days prior to the September 2010 earthquake. Flexural cracking of fibres at the tops and bottoms of the columns was observed, confirming that the strengthening had performed well and had significantly reduced damage to the building. Following the successful FRP strengthening, the remainder of the building and level 2 link bridge to another building was strengthened as part of building alterations and refurbishment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409555386349-HFFUOET7870OS5SBR2E1/20140825_132923.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Angus Tait Building Strengthening, University of Canterbury, Christchurch Project Cost: $2.5M Architect: Warren & Mahoney Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Following the successful work carried out by Ruamoko Solutions on the Primary Data Centre at the University of Canterbury, they were then commissioned to strengthen to Importance Level 3 (IL3) the oldest building on the Ilam Campus to serve as the secondary Data Centre. This strengthening required innovative approaches such as "horseshoe" clips to frames, and tanked subterranean foundation beams to spread seismic load to existing piles. These strengthening methods were successfully implemented to so they were minimally intrusive to this iconic building which was one of the first on campus to be strengthened post-earthquake. This building won an award in the Heritage Category at the 2015 New Zealand Institute of Architects Awards, and won a Merit Award at the 2016 ACENZ Innovate NZ Award of Excellence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409555442466-A4K7LDL64BIKNVVUA6BK/mm+Mt+Peel.JPG Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Mount Peel Homestead Station Strengthening, Canterbury Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: The Mount Peel Station Homestead is a large two-storey brick building constructed in several stages from the late 1800s. Strengthening involved discrete in situ concrete timber diaphragm to wall connections through the brick wythes, roof and ceiling bracing diaphragms, large brick chimney steel support, and helifix ties between the outer double brick wythes and inner single brick veneer. The strengthening work was constrained by on-site conditions and the building’s heritage rating. However, it was completed successfully and with little damage in the 2010/11 Canterbury earthquakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409604341114-0ZNK3B05EMQYFDH7YZ5H/DSCF0706.JPG Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Woohoo Offices, 1 Durham Street, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Noordanus Architects Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This was one of the first buildings in Christchurch to be strengthened following the Canterbury earthquakes. It was also the first building in Christchurch to utilise steel screw-piles post earthquake. Strengthening involved steel shear "collars" and fibre-wrapping existing columns, strengthening the shear-core using self-compacting concrete, and the complete undermining and re-support of all columns and foundations onto new 10m deep screw piles which were installed under this existing building. These were highly innovative techniques which have set a benchmark for this type of work. The strengthening scheme resulted in a new lease of life for this prominently located mid-1980s era building which would have otherwise been demolished. In addition to the strengthening work, Ruamoko carried out a significant two-bay extension to the west of this building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409606260553-WA6G6C2UZXTYE5Q3BXZS/IMG_0733.JPG Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Ashburton Clocktower Strengthening, Ashburton Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This iconic 1976 clock tower is a unique structure that features four slender post-tensioned concrete columns and elevated belfry levels. Seismic strengthening involved glass fibre wrapping the top and bottom 600mm of the four concrete columns with two layers of glass fibre fabric. At the same time, the elevated belfry slab was strengthened by application of carbon laminate “bands” to all four sides of the slab with L-plates at the slab edges providing flexural anchorage connection between the top and bottom faces of the slab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1449435144185-4FQAB533RJXDMW4728JW/Akaroa+War+Memorial.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Akaroa War Memorial Strengthening, Akaroa Conservation Architect: Ian Bowman Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: This project involved the strengthening of the iconic privately owned war memorial in Akaroa which was badly damaged in Canterbury Earthquake Sequence. Strengthening involved innovative post-tensioning under very difficult conditions, and the re-building of some elements. The memorial was re-opened in 2015 in time for the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1472524536711-RNK9DSTIPN6G0ILNTBUF/Bishop+Julius+5.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Bishop Julius Hall Miscellaneous Seismic Strengthening, University of Canterbury, Christchurch Project Cost: $6M (total) Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions has been involved with the Bishop Julius Hall at the University of Canterbury campus on several projects, including a new sixty-bedroom acommodation block, as well as the earthquake strengthening of the five-storey Nancy Simms block and three-storey Mabel Hendrie block. Strengthening of the Nancy Simms block included an innovative combination of a coupled wall pair with attached eccentrically braced frame coupling element. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1701207141314-059UGCXDAWX0QFXDKOAX/Lancaster%2BPark%2BGates.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Lancaster Park Memorial Gates, Christchurch Architect: Tony Ussher Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Structural repair, strengthening and refurbishment of the highly significant entrance gate building to the former Lancaster Park. The Gates were constructed in 1924 as the main entry to Lancaster Park as a memorial to Canterbury athletes who died during World War One, but were damaged during the Canterbury earthquakes. Strengthening and repairs involved new and repaired reinforced concrete work to the structure and foundations, all done carefully and sympathetically with the heritage features of the building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1447017712475-L7QYHY6MT83DZJSN5T7F/Lyttelton+War+Memorial.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Lyttelton War Memorial Relocation and Restoration, Lyttelton Conservation Architect: Tony Ussher Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: This project involved the relocation, strengthening and restoration of an existing stone war memorial. The memorial was re-opened in November 2014, in time for the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign in its new location in the centre of the historic town of Lyttelton, which was also the epicentre of the February 22nd 2011 earthquake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1684191905577-NVC6VZWVY2W9M4ONR2IU/MED+Building.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - MED Building, Christchurch CBD Architect: Three Sixty Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This 2023 local NZIA award winning project consisted of the renovation and refurbishment of a prominent 1930s utility building on a key central city site. New concrete and steel elements have been carefully integrated into the existing structure, which are all on display as a testament to the building’s former life. This new commercial venture now offers boutique offices, a radio station and art gallery to the heart of Christchurch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1646341536794-6CEQ2APYM04BX3W8OOMF/p1020989.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - New City Hotel Strengthening, Christchurch CBD Conservation Architect: Three Sixty Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions designed a very cost effective scheme to restore this Category 2 heritage listed genuine Art Deco style hotel designed by John Guthrie. Seismic strengthening was to 67%NBS and includes new concrete and steel elements carefully integrated into the existing structure to ensure the heritage fabric of the building is maintained as much as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1699846142064-BU7VMGFOXW6GOQXAOOHK/Broadlands+House.jpg Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Broadlands House Hereford Street, Christchurch Architect: Noordanus Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Strengthening of this iconic five-storey building to 67%NBS involved the addition of EBF seismic braces, retrofit of screwpiles to resist uplift, and other innovative strengthening techniques https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1726702888113-3DPTVNC0WU7NY4291PJD/Edmonds.JPG Projects Earthquake & Strengthening - Edmonds Band Rotunda Strengthening, Christchurch Conservation Architect: Tony Ussher Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Strengthening of this iconic 1929 Christchurch landmark following the Christchurch earthquakes involved removal and restoration of the domed roof, strengthening of columns and new foundations. The restored rotunda opened in 2021 and is now used for performances as per its original intention. https://www.ruamoko.co.nz/projectsartsculpture daily 0.75 2026-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408946220988-87CFXSEOQNKQA1480VY6/Feather1+sma.jpg ProjectsArtSculpture - "Feather from Afar" Sculpture, Shanghai, China Sculptor: Neil Dawson Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Set against the skyline of Shanghai, this elegant piece by one of Christchurch's most prominent sculptors contrasts starkly with its surroundings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408946220988-87CFXSEOQNKQA1480VY6/Feather1+sma.jpg ProjectsArtSculpture - "Feather from Afar" Sculpture, Shanghai, China Sculptor: Neil Dawson Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Set against the skyline of Shanghai, this elegant piece by one of Christchurch's most prominent sculptors contrasts starkly with its surroundings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1660515408865-X1VHO99VV6E6O291PAD1/Rays.jpg ProjectsArtSculpture - Ōhinetahi Rays, Christchurch Sculptor: Neil Dawson Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Situated at the property of the late Sir Miles Warren in Governors Bay, Christchurch, these impressive steel rays cantilever 12m out of the ground and culminate in a sharp point representative of the phenomenon known as crepuscular rays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1511914066637-KHW045HHNVQ7X1E1SEWB/Scott+Statue.jpg ProjectsArtSculpture - Scott Statue, Christchurch CBD Sculptor: Kathleen Scott, Mark Whyte Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: This iconic statue was carved by Captain Robert Falcon Scott's widow Kathleen in 1916 to commemorate her late husbands ill-fated journey to the South Pole in 1912. The 2011 Canterbury earthquakes toppled the sculpture, and Ruamoko Solutions innovative remedial strengthening solution involved a carbon-fibre remedial detail to the legs, as well as an innovative spring-loaded rocking plinth connection at the base. Click here for more details. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1475098228173-NV3ZFCLIA0H5AIHZJ2RQ/Scape.JPG ProjectsArtSculpture - "Diminish and Ascend", Scape Public Art 2016, Christchurch Sculptor: David McCracken Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: An iconic temporary sculpture that forms part of the 2016 Scape Public Art 2016 season in Christchurch. Set in a lake bed and designed to be removable, this project had its challenges regarding foundations and settlement, but the end result provided a stunning setting for this striking artwork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1773201213607-IXBGBCSHBQRONIG2NYT9/Oarc.jpg ProjectsArtSculpture - Dallington Footbridge over Avon River, Christchurch Architect: Isthmus Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: 30m clear span mass-timber pedestrian bridge in Christchurch’s Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor. Blending sustainability, innovation, and resilience, this glulam structure showcases the potential of engineered timber in modern infrastructure. The bridge was lifted into place fully completed. Its design is inspired by Mōkihi (a small canoe-type vessel fashioned from raupō and flax) which were more suitable than waka for navigating streams and small rivers, such as the Ōtākaro. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1425857318631-C50GLCAZS5N6GG31MK4I/3.jpg ProjectsArtSculpture - "Mortarboard Hat" Sculpture, Victoria University, Wellington Sculptor: Neil Dawson Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: An iconic suspended sculpture that captures the playful academic celebration of a graduates "hat toss". This sculpture floats above the Victoria University campus in Wellington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408940732819-ZYRK8GUU5151AONS08AJ/Cubes3.JPG ProjectsArtSculpture - Cubes Sculpture, St Andrews College, Christchurch Sculptor: Neil Dawson Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Cubes is an elegant steel sculpture suspended between three buildings over a courtyard at St Andrew’s College. The project involved close collaboration with the sculptor to realise his artistic vision whilet making the sculpture structurally sound and practicable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1529892196865-0GRDG1K1CXORKSDPYFKK/Dawson+Boat.jpg ProjectsArtSculpture - Ōhinetahi Boat Sculpture, Christchurch Sculptor: Neil Dawson Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: This impressive stainless steel boat sculpture is set against a seascape creates a striking scene reminiscent of a boat frame and horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408945342278-4KKGQYGU0T26VOA1M9F6/cc+Fanfare12.jpg ProjectsArtSculpture - "Fanfare" Sculpture, Northern Motorway SH1, Christchurch Sculptor: Neil Dawson Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: At 20m in diameter, "Fanfare" is one of New Zealand's largest work of public sculpture. The bold, contemporary, large-scale sculpture with 360 rotating fans sits at the northern approach to Christchurch directly adjacent to State Highway One. Illuminated with varying colours, this striking sculpture is sure to become an iconic visual connection to Christchurch city. Click here to read more about this project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1471833780199-Q5UI12U6W8JORHR4HK7B/Holy+Trinity+Cross+1.jpg ProjectsArtSculpture - Bishop Selwyn Chapel Cross, Parnell, Auckland Sculptor: Neil Dawson Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: The Bishop Selwyn Chapel Cross is a sculpture by Neil Dawson. Mounted on a stainless steel pole at 3m above ground level, the cross is 8.3m tall at its apex. It is constructed from 40x40mm stainless steel square tubing fabricated into 0.4m x 0.4m x 0.4m cube modules. The stainless steel components of the cross are coated with gold leaf. The cross is tilted back at 10 degrees to create a floating effect. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408946078217-CUKDMUFJ9C5DT0DC0HHB/lenny.jpg ProjectsArtSculpture - Sky Lens Sculpture, Cashel Street, Christchurch CBD Sculptor: Neil Dawson Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: A successful but unfortunately short-lived sculpture over Cashel Mall in Christchurch, Sky Lens was an aluminium sculpture suspended between three buildings in central Christchurch. The sculpture comprised a 6m diameter patterned dish suspended over the tramway. The sculpture remained suspended following the 2011 earthquakes, but was removed due to significant damage to the buildings it was suspended from. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1410393152501-938YXVW9BQ0FXYW6TPA1/BeatboxStudioCeiling.jpg ProjectsArtSculpture - Beat Box, Art Box, Hospitality and Office Modules, Christchurch CBD Designer: F3 Design Ltd, Field Architecture Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions has worked closely with F3 Design Ltd and Field Architecture to develop a series of re-usable, modular spaces that can be configured for a large range of various uses. These modules have been installed for various art, music, hospitality and office functions in the Christchurch CBD. The modules have provided temporary spaces that have been an essential part of maintaining activities in Christchurch city following the Canterbury earthquakes. They have allowed useful spaces to be quickly installed on sites where buildings have been demolished. The image above shows an variation of the modules that provides a unique sound chamber. This innovative structure consists of a two-way catenary steel grid supporting plywood anechoic baffles which also provide permanent formwork for a concrete roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1471833233779-C7TV1O0JUAX4G7TPW80O/Piano+4.jpg ProjectsArtSculpture - The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts, Performing Arts Precinct, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $17M Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Set in the heart of the Christchurch CBD, this set of buildings contain world-class facilities for music, including a 350 seat auditorium and a three-storey teaching block. Both buildings share a common ground-floor podium structure. Structural features of this building include an innovative re-levelable slab foundation system with cast-in services on top of a gravel raft, acid-washed exposed charcoal finished precast concrete panels, large open auditorium areas, glazed facades, and the use of concrete filled steel columns to eliminate the need for intumescent painted fire rating where columns are exposed to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1473301598786-0ATRTLHTR6XTWC0SKT1E/Art+Gallery+1A.jpg ProjectsArtSculpture - Christchurch Art Gallery Base-Isolation Retrofit Project Project Cost: $30M Client: Fulton Hogan Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson, Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions was chosen by contractor Fulton Hogan as structural design engineers on one of the largest and most complex projects completed by Ruamoko to date - the seismic retrofit of the landmark Christchurch Art Gallery building with base isolators. The project involved the installation of 140 triple-curvature friction pendulum bearings below the ground floor of the existing Art Gallery Building. These base isolation bearings significantly reduce the seismic actions transferred to the building in an earthquake, greatly improving the expected performance of the building and its valuable artwork in earthquakes. The base isolation design ensures that the building can move up to 550mm in each direction during a large earthquake. The actions from the isolators, including the large eccentricities, induce significant actions on the existing structure different to its original design. The retrofit covered a wide range of column strengthening, beam strengthening, wall strengthening, seismic joint rattle spaces, cover plates, suspended lifts and stairs and many other unique aspects. Together with the tight timeframe and construction constraints, the project provided many structural challenges for the Ruamoko Solutions team and required a high level of innovation and specialist knowledge. Ruamoko Solutions won a Silver Award at the 2016 ACENZ Innovate NZ Award of Excellence for their work on this project. Grant Wilkinson was project director for the original construction of the Christchurch Art Gallery project whilst a director at Holmes Consulting Group in 2003. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1531709539968-RFHQJTN2MYZN8LN30NXL/Boxed+Quarter.jpg ProjectsArtSculpture - Boxed Quarter, 270 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Project Cost: $5-8M Architect: F3 Design Ltd, Field Architecture Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: The complex of buildings on this site offer multiple types of tenancies and provides space for retail, office and residential apartments. The site is made up of nine multi-storey structures, a handful of single-storey structures along with a few linking bridges and walkways and exposed decks. At the heart of the construction are the modular steel ‘box’ structures which rely on vierendeel truss actions to resist gravity and seismic forces. The buildings have custom engineered Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) floor panels at the upper floors and two-way span precast concrete floors at ground floor. The project is split up into several phases with phase 1 construction complete, phase two construction ongoing and future phases ready for design. Three of the nine multi-storey buildings are complete and tenanted, with another two buildings currently under construction. https://www.ruamoko.co.nz/projectsresidential daily 0.75 2025-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1662942977966-T96S2OCEF5ITI034I78C/Antarctica+1.jpg ProjectsResidential - Flock Hill Homestead, Canterbury Architect: Warren & Mahoney Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Large meticulously detailed luxury lodge in the Canterbury high country constructed with stratified in-situ concrete walls supporting a 1,400 square metre layered timber roof. The huge roof and exposed site mean the building has been designed for extreme weather and seismic events. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1662942977966-T96S2OCEF5ITI034I78C/Antarctica+1.jpg ProjectsResidential - Flock Hill Homestead, Canterbury Architect: Warren & Mahoney Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Large meticulously detailed luxury lodge in the Canterbury high country constructed with stratified in-situ concrete walls supporting a 1,400 square metre layered timber roof. The huge roof and exposed site mean the building has been designed for extreme weather and seismic events. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1469407453011-3O8LLHNXCOVVC8OV1QSJ/Clyde+Road.jpg ProjectsResidential - Fendalton House, Christchurch Architect: Sheppard & Rout Architects Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Highly detailed house with a total floor area approximately 1,200 square metres. Structural features include floating concrete planes, swimming pool, large standalone self-supporting precast spiral staircase, concrete and steelwork construction, concrete floors and roofs, and steel screw-piles to the Riccarton gravel layer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1715033689134-BSY7Z64V4TZN78M7T7DW/RHR+House.jpg ProjectsResidential - Rocking Horse Road House, Christchurch Architect: Three Sixty Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This striking three-storey house was built by as a family home by the architect, and is in a coastal area prone to significant sea-level rise. The structural features of this unique looking highly-detailed house are influenced by 60’s-70’s New Zealand beach-life materials and include exposed concrete, concrete blocks, as well as “breeze-blocks”. The top floor is a full-depth cantilever truss that allows a column-free first-floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621296134395-27UKAO7KCIP8QIFW21P9/Waihi.jpg ProjectsResidential - Waihi Beach House, Waihi Architect: Patterson Associates Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Set along iconic Waihi Beach, this is an open plan cedar-clad home designed around outdoor living and taking full advantage of the magnificent ocean view. This 550 square metre home provides a half basement garage, cozy spaces for a family room and library, and boasts a large open upper living space. The structure is predominantly timber framed, with steel frames to create the open and heavily glazed areas. The harsh saline sea environment was a key consideration in the design of the structure to ensure a durable outcome. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1410299901104-42V3LDYMTYTPTXPCSDNQ/IMG_1965+small.jpg ProjectsResidential - Annandale "Olive Grove" Pavilion, Pigeon Bay Architect: Patterson Associates Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Set against the strong landscape features of Banks Peninsula, the architect was looking for a floating plane roof supported on slim cruciform columns and a super-high finish to over 200 carefully detailed precast concrete elements. The roof is a slender two-way grillage of Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) in the same plane, connected at nodes via a series of custom-made stainless connectors. Ruamoko Solutions worked hard with the architect and contractor to ensure the highest of finishes on this striking architectural statement. This project has won several prestigious architectural awards. It was a finalist in the 2015 World Architecture Festival in Singapore for the World Building of the Year. These awards are one of the pinnacles of world architecture. Locally, the building won a 2016 New Zealand Institute of Architects Sir Miles Warren Award for Commercial Architecture. For more information click here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409611280208-3CFL808LB0GZ7DJ7JDKU/4efe978fa3352f03d0b9fc85be0fe125.jpg ProjectsResidential - Poynder Ave House, Christchurch Architect: Haden Emslie Architecture Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This two-storey highly architectural 400 square metre house features several innovative features such as upstand cantilever drag-ties. Built prior to the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence on the banks of the Avon River, this house remained virtually undamaged post-earthquake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1655067911175-CXOTIXZ6VOLNAFZ94SRL/Photo+15-03-22%2C+12+13+04+PM.jpg ProjectsResidential - Millbrook House, Arrowtown Architect: Patterson Associates Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: 700 square metre house with high level of architectural detail including two large gable-ended structures with skillion roofs, impressive feature timber cantilever-tread stair, heavy schist-clad walls and slate roofs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1599694862702-VDISSFC9WB6HEWAZBQB1/Idris+Road.jpg ProjectsResidential - Idris Road House, Christchurch Architect: Alessandro Quadrelli Architecto Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This highly detailed architectural house on a prominent site in Christchurch was rebuilt following the original house being demolished following the Canterbury earthquakes. The house features exact layouts to suit brick modules, including slender and hanging brickwork, innovative cast-in exposed CHS portal frames for maximum openness and efficiency, and a fully thermally broken floor slab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1624576868415-TSA2IIM2DNCJ3H47ABQ4/Wanaka+House.jpg ProjectsResidential - Wanaka Lakeside House, Wanaka Architect: Patterson Associates Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Single-storey lakeside house set in stunning region of the South Island. Floor area comprises approximately 750 square metres under a green roof with feature oculus. Construction is generally a mixture of insitu concrete and schist clad walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1490040484360-46RVPSJHJZ2DW1R51O2B/Wesley+3.JPG ProjectsResidential - Wesley Care Resthome - Stages 1 and 2, Harewood Road, Christchurch Project Cost: $12M Architect: Foley Group Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This large two-storey retirement accommodation includes residential living, administration and community facilities, chapel areas and amenities. Stage 1 was built carefully around the existing four-storey block, and stage 2 replaced the old four-storey block that was demolished. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621295664744-J4TMWUGRRIZYC1J86XB8/Mairangi.jpg ProjectsResidential - Mairangi Bay House, Auckland Architect: Patterson Associates Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Three-level highly architecturally detailed 600 square metre beachfront house. Construction features a boarded finish in-situ concrete ceiling soffit over an entirely open plan ground floor. An extremely innovative post-tensioned first floor slab was used to achieve the extremely thin floor plate (with no downstands) over the large span to comply with extremely tight tolerances for the Vitrocsa glazing system. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1469482320900-J73D7OW5K1LWSU2K9PTK/Clearwater.JPG ProjectsResidential - Clearwater House, Christchurch Architect: MAP Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This 1,000 square metre house features concrete blockwork walls, elevated foundations, large gable roof spaces and heavy stone wall cladding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1464663491503-NKA1PECHRRLVARUZKU60/Worsleys1.JPG ProjectsResidential - Worsleys Road House, Christchurch Architect: Trengrove Architects Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: 900 square metre house (including terrraces). Structural features include extensive balconies, retained cuts of up to 9m deep into loess soil, 190 thick feature precast panels and concrete block, all centred around a central feature structural spine unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621296914900-7JE0OQARKFKP1T39ZPF4/Coutts+Island+2.jpg ProjectsResidential - Coutts Island House, Christchurch Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This 1,000 square metre house comprises of two stories above a garage basement and a mixture of insitu and precast concrete, concrete blockwork, steelwork floor and roof support and roof steelwork for large cantilevering roofs. Initial stages of construction involved construction of an elevated earthfill platform (to suit flood plain requirements) and pre-loading to accelerate ground settlement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1570145944994-6F2N3FL39U13MTVHHULK/Southshore+House.jpg ProjectsResidential - Southshore House, Christchurch Architect: Alessandro Quadrelli Architecto Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: 300 square metre house built adjacent to the sand dunes in Southshore, raised 1.3m above ground level to meet flood level requirements. Structural features include a large span suspended ground floor supported on feature concrete foundation plinths, engineered timber and steel construction, concrete blockwork garage with concrete flat slab roof terrace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621296431252-EWP16MW03TP419AIW721/OCHT.jpg ProjectsResidential - Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust (OCHT), Brougham Street Development, Christchurch Architect: South by Southeast Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Social housing development in Christchurch for OCHT, consisting of 90 individual residential units built in 15 separate two-storey buildings across 3 ‘communities’ across the site with a total of 6200 square metres of residential floor space. Lightweight timber framed construction with no structural steelwork was achieved, including high levels of prefabricated timber roof, floor and wall framing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409605392101-5YMASLD358M5D9VUFMGC/DSCN0422.jpg ProjectsResidential - Pegasus Bay House, Christchurch Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This house features stunning views over Pegasus Bay. Construction includes Unispan pre-stressed flooring and concrete blockwork construction set into a hill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621295837252-50DZ5H49RO0ICSRZPL1T/Sunrise.jpg ProjectsResidential - Sunrise House, Christchurch Architect: Sheppard & Rout Project Lead: Cass Goodwin Project Description: Highly architectural curved masonry and timber house cut into a steep site overlooking Taylor’s Mistake in Scarborough. Features numerous double-height spaces, complex geometries, and offset structure, along with numerous integral retaining structures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621295993550-I5P4ACFAP5BI5WPZF7V9/Skyfort.jpg ProjectsResidential - Skyfort, Christchurch Architect: Sheppard & Rout Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Small footprint sculptural house located on a steep and challenging site in the Port Hills with several natural hazards. Structural features include an innovative lightweight foundation system, and an offset cantilever bracing wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621296619198-D4PUMN8SOKNWTY4RERY1/Holly+Lea.jpg ProjectsResidential - Holly Lea Retirement Village Blocks B & C, Christchurch Architect: Ikon Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: First stage of several new buildings, this project is a new $15M development currently under construction for Holly Lea Retirement Village consisting of 2 two-storey apartment buildings totaling 3,500 square metres of floor area, in addition to link walkways, entry lounge and miscellaneous site structures. Construction consists of is blockwork, precast concrete, rib and infill flooring and lightweight timber framing, all on steel screw-piled foundations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621297000915-4QAAA8PR6Q4IHHBXM4DJ/NewRegent.jpg ProjectsResidential - New Regent Street Apartment & Retail Building, Christchurch Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Three-storey building on the prominent corner of Armagh and New Regent Streets, with a small footprint, and mixed ground floor retail and hospitality use, and upper level apartment. Construction comprises of steel screw-piled foundations, precast and in-situ concrete shear walls, steel deck flooring on structural steel supporting structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621293704741-BS8Y35Q0TJ5BB15JHWIS/Lindis.jpg ProjectsResidential - The Lindis Lodge Gridshells, South Canterbury Architect: University of Auckland Project Lead: Cass Goodwin Project Description: This unique project involves adapting three architecture student designs for curvilinear timber canopies over existing accommodation pods for a luxury high country lodge. The designs have been completed and are about to commence construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1747348566244-VWXZWCHZAC3GP9B7ALCZ/6c686b9b220d9e2191e4a2ecd3fb2bd5790c454d.jpg ProjectsResidential - Rocking Horse Road House, Christchurch Architect: Three Sixty Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This multiple award-winning striking three-storey house was built by as a family home by the architect, and is in a coastal area prone to significant sea-level rise. The structural features of this unique looking highly-detailed house are influenced by 60’s-70’s New Zealand beach-life materials and include exposed concrete, concrete blocks, and “breeze-blocks”, as well as two bespoke cantilever/spiral stairs. The top floor is a full-depth cantilever truss that allows a column-free first-floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621296286438-LQCNEVDXXWWNEVYVGLQY/Penguin.jpg ProjectsResidential - Penguin Street House, Christchurch Architect: Foley Group Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: 300 square metre house in Southshore, raised to meet flood level requirements. Structural features include lightweight construction to meet durability requirements of the site and highly expressed architectural and structural features to satisfy the clients who are both architects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1642034950994-THAJGWCKQ7ZS1ZOCKV64/Fendall+Lane.jpg ProjectsResidential - Fendalton House, Christchurch Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Two level highly architecturally detailed 700 square metre house. Construction features waffle slab ground floor to cater for flood plain and complex geotechnical issues, GRC cladding, block walls, and a complex feature stair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1461794651235-O3GHFSIDT9M3X78R0VOF/Russley+Village.JPG ProjectsResidential - Russley Village - Blocks A, B, C, D, E, F, Christchurch Project Cost: $50M (total) Architect: Dalman Architecture Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions has a long history of work on this project, having completed six large blocks of retirement accommodation with a combined value of approximately $50 million. Ruamoko Solutions are continuing work on this exciting project that provides a positive retirement experience for its residents. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1684191634981-1T5AI6RQT1TOE4IBGFJC/Seagar+Park+Residence.jpg ProjectsResidential - Seagar Park Residence, Christchurch Architect: Alessandro Quadrelli Architetto Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Located at the end of a row of 10 townhouses, this 2023 NZIA Award winning two-storey home boasts large open plan living with expansive glazing that is shielded by sliding wooden shutters. The highly architectural design required an emphasis on structural detailing and structural features include structural steel portal frames and cantilevers with two-way moment connections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1684191590142-JHN5CSANOP8KEH4PY5DE/Sandhill+House.jpg ProjectsResidential - Sandhill House, Waikuku Beach Architect: Sheppard & Rout Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Nestled in the small settlement of Waikuku Beach, this modest house was a deserving 2023 NZIA Local Award winner. Early collaboration with the architect and builder allowed for a highly efficient, cost effective structural design that compliments the architectural elements. The structure is a great example of what can be achieved using conventional construction without the need for structural steel or costly structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1472524340891-VUQ9TZ1CRQ8SEBJ5RNSF/Bishop+Julius+1.jpg ProjectsResidential - Bishop Julius New Accommodation Block & Miscellaneous Seismic Strengthening, University of Canterbury, Christchurch Project Cost: $6M (total) Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions has been involved with the Bishop Julius Hall at the University of Canterbury campus on several projects, including a new sixty-bedroom accommodation block, as well as the earthquake strengthening of the five-storey Nancy Simms block and three-storey Mabel Hendrie block. Strengthening of the Nancy Simms block included an innovative combination of a coupled wall pair with attached eccentrically braced frame coupling element. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1476234449952-9448JKOAVRBOBYR9F256/Lincoln.jpg ProjectsResidential - Eastfield Drive House, Lincoln Architect: AE Architects Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: 250 square metre house with high level of architectural detail completed in 2014. Designed with large pavilion roof structure and to meet the bespoke architectural requirements, the structural design was efficient. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1491878149411-TJA0ZSV6JN9RHH2BUPHJ/Speargrass.jpg ProjectsResidential - Speargrass Flat House, Arrowtown Architect: Patterson Associates Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Set in the stunning Central Otago region, this 620 square metre house utilises local colours and materials and features an open structure designed for the high snow loads in the region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1461189559112-MLR0FKEQFYTCF0HY9P1K/Park+Terrace+Apartments+1.jpg ProjectsResidential - Park Terrace Apartments, Christchurch Project Cost: $15M Architect: Warren & Mahoney / Foley Group Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Three, five storey apartment blocks including basement carparking. Structural features include steel screw-piles to the Riccarton gravel layer, seismic separation joints, Buckling Restrained Brace (BRB) frames, precast concrete floor system and steel/concrete composite floor beams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1463005532656-5XUX14BN8D9K9QSU04CB/Leithfield.jpg ProjectsResidential - Leithfield Beach House, North Canterbury Architect: Creative Studios Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Completed in 2007, this house is located on sand dunes adjacent to a surf beach, which presents inherent challenges regarding foundations and durability. Building features steel framing, use of exposed weathering timber and carefully designed passive solar heating concrete slab elements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1469407586132-37HA9QUX6WHJJ8TE4MFZ/Albert+Street.jpg ProjectsResidential - Albert Street Townhouses, Timaru Architect: Insight Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Townhouse development in Timaru comprising predominantly lightweight construction. Structural features include conventional foundations, concrete block boundary walls, structural steelwork and offset garaging. https://www.ruamoko.co.nz/projectsretail daily 0.75 2021-05-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409182194117-TW0SRE0VLWOU7KDTMKPR/IMG_1137.JPG ProjectsRetailHospitality - Countdown Ferrymead, Christchurch Project Cost: $9M Architect: Woodhams Meikle Zhan Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Opened in April 2014, the new Countdown supermarket building replaced the previous supermarket building which was badly damaged in the 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, primarily due to liquefaction. The new 4,200 square metre building is a state-of-the-art supermarket. The construction is of precast concrete perimeter walls, steel portal frames and spine beams, concrete mezzanine structures and an economical reinforced compacted hardfill raft solution with drainage at its base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409182194117-TW0SRE0VLWOU7KDTMKPR/IMG_1137.JPG ProjectsRetailHospitality - Countdown Ferrymead, Christchurch Project Cost: $9M Architect: Woodhams Meikle Zhan Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Opened in April 2014, the new Countdown supermarket building replaced the previous supermarket building which was badly damaged in the 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, primarily due to liquefaction. The new 4,200 square metre building is a state-of-the-art supermarket. The construction is of precast concrete perimeter walls, steel portal frames and spine beams, concrete mezzanine structures and an economical reinforced compacted hardfill raft solution with drainage at its base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1646186628972-RGHKVFFW5B482XFOBWK8/Creyke.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - Creyke Road Retail Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $3.5M Architect: Architects Plus Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This two-storey retail complex is a welcome addition to the site on the corner of Creyke and Ilam Roads that had remained vacant since the 1980s. Its construction is of precast concrete shear walls, a concrete first floor, a complex structural steel roof and canopies and shallow concrete foundations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409101732658-M3OJYSBHVCAOFDR730RT/Pano_3.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - R&R Sport / Mountain Designs / Amazon - 65 Blenheim Road Retail Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $5M Architect: The Buchan Group Christchurch Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This large two-storey retail building is located at the entry to the Tower Junction shopping centre on Blenheim Road. Its construction is of precast concrete shear walls, a concrete mezzanine floor and shallow concrete foundations on a reinforced compacted hardfill raft. The project was completed successfully on programme and to budget. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409554781696-UOHD47AM74KTC79E2A6D/bb+351-040.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - 351 Lincoln Road, Christchurch Project Cost: $16M Architect: Architects Plus Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: The new building on 351 Lincoln Road is a state-of-the-art new commercial building and is one of the largest buildings in the vibrant and developing city fringe area of Addington. Featuring a 5,500 square metre five-storey office building and 2,400 square metre two-storey carpark building. The Importance Level 3 (IL3) building comprises insitu concrete core shear walls and steel composite suspended floor construction, all supported by a large reinforced concrete raft and steel screw-piles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1473301403075-5VCJ9TK85D8QTTGZK10W/Three35+3.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - Three35 Lincoln Road Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $30M Architect: Jasmax Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Following the recent Canterbury earthquake sequence, these buildings were designed to meet the demand from the owners to have a building that can be re-occupied with minimal delay following an earthquake. With 11,000 square metres of floor area, this award winning development incorporates two large office buildings and a carpark building. It is the first use in the world of replaceable-link Eccentric-braced frames (EBF's). This technology, which is based on 2010 Canadian Research, limits earthquake damage to "fuses" that protect the building from earthquake damage and can be replaced easily following earthquakes to allow occupancy to resume with minimal delay. The work carried out by Ruamoko Solutions has helped pave the way for the use of the technology in New Zealand, and Steel Construction New Zealand has published design guidelines for this system partially based on the experience with this project. Ruamoko Solutions won a 2014 ACENZ Innovate NZ Award of Excellence and were finalists for the 2014 IPENZ Engineering Excellence Awards for their work on these buildings. In addition this project won a Silver Award at the 2016 NZ Commercial Project Awards, won a 2015 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award for Commercial Architecture, won a Bronze Pin (Built Environment) at the 2014 Best Awards, and won a 2014 Property Council NZ Commercial Office Property Award. Click here for the 2013 SCNZ Steel Innovations Conference Paper. Click here for Progressive Building Article. Click here for Building Today Article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1491877685499-EK8X7UA990FJR9XII89N/Hereford+St+Carpark.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - Hereford Street Carpark and Retail Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $25M Architect: Peddle Thorp Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Nine-storey carparking building with ground floor retail. The total building floor area is 22,500 square metres, providing 576 carparks in total. Structural features include steel frame construction with innovative Buckling Restrained Brace (BRB) seismic resisting system, and a composite steel deck floor system. The layout has been refined to ensure maximum structural efficiency considering ten different options of floor configurations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1566360425658-JLVR8XS6O3JSH4Q55UZB/Cashel+Mall.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - 88 and 94 Cashel Mall, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $12M (combined) Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd, Dalman Architects Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Three-storey mixed-use building to the west, and single storey retail building to the east. Both buildings feature insitu and precast concrete shearwalls, textured concrete, GRC facades, and innovative re-levelable slab with no additional foundations over a gravel raft. Three-storey building is designed to Importance Level 3 (IL3) for increased seismic resilience. Foundation system offered considerable cost savings over piled type foundations commonly used in the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409554943695-ERLNFSBMK5S752347J03/Humphreys.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - 9 Humphreys Drive, Ferrymead, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Architects Plus Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This mixed use building which features restaurant, hospitality, health and gymnasium facilities was built before the earthquakes in an area known to be prone to liquefaction. As the building is immediately adjacent to the Christchurch Estuary, Ruamoko elected to found this precast wall and rib & infill floor building on a gravel raft, which proved a great solution as it remained occupied and functional in an area where many buildings were demolished following the devastating Lyttelton earthquake which had its epicentre not more than 3km from the buildings location. This project features a floor designed for gymnasium purposes and various copper feature walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1471833485485-O0K5O44Z7DNYA3MHX6W3/74+Victoria+Street+2+.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - 74 Victoria Street, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $2M Architect: Warren & Mahoney Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This three-storey mixed-use building makes maximum use of its 6m plan dimension by utilising 150mm precast panels and taking advantage of its splayed plan layout to utilise shearwalls in two-dimensions to resist seismic load. Construction comprises rib & infill flooring and steel moment-resisting frames at the upper level. It is founded on steel screw-piles to the intermediate Springston gravel layer and has a suspended ground-floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1590383325180-MQ7I686Y41OWYPRJ5FJI/Ballantynes.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - Ballantynes Redevelopment, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $20M Architect: Peddle Thorp Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Ballantynes is an icon in of the retail sector in Christchurch, and was one of the first landmark businesses to open in the CBD following the Christchurch earthquakes. Only four levels have been built of this 7,500 square metre retail and carpark project, but the building has been designed for another two levels on top. Some of the engineering challenges involved a title split running through the building requiring a full seismic joint of this moment resisting frame IL3 structure, and some challenging issues around adjacent basements and underpinning. This development won a National Category Award and Gold Award at the 2021 NZ Commercial Project Awards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1476155280873-XK8Y9AMCK4HFJPMSG7AL/Tussock+2.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - 10 Tussock Lane Development, Ferrymead, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This mixed use building was built pre-quakes in an area notorious for liquefaction. As the site was on liquefiable soil immediately adjacent to the Christchurch Estuary, Ruamoko elected to found this precast wall and rib & infill floor building on a gravel raft, which proved a great solution, remaining occupied and functional in an area where many buildings were demolished following the devastating Lyttelton earthquake which had its epicentre not more than 2km from the buildings location. This project features a Bondor panel roof which is also used as a bracing diaphragm for the roof, eliminating the need for steel purlins, cross-bracing, and other supports, to provide an insulated finished ceiling with minimal complication. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1417407545637-V7DU3UQ325HZJO772HTD/IMG_1125.JPG ProjectsRetailHospitality - 819 Colombo Street, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $3M Architect: The Buchan Group Christchurch Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: The new mixed-use building on the corner of Colombo and Peterborough Streets makes good use of very limited site area. The three-storey building features steel moment resisting frames, precast concrete walls and piled foundations. This project won a Silver Award at the 2016 NZ Commercial Project Awards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1423708878815-8F9VOHEFQ6IVXO9BQKW7/567Wairakei.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - 567 Wairakei Road Offices, Christchurch Project Cost: $4M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This three-storey mixed-use building features concrete moment resisting frames in the longitudinal direction, and insitu-concrete shear walls in the transverse direction. Concrete perimeter panels to the lift shaft have been specially detailed to be non-participatory in the seismic load resisting system by way of rocking base details and vertical sliding allowance at panel joints. Long-span hollowcore floors ensure a flexible and multi-use column free floor plate at all levels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1456094963550-FJMVHUMLIKN5EKK0COJH/Longhurst.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - Longhurst Development Buildings A and B, Christchurch Project Cost: $5.5M Architect: Krush Architecture Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Single and two-storey commercial and hospitality buildings located in a new Christchurch subdivision retail area. Featuring curved facades, steel screw-piles, textured concrete shearwalls, long-span precast concrete flooring and steel moment-resisting frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1410394670392-EMSHDJSD33E8N987HNGV/BeatboxStudioCeiling.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - Beat Box, Art Box, Hospitality and Office Modules, Christchurch CBD Designer: F3 Design Ltd, Field Architecture Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions has worked closely with F3 Design Ltd and Field Architecture to develop a series of re-usable, modular spaces that can be configured for a large range of various uses. These modules have been installed for various art, music, hospitality and office functions in the Christchurch CBD. The modules have provided temporary spaces that have been an essential part of maintaining activities in Christchurch city following the Canterbury earthquakes. They have allowed useful spaces to be quickly installed on sites where buildings have been demolished. The image above shows an variation of the modules that provides a unique sound chamber. This innovative structure consists of a two-way catenary steel grid supporting plywood anechoic baffles which also provide permanent formwork for a concrete roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1439870828053-I76GTUJAYSRQWMO0Y4TV/Belfast+Warehouse.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - Radcliffe Warehouse - Belfast Road, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Krush Architecture Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Retail and office/warehouse structure on site prone to static consolidation and seismic settlement. Innovative foundation system consisting of steel screwpiles and a sacrificial floor slab that may be re-leveled following a strong seismic event. Building structure features conventional precast wall panel and steel portal frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1496979274792-X5WRKJT9BI2KI8FMCFD8/128+Lichfield+Street.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - 128 Lichfield Street Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Four-storey, multi-tenancy development with floor plates of approximately 250 square metres for retail, office space and apartments. Structural features include eccentrically braced frames, precast shear walls with coupled steel beams, precast concrete floor system and steel/concrete composite floor beams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1473301447270-BABN76UEAHOKERVSWOW9/Wynn+Williams.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - Wynn Williams House, Christchurch (St Elmo Courts) Project Cost: $15M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Wynn Williams House is a pioneering new central Christchurch office building that uses a combination of structural seismic technology never used before anywhere in the world. While the structural elements in the building have been used before, it is the specific combination of methods chosen for the six-storey building that make it unique. The multiple layers of innovation include the use of lead-rubber base isolators, novel tension tie downs at the building corners and use of a post-tensioned frame structure with LVL timber beams and precast concrete columns. The building replaces the former St Elmo Courts building on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets which was badly damaged in the September 2010 and February 2011 earthquakes. For the owner, a resilient a building was a must. The combined use of the structural elements means that the building will survive a 100% code earthquake (1-in-500 year event) with little or no structural damage and will remain safe and stable in a 1-in-2,500 year earthquake event. Despite the innovation present in the building, it remains a very cost-effective building. Ruamoko Solutions was a winner in the Engineering Excellence category at the 2015 NZ Wood Design Awards, and a Finalist in the Excellence in Engineered Wood Products at those awards also for this project. In addition, Ruamoko Solutions was a finalist in the 2015 ACENZ Innovate NZ Awards of Excellence for their work on this building (click here for more details). Click here for more details on this building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1531706934125-BXVYQVY17ZQHHGI30NHK/Boxed+Quarter.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - Boxed Quarter, 270 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Project Cost: $20M Architect: F3 Design Ltd, Field Architecture Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: The complex of buildings on this site offer multiple types of tenancies and provides space for retail, office and residential apartments. The site is made up of nine multi-storey structures, a handful of single-storey structures along with a few linking bridges and walkways and exposed decks. At the heart of the construction are the modular steel ‘box’ structures which rely on vierendeel truss actions to resist gravity and seismic forces. The buildings have custom engineered Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) floor panels at the upper floors and two-way span precast concrete floors at ground floor. The project is split up into several phases with phase 1 construction complete, phase two construction ongoing and future phases ready for design. Three of the nine multi-storey buildings are complete and tenanted, with another two buildings currently under construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1566781270003-H57EDWA8VZGOUHXHKLT1/Burger+Burger.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - Burger Burger Restaurant - Welles Street, Christchurch CBD Architect: Three Sixty Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: New restaurant facility for this iconic NZ hospitality brand, set in the new Welles Street residential area of the rapidly expanding post-quake Christchurch CBD. Building features exposed frames and structure, use of existing building structure and strengthening, and raft type concrete floor slab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1567463461784-EAO6HUU8B7USJTLB3Q8N/New+Regent.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - New Regent Street Apartment & Retail Building, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Three-storey building on the prominent corner of Armagh and New Regent Street, with a small footprint, and mixed ground floor retail and hospitality use, and upper level apartment. Construction comprises of steel screw-piled foundations, precast and insitu concrete shear walls, steel deck flooring on structural steel supporting structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1463432346120-66UBPO9LOZMVAULTBIAW/Racecourse+Road.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - Racecourse Road Commercial Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $5M Architect: Krush Architecture Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: 3,500 square metre commercial development in new commercial subdivision in Christchurch. The development comprises two commercial warehouse/office buildings with internal offices and mezzanine floors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1572297595627-HS23CU0YG4E41OQ3VVYR/Briscoes+Riccarton.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - Briscoes Bush Inn, Christchurch Project Cost: $4.5M Architect: Ikon Architects Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Retail development with a footprint area covering 2,700 square metres of single-storey building. Construction features precast concrete perimeter walls, steel frames, screw pile foundations along with a loading bay and back of house facilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1572297576032-7VRCW2NIM18AS6TRMXT5/Akaroa+Salmon.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - Akaroa Salmon Warehouse & Factory, Middleton, Christchurch Project Cost: $4.5M Architect: Ikon Architects Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Large warehouse and factory building with attached offices with a footprint area covering 2,500 square metres. Construction features insulated panel walls, steel frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1531707186222-90G5FGC8MMA9Z6X5YDX5/Briscoes+Rangiora.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - Briscoes Retail and Shopping Centre, Rangiora Project Cost: $2M Architect: Gravitas Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: $7M retail development with a footprint area covering 5,500 square metres of predominantly single-storey buildings. Construction features precast concrete perimeter walls, steel frames, as well as loading bay and back of house facilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1572297641472-EWOG0OZTJ8QE67AV225P/Duncans+Building+%282%29.JPG ProjectsRetailHospitality - Duncans Building Redevelopment - 143-157 High Street, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $10M Architect: Walker Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This 1905 heritage brick façade has been given a new lease on life by Duncans Lane Ltd. The original two storey brick building suffered severe damage and partial collapse in the Canterbury earthquakes, and needed demolition. The façade was temporarily secured to allow the building behind to be demolished and the construction of a new building behind to modern standards. The renewed development now provides over 1,700 square metres of retail and office space adjacent the thriving Little High Eatery across Duncans Lane. Health and safety requirements dictated an innovative propping system as the facade was required to be propped in a fashion that did not require access under the facade itself. Construction includes concrete wall panels and floors, and a relevelable concrete raft foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1496979175087-7WCDIHVWLH04FY1NKWU9/822+Colombo+Street.jpg ProjectsRetailHospitality - 822 Colombo Street, Christchurch Project Cost: $2.5M Architect: Gravity Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Two-storey mixed-use building features retail on ground floor and offices on first floor. Structural features of this building include an innovative re-levelable slab system with cast-in services on top of a gravel raft. This system precludes the need for formal foundations, which resulted in considerable cost savings. https://www.ruamoko.co.nz/projectscommercial daily 0.75 2025-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1491877544301-UQ9TC02LP7GWR6SVI0QX/Hereford+St+Carpark.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Hereford Street Carpark and Retail Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $25M Architect: Peddle Thorp Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Nine-storey carparking building with ground floor retail. The total building floor area is 22,500 square metres, providing 576 carparks in total. Structural features include steel frame construction with innovative Buckling Restrained Brace (BRB) seismic resisting system, and a composite steel deck floor system. The layout has been refined to ensure maximum structural efficiency considering ten different options of floor configurations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1491877544301-UQ9TC02LP7GWR6SVI0QX/Hereford+St+Carpark.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Hereford Street Carpark and Retail Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $25M Architect: Peddle Thorp Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Nine-storey carparking building with ground floor retail. The total building floor area is 22,500 square metres, providing 576 carparks in total. Structural features include steel frame construction with innovative Buckling Restrained Brace (BRB) seismic resisting system, and a composite steel deck floor system. The layout has been refined to ensure maximum structural efficiency considering ten different options of floor configurations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1606856883843-OWF96HPG4XEFDJJ068FG/Ballantynes.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Ballantynes Redevelopment, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $20M Architect: Peddle Thorp Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Ballantynes is an icon in of the retail sector in Christchurch, and was one of the first landmark businesses to open in the CBD following the Christchurch earthquakes. Only four levels have been built of this 7,500 square metre retail and carpark project, but the building has been designed for another two levels on top. Some of the engineering challenges involved a title split running through the building requiring a full seismic joint of this moment resisting frame IL3 structure, and some challenging issues around adjacent basements and underpinning. This development won a National Category Award and Gold Award at the 2021 NZ Commercial Project Awards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1407815533546-D1TX1BY5JHPWQJY9F7G7/_SG17085_small.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Three35 Lincoln Road Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $30M Architect: Jasmax Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Following the recent Canterbury earthquake sequence, these buildings were designed to meet the demand from the owners to have a building that can be re-occupied with minimal delay following an earthquake. With 11,000 square metres of floor area, this award winning development incorporates two large office buildings and a carpark building. It is the first use in the world of replaceable-link Eccentric-braced frames (EBF's). This technology, which is based on 2010 Canadian Research, limits earthquake damage to "fuses" that protect the building from earthquake damage and can be replaced easily following earthquakes to allow occupancy to resume with minimal delay. The work carried out by Ruamoko Solutions has helped pave the way for the use of the technology in New Zealand, and Steel Construction New Zealand has published design guidelines for this system partially based on the experience with this project. Ruamoko Solutions won a 2014 ACENZ Innovate NZ Award of Excellence and were finalists for the 2014 IPENZ Engineering Excellence Awards for their work on these buildings. In addition this project won a Silver Award at the 2016 NZ Commercial Project Awards, won a 2015 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award for Commercial Architecture, won a Bronze Pin (Built Environment) at the 2014 Best Awards, and won a 2014 Property Council NZ Commercial Office Property Award. Click here for the 2013 SCNZ Steel Innovations Conference Paper. Click here for Progressive Building Article. Click here for Building Today Article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1473301135106-PZKWEJGYDQ2STOS2GRDS/Wynn+Williams.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Wynn Williams House, Christchurch (St Elmo Courts) Project Cost: $15M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Wynn Williams House is a pioneering new central Christchurch office building that uses a combination of structural seismic technology never used before anywhere in the world. While the structural elements in the building have been used before, it is the specific combination of methods chosen for the six-storey building that make it unique. The multiple layers of innovation include the use of lead-rubber base isolators, novel tension tie downs at the building corners and use of a post-tensioned frame structure with LVL timber beams and precast concrete columns. The building replaces the former St Elmo Courts building on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets which was badly damaged in the September 2010 and February 2011 earthquakes. For the owner, a resilient a building was a must. The combined use of the structural elements means that the building will survive a 100% code earthquake (1-in-500 year event) with little or no structural damage and will remain safe and stable in a 1-in-2,500 year earthquake event. Despite the innovation present in the building, it remains a very cost-effective building. Ruamoko Solutions was a winner in the Engineering Excellence category at the 2015 NZ Wood Design Awards, and a Finalist in the Excellence in Engineered Wood Products at those awards also for this project. In addition, Ruamoko Solutions was a finalist in the 2015 ACENZ Innovate NZ Awards of Excellence for their work on this building (click here for more details). Click here for more details on this building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1566360337660-HWEAUMSLDGZMXFFH4RI7/Cashel+Mall.jpg ProjectsCommercial - 88 and 94 Cashel Mall, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $12M (combined) Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd, Dalman Architects Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Three-storey mixed-use building to the west, and single storey retail building to the east. Both buildings feature insitu and precast concrete shearwalls, textured concrete, GRC facades, and innovative re-levelable slab with no additional foundations over a gravel raft. Three-storey building is designed to Importance Level 3 (IL3) for increased seismic resilience. Foundation system offered considerable cost savings over piled type foundations commonly used in the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1405646762023-EG4H5WDXUIP9KLQIR2RQ/photo+2.JPG ProjectsCommercial - 351 Lincoln Road, Christchurch Project Cost: $16M Architect: Architects Plus Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: The new building on 351 Lincoln Road is a state-of-the-art new commercial building and is one of the largest buildings in the vibrant and developing city fringe area of Addington. Featuring a 5,500 square metre five-storey office building and 2,400 square metre two-storey carpark building. The Importance Level 3 (IL3) building comprises insitu concrete core shear walls and steel composite suspended floor construction, all supported by a large reinforced concrete raft and steel screw-piles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1473301199665-EN0TH3YWZUWM0P10P1XU/NZBlood_Photo.jpg ProjectsCommercial - NZ Blood Service Building, Christchurch Project Cost: $17M Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: This prominent building in central Christchurch sits adjacent to the Blenheim Road overpass and Moorhouse Avenue intersection. Completed in August 2014, this highly serviced building features innovative sub-slab tension tie-downs to provide economical foundations by using weight of the gravel raft to prevent large conventional foundations above the raft. This project won a Gold Award at the 2015 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards. The awards are an annual celebration of excellence in commercial construction. In addition, the building won a Judges Choice Award at the 2015 Property Council NZ Southern Excellence awards, and was a finalist in the 2015 ACENZ Innovate NZ Awards of Excellence (click here for more information). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1403714565055-9VIVMPSTD4KGT37QTTR6/_7KDnTttU7zi0Tl7JwhiTknDlWxCj9r5zBxf9Vtb5Nw%252CYIskXqpkMPxp7wuj3DGi1QLfyFaqnCtS-bPh6NbmPK8.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Matthew Fraser House, 5 Sir William Pickering Drive, Christchurch Project Cost: $6M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Following the Canterbury earthquakes, there was a large demand for office building for newly displaced CBD tenants. This building was one of the first to be constructed to meet this demand, and incorporates two-way concrete moment resisting frames at ground and first floors, and a column-free upper floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409524287968-X84BNQTZU6VJ66P197GI/20140724_131352.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Fulton Hogan Offices, Christchurch Project Cost: $10M Architect: Jasmax Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This building is a quality office development in the busy Sir William Pickering Drive Technology Park. Completed in mid-2014, the building features 4,050 square metres of floor area spread across three floors, with part mezzanine and part basement car parking area. Construction is of precast concrete core shear walls, steel floor construction with large cantilevers, feature social stair and shallow concrete foundations. The project was completed on time and to budget and is an excellent example of efficient structural design to meet both increased client expectation and code increases post-earthquake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1403714565987-61KVWN7E2FGWLRZTN94X/I4_HQW4E2NYNS_Kn60j4bx0IAcgs-8ja0YGUhr7ZXHQ.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Brown & Glassford House, 504 Wairakei Road, Christchurch Project Cost: $4M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This building was one of the first in Christchurch to be designed to new post-earthquake design standards. The building features moment-resisting frames in the longitudinal direction, and concrete shear walls in the transverse direction. The architect originally designed the building with internal columns, but by utilising long-span precast flooring, Ruamoko Solutions eliminated the columns. This was a great benefit to the building owner as it allowed unobstructed carparking to the ground floor and extra flexibility for the tenants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1417407435929-AM1QGOZCVPT659FWG01F/20140731_132417.jpg ProjectsCommercial - 819 Colombo Street, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $3M Architect: The Buchan Group Christchurch Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: The new mixed-use building on the corner of Colombo and Peterborough Streets makes good use of very limited site area. The three-storey building features steel moment resisting frames, precast concrete walls and piled foundations. This project won a Silver Award at the 2016 NZ Commercial Project Awards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1403714564476-RFVMP2CKMFXOAC9BU3BR/iVSO4yuNASj2n2xnfUCnN683J9ZuUmFPKLq48zAG06Q.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Woohoo Office Building, 1 Durham Street Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Noordanus Architects Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This was one of the first buildings in Christchurch to be strengthened following the Canterbury earthquakes. It was also the first building in Christchurch to utilise steel screw-piles post earthquake. Strengthening involved steel shear "collars" and fibre-wrapping existing columns, strengthening the shear-core using self-compacting concrete, and the complete undermining and re-support of all columns and foundations onto new 10m deep screw piles which were installed under this existing building. These were highly innovative techniques which have set a benchmark for this type of work. The strengthening scheme resulted in a new lease of life for this prominently located mid-1980s era building which would have otherwise been demolished. In addition to the strengthening work, Ruamoko carried out a significant two-bay extension to the west of this building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1423708776407-WE2BRB9JUC9ITWDMQG1H/567+Wairakei.jpg ProjectsCommercial - 567 Wairakei Road Offices, Christchurch Project Cost: $4M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This three-storey mixed-use building features concrete moment resisting frames in the longitudinal direction, and insitu-concrete shear walls in the transverse direction. Concrete perimeter panels to the lift shaft have been specially detailed to be non-participatory in the seismic load resisting system by way of rocking base details and vertical sliding allowance at panel joints. Long-span hollowcore floors ensure a flexible and multi-use column free floor plate at all levels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409523683034-7LW8IZNW81LJBU4XI8KO/9-25-tussock-lane-028.jpg ProjectsCommercial - 10 Tussock Lane Development, Ferrymead, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This mixed use building was built pre-quakes in an area notorious for liquefaction. As the site was on liquefiable soil immediately adjacent to the Christchurch Estuary, Ruamoko elected to found this precast wall and rib & infill floor building on a gravel raft, which proved a great solution, remaining occupied and functional in an area where many buildings were demolished following the devastating Lyttelton earthquake which had its epicentre not more than 2km from the buildings location. This project features a Bondor panel roof which is also used as a bracing diaphragm for the roof, eliminating the need for steel purlins, cross-bracing, and other supports, to provide an insulated finished ceiling with minimal complication. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1646186468974-UMNEM9SBLN3ISTGC37KH/20140724_140411_Richtone%2528HDR%2529.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Pacific Tower / Rendezvous Hotel, Gloucester Street, Christchurch Project Cost: $20M Architect: Foley Group Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions carried out structural concept design work on the seismic system for Structex Metro. Ruamoko and Structex Metro successfully got the seismic system to work using an innovative "torsion tube" system utilising steel EBFs. The tower remains the tallest building in the South Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1471833299708-VY5EKIAGMHJQFQLDTZAX/128+Wrights+Road+1.jpg ProjectsCommercial - 120 Wrights Road Offices, Christchurch Project Cost: $5M Architect: Sheppard & Rout Architects Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: 1,900 square metre three-storey building located adjacent to Addington Raceway. Construction consists of precast concrete shearwalls, concrete floors, and a foundation system founded on stone-column ground improvement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1449796330993-BM9WMDNZB29CZZ62598Y/Manchester+West.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Frobisher Building, Manchester Street, Christchurch Project Cost: $5M Architect: Ian Krause Architects Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: 1,800 square metre two-storey building located in the Christchurch CBD. Featuring steel screw-piles, concrete shearwalls, and concrete moment-resisting frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1646186546298-FPED20WMH4BJTZT9082Z/Creyke.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Creyke Road Retail Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $3.5M Architect: Architects Plus Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This two-storey retail complex is a welcome addition to the site on the corner of Creyke and Ilam Roads that had remained vacant since the 1980s. Its construction is of precast concrete shear walls, a concrete first floor, a complex structural steel roof and canopies and shallow concrete foundations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409554413424-VSQQIUEIHJQGQAG6XNMZ/IMG_1137.JPG ProjectsCommercial - Countdown Ferrymead, Christchurch Project Cost: $9M Architect: Woodhams Meikle Zhan Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Opened in April 2014, the new Countdown supermarket building replaced the previous supermarket building which was badly damaged in the 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, primarily due to liquefaction. The new 4,200 square metre building is a state-of-the-art supermarket. The construction is of precast concrete perimeter walls, steel portal frames and spine beams, concrete mezzanine structures and an economical reinforced compacted hardfill raft solution with drainage at its base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1471833404926-28LCA08O08XR8K7LFZ9X/74+Victoria+Street+2+.jpg ProjectsCommercial - 74 Victoria Street, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $2M Architect: Warren & Mahoney Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This three-storey mixed-use building makes maximum use of its 6m plan dimension by utilising 150mm precast panels and taking advantage of its splayed plan layout to utilise shearwalls in two-dimensions to resist seismic load. Construction comprises rib & infill flooring and steel moment-resisting frames at the upper level. It is founded on steel screw-piles to the intermediate Springston gravel layer and has a suspended ground-floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1646186575560-8UMPWTO3EVBTMX0X0KQB/Pano_3.jpg ProjectsCommercial - R&R Sport / Mountain Designs / Amazon - 65 Blenheim Road Retail Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $5M Architect: The Buchan Group Christchurch Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This large two-storey retail building is located at the entry to the Tower Junction shopping centre on Blenheim Road. Its construction is of precast concrete shear walls, a concrete mezzanine floor and shallow concrete foundations on a reinforced compacted hardfill raft. The project was completed successfully on programme and to budget. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1463432675351-3CV1D0RWF5O1TH9WXZP4/Racecourse+Road.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Racecourse Road Commercial Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $5M Architect: Krush Architecture Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: 3,500 square metre commercial development in new commercial subdivision in Christchurch. The development comprises two commercial warehouse/office buildings with internal offices and mezzanine floors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1464567246670-BNHZJ3I9YYUHCRSX64WA/Caxton.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Caxton Press, 2 Stark Drive, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Trengrove Architects Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Two-storey office building with a printing factory area space, with a combined area of approximately 2,000 square metres. Building replaces earthquake damaged CBD premises. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1572297706228-M04JLS6AFSBZSS2BR8XE/Akaroa+Salmon.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Akaroa Salmon Warehouse & Factory, Middleton, Christchurch Project Cost: $4.5M Architect: Ikon Architects Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Large warehouse and factory building with attached offices with a footprint area covering 2,500 square metres. Construction features insulated panel walls, steel frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1496978983469-TE51YONC93UJHZ2FLM93/128+Lichfield+Street.jpg ProjectsCommercial - 128 Lichfield Street Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Four-storey, multi-tenancy development with floor plates of approximately 250 square metres for retail, office space and apartments. Structural features include eccentrically braced frames, precast shear walls with coupled steel beams, precast concrete floor system and steel/concrete composite floor beams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1572297694845-BLDJUP57PLT2KASN2VY1/Briscoes+Riccarton.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Briscoes Bush Inn, Christchurch Project Cost: $4.5M Architect: Ikon Architects Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Retail development with a footprint area covering 2,700 square metres of single-storey building. Construction features precast concrete perimeter walls, steel frames, screw pile foundations along with a loading bay and back of house facilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1449796236010-UESLZTKRH1D7EJ3SPOW4/Manchester+East.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Southern Hospitality Building, Aberdeen Street, Christchurch Project Cost: $5M Architect: Ian Krause Architects Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: 1,800 square metre two-storey building with additional 1,200 square metre attached warehouse located in the Christchurch CBD. Featuring steel screw-piles, concrete shearwalls, and concrete moment-resisting frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1748219906369-0S9B1KC7HIFLB3J4WEM9/Turners.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Turners Moorhouse, Wairakei and Hornby Sites, Christchurch Project Cost: $36M Architect: Designgroup Architects Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Three commercial showroom projects over three separate sites in Christchurch. Moorhouse and Wairakei sites are new build steel portal frame type construction, and the Hornby site involved seismic strengthening and additions to an existing warehouse structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409523819198-VCBJBKYZVHKRS5FDLKQF/_MG_9586.jpg ProjectsCommercial - 9 Humphreys Drive, Ferrymead, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Architects Plus Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This mixed use building which features restaurant, hospitality, health and gymnasium facilities was built before the earthquakes in an area known to be prone to liquefaction. As the building is immediately adjacent to the Christchurch Estuary, Ruamoko elected to found this precast wall and rib & infill floor building on a gravel raft, which proved a great solution as it remained occupied and functional in an area where many buildings were demolished following the devastating Lyttelton earthquake which had its epicentre not more than 3km from the buildings location. This project features a floor designed for gymnasium purposes and various copper feature walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1456094796677-3R3KDWIPWBIG5UKS2MXR/Longhurst.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Longhurst Development Buildings A and B, Christchurch Project Cost: $5.5M Architect: Krush Architecture Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Single and two-storey commercial and hospitality buildings located in a new Christchurch subdivision retail area. Featuring curved facades, steel screw-piles, textured concrete shearwalls, long-span precast concrete flooring and steel moment-resisting frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1467333944820-79JGHO6VLRRUHXNUE2PE/68+Fitzgerald.jpg ProjectsCommercial - 68 Fitzgerald Ave Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: David Stevens Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Two-storey office building on reinforced gravel raft with innovative uplift slab. Building features cantilevered upper storey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409201814600-7PSMIUGS1A9095EGV1I1/jj+DSCF5006.JPG ProjectsCommercial - Public Trust Strengthening, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $5M Architect: Three Sixty Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions are currently carrying out the strengthening scheme of this iconic Christchurch building to a minimum of 67%NBS, having previously completed strengthening work in 2008 to 33%NBS. This earlier strengthening work performed well and ultimately prevented the collapse of this building in the Canterbury earthquakes and has allowed it to continue to remain an iconic part of the built environment in Christchurch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1531706808037-KHF7VCLC5IW9E2TR9MOV/Boxed+Quarter.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Boxed Quarter, 270 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Project Cost: $20M Architect: F3 Design Ltd, Field Architecture Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: The complex of buildings on this site offer multiple types of tenancies and provides space for retail, office and residential apartments. The site is made up of nine multi-storey structures, a handful of single-storey structures along with a few linking bridges and walkways and exposed decks. At the heart of the construction are the modular steel ‘box’ structures which rely on vierendeel truss actions to resist gravity and seismic forces. The buildings have custom engineered Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) floor panels at the upper floors and two-way span precast concrete floors at ground floor. The project is split up into several phases with phase 1 construction complete, phase two construction ongoing and future phases ready for design. Three of the nine multi-storey buildings are complete and tenanted, with another two buildings currently under construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1439867990413-8CLX61MWICSM978X0VE1/Belfast+Warehouse.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Radcliffe Warehouse - Belfast Road, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Krush Architecture Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Retail and office/warehouse structure on site prone to static consolidation and seismic settlement. Innovative foundation system consisting of steel screwpiles and a sacrificial floor slab that may be re-leveled following a strong seismic event. Building structure features conventional precast wall panel and steel portal frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409524185916-O04LP5MCAVUXZED09XXS/14+Settlers.jpg ProjectsCommercial - 14 Settlers Crescent, Ferrymead, Christchurch Project Cost: $2M Architect: Borrmeister Architects Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions was engaged to carry out seismic assessment, reporting and design of structural strengthening and repairs for the building at 14 Settlers Crescent. Badly damaged in the 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, large parts of the building have been demolished. The less damaged remaining building has been strengthened and is being refurbished to become a modern office and warehouse building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1472523949517-41PLFX6L0USGEIUFN0V0/Piano8.jpg ProjectsCommercial - The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts, Performing Arts Precinct, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $17M Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Set in the heart of the Christchurch CBD, this set of buildings contain world-class facilities for music, including a 350 seat auditorium and a three-storey teaching block. Both buildings share a common ground-floor podium structure. Structural features of this building include an innovative re-levelable slab foundation system with cast-in services on top of a gravel raft, acid-washed exposed charcoal finished precast concrete panels, large open auditorium areas, glazed facades, and the use of concrete filled steel columns to eliminate the need for intumescent painted fire rating where columns are exposed to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409554540561-TBIXPEH94J2FTOF93M8I/_MG_9518.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Don Beaven Medical Research Centre, 40 Stewart Street, Christchurch Project Cost: $2.5M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This medical research facility is a three-storey commercial building completed in 2010. Designed before the Canterbury earthquakes, the building performed well and remained fully functional throughout the earthquake sequence. The facility was officially opened in September 2011 by Prime Minister John Key and includes a centre of excellence to study diabetes in New Zealand. Construction is of ductile concrete frames with concrete rib & infill and unispan flooring, precast concrete walls and roof level steel portal frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1473301171614-NWIXVRJGGE4HCVITCO4O/Art+Gallery+1A.jpg ProjectsCommercial - Christchurch Art Gallery Base-Isolation Retrofit Project Project Cost: $30M Client: Fulton Hogan Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson, Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions was chosen by contractor Fulton Hogan as structural design engineers on one of the largest and most complex projects completed by Ruamoko to date - the seismic retrofit of the landmark Christchurch Art Gallery building with base isolators. The project involved the installation of 140 triple-curvature friction pendulum bearings below the ground floor of the existing Art Gallery Building. These base isolation bearings significantly reduce the seismic actions transferred to the building in an earthquake, greatly improving the expected performance of the building and its valuable artwork in earthquakes. The base isolation design ensures that the building can move up to 550mm in each direction during a large earthquake. The actions from the isolators, including the large eccentricities, induce significant actions on the existing structure different to its original design. The retrofit covered a wide range of column strengthening, beam strengthening, wall strengthening, seismic joint rattle spaces, cover plates, suspended lifts and stairs and many other unique aspects. Together with the tight timeframe and construction constraints, the project provided many structural challenges for the Ruamoko Solutions team and required a high level of innovation and specialist knowledge. Ruamoko Solutions won a Silver Award at the 2016 ACENZ Innovate NZ Award of Excellence for their work on this project. 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The technology was based on 2010 research in Toronto, Canada. Bolted shear-links are designed to deform in large earthquakes, much like fuses. They can be unbolted and replaced with relative ease. The work carried out by Ruamoko Solutions helped pave the way for the use of the technology in New Zealand, and Steel Construction New Zealand has published design guidelines for this system partially based on the experience with this project. Ruamoko Solutions won a 2014 ACENZ Innovate NZ Award of Excellence and were finalists for the 2014 IPENZ Engineering Excellence Awards for their work on these buildings. In addition this project won a Silver Award at the 2016 NZ Commercial Project Awards, won a 2015 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award for Commercial Architecture, won a Bronze Pin (Built Environment) at the 2014 Best Awards, and won a 2014 Property Council NZ Commercial Office Property Award. Click here for more information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408483597426-6KQG4R3FCOID7IKGHLER/image-asset.jpeg Innovation Images - Replaceable Shear-links in EBF Buildings Ruamoko Solutions pioneered the first use of this Repair-Impact Minimisation (RIM) technology in New Zealand with two office buildings in Lincoln Road completed in 2013. The technology was based on 2010 research in Toronto, Canada. Bolted shear-links are designed to deform in large earthquakes, much like fuses. They can be unbolted and replaced with relative ease. The work carried out by Ruamoko Solutions helped pave the way for the use of the technology in New Zealand, and Steel Construction New Zealand has published design guidelines for this system partially based on the experience with this project. Ruamoko Solutions won a 2014 ACENZ Innovate NZ Award of Excellence and were finalists for the 2014 IPENZ Engineering Excellence Awards for their work on these buildings. In addition this project won a Silver Award at the 2016 NZ Commercial Project Awards, won a 2015 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award for Commercial Architecture, won a Bronze Pin (Built Environment) at the 2014 Best Awards, and won a 2014 Property Council NZ Commercial Office Property Award. Click here for more information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408490954165-08I5IGGS5YLQEST78DZO/img_Triple_PendulumTM_bearing.jpg Innovation Images - Base-Isolation Ruamoko Solutions designed the six-storey Wynn Williams House in Christchurch using 16 lead-rubber base-isolation bearings. This was the first building to be base-isolated after the destructive Canterbury earthquakes. Ruamoko Solutions was a winner in the Engineering Excellence category at the 2015 NZ Wood Design Awards, and a Finalist in the Excellence in Engineered Wood Products at those awards also for this project. In addition, Ruamoko Solutions was a finalist in the 2015 ACENZ Innovate NZ Awards of Excellence for their work on this project. Click here for more information. In addition, Ruamoko Solutions has recently worked closely with Fulton Hogan to retrofit the Christchurch Art Gallery with 140 triple-curvature friction pendulum base-isolators. This complex project was the first retrofit use of this type of base-isolation in Christchurch. Grant Wilkinson was project director for the base-isolated Christchurch Women’s Hospital, the first base isolated building in the South Island, when he was a director of Holmes Consulting Group. Grant also specified the base-isolation system for Parliament Buildings in Wellington. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408491014399-G0HJNY5O9B1XCA9PG51A/Replaceable+link.JPG Innovation Images - Hybrid Concrete Column / LVL Beam Two-Way Frames Ruamoko Solutions designed the superstructure of the new base-isolated Wynn Williams building to have an innovative, six-storey, hybrid two-way framed structure. The frame has precast concrete columns at approximately 9m centres each way with hollow glue-laminated LVL timber beams. The beams are post-tensioned to develop reliable two-way frame action. The building is designed to effectively behave elastically in response to full code (100% NBS) earthquakes with return periods of 1 in 500 years. Only minor to moderate superficial damage is expected in the ULS event. Ruamoko Solutions was a winner in the Engineering Excellence category at the 2015 NZ Wood Design Awards, and a Finalist in the Excellence in Engineered Wood Products at those awards also for this project. In addition, Ruamokop Solutions was a finalist in the 2015 ACENZ Innovate NZ Awards of Excellence for their work on this building Click here for more information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408491347696-SY9KII8T1QLO3XHB8NDU/Replaceable+link.JPG Innovation Images - Tension Tie-Down Sub-Slabs Ruamoko Solutions pioneered the use of tension tie-downs installed below deep gravel rafts in Christchurch. The tension tie-downs were used pre-earthquake under the Cashmere High School Gymnasium project, and have been utilised together with simple concrete sub-slabs below the gravel raft for the new NZ Blood Service building in Christchurch. This NZ Blood Service building project won a Gold Award at the 2015 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards. These awards are an annual celebration of excellence in commercial construction. In addition, the building won a Judges Choice Award at the 2015 Property Council NZ Southern Excellence awards, and was a finalist in the 2015 ACENZ Innovate NZ Awards of Excellence Click here for more information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408491743149-W6ZADICDUMSBTRUOV09K/img_Triple_PendulumTM_bearing.jpg Innovation Images - “Shinbashira” Stiffening Elements Ruamoko Solutions adopted ancient Japanese Pagoda technology that is well over 1,000 years old and has designed pin-based stiffening walls to be installed in 1960s concrete framed buildings to force them to behave in a predictable manner in earthquakes preventing soft-storey mechanisms forming. Grant Wilkinson was project director for the first intentional use of Shinbashira walls on the AA Building in Christchurch’s Latimer Square when he was a director of Holmes Consulting Group. It is highly probable that intervention saved this building from collapse in the 22nd February 2011 Lyttelton earthquake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408492204383-CLAXH4REFITA5RUSAOS2/img_Triple_PendulumTM_bearing.jpg Innovation Images - Buckling Restrained Braces (BRB’s) Grant Wilkinson was project director for New Zealand’s first use of buckling restrained steel braces on the Geography and Psychology buildings at the University of Canterbury when he was a director of Holmes Consulting Group. Ruamoko Solutions have several projects currently under design and construction which utilise proprietary BRB's to enhance seismic protection and minimise impact of potential earthquake repairs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408493758796-YP9CCUN0UAZ285Y9WBHD/Replaceable+link.JPG Innovation Images - “Super-Columns” Ruamoko Solutions recently designed two office buildings to use a limited number of super columns to free up floor areas and to allow the use of long-span floors. While the super columns in those projects were only required to provide seismic restraint in one direction, we are looking out for projects where a limited number of super columns could prove a cost-effective method of providing all the seismic restraint for a building, freeing up the balance of the structure for simple detailing and long span relatively column-free space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1496979495805-5F1PEJCLC9QI2I8QMXDR/Cath+Grammar+1.jpg Innovation Images - CNC cut LVL Timber The Cathedral Grammar Junior School structure comprises a fully interlocking CNC cut LVL timber structure which arrived on site ready to assemble. The LVL frames were meticulously designed and manufactured to ±0.5mm accuracy to ensure perfect fit and structural performance. This construction technique is likely a first for New Zealand and certainly for Christchurch, and the building is a showcase for engineering, carpentry and craftsmanship. Ruamoko Solutions won the following awards for their work on this project: 2017 NZ Commercial Project Awards National Category Winner 2017 NZ Commercial Project Awards Gold Award 2017 NZ Wood Design Awards Supreme Award 2017 NZ Wood Design Awards Engineering Innovation Award 2017 NZ Wood Design Awards Commercial Excellence Award 2016 NZ ACENZ Innovate NZ Awards of Excellence Merit Award 2016 ArchitectureNow Interior Awards Craftsmanship Winner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1476158629115-OBOUI0X8L8WEUZXY9AUK/ee+DSCF0742.JPG Innovation Images - Building Information Modeling (BIM) In addition to traditional Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) software, Ruamoko Solutions have recognised early that the traditional approach to drafting is changing. We have made a significant investment in the latest “best practice” Building Information Modelling (BIM) software, and employed experienced staff and trained others specifically in this technology. We are dedicated to being able to be part of the exciting opportunities that BIM offers. This software has been the key to the success of projects such as the Christchurch Art Gallery Base-Isolation Retrofit project, where complex solutions were required, and a “one-size fits all” approach was not applicable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1408493831558-1E5YD4CVL0WPBVEE8KB8/img_Triple_PendulumTM_bearing.jpg Innovation Images - Watch This Space – Future Innovation We are constantly looking for ways to design and construct buildings to get the best value for our clients. We are strong advocates of continuously improving our designs, details and documentation to benefit our clients and their projects. We are looking out for buildings that would benefit from the use of double and triple-curvature sliding pendulum base isolation bearings. This well-proven technology is ideally suited to the Canterbury rebuild, and is suitable for low-height buildings which have irregular floor plates. We have successfully utilised this technology on the recent Christchurch Art Gallery Base-Isolation Retrofit project. https://www.ruamoko.co.nz/peer-review-1 daily 0.75 2022-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1575863586132-QI0KB2UJ8FPSY1T1G6JW/Turanga.jpg Projects Peer Review - Tūranga – Christchurch Library, Christchurch Project Cost: $50M Primary Consultant: LBCE Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Five storey, 10,000 square metre library. Structure incorporates perimeter moment resisting frames and rocking post-tensioned shear walls along with bespoke high force to volume (HF2V) dampers that act as shock absorbers at the base of the walls to resist a high level of earthquake demand. Ruamoko also provided a temporary propping design for the main contractor for the temporary support single five-storey panels that were poured and lifted on site and weighed up to 120 tonnes. Project won prestigious 2019 IStructEAward for Structures in Extreme Conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1575863586132-QI0KB2UJ8FPSY1T1G6JW/Turanga.jpg Projects Peer Review - Tūranga – Christchurch Library, Christchurch Project Cost: $50M Primary Consultant: LBCE Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Five storey, 10,000 square metre library. Structure incorporates perimeter moment resisting frames and rocking post-tensioned shear walls along with bespoke high force to volume (HF2V) dampers that act as shock absorbers at the base of the walls to resist a high level of earthquake demand. Ruamoko also provided a temporary propping design for the main contractor for the temporary support single five-storey panels that were poured and lifted on site and weighed up to 120 tonnes. Project won prestigious 2019 IStructEAward for Structures in Extreme Conditions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1575863588779-7G6NSMROL9511M7OR0CC/Nelson+Airport.jpg Projects Peer Review - Nelson Airport Terminal Building, Nelson Project Cost: $32M Primary Consultant: Dunning Thornton Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: $32 million re-development at Nelson Airport, featuring a new 5,800 square metre terminal complex. Terminal is characterised by its exposed timber folded plate roof structure. Structure utilises innovative low-damage seismic system, consisting of rocking LVL columns with resilient slip friction joint (RSFJ) connections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1575863598338-UWN38I7Y1VDI2MLOEC6D/Crowne+Plaza.jpg Projects Peer Review - Crowne Plaza, Christchurch Primary Consultant: LBCE Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: The 18 storey building, originally designed by Warren & Mahoney Architects in 1988 was repaired, strengthened and refurbished for change of use into hotel following damage in the Canterbury earthquakes. In addition to detailed investigations of the damaged structure and the repair and strengthening of the 18 storey perimeter and internal reinforced concrete moment frames, significant effort went into the replacement of the 18 storey scissor-stairs which collapsed in the February 2011 earthquake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1575953743712-RMB7V48127I5HRE3QSRG/King+Edward+Barracks.jpg Projects Peer Review - 93 Cambridge Terrace – King Edward Barracks, Christchurch Primary Consultant: Aurecon Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Five-storey commercial office building on the corner of Cashel Street and Cambridge Terrace that forms part of the larger King Edward Barracks development. The building is supported on friction pendulum bearings at the top of the ground floor columns. In addition to coordination with service engineers and the architects, the large displacement at the first floor generated by movement of the bearings under earthquake demand required careful structural design of surrounding structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1575863632770-IYD5I0SVYKYH2H0462I5/Tui+Brewery.jpg Projects Peer Review - Tui Brewery Tower Strengthening - Mangatainoka Primary Consultant: Dunning Thornton Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Iconic Category 1 heritage listed tower seismically strengthened to 100%NBS. Structure is set up as a working vertical brewery with 11 split levels and required skillful engineering to deliver a seismic strengthening scheme that upgraded the structure while minimising the impact on the historic building fabric. Design incorporates friction pendulum base-isolators, post tensioned foundation beam strengthening and minimal steel bracing and diaphragm strengthening throughout the structure in addition to strengthening of the concrete infill frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1575863658262-IIHDL4T27JXYOTR9AW0T/Airways.jpg Projects Peer Review - Airways Air Traffic Control Facility, Christchurch Primary Consultant: Aurecon Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: The Airways Traffic Control Tower provides backup air traffic control to the entire South Island. It is a two-storey structure base-isolated with friction pendulum sliders that make it one of the most seismic resilient buildings in New Zealand, if not the most. It is the first building in New Zealand to be designed and constructed in accordance with the Seismic Isolation Standard for Continued Functionality and meets Platinum REDi building rating for earthquake resilience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1575863664480-U3OGYLDNMD6YWHG8EXHV/Tauranga+Crossing.jpg Projects Peer Review - Tauranga Crossing Shopping Centre, Tauranga Project Cost: $80M Primary Consultant: BCD Group Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Peer review of structural design of the large and spectacular new shopping dining destination. The retail centre comprises of 30,000 square-metres of retail and cinema space with unique outdoor areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1575863673502-YBA7TBQ25QZPG7K06QBB/9+Customhouse.jpg Projects Peer Review - 9 Customhouse Quay, Wellington Project Cost: $15M Primary Consultant: Dunning Thornton Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: 4,400 square metre five-storey office building proposed to be constructed along Wellington’s waterfront. Structure employs base isolation at the underside of first floor level to protect the building during earthquakes. The site is subject to liquefaction and severe lateral spread into the harbour, which required particular attention and specific analysis as part of the review. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1575863685792-L9OC9RSO60UPMOVRWMSX/Scion+Innovation+Hub.jpg Projects Peer Review - Scion Innovation Hub, Rotorua Primary Consultant: Dunning Thornton Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Innovative full timber structure at Scion’s Rotorua Campus. The building is a new three storey building featuring CLT flooring and an exposed timber diagrid structure wrapped with a matching glazed curtain wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621292995491-GBQU6YJ8G5QISMW7PQVD/Te+Rangi+Hiroa.jpg Projects Peer Review - Te Rangi Hiroa, Otago University Project Cost: $70M Primary Consultant: LBCE Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Seven-storey student accommodation block in central Dunedin. The total floor area is 14,000 square metres over two slender accommodation wings with shared spaces on a connected ground floor. The soil conditions on the site are poor, with hundreds of large diameter bored concrete piles required, along with a full height central seismic joint and a non-standard bolted replaceable link EBF design. https://www.ruamoko.co.nz/projectsspacetechnology daily 0.75 2025-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621160254868-N7765U8R6P9U2RFU7QHL/image-asset.png ProjectsSpaceTechnology - LeoLabs Kiwi Space Radar, Central Otago Client: LeoLabs Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: LeoLabs is based in Menlo Park USA, and their NZ based radar is the first of its kind in the world and forms part of a network of phased-array radars that enable high-resolution data on objects in the lower earth orbit, including objects as small as 2cm in diameter. The intent of the radar is to offer foundational mapping data and services to mitigate the risks of collisions. Project challenges included the balance of minimising radar shadowing structure with the requirement for a very low operational movement tolerance under wind, snow, seismic and thermal stresses, working to extremely precise low construction tolerances, construction in remote location using components sourced from different countries, durability issues associated with galvanic series of multiple materials, Revit modelling of complex array curves and appropriate references, and site selection appropriate for minimising effect on landscape and water courses. This project is a huge addition to the rapidly growing NZ space sector which helps generate approximately $1.8 billion NZD of revenue in NZ each year. Ruamoko Solutions won the coveted Gold Award at the 2020 ACE NZ Awards for this project. More detail on this award can be found here. Founder & Chief Technical Officer of LeoLabs Michael Nicolls described Ruamoko Solutions involvement: “Ruamoko was instrumental to the success of the Kiwi Space Radar. Prior to working with Ruamoko, LeoLabs struggled to find a structural engineering firm that was able to accept the unique challenges of this project: tight engineering constraints, budgetary requirements, and schedules. Through the design-engineering phase, Ruamoko took the time to deeply understand the goals driving the structural requirements, and in doing so were able to develop unique solutions to the project. Ruamoko’s design met LeoLabs’ performance needs, and did so within the aggressive budgetary and schedule constraints presented. As a result of the close working relationship established during the development and construction of the Kiwi Space Radar, LeoLabs expects to work closely with Ruamoko as it scales its solution to other radar sites around the world.” More information on the LeoLabs phased array radar can be found here. Information about Ruamoko’s involvement with MBIE on this project can be found here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621160254868-N7765U8R6P9U2RFU7QHL/image-asset.png ProjectsSpaceTechnology - LeoLabs Kiwi Space Radar, Central Otago Client: LeoLabs Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: LeoLabs is based in Menlo Park USA, and their NZ based radar is the first of its kind in the world and forms part of a network of phased-array radars that enable high-resolution data on objects in the lower earth orbit, including objects as small as 2cm in diameter. The intent of the radar is to offer foundational mapping data and services to mitigate the risks of collisions. Project challenges included the balance of minimising radar shadowing structure with the requirement for a very low operational movement tolerance under wind, snow, seismic and thermal stresses, working to extremely precise low construction tolerances, construction in remote location using components sourced from different countries, durability issues associated with galvanic series of multiple materials, Revit modelling of complex array curves and appropriate references, and site selection appropriate for minimising effect on landscape and water courses. This project is a huge addition to the rapidly growing NZ space sector which helps generate approximately $1.8 billion NZD of revenue in NZ each year. Ruamoko Solutions won the coveted Gold Award at the 2020 ACE NZ Awards for this project. More detail on this award can be found here. Founder & Chief Technical Officer of LeoLabs Michael Nicolls described Ruamoko Solutions involvement: “Ruamoko was instrumental to the success of the Kiwi Space Radar. Prior to working with Ruamoko, LeoLabs struggled to find a structural engineering firm that was able to accept the unique challenges of this project: tight engineering constraints, budgetary requirements, and schedules. Through the design-engineering phase, Ruamoko took the time to deeply understand the goals driving the structural requirements, and in doing so were able to develop unique solutions to the project. Ruamoko’s design met LeoLabs’ performance needs, and did so within the aggressive budgetary and schedule constraints presented. As a result of the close working relationship established during the development and construction of the Kiwi Space Radar, LeoLabs expects to work closely with Ruamoko as it scales its solution to other radar sites around the world.” More information on the LeoLabs phased array radar can be found here. Information about Ruamoko’s involvement with MBIE on this project can be found here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621243866928-M56QPGRTLKCXOX8Y4J8S/Brashear+Telescope.jpg ProjectsSpaceTechnology - Brashear Space Telescope, Dark Sky Project, Takapō (Tekapo) Client: Dark Sky Project Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Combining cutting edge 21st century technology with 19th century technology, Ruamoko Solutions provided an incredibly innovative and bespoke friction-damped, spring-loaded, base-isolated system to support one of the world’s most famous Victorian telescopes. The 18-inch refractor was created in 1894 by renowned Pennsylvanian optician John Brashear, and was fitted in an eight-metre long tube atop a 5.4-metre high pier and equatorial mount fabricated by the illustrious Warner & Swasey Co of Cleveland, Ohio. Once housed at the University of Pennsylvania, the telescope now sits at the Dark Sky Project Base in Takapō (Lake Tekapo). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621160496212-ABWZ86GW433OGHO84NMV/CostaRicaLeoLabs.jpg ProjectsSpaceTechnology - LeoLabs Costa Rica Space Radar, Costa Rica Client: LeoLabs Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: The Costa Rica Space Radar is the fourth radar in LeoLabs global space radar network that enables high-resolution data on objects in the lower earth orbit, including objects as small as 2cm in diameter. The intent of the radar is to offer foundational mapping data and services to mitigate the risks of collisions. Following on from the award-winning Kiwi Space Radar project, Ruamoko Solutions were responsible for the structural design of the next phase of radar shape in Costa Rica. Project challenges included the requirement for a very low operational movement tolerance under wind, snow, seismic and thermal stresses, working to extremely precise low construction tolerances, construction in remote location using components sourced from different countries, durability issues associated with galvanic series of multiple materials. More information on the LeoLabs phased array radar can be found here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1761604638230-PJISU3BX9KHJM6RLM95H/1731549515412.jpg ProjectsSpaceTechnology - LeoLabs Seeker, Arizona Client: LeoLabs Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Ruamoko was involved with structural design of this next-generation UHF planar Direct Radiating Array radar. These radars have higher power and a wider field of regard, enabling high-altitude search and detection of more targets through longer tracks and are used for spacecraft tracking, high interest object search & tracking, launch & early operations support, foreign launch search, tracking in MEO, GEO & Cislunar (R&D), and hypersonics (R&D). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621228711580-VZTRQF1LCNN2BYW1KKMP/DataCentre.jpg ProjectsSpaceTechnology - University of Canterbury Primary and Secondary Data Centres, Christchurch Client: University of Canterbury Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions designed the structures that house both the Primary and Secondary Data Centres at the University of Canterbury. This work included a thorough investigation of importance levels and service requirements, as well as strengthening of existing buildings, securing of servers and processors including the famous IBM Blue Gene supercomputer in the Primary Data Centre (which was built prior to and which remained functioning throughout the 2010 Canterbury earthquakes). Two Blue Gene/P racks contain 4096 processor cores each and each use a maximum of 45 kilowatts of power. At the time of installation, this ranked among the top 25 supercomputers used in academia in the world, and forms a key component of critical medical research by using computer power not previously available. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1621160624839-YPRL02RH513OFGNHOU5Z/Antarctica+1.jpg ProjectsSpaceTechnology - Ground Penetrating Radar Boom, Scott Base, Antarctica Client: Antarctica New Zealand Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions has worked closely with Antarctica NZ on the design of a lifting boom for a Pisten Bully PB100 Vehicle. The boom carries sensitive monitoring equipment to carry out research into ice thickness to monitor the affects of global warming. Design considerations included transportability, material-temperature issues, fabrication, dynamic loads. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1666238243141-3CXWXKQOA63MNEXGSEU1/LeoLabs+North+Atlantic.jpg ProjectsSpaceTechnology - LeoLabs Azores Space Radar Client: LeoLabs Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: The Azores Space Radar is the fifth radar in LeoLabs global space radar network that enables high-resolution data on objects in the lower earth orbit, including objects as small as 2cm in diameter. The intent of the radar is to offer foundational mapping data and services to mitigate the risks of collisions. Ruamoko Solutions were responsible for the structural design of the Atlantic space radar. Project challenges included the requirement for a very low operational movement tolerance under wind, snow, seismic and thermal stresses, working to extremely precise low construction tolerances, construction in an extremely remote location using components sourced from different countries, durability issues associated with galvanic series of multiple materials. The exposed site required significant wind control by means of a semi-perforate fence to ensure wind loads would not affect the performance of the structure. More information on the LeoLabs phased array radar can be found here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1666238406281-VYW1ZZCMJ5FU9MA35NMI/LeoLabs+WASR.jpg ProjectsSpaceTechnology - LeoLabs Western Australia Space Radar (WASR) Client: LeoLabs Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: The Western Australian Space Radar (WASR) is the sixth radar in LeoLabs global space radar network that enables high-resolution data on objects in the lower earth orbit, including objects as small as 2cm in diameter. The intent of the radar is to offer foundational mapping data and services to mitigate the risks of collisions. Ruamoko Solutions were responsible for the structural design of the WASR. Project challenges included the requirement for a very low operational movement tolerance under wind, snow, seismic and thermal stresses, working to extremely precise low construction tolerances, construction in an extremely remote location using components sourced from different countries, durability issues associated with galvanic series of multiple materials. More information on the LeoLabs phased array radar can be found here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1686518019668-7W3XZ4CV7KHR4BM4ACO7/Argentina.jpg ProjectsSpaceTechnology - LeoLabs Argentina Space Radar (AGSR), Terra Del Fuego, Argentina Client: LeoLabs Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: The Argentina Space Radar (AGSR) represents a critical addition to LeoLabs growing global constellation of S-band, phased-array radars. The AGSR site is located on the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego, just under 5,000km from Antarctica. This site was chosen primarily for its high latitude, which is especially beneficial for monitoring high-risk conjunctions which typically occur above 60 degrees latitude. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1761604770379-8DBJM7QFMVD09ZAW6WNT/Scout-scaled.jpeg ProjectsSpaceTechnology - LeoLabs Scout Space Radars, International Client: LeoLabs Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Scout is a containerized S-band Direct Radiating Array radar system that can be easily transported for rapid deployment to any location worldwide in response to dynamic Space Domain Awareness missions including monitoring foreign launches. Scout radars can be deployed solo or in dense networks depending on mission requirements. Scout is a game changer for advanced SDA. Mobile radars offer timely proliferation and the ability to quickly adapt to changing threats by deploying at any place at any time. https://www.ruamoko.co.nz/mixed-commercial-office daily 0.75 2024-12-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1732745984258-BHC9AA9VBF5VQF2MZN0J/Japanese+Consulate.jpg Mixed Commercial & Office https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1732506604166-13KZEZHZ155TBEHQ24YX/Hereford+St+Carpark.jpg Mixed Commercial & Office https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1732745984258-BHC9AA9VBF5VQF2MZN0J/Japanese+Consulate.jpg Mixed Commercial & Office https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1491877544301-UQ9TC02LP7GWR6SVI0QX/Hereford+St+Carpark.jpg Mixed Commercial & Office - Hereford Street Carpark and Retail Development, Christchurch (Copy) Project Cost: $25M Architect: Peddle Thorp Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Nine-storey carparking building with ground floor retail. The total building floor area is 22,500 square metres, providing 576 carparks in total. Structural features include steel frame construction with innovative Buckling Restrained Brace (BRB) seismic resisting system, and a composite steel deck floor system. The layout has been refined to ensure maximum structural efficiency considering ten different options of floor configurations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1606856883843-OWF96HPG4XEFDJJ068FG/Ballantynes.jpg Mixed Commercial & Office - Ballantynes Redevelopment, Christchurch CBD (Copy) Project Cost: $20M Architect: Peddle Thorp Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Ballantynes is an icon in of the retail sector in Christchurch, and was one of the first landmark businesses to open in the CBD following the Christchurch earthquakes. Only four levels have been built of this 7,500 square metre retail and carpark project, but the building has been designed for another two levels on top. Some of the engineering challenges involved a title split running through the building requiring a full seismic joint of this moment resisting frame IL3 structure, and some challenging issues around adjacent basements and underpinning. 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He is a Member of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand, is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng), and is on the International Register of Professional Engineers (IntPE). Cameron completed a Masters of Engineering degree at the University of Canterbury, which included a thesis looking at the seismic performance of reinforced concrete frame construction with hollow-core flooring. He has worked on a wide range of projects varying greatly in size, cost, and complexity. Projects include large commercial, office, residential, healthcare, industrial and educational buildings, as well as the assessment, reporting and strengthening of existing buildings. Cameron has been actively involved in the response to the Canterbury earthquakes, initially as part of the CCC / Civil Defence reconnaissance teams, assessment of critical buildings and ongoing building evaluations. Here, Cameron gained extensive first-hand experience of the behaviour of all types of buildings, experience invaluable to his recent design of new buildings which incorporate the latest structural engineering knowledge and innovation. Cameron is a big sports and travel fan, and enjoys spending time with his young family. Click here for Cameron's CV. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1742169081140-2PLJQPGDAC5IPRJ5CL4A/SNB.jpg Our Team - Sophie Beeson - Operations Manager BA (Psyc, Eng Lit), Cert. Org Psychology Sophie heads up all operations of the office and the processes of the Ruamoko team. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1741908602995-WGJ97OC074WJ1B384NRE/JJR.jpg Our Team - Julian Ramsay - CEO/Managing Director BE (1st Class Hons) (Civil), CMEngNZ, CPEng (Structural), (IntPE)/APEC Julian is a founding member and managing director at Ruamoko Solutions. Julian enjoys the challenge of finding pragmatic and innovative solutions to complex engineering challenges and leads the team to provide a strong technical base and drive company direction. Julian always brings passion and commitment to projects and thrives in a team environment. Julian is a chartered professional member of Engineers New Zealand (CMengNZ), is a Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng), is on the International Register of Professional Engineers (IntPE), and is a roundtable member of TEC Executive Connection. Julian’s experience extends to a diverse range of projects varying greatly in size, cost, and complexity. Projects include large sport and entertainment facilities, structures in the space technology sector, commercial, office, industrial, educational and high-end residential buildings, analysis, reports and strengthening of existing buildings. Julian is a Christchurch local and had significant involvement in the Canterbury earthquakes where he was able to gain extensive first-hand knowledge of the behavior of all manner of building types in earthquakes as part of the CCC and Civil Defence reconnaissance teams assessment of critical buildings and ongoing building evaluations. Julian has recently been involved in pioneering award-winning new seismic technologies such as replaceable-link EBF’s, and recently won the coveted Gold Award at the 2020 Ace NZ Awards for innovative work on the Kiwi Space Radar that forms a global network to map space debris. Julian is passionate about music, plays guitar in a rock band and loves spending time in and around the ocean. 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Grant’s experience extends to almost all types of structures of all sizes. His technical excellence is balanced with his unsurpassed knowledge of the industry, both at a regulatory level and on the construction site. His passion is for developing solutions for his clients, and often this is in the design of advanced seismic protection systems where he has been at the forefront of pioneering seismic design. Grant has been actively involved in the development of structural codes both in NZ and overseas. He was a member of the Structural Advisory Panel to the DBH, and has won several industry awards, including the coveted NZ Engineering Award, Category A, Building, for the base-isolated Christchurch Women’s Hospital Building while at Holmes Consulting Group. He has been involved as Project Director on several other major projects with base-isolation technologies including Parliament Buildings while at Holmes Consulting Group, and Wynn Williams House. Grant is passionate about arts and culture and has an impressive art collection. He enjoys spending time in weekends with family and grandchildren. 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The total building floor area is 22,500 square metres, providing 576 carparks in total. Structural features include steel frame construction with innovative Buckling Restrained Brace (BRB) seismic resisting system, and a composite steel deck floor system. The layout has been refined to ensure maximum structural efficiency considering ten different options of floor configurations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1606856883843-OWF96HPG4XEFDJJ068FG/Ballantynes.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Ballantynes Redevelopment, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $20M Architect: Peddle Thorp Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Ballantynes is an icon in of the retail sector in Christchurch, and was one of the first landmark businesses to open in the CBD following the Christchurch earthquakes. Only four levels have been built of this 7,500 square metre retail and carpark project, but the building has been designed for another two levels on top. Some of the engineering challenges involved a title split running through the building requiring a full seismic joint of this moment resisting frame IL3 structure, and some challenging issues around adjacent basements and underpinning. This development won a National Category Award and Gold Award at the 2021 NZ Commercial Project Awards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1407815533546-D1TX1BY5JHPWQJY9F7G7/_SG17085_small.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Three35 Lincoln Road Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $30M Architect: Jasmax Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Following the recent Canterbury earthquake sequence, these buildings were designed to meet the demand from the owners to have a building that can be re-occupied with minimal delay following an earthquake. With 11,000 square metres of floor area, this award winning development incorporates two large office buildings and a carpark building. It is the first use in the world of replaceable-link Eccentric-braced frames (EBF's). This technology, which is based on 2010 Canadian Research, limits earthquake damage to "fuses" that protect the building from earthquake damage and can be replaced easily following earthquakes to allow occupancy to resume with minimal delay. The work carried out by Ruamoko Solutions has helped pave the way for the use of the technology in New Zealand, and Steel Construction New Zealand has published design guidelines for this system partially based on the experience with this project. Ruamoko Solutions won a 2014 ACENZ Innovate NZ Award of Excellence and were finalists for the 2014 IPENZ Engineering Excellence Awards for their work on these buildings. In addition this project won a Silver Award at the 2016 NZ Commercial Project Awards, won a 2015 NZIA Canterbury Architecture Award for Commercial Architecture, won a Bronze Pin (Built Environment) at the 2014 Best Awards, and won a 2014 Property Council NZ Commercial Office Property Award. Click here for the 2013 SCNZ Steel Innovations Conference Paper. Click here for Progressive Building Article. Click here for Building Today Article. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1473301135106-PZKWEJGYDQ2STOS2GRDS/Wynn+Williams.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Wynn Williams House, Christchurch (St Elmo Courts) Project Cost: $15M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Wynn Williams House is a pioneering new central Christchurch office building that uses a combination of structural seismic technology never used before anywhere in the world. While the structural elements in the building have been used before, it is the specific combination of methods chosen for the six-storey building that make it unique. The multiple layers of innovation include the use of lead-rubber base isolators, novel tension tie downs at the building corners and use of a post-tensioned frame structure with LVL timber beams and precast concrete columns. The building replaces the former St Elmo Courts building on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets which was badly damaged in the September 2010 and February 2011 earthquakes. For the owner, a resilient a building was a must. The combined use of the structural elements means that the building will survive a 100% code earthquake (1-in-500 year event) with little or no structural damage and will remain safe and stable in a 1-in-2,500 year earthquake event. Despite the innovation present in the building, it remains a very cost-effective building. Ruamoko Solutions was a winner in the Engineering Excellence category at the 2015 NZ Wood Design Awards, and a Finalist in the Excellence in Engineered Wood Products at those awards also for this project. In addition, Ruamoko Solutions was a finalist in the 2015 ACENZ Innovate NZ Awards of Excellence for their work on this building (click here for more details). Click here for more details on this building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1566360337660-HWEAUMSLDGZMXFFH4RI7/Cashel+Mall.jpg Commercial (Copy) - 88 and 94 Cashel Mall, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $12M (combined) Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd, Dalman Architects Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Three-storey mixed-use building to the west, and single storey retail building to the east. Both buildings feature insitu and precast concrete shearwalls, textured concrete, GRC facades, and innovative re-levelable slab with no additional foundations over a gravel raft. Three-storey building is designed to Importance Level 3 (IL3) for increased seismic resilience. Foundation system offered considerable cost savings over piled type foundations commonly used in the area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1405646762023-EG4H5WDXUIP9KLQIR2RQ/photo+2.JPG Commercial (Copy) - 351 Lincoln Road, Christchurch Project Cost: $16M Architect: Architects Plus Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: The new building on 351 Lincoln Road is a state-of-the-art new commercial building and is one of the largest buildings in the vibrant and developing city fringe area of Addington. Featuring a 5,500 square metre five-storey office building and 2,400 square metre two-storey carpark building. The Importance Level 3 (IL3) building comprises insitu concrete core shear walls and steel composite suspended floor construction, all supported by a large reinforced concrete raft and steel screw-piles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1473301199665-EN0TH3YWZUWM0P10P1XU/NZBlood_Photo.jpg Commercial (Copy) - NZ Blood Service Building, Christchurch Project Cost: $17M Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: This prominent building in central Christchurch sits adjacent to the Blenheim Road overpass and Moorhouse Avenue intersection. Completed in August 2014, this highly serviced building features innovative sub-slab tension tie-downs to provide economical foundations by using weight of the gravel raft to prevent large conventional foundations above the raft. This project won a Gold Award at the 2015 New Zealand Commercial Project Awards. The awards are an annual celebration of excellence in commercial construction. In addition, the building won a Judges Choice Award at the 2015 Property Council NZ Southern Excellence awards, and was a finalist in the 2015 ACENZ Innovate NZ Awards of Excellence (click here for more information). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1403714565055-9VIVMPSTD4KGT37QTTR6/_7KDnTttU7zi0Tl7JwhiTknDlWxCj9r5zBxf9Vtb5Nw%252CYIskXqpkMPxp7wuj3DGi1QLfyFaqnCtS-bPh6NbmPK8.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Matthew Fraser House, 5 Sir William Pickering Drive, Christchurch Project Cost: $6M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Following the Canterbury earthquakes, there was a large demand for office building for newly displaced CBD tenants. This building was one of the first to be constructed to meet this demand, and incorporates two-way concrete moment resisting frames at ground and first floors, and a column-free upper floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409524287968-X84BNQTZU6VJ66P197GI/20140724_131352.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Fulton Hogan Offices, Christchurch Project Cost: $10M Architect: Jasmax Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This building is a quality office development in the busy Sir William Pickering Drive Technology Park. Completed in mid-2014, the building features 4,050 square metres of floor area spread across three floors, with part mezzanine and part basement car parking area. Construction is of precast concrete core shear walls, steel floor construction with large cantilevers, feature social stair and shallow concrete foundations. The project was completed on time and to budget and is an excellent example of efficient structural design to meet both increased client expectation and code increases post-earthquake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1403714565987-61KVWN7E2FGWLRZTN94X/I4_HQW4E2NYNS_Kn60j4bx0IAcgs-8ja0YGUhr7ZXHQ.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Brown & Glassford House, 504 Wairakei Road, Christchurch Project Cost: $4M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This building was one of the first in Christchurch to be designed to new post-earthquake design standards. The building features moment-resisting frames in the longitudinal direction, and concrete shear walls in the transverse direction. The architect originally designed the building with internal columns, but by utilising long-span precast flooring, Ruamoko Solutions eliminated the columns. This was a great benefit to the building owner as it allowed unobstructed carparking to the ground floor and extra flexibility for the tenants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1417407435929-AM1QGOZCVPT659FWG01F/20140731_132417.jpg Commercial (Copy) - 819 Colombo Street, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $3M Architect: The Buchan Group Christchurch Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: The new mixed-use building on the corner of Colombo and Peterborough Streets makes good use of very limited site area. The three-storey building features steel moment resisting frames, precast concrete walls and piled foundations. This project won a Silver Award at the 2016 NZ Commercial Project Awards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1403714564476-RFVMP2CKMFXOAC9BU3BR/iVSO4yuNASj2n2xnfUCnN683J9ZuUmFPKLq48zAG06Q.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Woohoo Office Building, 1 Durham Street Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Noordanus Architects Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This was one of the first buildings in Christchurch to be strengthened following the Canterbury earthquakes. It was also the first building in Christchurch to utilise steel screw-piles post earthquake. Strengthening involved steel shear "collars" and fibre-wrapping existing columns, strengthening the shear-core using self-compacting concrete, and the complete undermining and re-support of all columns and foundations onto new 10m deep screw piles which were installed under this existing building. These were highly innovative techniques which have set a benchmark for this type of work. The strengthening scheme resulted in a new lease of life for this prominently located mid-1980s era building which would have otherwise been demolished. In addition to the strengthening work, Ruamoko carried out a significant two-bay extension to the west of this building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1423708776407-WE2BRB9JUC9ITWDMQG1H/567+Wairakei.jpg Commercial (Copy) - 567 Wairakei Road Offices, Christchurch Project Cost: $4M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This three-storey mixed-use building features concrete moment resisting frames in the longitudinal direction, and insitu-concrete shear walls in the transverse direction. Concrete perimeter panels to the lift shaft have been specially detailed to be non-participatory in the seismic load resisting system by way of rocking base details and vertical sliding allowance at panel joints. Long-span hollowcore floors ensure a flexible and multi-use column free floor plate at all levels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409523683034-7LW8IZNW81LJBU4XI8KO/9-25-tussock-lane-028.jpg Commercial (Copy) - 10 Tussock Lane Development, Ferrymead, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This mixed use building was built pre-quakes in an area notorious for liquefaction. As the site was on liquefiable soil immediately adjacent to the Christchurch Estuary, Ruamoko elected to found this precast wall and rib & infill floor building on a gravel raft, which proved a great solution, remaining occupied and functional in an area where many buildings were demolished following the devastating Lyttelton earthquake which had its epicentre not more than 2km from the buildings location. This project features a Bondor panel roof which is also used as a bracing diaphragm for the roof, eliminating the need for steel purlins, cross-bracing, and other supports, to provide an insulated finished ceiling with minimal complication. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1646186468974-UMNEM9SBLN3ISTGC37KH/20140724_140411_Richtone%2528HDR%2529.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Pacific Tower / Rendezvous Hotel, Gloucester Street, Christchurch Project Cost: $20M Architect: Foley Group Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions carried out structural concept design work on the seismic system for Structex Metro. Ruamoko and Structex Metro successfully got the seismic system to work using an innovative "torsion tube" system utilising steel EBFs. The tower remains the tallest building in the South Island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1471833299708-VY5EKIAGMHJQFQLDTZAX/128+Wrights+Road+1.jpg Commercial (Copy) - 120 Wrights Road Offices, Christchurch Project Cost: $5M Architect: Sheppard & Rout Architects Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: 1,900 square metre three-storey building located adjacent to Addington Raceway. Construction consists of precast concrete shearwalls, concrete floors, and a foundation system founded on stone-column ground improvement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1449796330993-BM9WMDNZB29CZZ62598Y/Manchester+West.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Frobisher Building, Manchester Street, Christchurch Project Cost: $5M Architect: Ian Krause Architects Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: 1,800 square metre two-storey building located in the Christchurch CBD. Featuring steel screw-piles, concrete shearwalls, and concrete moment-resisting frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1646186546298-FPED20WMH4BJTZT9082Z/Creyke.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Creyke Road Retail Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $3.5M Architect: Architects Plus Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This two-storey retail complex is a welcome addition to the site on the corner of Creyke and Ilam Roads that had remained vacant since the 1980s. Its construction is of precast concrete shear walls, a concrete first floor, a complex structural steel roof and canopies and shallow concrete foundations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409554413424-VSQQIUEIHJQGQAG6XNMZ/IMG_1137.JPG Commercial (Copy) - Countdown Ferrymead, Christchurch Project Cost: $9M Architect: Woodhams Meikle Zhan Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Opened in April 2014, the new Countdown supermarket building replaced the previous supermarket building which was badly damaged in the 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, primarily due to liquefaction. The new 4,200 square metre building is a state-of-the-art supermarket. The construction is of precast concrete perimeter walls, steel portal frames and spine beams, concrete mezzanine structures and an economical reinforced compacted hardfill raft solution with drainage at its base. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1471833404926-28LCA08O08XR8K7LFZ9X/74+Victoria+Street+2+.jpg Commercial (Copy) - 74 Victoria Street, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $2M Architect: Warren & Mahoney Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This three-storey mixed-use building makes maximum use of its 6m plan dimension by utilising 150mm precast panels and taking advantage of its splayed plan layout to utilise shearwalls in two-dimensions to resist seismic load. Construction comprises rib & infill flooring and steel moment-resisting frames at the upper level. It is founded on steel screw-piles to the intermediate Springston gravel layer and has a suspended ground-floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1646186575560-8UMPWTO3EVBTMX0X0KQB/Pano_3.jpg Commercial (Copy) - R&R Sport / Mountain Designs / Amazon - 65 Blenheim Road Retail Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $5M Architect: The Buchan Group Christchurch Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This large two-storey retail building is located at the entry to the Tower Junction shopping centre on Blenheim Road. Its construction is of precast concrete shear walls, a concrete mezzanine floor and shallow concrete foundations on a reinforced compacted hardfill raft. The project was completed successfully on programme and to budget. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1463432675351-3CV1D0RWF5O1TH9WXZP4/Racecourse+Road.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Racecourse Road Commercial Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $5M Architect: Krush Architecture Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: 3,500 square metre commercial development in new commercial subdivision in Christchurch. The development comprises two commercial warehouse/office buildings with internal offices and mezzanine floors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1464567246670-BNHZJ3I9YYUHCRSX64WA/Caxton.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Caxton Press, 2 Stark Drive, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Trengrove Architects Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Two-storey office building with a printing factory area space, with a combined area of approximately 2,000 square metres. Building replaces earthquake damaged CBD premises. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1572297706228-M04JLS6AFSBZSS2BR8XE/Akaroa+Salmon.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Akaroa Salmon Warehouse & Factory, Middleton, Christchurch Project Cost: $4.5M Architect: Ikon Architects Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Large warehouse and factory building with attached offices with a footprint area covering 2,500 square metres. Construction features insulated panel walls, steel frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1496978983469-TE51YONC93UJHZ2FLM93/128+Lichfield+Street.jpg Commercial (Copy) - 128 Lichfield Street Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Four-storey, multi-tenancy development with floor plates of approximately 250 square metres for retail, office space and apartments. Structural features include eccentrically braced frames, precast shear walls with coupled steel beams, precast concrete floor system and steel/concrete composite floor beams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1572297694845-BLDJUP57PLT2KASN2VY1/Briscoes+Riccarton.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Briscoes Bush Inn, Christchurch Project Cost: $4.5M Architect: Ikon Architects Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Retail development with a footprint area covering 2,700 square metres of single-storey building. Construction features precast concrete perimeter walls, steel frames, screw pile foundations along with a loading bay and back of house facilities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1449796236010-UESLZTKRH1D7EJ3SPOW4/Manchester+East.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Southern Hospitality Building, Aberdeen Street, Christchurch Project Cost: $5M Architect: Ian Krause Architects Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: 1,800 square metre two-storey building with additional 1,200 square metre attached warehouse located in the Christchurch CBD. Featuring steel screw-piles, concrete shearwalls, and concrete moment-resisting frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1748219906369-0S9B1KC7HIFLB3J4WEM9/Turners.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Turners Moorhouse, Wairakei and Hornby Sites, Christchurch Project Cost: $36M Architect: Designgroup Architects Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Three commercial showroom projects over three separate sites in Christchurch. Moorhouse and Wairakei sites are new build steel portal frame type construction, and the Hornby site involved seismic strengthening and additions to an existing warehouse structure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409523819198-VCBJBKYZVHKRS5FDLKQF/_MG_9586.jpg Commercial (Copy) - 9 Humphreys Drive, Ferrymead, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Architects Plus Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: This mixed use building which features restaurant, hospitality, health and gymnasium facilities was built before the earthquakes in an area known to be prone to liquefaction. As the building is immediately adjacent to the Christchurch Estuary, Ruamoko elected to found this precast wall and rib & infill floor building on a gravel raft, which proved a great solution as it remained occupied and functional in an area where many buildings were demolished following the devastating Lyttelton earthquake which had its epicentre not more than 3km from the buildings location. This project features a floor designed for gymnasium purposes and various copper feature walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1456094796677-3R3KDWIPWBIG5UKS2MXR/Longhurst.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Longhurst Development Buildings A and B, Christchurch Project Cost: $5.5M Architect: Krush Architecture Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Single and two-storey commercial and hospitality buildings located in a new Christchurch subdivision retail area. Featuring curved facades, steel screw-piles, textured concrete shearwalls, long-span precast concrete flooring and steel moment-resisting frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1467333944820-79JGHO6VLRRUHXNUE2PE/68+Fitzgerald.jpg Commercial (Copy) - 68 Fitzgerald Ave Development, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: David Stevens Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Two-storey office building on reinforced gravel raft with innovative uplift slab. Building features cantilevered upper storey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409201814600-7PSMIUGS1A9095EGV1I1/jj+DSCF5006.JPG Commercial (Copy) - Public Trust Strengthening, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $5M Architect: Three Sixty Architecture Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions are currently carrying out the strengthening scheme of this iconic Christchurch building to a minimum of 67%NBS, having previously completed strengthening work in 2008 to 33%NBS. This earlier strengthening work performed well and ultimately prevented the collapse of this building in the Canterbury earthquakes and has allowed it to continue to remain an iconic part of the built environment in Christchurch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1531706808037-KHF7VCLC5IW9E2TR9MOV/Boxed+Quarter.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Boxed Quarter, 270 St Asaph Street, Christchurch Project Cost: $20M Architect: F3 Design Ltd, Field Architecture Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: The complex of buildings on this site offer multiple types of tenancies and provides space for retail, office and residential apartments. The site is made up of nine multi-storey structures, a handful of single-storey structures along with a few linking bridges and walkways and exposed decks. At the heart of the construction are the modular steel ‘box’ structures which rely on vierendeel truss actions to resist gravity and seismic forces. The buildings have custom engineered Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) floor panels at the upper floors and two-way span precast concrete floors at ground floor. The project is split up into several phases with phase 1 construction complete, phase two construction ongoing and future phases ready for design. Three of the nine multi-storey buildings are complete and tenanted, with another two buildings currently under construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1439867990413-8CLX61MWICSM978X0VE1/Belfast+Warehouse.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Radcliffe Warehouse - Belfast Road, Christchurch Project Cost: $3M Architect: Krush Architecture Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Retail and office/warehouse structure on site prone to static consolidation and seismic settlement. Innovative foundation system consisting of steel screwpiles and a sacrificial floor slab that may be re-leveled following a strong seismic event. Building structure features conventional precast wall panel and steel portal frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409524185916-O04LP5MCAVUXZED09XXS/14+Settlers.jpg Commercial (Copy) - 14 Settlers Crescent, Ferrymead, Christchurch Project Cost: $2M Architect: Borrmeister Architects Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions was engaged to carry out seismic assessment, reporting and design of structural strengthening and repairs for the building at 14 Settlers Crescent. Badly damaged in the 2011 Canterbury earthquakes, large parts of the building have been demolished. The less damaged remaining building has been strengthened and is being refurbished to become a modern office and warehouse building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1472523949517-41PLFX6L0USGEIUFN0V0/Piano8.jpg Commercial (Copy) - The Piano: Centre for Music and the Arts, Performing Arts Precinct, Christchurch CBD Project Cost: $17M Architect: Wilkie + Bruce Architects Ltd Project Director: Julian Ramsay Project Description: Set in the heart of the Christchurch CBD, this set of buildings contain world-class facilities for music, including a 350 seat auditorium and a three-storey teaching block. Both buildings share a common ground-floor podium structure. Structural features of this building include an innovative re-levelable slab foundation system with cast-in services on top of a gravel raft, acid-washed exposed charcoal finished precast concrete panels, large open auditorium areas, glazed facades, and the use of concrete filled steel columns to eliminate the need for intumescent painted fire rating where columns are exposed to view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1409554540561-TBIXPEH94J2FTOF93M8I/_MG_9518.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Don Beaven Medical Research Centre, 40 Stewart Street, Christchurch Project Cost: $2.5M Architect: Richard Proko Ltd Project Director: Cameron MacPherson Project Description: This medical research facility is a three-storey commercial building completed in 2010. Designed before the Canterbury earthquakes, the building performed well and remained fully functional throughout the earthquake sequence. The facility was officially opened in September 2011 by Prime Minister John Key and includes a centre of excellence to study diabetes in New Zealand. Construction is of ductile concrete frames with concrete rib & infill and unispan flooring, precast concrete walls and roof level steel portal frames. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53a3bc62e4b0066351f64680/1473301171614-NWIXVRJGGE4HCVITCO4O/Art+Gallery+1A.jpg Commercial (Copy) - Christchurch Art Gallery Base-Isolation Retrofit Project Project Cost: $30M Client: Fulton Hogan Ltd Project Director: Grant Wilkinson, Cameron MacPherson Project Description: Ruamoko Solutions was chosen by contractor Fulton Hogan as structural design engineers on one of the largest and most complex projects completed by Ruamoko to date - the seismic retrofit of the landmark Christchurch Art Gallery building with base isolators. The project involved the installation of 140 triple-curvature friction pendulum bearings below the ground floor of the existing Art Gallery Building. These base isolation bearings significantly reduce the seismic actions transferred to the building in an earthquake, greatly improving the expected performance of the building and its valuable artwork in earthquakes. The base isolation design ensures that the building can move up to 550mm in each direction during a large earthquake. The actions from the isolators, including the large eccentricities, induce significant actions on the existing structure different to its original design. The retrofit covered a wide range of column strengthening, beam strengthening, wall strengthening, seismic joint rattle spaces, cover plates, suspended lifts and stairs and many other unique aspects. Together with the tight timeframe and construction constraints, the project provided many structural challenges for the Ruamoko Solutions team and required a high level of innovation and specialist knowledge. Ruamoko Solutions won a Silver Award at the 2016 ACENZ Innovate NZ Award of Excellence for their work on this project. 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