Rabo Bank Wellington - Fitout

Client:          Rabo Bank Ltd

Project Brief

Mainzeal Interiors was the main contractor for both the Rabo Bank fitout and the base building refurbishment for owner AMP Office NZ.
The three month project was in the upper floors of the fully occupied Vodafone Tower on Lambton Quay so the methodology for the building works took in to account the need to minimise noise and disruption to the existing tenants.
The base build works included demolition of the existing partitioning and reconfiguring the in-ceiling services to suit the new partitioning layout. New ceiling tiles were installed throughout and the perimeter power and spandrel panels were made good or replaced. The toilets were completely refurbished on both floors, including changing the layout of the fittings. This required a significant amount of after-hours works in the floors below to reconfigure the drainage lines.
The Rabo Bank project scope included provision of open plan areas, reception, meeting rooms, store rooms, utility rooms and breakout spaces.
The reception and breakout spaces feature recycled timber panelling. The stone modesty panel on the reception desk is honed Statuario and the reception floor stone is mid-grey Bedonia.
Flexibility of space is maintained on level 23 where the two main meeting rooms and the reception area are all divided with full-height foldaway acoustic walls. In addition, the reception and breakout area share a glazed sliding partition. When Rabo Bank needs a large hospitality space the walls can all be opened up.
The project commenced with a very short mobilisation time and the construction period was also tight. The whole project team worked together to ensure Rabo Bank’s move dates were maintained.