New Zealand’s tallest mass timber icon – The Auckland City Mission HomeGround building – has been named the New Zealand Institute of Architects’ 2022 John Scott Award winner. Source: Timberbiz
HomeGround’s main structural system is locally sourced Cross Laminated Timber, a prefabricated response that minimised embodied energy, structural depths, construction time and onsite labour.
The building is at the forefront of multi-level, engineered-timber construction and sustainability in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The multi-storey facility includes 80 supportive housing units and wrap-around services including a medical centre, detoxification centre, education and training facilities, emergency support and meal services, budgeting advice and other support networks.
Built Environs’ scope of work also included demolition of three existing buildings and refurbishment of the heritage-listed Prince of Wales building.
The design was an innovative Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) solution for most of the structure – a strong, lightweight and sustainable material. The building is the tallest CLT building in New Zealand.
