MEDIA RELEASE 12 May 2017
Remarkables Skifield's New Base Building Wins Top National Commercial Project Award
The new state-of-the-art building at the base of Queenstown’s Remarkables skifield tonight won the Supreme Award at the New Zealand Commercial Project Awards held in Auckland.
The three-storey 6000m2 Remarkables Base Building, built by Arrow International (NZ) and designed by Michael Wyatt Architect, provides a range of guest services, from rentals, ticketing and retail downstairs to the third-level three-sided wraparound heated deck complete with open fire, dining, bar and extensive views across Coronet Peak and the Southern Alps.
Described as a “project like no other”, judges praised the “total team effort” that meant the $21 million project was delivered one month ahead of an already tight nine-month construction programme, despite facing extreme climactic conditions including up to 150km high winds and snow.
“Even with these challenges, the remarkable team was still able to achieve a very high standard of finishes across all trades,” says the judging panel.
“Preplanning across the total project was essential right down to the special 30mpa mountain concrete mix.
“A complex building that needed to handle 3500 people per day during the ski season with restaurants, kitchens, a sophisticated mechanical plant, ski collection stations, shops, open dining spaces and large full height double glass windows capturing the spectacular mountain views.”
As well as the Supreme Award, the Remarkables Base Building also took out the ‘PlaceMakers Tourism and Leisure Category Award’, a Gold Award and the Value Award for top property over $15 million.
Awards spokesperson Greg Pritchard says the team behind the Remarkables Base Building embodies the pinnacle of what the Awards represent – the end-to-end teamwork and collaboration that goes into creating New Zealand’s top commercial buildings.
“What a fantastic project to acknowledge in our fifth year of the Awards. This year we’ve had a huge number of entries (close to 80), all of a very high standard. While this has made judging a challenge, this year’s winning projects represent the very best in the commercial sector across all aspects of the project – from communication between the team and client to design and build.”
Four Awards entrants – Athfield Architects, Fletcher Construction, Powell Fenwick Consultants and Rider Levett Bucknall – were also named as Platinum Award winners in recognition of ‘outstanding achievement in commercial construction by winning five or more national awards’.
Other winners around the country include Mangatawa Tari – the new administration building for Mangatawa Papamoa Blocks Incorporation in Tauranga, which won a Special Award, Gold and Value Award under $2 million; the rebuild of Christchurch’s Isaac Theatre Royal, which took out the Heritage and Restoration Category; Burwood Hospital, winner of the NALCO Health Project Award; and the extensive refurbishment and seismic strengthening of The Aurora Centre in Wellington, which won the James Hardie Commercial category prize.
Category winners are:
-Construction Marketing Services Education Project Award: St Andrew’s College Centennial Chapel, Christchurch (entered by Armitage Williams Construction) – Gold.
-NALCO Health Project Award: Burwood Hospital, Christchurch (entered by Leighs Cockram JV) – Gold.
-Industrial Project Award: Red Stag Sawmill, Rotorua (entered by Hawkins Construction) – Gold
-Heritage/Restoration Project Award: Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch (entered by Naylor Love Construction) – Gold
-Winstone Wallboards Residential Project Award: Queens Residences, Auckland (entered by Scarbro Construction) – Silver.
-Retail Project Award: Tantalus Winery, Brewery and Restaurant (entered by WG de Gruchy Construction)– Gold.
-PlaceMakers Tourism and Leisure Project Award: The Remarkables Base Building, Queenstown (entered by Arrow International (NZ)) – Gold, Value Award over $15 million.
-Civic Project Award: The Suter(please insert the R in a circle) Art Gallery Redevelopment, Nelson (entered by Scott Construction) – Gold and Allied Concrete Value Award $5-$15 million.
-James Hardie Commercial Project Award: The Aurora Centre, Wellington (entered by LT McGuinness), Gold
-Value Award Under $2 million: Mangatawa Tari, Tauranga (entered by Form Building & Developments) – Gold and Special Award
-Value Award $2-$5 million: Cathedral Grammar Junior School, Christchurch (entered by Contract Construction / Andrew Barrie Lab JV), Gold
The New Zealand Commercial Project Awards is owned by Registered Master Builders Association and is supported by a national sponsor family of PlaceMakers, James Hardie, GIB, Altus, Allied Concrete and Construction Marketing Services.
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Please view the results and properties on
www.commercialprojectawards.co.nz.
Properties by region
NZ COMMERCIAL PROJECT AWARDS 2017 – RESULTS
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PROJECT
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CATEGORY
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PROJECT ENTRANT
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AWARD
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REGION
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Caro's Grey Lynn
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Retail
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Peddle Thorp
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Bronze
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Auckland
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QUBA Hotel Conversion
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Tourism & Leisure
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Dominion Constructors Limited
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Bronze
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Auckland
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ESC Link Bridge, North Shore Hospital
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Health
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NZ Strong Group Limited
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Gold
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Auckland
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SKYCITY Auckland Atrium refurbishment
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Tourism & Leisure
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Naylor Love Construction Limited
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Gold
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Auckland
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Tantalus Winery, Brewery & Restaurant
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Retail
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WG de Gruchy Construction Limited
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Gold, Category
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Auckland
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'The Brickworks' LynnMall development
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Retail
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NZ Strong Group Limited
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Silver
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Auckland
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Blackstone Chambers
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Heritage/Restoration
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Matthews & Matthews Architects Ltd
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Silver
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Auckland
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Harley Gray Building PC2 Laboratory, Middlemore Hospital
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Health
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Leighs Construction Limited
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Silver
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Auckland
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He Puna Waiora
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Health
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RCC Healthcare Limited
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Silver
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Auckland
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Matakana Botanicals
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Retail
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Customkit Buildings
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Silver
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Auckland
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Queens Residences
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Residential
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Scarbro Construction LImited
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Silver, Category
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Auckland
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Textile Centre Seismic Strengthening
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Commercial
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NZ Strong Group Limited
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Silver
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Auckland
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The Orange Hall
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Heritage/Restoration
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Dominion Constructors
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Silver
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Auckland
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The Pulse
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Residential
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Maynard Marks Limited
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Silver
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Auckland
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TRG Imaging Shakespeare Road
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Health
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Peddle Thorp
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Silver
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Auckland
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Health and Science Centre
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Education
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Hawkins Construction Limited
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Gold
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Bay of Plenty
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Mangatawa Tari
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Commercial
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Form Building & Developments
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Gold, Special, Value Under $2 million
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Bay of Plenty
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Red Stag Sawmill
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Industrial
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Hawkins Construction Limited
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Gold, Category
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Bay of Plenty
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Northern Campus Development
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Health
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McMillan & Lockwood BOP Limited
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Silver
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Bay of Plenty
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Corbel Head Office
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Commercial
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Corbel Construction
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Bronze
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Christchurch
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Hughes House
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Commercial
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Switched On
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Bronze
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Christchurch
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Tai Tapu Primary School
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Education
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Corbel Construction Limited
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Bronze
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Christchurch
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The Opawa Village replacement shops
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Retail
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Canform Structures Limited
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Bronze
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Christchurch
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Transocean Business Park
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Commercial
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Apex Projects Limited
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Bronze
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Christchurch
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Waitakiri Primary School
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Education
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Hawkins Construction South Island Limited
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Bronze
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Christchurch
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Blackwells Holden & Mazda
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Retail
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Leighs Construction Limited
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Gold
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Christchurch
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Burwood Hospital Redevelopment
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Health
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Leighs Cockram JV Limited
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Gold, Category
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Christchurch
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Cathedral Grammar Junior School
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Education
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Contract Construction / Andrew Barrie Lab JV
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Gold, Value $2 - 5 million
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Christchurch
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Isaac Theatre Royal
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Heritage/Restoration
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Naylor Love Construction
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Gold, Category
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Christchurch
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KM Surgical/Avenue Health
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Health
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Leighs Construction Limited
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Gold
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Christchurch
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Papanui Club
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Retail
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RM Designs
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Gold
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Christchurch
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St Andrew’s College Centennial Chapel
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Education
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Armitage Williams Construction Limited
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Gold, Category
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Christchurch
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Sumner Surf Life Saving Club
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Tourism & Leisure
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Hawkins Construction South Island Limited
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Gold
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Christchurch
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The Arts Centre Of Christchurch (Refer to as Arts Centre for Media)
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Heritage/Restoration
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Fletcher Construction Company
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Gold
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Christchurch
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University of Canterbury Structural Engineering Laboratory
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Education
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Dominion Constructors Limited
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Gold
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Christchurch
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136 Moorhouse Avenue
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Commercial
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Amalgamated Builders
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Silver
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Christchurch
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203 Papanui Road
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Retail
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Naylor Love Construction
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Silver
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Christchurch
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David Shaw Furniture
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Retail
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Stufkens + Chambers Architects
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Silver
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Christchurch
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Lyttelton Primary School
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Education
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Naylor Love Construction
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Silver
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Christchurch
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Mt Pleasant Memorial Community Centre
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Civic
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Leighs Construction Limited
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Silver
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Christchurch
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Project 200 Tuam
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Civic
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Naylor Love Construction Limited
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Silver
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Christchurch
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Rangiora Health Hub
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Health
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Hawkins Construction South Island Limited
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Silver
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Christchurch
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Riverlands House
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Commercial
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Amalgamated Builders Limited
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Silver
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Christchurch
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Springfield Road
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Commercial
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RM Designs
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Silver
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Christchurch
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St Andrew’s College Gym 2
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Education
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Hawkins Construction South Island Limited
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Silver
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Christchurch
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Te Hapua: Halswell Centre
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Civic
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Fletcher Construction Company
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Silver
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Christchurch
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Wigram Health
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Health
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The Buchan Group
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Silver
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Christchurch
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Westland Recreation Centre
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Civic
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CYB Construction Limited
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Silver
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Greymouth
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227 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
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Commercial
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Isles Construction Limited
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Silver
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Manawatu
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Cloudy Bay Vineyards Pinot Noir Cellar
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Industrial
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Scott Construction
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Gold
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Marlborough
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The Suter® Art Gallery Redevelopment.
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Civic
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Scott Construction Limited
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Gold, Category, Value $5-15 mill
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Nelson
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Te Pari Factory, Warehouse and Offices
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Industrial
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ChrisBroadhead Construction
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Bronze
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Otago
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The Remarkables Base Building
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Tourism & Leisure
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Arrow International (NZ) Limited
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Supreme, Gold, Category, Value over $15 million
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Otago
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1789 Wine and Jazz Bar
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Retail
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Rilean Construction (Central Otago) Limited
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Silver
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Otago
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Cardrona Distillery
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Industrial
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Amalgamated Builders Limited
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Silver
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Otago
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|
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Len Lye Centre
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Civic
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Clelands Construction Limited
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Gold
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Taranaki
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White Hart Re-development
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Heritage/Restoration
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Clelands Construction Limited
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Silver
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Taranaki
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|
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Lake Taupo Forest Trust Remedial and Reclad
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Commercial
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Knight Building (2008) Limited
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Bronze
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Taupo
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Kinloch Lodge
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Tourism & Leisure
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Livingstone Building New Zealand Limited
|
Silver
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Taupo
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|
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Te Awamutu Library
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Civic
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Fletcher Construction
|
Bronze
|
Waikato
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The Roaming Giant
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Retail
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Downey Construction Limited
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Bronze
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Waikato
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APL Archtectural Profiles Limited
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Industrial
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Foster Construction Limited
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Gold
|
Waikato
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University of Waikato Law-Management Building
|
Education
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Fletcher Construction Company Limited
|
Gold
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Waikato
|
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Cambridge Veterinary Services
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Health
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Livingstone Building NZ & DLA Architects
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Silver
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Waikato
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Giltraps AgriZone
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Retail
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Livingstone Building NZ
|
Silver
|
Waikato
|
|
Silver Fern Farms Events Centre
|
Civic
|
Stanley Construction Limited
|
Silver
|
Waikato
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|
The Vista at Zealong Tea Estate
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Retail
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Foster Construction Limited
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Silver
|
Waikato
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|
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Book House
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Heritage/Restoration
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Workspace Architects Limited
|
Bronze
|
Wellington
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Upper Hutt Railway Station
|
Civic
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Maycroft Construction Limited
|
Bronze
|
Wellington
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Wellington Sikh Gurudwara
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Tourism & Leisure
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ARC Design Limited
|
Bronze
|
Wellington
|
|
Hutt City Council Adminstration Building
|
Civic
|
Naylor Love Construction Limited
|
Gold
|
Wellington
|
|
Samuel Marsden Collegiate School - Main Block Redevelopment
|
Education
|
Hawkins
|
Gold
|
Wellington
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The Aurora Centre
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Commercial
|
LT McGuinness
|
Gold, Category
|
Wellington
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|
David Jones Wellington
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Retail
|
LT McGuinness
|
Silver
|
Wellington
|
|
Educare Kapiti
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Education
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Ultra Build Limited
|
Silver
|
Wellington
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|
Meet The Locals, He Tuku Aroha - Wellington Zoo
|
Tourism & Leisure
|
Customkit Buildings
|
Silver
|
Wellington
|
|
Ngaio School Block B
|
Education
|
Naylor Love Construction
|
Silver
|
Wellington
|
|
Walter Nash Centre
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Civic
|
Hawkins Construction Limited
|
Silver
|
Wellington
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