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PARTNERSHIPS
Creating effective partnerships has been an invaluable component
of TGH’s business strategy. THREE organisations whom the company
currently works with are profiled here.
Open book process
rewarding
Daryl Horn, Opus
For Daryl Horn, Associate at
in
Hamilton, designing the new TGH offices and the
tenancy at 6 Bryce Street was one of the
most enjoyable projects he’s worked on. “Despite a tight
timeframe and all the usual pressures of a construction
project, it went very smoothly. The entire team gelled
and it ran like clockworkwith any emerging issues being
easily resolved. Everyone was focused andwent the extra
mile to ensure an excellent outcome was achieved.”
Daryl attributes this to several things. “You’re made
to feel part of the TGH team. It’s the people first and
foremost but also their innovation and drive. You can’t
help but be immersed and excited by their enthusiasm
and ideas. This inspires and drives you to create
something great.”
The design brief was very clear he says. “It was to
utilise and retain as much of the existing building as
possible especially the road front facade. The building
had a lot of heritage and character and TGHwanted
this preserved. On the ground floor the direction
was to have an industrial look open plan office area
with exposed services and steelwork, and to utilise
the existing brick walls. For the first floor it was to
have a more conventional office environment with a
combination of offices, open plan andmeeting areas.
I see TGH as being
very innovative.
They had great ideas
and a strong design
sense of what they
want to achieve. This
allowed us to easily
take their vision and
make it a reality.
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For
, who undertook
the construction work on 6 Bryce Street, it was also
a rewarding project. The 125-strong company had
worked with TGH before on the
as well as
several projects at
.
Mark Gutry, Construction Director, who worked
on the project, says there was a lot of history in the
building that they uncovered during the project – old
commercial kitchen and gym gear, even night club
paraphernalia.
“We initially set out to re-use as much of the old
brick façade as possible. Unfortunately the building
needed a lot of seismic strengthening to bring it up
to code, and the bricks were all mixed – there was no
consistency. We did use as many of them as we could
along the back walls though.”
Like
appreciated the
process that was followed. TGH project managed
the refurbishment, but there was flexibility, good
communication and the
team felt
very supported throughout.
“It’s great to see the workings of the building which
are usually hidden out of sight. It’s interesting and
different. The amalgamation of existing and new
works very well and you can’t help but be taken in by
the calming working atmosphere it creates.”
Daryl is thrilled with the end result, which he says is a
credit to everyone involved.
“I see TGH as being very innovative. They had great
ideas and a strong design sense of what they want to
achieve. This allowed us to easily take their vision
andmake it a reality.”
Opus Architecture is currently working with TGH on
developing the wider precinct at Bryce Street which
will include new landscaping, upgrading the existing
surrounding buildings and incorporating new
covered walkways.
Innovative approach inspires
