96 | Tough site throws up challenges Situated on a steep hill overlooking Kelburn Viaduct in Wellington, the two townhouses were separated by a three-storey, in-situ concrete party wall. The complex and intricate wall works as a dividing partition between the two residences. Dorset Construction BUILDING Supplying Timber Doors to the trade including cavity sliders, entrance doors, bifolds and interior doors Proud to support Dorset Construction McGuinness Electrical Quality Electrical Services in the Wellington Region. McGuinness Electrical offer a broad range of electrical services from general maintenance to large projects, with a strong lean towards quality renovations and new residential property. Craig McGuinness | 0274 438 712 office@mcguinnesselectrical.co.nz www.mcguinnesselectrical.co.nz Your Business, Your Industry, Your News. 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Adam started the business in Wellington in 2015 and was joined a year later by lead builder Josh, who is now his business partner and heads up the Wellington branch. In 2021 Adam opened the company’s Tauranga branch in Mount Maunganui which services the greater Tauranga area, when he relocated to the Bay of Plenty region to enjoy a lifestyle change with his family. As Licensed Building Practitioners, the Dorset Construction team collectively represents decades of building and project management experience in New Zealand and overseas. It now has a well established reputation for its technical expertise across architectural work, new builds and renovations and is proud that it has become the go-to construction company for many architects, Josh says. “We like the challenge of architectural designs; they are fun, it’s like a puzzle and every day you’re thinking a lot and that’s what we like about it; it’s what we enjoy doing.” One of the several highly technically challenging projects that Dorset Construction has completed was designed by Patchwork Architecture alongside engineer Spencer Holmes and is situated on a steep, compact hill site in Kelburn. The client’s vision was for high end, modestly sized townhouses and the project was an opportunity to explore how two houses could work together under one roof. The dwellings are cleverly joined together, and separated, by T T Russell Fredric the central concrete core, a party (common) wall. They are sited on a footprint of 100 square metres, while the total floor area for both units is 172 square meters, and are a great example of the efficient use of space in such a small area, offering a beautiful, high quality alternative for density in the city. Josh says a large percentage of the house’s structural elements are concrete and, because there was no crane access there was plenty of hard physical labour involved in hauling materials up the steep site. “The hardest thing was the three story in-situ concrete wall and trying to plan how to build that. The concrete pour had to be done in six stages to be able to achieve its complex shape and three story height.” “Our team pushed the boundaries of what we thought was possible with in-situ concrete for the party wall, which is a main feature of the property. “Achieving the sculptural form and an immaculate finish required six carefully planned out, high risk concrete pours, with one Covid-19 lockdown in the middle.” This was designed to create internal stair access and storage for both houses, while also working as a division between the apartments, while the extensive use of timber in conjunction with floor to ceiling glass to stream light deep into the interior has created a lovely balance of texture and warmth. “We completed the apartments with some beautiful carpentry work, and we have to say we’re proud of what we achieved.” “The execution of the finishing details is something that we think we do well. We try and set ourselves apart from others.”
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