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Chch Art Gallery Retrofit

Chch Art Gallery Retrofit

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The base-isolation retrofit of the iconic Christchurch Art Gallery building was an inspiring and technically challenging project with a highly successful outcome. Read more
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Base-isolation retrofit of the Christchurch Art Gallery enhancing seismic resilience and protecting valuable art collections, executed by Ruamoko Solutions and Fulton Hogan, resulting in a prestigious award-winning project.

The base-isolation retrofit of the iconic Christchurch Art Gallery building was an inspiring and technically challenging project with a highly successful outcome. The retrofit of 140 triple friction-pendulum base-isolators returned the seismic strength of the gallery to current building code levels without the need for any strengthening of the superstructure, and provided increased protection for its precious contents to reinstate the national and international reputation of the Christchurch Art Gallery. 

Ruamoko Solutions was engaged by Fulton Hogan for their design-build tender on this project and carried out detailed structural design to completion. This required the analysis of the ground floor and basement structure to identify areas where structural strengthening and intervention work was required to meet the demands of the new isolators. The implementation of these devices required bespoke and innovative solutions to strengthen existing columns and retrofit supporting structure for floors, beams, walls, ramps, lifts and stairwells in the basement.

The project was on time and to budget to deliver one of the safest and most quake resilient galleries in the world to a delighted client. The project won a number of awards, including a silver award at the 2016 ACENZ Innovate NZ Awards.

Architect: Warren & Mahoney | Contractor: Fulton Hogan | Photography: John Collie

5408h 2m

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“Structural Design and Construction Support for the Christchurch Art Gallery Base Isolation Project On behalf of Fulton Hogan we wish to express our gratitude to you and your team for the substantial role you played in the successfully delivery of this project. Your willingness to engage with the wider project team, your prompt solution focused attitude and your attention to detail, have been instrumental in this accomplishment. Throughout the concept and detailed design phases of this challenging design/build project, you and your team never failed to deliver on time. The staged design was completed within the demanding milestones which laid the groundwork for the consenting and construction to proceed to target. Your ability to collaborate with other designers and stakeholders to achieve this was invaluable. Tremendous effort was made to arrive at a design that is safe, cost effective and buildable, whilst delivering to the technical requirements. We were particularly impressed that it was never too much trouble for your team to meet and work closely with our construction staff at short notice, whether it was to enable some late innovation or overcome the inevitable hurdles presented throughout the construction of such a unique and complex project Please pass this thanks on to all at Ruamoko. We look forward to working with you again in the future whenever the opportunity arises.”

Ben Hardy, Southern Operations Manager & Justin McDowell, National Manager - Fulton Hogan Civil

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