Kaiteriteri House – Lot 3
This highly architectural development was structurally akin to a commercial building in both magnitude and construction materials.
KFC Kaiapoi
Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) are a well-known fast-food chain, and Fraser Thomas has been involved with the development of one of the newest stores, located in Kaiapoi, Canterbury.
Our input was required for a new-build single storey commercial structure (the restaurant building), stormwater and wastewater assets, and several external retaining wall, concrete wall structures, and the drive-through steel frames and foundations. Fraser Thomas provided structural, geotechnical and civil engineering, and surveying services.
More specifically, we undertook the following services:
- Site survey
- Site‑specific geotechnical assessment and report
- Flood hazard assessment
- Civil design for stormwater and wastewater drainage, water supply reticulation, earthworks, accessway and pavement
- Structural design and the building foundations, super structure, drive through frames, drive‑through concrete block masonry wall, assessment and strengthening of existing concrete wall
- Building Consent application
- Land transfer surveys to finalize property boundaries
Several challenges arose and were successfully managed/overcome during both the design and construction phases of this project:
- The construction area was in close proximity to the neighbouring medical centre, requiring protection measures to be put in place to safeguard the adjacent building
- Cyclical high ground water levels affected ground works from design to construction phases, our design recommendations were incorporated to successfully manage the issue
- Ground contamination issues, resulting from fuel tanks buried on site (previously used as a petrol station), were resolved through our collaboration with PDP and the main contractors
- Project timeframes were tight to be able to meet the required opening date
- Managing the speed of stormwater runoff from the new retention tank, to match Council stormwater network receipt capacity
- Re alignment and establishment of an existing council stormwater main
Despite the challenges, this project was successfully completed on schedule and to budget, through close collaboration between the project team and contractor. The development resulted in a flood-resilient, fully functional restaurant with all necessary infrastructure, meeting regulatory requirements and ensuring safety in design. This project was a highlight for our staff to be involved with, and a pleasure for us to be working alongside a great client, architect, and build team.
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- Site prior to development
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- Installation of restaurant waffle slab floor
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- Steel framing and pavement construction for drive-through
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- Geofabric for erosion and dust control
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- Steel framing and pavement construction for drive-through
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- Stormwater detention tank, positioned to be beneath surface of driveway
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- Completed drive-through pavement
MDC Hockey Pavilion
This new two-storey commercial building featured concrete block construction on the ground floor and a large open plan area on the first-floor level.
Kaiteriteri House – Lot 2
This development is a new architecturally designed 3-storey split level townhouse/apartment set into the steep hillside of Kaiteriteri, built using a mixture of concrete block masonry retaining walls, suspended concrete floors, steel purlins, and timber framed construction.
