Porsche, Christchurch

Prestigious car showroom in central Christchurch

Archibalds, the authorised agents for exclusive cars manufacturer Porsche, will be opening a new car showroom located central Christchurch on Tuam and Antigua Streets.

The new showroom will have:

• A five-storey office and car showroom on the corner of Tuam and Antigua Streets in Christchurch.

• Buckling Restrained Braces (BRBs) have been used in the building's construction to limit floor drift and assist with achieving IL3 Building Standard.

• A gravity system has been used in the design of the floors.

Engenium provided structural and civil engineering services for this building which is a steel framed, braced building designed for load drift and IL3 Building Standards. Founded on concrete piles constructed with Polymer technology, the building incorporates a suspended ground floor slab.

Engenium specialist services:

• Tekla steel documentation, full modeling for digital supply of design to fabrication.

• Shop drawn precast concrete work

• Engineer led Base Build Design for optimal efficiency in building design and documentation period.