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Meridian Building, Site 7 Kumutoto

  • Division: Building
  • Location: Wellington
  • Started: February 2006
  • Cost: $19 million
  • Client: Dominion Funds
  • Completed: October 2007

The lion treads lightly

Awarded New Zealand’s first new build 5-star rating by the New Zealand Green Building Council.

Tenanted by Meridian Energy, the striking four-storey ‘green’ building was designed with all sides visible and each elevation different from the next. Composed of two forms, the building features a rectangular glazed pavilion that sits parallel with the harbour and is fully transparent at ground level. The ground level is open to the public offering a café, bar and shops. Linked to the pavilion is a smaller, curved, heavier building which displays cedar louvers on the exterior walls to provide shade.

Waste minimisation was a key focus during construction and involved waste sorting and reuse, a recycling programme, supplier and trade management, and awareness and training activities for the project team.

Wellington Interiors completed the fit-out.

View www.meridianbuilding.co.nz for more information.

Other Parties

  • Name: Mallard Cooke
  • Role: Project Manager
  • Name: Studio Pacific Architecture & Peddle Thorp Architects
  • Role: Architects
  • Name: Dunning Thornton
  • Role: Structural Engineer
  • Name: Beca Carter Hollings & Ferner
  • Role: ESD/Services/Fire Engineer

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Project Facts

  • Renewable timbers – New Zealand Pine, Victorian Ash and Canadian Cedar – were used throughout the building
  • A cavity between the double skinned façade allows air to circulate, significantly reduces the overall energy needed to keep the building at an optimal temperature
  • Sensor-controlled lighting throughout the building means only occupied rooms are lit
  • Highly efficient chilled beams in the ceiling heat and cool the building
  • The structural concrete in the core of the building and piles use a mixture of new and 65% recycled materials
  • A central, accessible stairwell saves on power by discouraging lift use
  • 60% of the 1,151m3 of waste generated during construction was diverted from the landfill by composting and recycling it instead, achieving a savings of approximately $20,000

Current and Recent Projects

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Laminex Distribution Centre >> The new Laminex Distribution Centre is rapidly taking shape. 
Engineering
Victoria Park Alliance >> A Fletcher , Higgins, Beca, Parsons & Brinckerhoff and NZ Transport Agency alliance to design and construct a 2.2km upgrade of SH1 between Wellington Street and the Auckland harbour bridge.
Interiors
AUT WE Stage 2 – School of Art & Design >> The second stage of AUT’s School of Art & Design refurbishment to Levels 5-7 (the two-level first stage refurbishment was completed a year ago).
South Pacific
Leadership Code Commission and Ombudsman’s Office >> Refurbishment of existing and additional offices and amenities.