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Justice

The justice system throws up particular engineering problems and pitfalls that demand strong technical experience, as well as genuine working experience in the industry. Working in New Zealand’s main centres and out across the regions, we’ve delivered a large number of structural designs that play very important roles in the country’s justice infrastructure.

When we’re designing prisons, grid configurations need to maximise space, as well as contributing to the ease of the management and security of the facility. Courthouses and other legal structures often also have specific requirements, like separate entries and exits for the public, juries, judges, and plaintiffs, for example. Both types of projects typically run to tight deadlines, in the context of restricted budgets. The onus is on us to find ways to streamline construction with highly ‘buildable’, at the same time as optimising the use of materials to reduce costs.

We’ve been key players in arguably New Zealand’s largest ever justice project: the landmark Justice and Emergency Services Precinct in Christchurch. The precinct will house approximately 1100 workers, and accommodate a similar number of workers most days. We’ve designed an innovative base isolation system to underpin all of the site’s three buildings, as well as applying low damage design principles right across the project. We’re proud to be part of a great team delivering such an important development.

Justice Projects
  • Arts & Culture
    • Te Papa Tongarewa
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum
    • Christchurch Art Gallery
    • Q Theatre
  • Aviation
    • ADAT Hangar
    • Auckland Airport
    • Christchurch Airport – Control Tower
    • Museum of Transport and Technology
    • QANTAS Hangar – Brisbane
  • Bridging
    • Bridge 1 at Rapahoe
    • East Taupo Arterial
    • Matahorua Gorge Bridges
    • Perry Bridge
    • Transmission Gully
  • Civil engineering
    • Arts Centre of Christchurch
    • Lake’s Edge
  • Induced seismicity
  • Commercial
    • Carlaw Park
    • Commercial Bay
    • ANZ Tower
    • Britomart East & car park
    • Deloitte Centre
    • Kakariki House
  • Education
    • Albany Senior High School
    • Boyle Building, University of Auckland
    • Landscape Architecture School
    • MIT Manukau Tertiary Campus
    • St Andrew’s College
    • University of Canterbury Maths and Science Building
    • University of Canterbury Rehua Building
  • Energy
    • Te Rere Hau
  • Healthcare
    • Christchurch Women’s Hospital
    • Middlemore Hospital
    • Waikato Hospital
  • Heritage
    • New Zealand Parliament Buildings
    • Auckland Art Gallery
  • Industry and process
    • AFFCO Horotiu
    • Studholme Dairy Factory
    • Trinity Hill Vineyard
  • Justice
    • Auckland Regional Women’s Correctional Facility
    • Queenstown Courthouse
    • The Supreme Court of New Zealand
    • Youth Justice North
  • Marine
    • Downtown Ferry Terminal
    • Interislander – Kaitaki Linkspan
    • Piers – San Francisco
  • Residential
    • Altera at Stonefields
    • Beaumont Quarter
    • Illico at Stonefields
    • Lighter Quay
    • Metropolis
  • Retail
    • Bayfair Shopping Centre
    • Te Awa at The Base
  • Sports and leisure
    • Vector Arena
    • Bridal Veil Falls
    • Te Rauparaha Arena – Porirua
    • Viaduct Events Centre
    • Westpac Stadium – Wellington
  • Tourism
    • Cape Kidnappers
    • Holiday Inn – Wellington
    • KFS Development
    • The Quadrant
    • Yellow Treehouse

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