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.
