Motat Aviation Hall

By Carter Holt Harvey

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PROJECT NAME: MOTAT AVIATION HALL
ENGINEER: HOLMES CONSULTING GROUP
ARCHITECT: STUDIO PACIFIC ARCHITECTURE
BUILDER: NZ STRONG
FABRICATOR: CARTERS MANUFACTURING

MOTAT's goal of sustainability and architectural excellence was achieved through innovative use of Futurebuild LVL

With the strength to compete with steel and the warmth and sustainability of timber, Futurebuild® LVL enabled the engineers, Holmes Consulting Group, to realise Studio Pacific Architecture's vision, delivering a building both pragmatic and beautiful.

In designing a building to reflect New Zealand’s proud history of flight and project it into the future, Studio Pacific Architecture literally looked to the skies. The Museum of Transport and Technology’s (MOTAT) Aviation Hall soars upwards and out, a huge open space unmarred by support columns, in which unique heritage aircraft are suspended from the ceiling, as if in flight, or parked as if ready to taxi.

At over 2500m2, the design for the MOTAT Aviation Hall called for a 42m unsupported span, as well as a 28m x 9m hangar opening so the aircraft could be brought in and out and moved around inside it. It remains the largest clear span timber portal frame structure in New Zealand. Realising such a feat of design required precision engineering and relied on collaboration between architect, engineer, builder and manufacturer, with the choice of materials critical. Engineers Homes Consulting Group and architect Studio Pacific Architecture selected Futurebuild® LVL and made full use of the expertise and support offered by Futurebuild LVL. This included Preliminary Design support, engineering design tools and fabrication and erection support.

The MOTAT Aviation Hall went on to receive multiple accolades, including Sustainability, Clever Wood Solutions and Highly Commended for Commercial Engineering Excellence, in the 2011 NZ Wood Timber Design Awards.

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Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) is one of New Zealand’s leading forest products companies, manufacturing and supplying timber, laminated veneer lumber (LVL), plywood and other building products to the New Zealand market. Carter Holt Harvey together with its legacy companies has been a feature of the Australasian timber industry for more than 150 years. Carter Holt Harvey is organised into four business units: Carter Holt Harvey Building Products (CHH Timber), Carter Holt Harvey Plywood (CHH Plywood), Carter Holt Harvey LVL (Futurebuild®LVL) and Carters Building Supplies.

CHH Timber is one of the largest and oldest producers of timber building products across New Zealand. Manufacturing timber across the Kawerau, Kinleith and Nelson Mill facilities, CHH Timber produces brands Laserframe®and Pinex®for use in structurally graded or outdoor timber applications.

CHH Plywood specialises in the manufacture and supply of both structural and non-structural plywood products, with familiar brands such as Ecoply®, Shadowclad®, Ecoply Barrier and Handiply®. These brands are suitable for a range of applications subject to proposed use including structural, exterior cladding, interior lining applications, DIY and packaging among some of the many uses. The brands are specified and used within the New Zealand construction industry by Architects, Builders and DIY professionals. Operating in New Zealand for over 30 years, CHH Plywood is one of the largest producers of plywood in New Zealand and manufactures from its central North Island site at Tokoroa.

Futurebuild LVL offers the largest range of LVL products within New Zealand, which are used in projects across Australasia. Manufacturing LVL in the Marsden Point plant, Futurebuild LVL produces brands hySPAN®, hyJOIST®, hyONE®, hy90®, hyCHORD®, truFORM®, hyPLANK®, edgeFORM®, and hyFRAME® building systems. Futurebuild LVL products are used in applications such as floor joists, beams, rafters, lintels, truss chords and purlins in construction of residential, commercial, industrial and rural buildings, subject to design verification.

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