The official opening of the Kotuku Apartments in Kilbirnie is an example of another great partnership between Maycroft Construction and the Wellington City Council. The original apartments, built in the 1960's, consisted of 103 bedsit units. The upgraded 73 apartments now house 114 people as they have been transformed to make them healthier homes and more suitable for families. This project was touched by most members of the Maycroft Team, which was led by our Project Manager, Jonathan Moss, over...
Maycroft Construction is excited to be a leader when it comes to health and safety in commercial construction. We have recently registered as a ConstructSafe Testing Centre in both Wellington and Palmerston North. Maycroft’s health and safety system is complemented by the ConstructSafe online test which is an initiative that has come from the New Zealand Construction Safety Council. It provides confidence to our team and our clients that we have health and safety covered. The test transparently assesses our team’s...
The team at Maycroft have begun construction of the Queen Margaret College 44 room boarding house in central Wellington. This project continues our great relationship with Queen Margaret College and with the talented team at McKenzie Higham Architects following our construction of the Pre-School in 2015. The construction of the $5.5M boarding house started in early October 2016 and completion is due November 2017, in time for the 2018 school year.
Following on from success at the Wellington and NZ Architecture Awards, Marshall Court flats in Miramar has taken out the top gong for residential projects, at the New Zealand Commercial Project Awards. The complex also won Silver in the overall project awards. Judges commented: "Designed to provide accommodation for superannuates these apartments provide a safe, high quality modern living environment with access to outdoor living facilities. The Contractor has gone to considerable lengths and has built an excellent project to high...
Maycroft Construction are pleased to announce the opening of the Centennial Flats Refurbishment project, completed in two stages for Housing New Zealand Corporation, with design by Giles Alington of Architecture Cubed. A Heritage New Zealand/Pouhere Taonga Category 1 rated structure featuring 45 apartments and a new community centre which will serve Berhampore, we're honoured to have contributed to preserving a part of history, and hope it will be a happy home for the many tenants young and old. Read more about...
Maycroft Construction recently opened an office in Palmerston North, and were pleased to win the contract to build new corporate headquarters for Property Brokers, and a new shopping centre on Milson Line for Fair Investments Ltd. With completion on both due before the end of 2016, it's great to see two quality projects with new clients go ahead. Both projects signal the reinvigoration of the Palmerston North city centre and provide much needed updated facilities for the town. We're tracking ahead...
Maycroft Construction love working with heritage buildings - and we also love sport. Naturally, we were very pleased to have the opportunity to upgrade some of the facilities at the Basin Reserve. The Ground Keepers Pavilion project entailed constructing a new Groundskeeper's shed, restoring the existing nineteenth century cottage, and then craning it atop the newly built sheds. The project required the high level of care Maycroft is known for. The finished result speaks for itself; the building blends old and...
Maycroft Construction have provided Upper Hutt with a modern facility that reflects the client's commitment to user-friendly transport in the Wellington region. The new building is attractive, safe and comfortable and provides commuters with a ticket office, sheltered waiting spaces, public toilets, as well as facilities for train and bus staff who use the station as a base throughout their working day. Maycroft were able to utilise our wealth of experience staging similar projects and the busy station continued to operate...
Founded in 1919, Queen Margaret College is an independent Presbyterian School for Girls. This $1M project involved the demolition and removal of the existing preschool, a 1940s two-storey house, followed by the construction of a new single storey Pre-School Building, and associated site works within the site, which forms part of Queen Margaret College’s Campus. Sited in the midst of a busy, fully operational school and located next to embassies, Maycroft were able to use their considerable skills in orchestrating similar...
Marshall Court Development at Miramar, one of our most recently completed housing projects, was last night recognised by the New Zealand Institute of Architects, nabbing the top 2015 Wellington Architecture Award. The project was designed by architects Designgroup Stapleton Elliott. The Marshall Court rebuild is part of Wellington City Council's housing upgrade programme, a $400 million 20-year partnership with the Crown, which begun in 2008. The institute jury's citation noted: "The use of circulation balcony spaces as private outdoor spaces is...
