Jackson Street

Petone
Wellington

Build type

Remediation & Repairs Public Sector & Community Projects

Services delivered

Build Only

Our vision

Jackson Street is a remediation project covering 36 units across three-storey walk-up apartment blocks. Home Construction delivered the work as part of a larger development the team worked through over four years.

Alongside the repairs, the project added measures to keep the buildings dry and sound over the long term. Sensors now track moisture inside the walls, and one block trialled an external insulation and cladding system. The block closest to the river was given a strengthened foundation.

Project details

Contract value

$15.3m

Size

Approx 5,000m²

Completed

March 2024

Homes

36 units (across 3 three-storey walk-ups)

Project partners

Client

Kāinga Ora

Architecture & landscaping

Architecture Cubed Ltd

Structural engineer

Spencer Holmes

Civil engineer

Envivo

Construction partner

We Build Construction Ltd

Other consultants

Stephenson and Turner (services)
Aotea Security
ATL HVAC

Technical performance

Moisture monitoring

Wi-Fi-connected sensors were installed in internal and external wall and ceiling cavities. They track temperature and humidity changes before and during occupation.

External insulation trial

One block was converted to external insulation with a new overlay cladding system. The trial moves the dew point outside the poured in-situ concrete walls.

Central HVAC system

A central HVAC system was installed.

Fully wrapped blocks

Each block was scaffolded over and fully wrapped during construction.

Site constraints & complexity

Staged delivery over four years

The blocks were part of a larger development that the team worked through over four years.

Occupied neighbouring blocks

The other blocks in the development stayed occupied throughout construction.

Site constraints & complexity

Strengthened foundations near the river

One block of apartments sat very close to the river, so drawing on lessons from properties beside waterways in the Christchurch earthquakes, the team added piles around the perimeter and under the structure, and extensively upgraded and strengthened the foundation system.

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