Category: Previous Low-Level Buildings

2019 completed

2018 – Wallace was contracted by Tracer Construction to undertake the concrete works for the 2018 release of apartments at Whitby Lakes Retirement Village. The building is buried into the side of the side of a hill with anchor beams supporting the basement carpark. The building consists of 8 shear walls running full height and with Interspan ribs and insitu balconies.

2018 – Wellington Studwelders was contracted by Naylors to install ComFlor and Studwelding to this 4000sqm project behind the existing facade at the Wellington East Girls College.

2018 – Wallace managed the Structural Build for our long time clients, Stratum on this 3 story commercial and childcare development in Thorndon Quay. With no piles required we formed and poured over 700m3 of concrete in the foundations of this solid building which is 130% of the building code. 20T concrete panels were formed and installed around the buildings perimter and the floors were formed using ComFlor 80 supplied and installed by our Wellington Studwelders division (www.wellingtonstudwelders.co.nz)

2017 – Wallace completed the formwork and were the concrete subcontractor for Fletcher Construction at the 12000m2 Gateway Building at Victoria Universitys Kelburn campus. Wallace Building was engaged to undertake the enabling works to prepare for construction on two large sites. This involved Crane Bases for the 2 tower cranes and retaining works.

The Southern Zone was built literally into the side of a hill. Wallace constructed the suspended crane base early to allow construction of the 15m high anchored pile wall. 600mm dia piles were drilled into the ground to suit the existing topography and Wallace extended these piles up by forming 600mm columns up to 10m above the existing ground level. We also installed the 500m2 of timber lagging behind the columns to allow backfilling of Kelburn Parade

The Northern zone has been excavated approx. 6-9m deep into the existing carpark for construction of the large basement area which will eventually have the Culliford Drive over top of the basement roof. We installed the 200+ precast panels around the perimeter of the basement levels and the large shearwalls. Other work involved in the basement are the footings, panel stitches and insitu columns.

2017 – Wallace Building Contractors completed the formwork and were the concrete subcontractor for Naylor Love on the Carpark Building behind the Gibson Sheat Centre. The 5 level Carpark is being constructed around the back of the L shape building to provide carparking and strengthen the existing building.

A 750m3 concrete raft slab up to 1500mm high was installed behind the existing building on concrete piles with 11 full height shearwalls installed around the carpark. Some of the Shearwalls were up to 500mm thick and were constructed with one sided formwork against the existing building. Permanent steel formwork was installed in the existing window openings and the new concrete shearwalls were connected to the existing building with long threaded bar installed through the existing buildings concrete beams and floors.

The Steel frame structure had all columns encased in 400×400 concrete columns on each level and a curving concrete ramp which will provide access to the Levels.

2017 – Wallace Building Contractors were proud to be involved as the Concrete and Formwork subcontractor to Fletcher Construction for The Ministry for Primary Industries new, high-level biocontainment laboratory in Upper Hutt. Situated at the National Centre for Biosecurity and Infectious Disease (NCBID) in Wallaceville, the $87 million investment will provide assurance to our trading partners that New Zealand remains free of diseases that could stop our animal products being accepted offshore.

High-level biocontainment laboratories are uncommon. They are highly complex and required to meet a range of international standards for the safe handling of high-risk infectious organisms including keeping a close eye on construction details and maintaining the highest levels of quality assurance.

The new lab is designed to survive a one in 2,500 year earthquake. It’ll meet the same earthquake protection requirements to withstand an earthquake as hospitals, airport control towers, and water treatment plants. The building will sit on 10 base isolators and 20 slider bearings to reduce damage and protect biocontainment during an earthquake.

Insitu concrete beams sit on top of the base isolators contained inside concrete rattle space walls. The ground floor beams are anchored to the ground with four 1.8m dia hold-down piles with metal strands coming out of the piles 14m below ground and allowing the building to move sideways in a large earthquake but provide anchorage to the ground.

The floors above are 2200m2 of 200mm thick F5 finished insitu concrete floors with thickenings at penetrations and the steel beams to encase the steel framed upper structure. High quality formwork was produced in our Porirua workshop and installed on site in prefabricated units. The floors are a highly specified concrete design requiring 30 days of water curing.

2016 – Wallace Building Contractors formed the concrete slabs and walls for this 34 unit Townhouse Development in Newtown. The townhouses were constructed in 2 stages with Stage 1 comprising of 22 townhouses in 6 blocks on a relatively flat site. Stage 2 involved an additional 12 units in 2 blocks built into the side of the hill with anchored retaining walls and large footings.

With all units sold off the plans work was fast tracked to complete the project in time for the Developers next project.

2016 – Wallace was engaged by Hawkins Construction to undertake the concrete works to the Wellington International Airport southern extension to the Main Terminal Building. It was a new and significant project for Wellington Airport and the first major work to the Main Terminal Building since its opening in 1999.

Wallace designed and built the formwork for around 80 Insitu concrete columns ranging from 500-500mm up to 800x800mm. A mixture of Insitu and 16T precast beams were installed over 2 levels and stitched together with hollowcore and Flatdeck for the floor structure.

As the Airport has to be able to load and unload planes until around 11:00pm a lot of the major floor construction was completed at night over the baggage handlers roadway. Also noisy works such as scabbling and drilling had to be undertaken in the early hours of the morning to not disrupt the 15000 passengers travelling through the airport each day.

There was also upgrades done to the southern gates 9,10 and 11, A new pedestrian walkway down to the Sounds Air access with Hammerheads, ramps etc and works to the Existing façade on the runway side to allow installation of the Huge trusses that were installed over top of the existing terminal building.

2015 – Wallace completed the townhouse foundations and slabs for this 20 unit townhouse development in Crofton Downs.

2014 – Wallace completed the concrete works on the new 2200m2 Briscoes store in Paraparaumu. Work involved construction of large concrete foundation  beams due to the poor site conditions. Installation of the large perimeter concrete panels including 22T entry panels and forming of the LESA construction joins to the slab pours.

2014 – Wallace was contracted by Maycroft Construction for the manufacture and installation of the precast panels for this new build in Petone. Due to the large infrastructure projects underway in Wellington Maycroft could not find a precast yard able to produce the panels to meet the tight program. WBC proposed to form the panels onsite on an area of slab and are nearing completion of the 52 panels. Wallace also constructed the mezzanine floor of the building which includes large 350mm thick insitu cantilevered slabs.

2013 – Another project with Stratum Management this complex consists of two 5 story apartment blocks housing 44 apartments and eleven 2 story townhouses. Constructed with a mixture of Interspan and ComFlor the apartments feature stunning views over the Basin Reserve and while the boys were busy constructing them over the summer they enjoyed catching a glance of the New Zealand cricket teams superb efforts.

2012 – Wallace was subcontracted to complete the concrete work to this 72 Unit Apartment complex on Riddiford St, Newtown for Redican and Allwood. The lower level of the building is constructed with large insitu concrete beams with large spans to allow carparking and retail on the Ground Floor and 3 levels of Apartments above with insitu shearwalls and interspan flooring.

2012 – Concrete works for 20 townhouse units in Wright St, Mount Cook for Stratum Management. The sloping site iwas extensively excavated to create a large flat site for the townhouses yards, carparking and public spaces. This involves the use of multi level concrete retaining walls some up to 5m high and 400mm thick. Due to the height of the excavation cuts a lot of the excavation and construction of the retaining walls has to be staged and involves extensive underpinning and temporary.

2011 – Wallace are proud to be part of the construction of the Centre of Creative Arts building (COCA) at Massey University working for Arrow International. This building is a world first with the use of Post Tensioned timber LVL Columns and beams with concrete foundations, beams, floors, shearwalls and structual systems. The building has been designed to sway during an earthquake then spring back to its original position. The Athfield designed building has many decorative concrete features including bandsawn finish concrete panels cantilevering out from the floors, Insitu plinths, stairs and corbels with recessed lighting and extensive decorative finish concrete siteworks. Wallace also completed the 3000m2 of extensive decorative concrete siteworks.

2010 – Concrete work involved in the construction of the replacement Gymnasium at Rongotai College after a fire destroyed the previous Gym. The work involves a 200m3 slab pour, round concrete columns and precast perimeter panels poured onsite.

Other previous low level buildings Wallace Building Contractors have been involved with include:

Altair
The final 2 blocks of the new Altair development in Newtown, Concrete slabs and new 60m concrete retaining wall to the back of the development.

Whitireia Polytechnic
Subcontracting to Arrow International on the construction of two buildings designed by Athfield Architects and including environmentally rated construction systems.

• HEdS New Concrete building including slabs and dycore floors.
• E – Block Concrete slabs and ramps for the new E- Block

Monterey – Johnsonville
Concrete slabs and suspended concrete upper slabs to all of this 90 town-house development.

Salamander Warehouse Miramar
Main Contractor on the construction of a 1600m2 warehouse in Park Road. The warehouse included pre-cast concrete walls with fire-rated cladding above. And 300m2 of Offices.

Scenic Circle Hotel – Napier
Subcontracting to Arrow International on the construction of the new 140-room Te Pania Hotel on Marine Parade Napier. This work included concrete foundations, floor slabs and extensive pre-cast erection including all walls and floors of the hotel.

Shed R – Centerport
8000m2 building in Centerport using a 150mm thick post tensioned slab poured after the building was erected. Also 360m of 2.4m high concrete panels poured and erected on site.

Harvey Normans Porirua
4500m2 concrete slab and concrete columns to the new Harvey Normans store. Wallace also worked on carpentry in the store including linings and fire rating.

Countdown Supermarket – Upper Hutt
Earthworks, Concrete slabs and pre-cast panels, carpentry and partial fit-out of the new Countdown Supermarket constructed in Upper Hutt.