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Sylvia Park Office

Address: 286 Mount Wellington Highway, Auckland

Rating achieved: 5 Green Star Design

Building owner: Kiwi Property Group

Architect: Architectus

Structural / Civil engineer: Holmes Consulting Group

Building services engineer: Norman Disney & Young

Quantity Surveyor: Rider Levett Bucknall

Acoustic Consultant: Norman Disney & Young

Project Manager: Pragmatix

Sustainable features/ summary

Less carparks, bike showers and lockers, reduced water consumption from efficient fittings, low VOC, sustainable PVC, 90% of timber has minimum treatment, recycling bins.

Innovation point summary

• Earthquake Resilient: designed significantly in excess of minimum building code seismic design requirements
• Photocatalyst Building finish: first use of coatings in NZ. It uses UV & oxygen to decompose surface debris for rain to wash it off, reducing maintenance/ recoating.
• Lighting Colour Rendering: all lighting sources have a minimum Colour Rendering Index (CRI) of 80 for occupant comfort.