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CCM's New Home

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:06:24 +1300

After 20 years on Thorndon Quay in the handsome Woolstore, we decided it was time for a change, and have moved to new offices in Classic House on Murphy Street. The shift gave us an opportunity for a fresh fitout and to design a workspace that reflects a changing collaborative environment.

Stripping back the ceiling gave us a little more head room, and allowed us to install a new energy-efficient strip lighting system. Large windows give us plenty of daylighting, and good views back to the city.

We have opened up space at both ends of the office for collaborative meetings and open design sessions.

St Patick's College Silverstream Gymnasium

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:11:27 +1200

CCM have been working with St Patrick's College Silverstream for a number of years on a wide range of projects including the seismic upgrade of their historic buildings, new conference facilities and refurbished dormitories. We were delighted to be asked to submit a scheme for an invited design competition for St Pat's new gymnasium and aquatic centre.

Our design response looked at how this new development would fit into the wider campus, and responded to the context and existing natural features. Robust, low maintenance materials were selected, and forms were intedned to complement the existing building forms and details.

Paul McLauchlan In Memoriam

Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:13:59 +1200

Today marks the one year anniversary of the death, in a climbing accident on Mount Ruapehu, of our friend and colleague Paul McLauchlan. Originally from Hertfordshire in England, Paul arrived in New Zealand in 2008. He worked on a range of projects, including residential, commercial and education jobs. Paul was the Project Architect for the historic Eastbourne Bus Garage restoration project, which was completed just weeks after his death. A bronze plaque has been installed on the building in his memory.

Whilst in New Zealand, Paul discovered a love of tramping, diving and climbing, and made the most of the outdoor lifestyle.

Our thoughts go out to Paul's family and friends, and he continues to be remembered here in the office by his friends at CCM.

Vogel Integrated Campus Complete

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 19:21:20 +1200

Practical Completion for the second stage of the Vogel building refurbishment was achieved by Mainzeal's team recently, marking the last significant milestone in the redevelopment of the Vogel Integrated Campus. This project for AMP Capital Properties has reinvigorated a tired MoW office building, complimented with a bright new atrium and a new office annex providing office space with very few columns in the workspace.

This 4 Green Star development incorporates a range of Environmentally Sustainable Design initiatives, including use of the atrium for natural ventilation and daylight maximisation. The atrium provides a dynamic and light focus for the development, with a lively Mojo cafe ion the ground floor. The atrium and central staircase is a fantastic way to enhance collegiality and encourage connectivity between floors.

This project has been a great team effort, and the success of the completed building is in no small part due to the hard work and collobarative approach taken by all of the client representatives, consultants, and contractors who worked on the job. See more images of the Vogel Campus

Housing New Zealand Fit out complete

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:03:08 +1200

Housing New Zealand National Office Wellington fitout has just been completed. 350 staff from three different buildings have been relocated into four floors in Wellington’s CBD. Names of suburbs throughout New Zealand was applied to the walls and glazing to provide a link for the national office staff to the communities they serve. Spaces for informal meeting and collaborative working were created to improve connectivity between departments and provide a variety of work environments.

Clip-On Theatres

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:08:55 +1200

CCM recently worked with Hutt Hospital on an innovative scheme to construct a clip-on temporary operating theatre suite while the Hospital built its new theatre complex. This project enabled the client to save cost in rental of external facilities, and provided an asset which could be on-sold at the end of the theatres’ useful life.

Adding to the challenges of designing a complex facility on a very tight timetable, the location for the theatres was one storey up, directly above the ambulance bay for the emergency department which is in operation 24/7. By designing the theatres for pre-fabrication and transportation, the theatre suite can be easily dismantled and transported to another site when the new comlpex is ready.

The temporary theatres contain two fully equipped operating theatres along with a recovery area, nurse station and equipment stores. The project was opened by the Minister of Health, Tony Ryall, in August 2009 and has been held up as an excellent example of creative problem solving. The project also received an RMB Health Project award in 2010.

CCM Brand_The Social Weaver Bird

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:39:19 +1200

We brainstormed a plethora of ideas on amazing feats of nature as a designer and how nature relates to the discipline of architecture. One of the most interesting ideas to emerge was the Social Weaver bird of Africa. In this video Dr Richard Attenborough describes the amazing attributes of the weaver birds.