Project portfolio

Chinese Gardens

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ABL were awarded this project at early design stage and worked with the client and consultants throughout. The project consisted of a central pond constructed with and outer wall with courtyards, pathways, bridges, rock hills, planted areas and meeting rooms constructed over and on the edges of the pond.

Stage 1 was the creation of the pond and impervious pond liner. Stage 2 was the foundations for the above ground work, Stage 3 the above ground structures and Stage 4 the Pai Lau (entrance gate) and courtyard. All the timber above ground structures were manufactured in Shanghai, erected, then dismantled after checking by ABL, then transported to Dunedin and assembled on site by Chinese artisans under supervision by ABL and the consultants.

Contract Value: $2,275,000

Contract Period: 17 months

Client

Dunedin Chinese Gardens Trust

Structural Engineer

John Beekhuis

Hadley & Robinson

REFEREE

Malcolm Wong 03 479 0669

John Henderson 03 455 7420

William Cockerill

Octa Associates 03 477 0145

John Beekhuis

Hadley & Robinson 03 477 8923

AWARDS

2009 RMBF Commercial Awards

Tourism Section Gold Award