Wynyard Quarter Red Sheds - Refurbishment

Client:          Auckland Waterfront Development Agency

Project Brief

Mainzeal’s involvement in the Wynyard Quarter includes the construction of three new buildings and the refurbishment of the old Cargo Shed. The buildings are an integral part of the area’s regeneration.
Work on the 1930’s Cargo Shed included temporary support of the existing timber structure whilst new foundations were excavated and formed within the building. A new structural steel frame provided lateral stiffness whilst the buildings vertical dead load was carried through the existing timber frame to the new foundations. A new concrete slab was then cast inside the Shed.
A feature of the Shed was its large red timber doors. Refurbishment work included removal of all rotten timber and replacement with new TG&V cut to the original profile. Our carpenters also built matching new doors for the gable ends.
The new single storey buildings have lightweight structural steel frames on pad foundations overlain by a floating rib-raft slab. To relate back to the Cargo Shed, they feature blade walls clad with the same red painted TG&V as the Cargo Shed doors, with 4m high steel framed doors and windows. A profiled metal roof with large cantilever overhangs will provide ample shelter for outside dining.