Institutional

Beatrice
Tinsley


Ilam, Christchurch, New Zealand

Details

  • Client:: University of Canterbury
  • Size:: 4 Stories, 2800 m2
  • Opened:: October 2019
  • Architect:: Jasmax
  • Engineer:: BECA, PTL Structural Consultants
  • Timber supplier and fabricators:: Nelson Pine Industries, Welstruct, Hasslacher, Potius
  • Construction:: Dominion Constructors

Innovative, tall timber framing has risen at the University of Canterbury thanks to the use of PTL’s Pres-Lam system.

The four storey structure pushes the boundaries of multi-storey timber-framed construction in New Zealand using laminated veneer lumber, which has incredible strength.

Completed in 2019 it is the first multi-storey building combining timber moment-frames and cross-braces in New Zealand, and one of the tallest all timber moment frame buildings in the world.

Beatrice</br>Tinsley Image
Beatrice</br>Tinsley Image