Stephenson & Turner - Fitout

Client:          Stephenson & Turner

Project Brief

Stephenson & Turner’s Wellington crew have moved into new offices in Victoria Street and Mainzeal Interiors delivered the fitout. Wanting a 6 star NZGBC Interiors certification for the project meant there was no compromise when it came to sustainability.
It was important for Stephenson and Turner that they showed their commitment to sustainable design through their own fitout and also showed that it didn’t have to necessarily mean a lot of increased cost.
The new 440m2 of office is on the 2nd floor of a building that dates back to 1899. It features tongue and groove flooring and red brick exterior walls with double hung windows. The office space had been difficult to lease because access was only by stair. A clever solution was found by cutting a hole in the wall through to the neighbouring Feltex House and utilising their means of egress. The entrance through Feltex House means the office now has an improved building entry point and dual lift access.
The new fitout includes an open plan design studio, three meeting rooms and related service rooms. Additional insulation was added to the roof to improve thermal and acoustic performance and skylights were installed to increase the natural lighting. Other green features include using only recycled or FSC certified timber and all applied coatings are low VOC. The office is naturally ventilated and energy efficient appliances were chosen.
Interiors manager, Peter Clark says, “Mainzeal was very keen to work with Stephenson & Turner on this project. Mainzeal has done the hard yards getting ISO 14001 certification and lots of our staff have received NZGBC training. Having the opportunity of supporting Stephenson & Turner on their project is something we are very proud of. There was a big celebration when the final tick came through.”