{"id":5822,"date":"2020-11-18T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fraserthomas.wpengine.com\/?post_type=projects&p=5822"},"modified":"2024-03-20T16:18:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T03:18:08","slug":"new-samoan-consulate-complex","status":"publish","type":"projects","link":"https:\/\/fraserthomas.co.nz\/projects\/new-samoan-consulate-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"New Samoan Consulate Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
This Consulate building and associated Fale is situated in the Mangere Town Centre. The Government of Samoa engaged Fraser Thomas to provide surveying and engineering services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
This project involved working with the project architect and multiple other consultants from other companies, including planners, structural, traffic and building services engineers and arborists.\u00a0<\/p>
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Our role in the project included:<\/p>
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The site is underlain by peaty soils which resulted in a lightweight alternative to compacted hard fill, of structural grade polystyrene fill being used while services for the Airport run under the site at relatively shallow depth, presenting challenges for earthworks and drainage design. All consents have been gained and construction has since been completed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t