Buchan notches up another quake repair
Buchan Group has completed reconstruction on Christchurch's Riverside Apartments after nine months.
Buchan Group has completed reconstruction on Christchurch’s Riverside Apartments after nine months.
The former earthquake-damaged building on Carlton Mill Rd has been given a new lease on life thanks to a package of works designed by international architects Buchan Group.
These works include code-specified structural strengthening, a new external façade, and upgrades to the apartment’s boutique rooms. The Riverside Apartments complex features five privately owned apartments covering a total of 1400m2.
Buchan Group was appointed in March 2013 to provide design and architectural expertise to the project. Practice manager Raylene McEwan says the apartments have been rebuilt to earthquake-resistant
standards after ground improvement and remediation was carried out on the site. The brief included removal of the external façade, major structural repairs, and levelling, followed by the recladding the building.
Chris Hutching for NBR NZ Property Investor
Fri, 30 Jan 2015
Fri, 30 Jan 2015
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Buchan notches up another quake repair
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