27 May 2025
This month, at 90 Devonport Road, Tauranga City Council (TCC) staff have come together in a single office building, complete with its mass timber structure and interior features. Hard on the heels of this commercial building in a major city is the new 211 High St building in central Christchurch (click here to register for our 10 June seminar and site visit). Now we have another mass timber building confirmed for Hasting.Â
A state-of-the-art, engineered mass timber-built office complex will soon rise at 300 Lyndon Road, transforming the former Heretaunga House site into a flagship for innovation, sustainability and local investment. Owned and constructed by Tumu Property, the four-storey, 5,000sqm commercial building will deliver quality office space in the heart of the city. Hastings District Council will also lease 1,950 square metres, consolidating around 80 staff currently located across the city in three separate locations into one central office.
So is it the TCC effect that more cities are getting new mass timber buildings or just coincidence? Does it matter … no indeed it doesn’t. Let’s just celebrate the growth of mass timber anywhere it happens.
Read more:
Original LinkedIn post from Hastings District Council
Main story by Hastings District Council
More information about the building by Tumu Property
WoodWorks Issue – 27 May 2025
Welcome
Greetings from our WoodWorks team. We’re delighted to see people registering for our Christchurch seminar and site visit on 10 June. Register now (click here) to hear about how mass timber can benefit from more application of technology. There are also some case studies of standout buildings and a site visit to 211 High Street hosted by Leighs Construction/Portus Property. Seats are limited. The seminar includes a great story about the ABBA Arena in London, a demountable studio built in CLT. Thanks to our sponsors and speakers for making this event possible.
Meanwhile activity on construction activity in New Zealand is struggling to grow, in part due to low business confidence, limited infrastructure spending and low productivity. What are your thoughts on what our mass timber architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) sector can do to grow our part of the economic pie? If you’ve got constructive ideas, let us know (john.stulen@innovatek.co.nz) and we’ll share it with everyone.
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