Darren Cutfield from Built Environs NZ has won the New Zealand Building Industry Awards GIB Supreme Award for the Auckland City Mission HomeGround Development in the Auckland CBD.
HomeGround is the Auckland City Mission’s newly constructed $110 million multi-purpose headquarters. The 11-storey complex includes 80 apartments, a health care centre, detox facilities, educational and training facilities, and meals and other support networks, including community spaces for the public.
The complex uses an innovative Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) solution for most of the structure — a strong, lightweight, renewable and sustainable material.
The building is the tallest CLT building in New Zealand, and has championed the adoption of mass timber construction across New Zealand.
Winners of the 2022 New Zealand Building Industry Awards, held by the New Zealand Institute of Building (NZIOB), were announced at a gala evening for 700 attendees at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland recently.
“These Awards showcase and celebrate the commitment of those working right across the built environment, and contribute to the Institute’s goal of raising quality across the industry,” NZIOB chief executive Pamela Bell says.
“We are really impressed with the entrants who have embraced new technologies, and we recognise the positive impact this technology has had on construction programmes.
“That reflects a global uptake in technology adoption across construction, driven by the considerable investment into companies focused on improving how we design and deliver the built environment.”
Managed from many perspectives
The judges said Cutfield managed the project’s design and construction from many perspectives — from the philanthropic investor and the multiplicity of users to the City Missions’ current homeless clients. He listened to and directed the project to meet the needs of all involved.
The BCITO Young Achievers Award was awarded to Emma Mannion from Beca. She was recently appointed as Manager – Digital Engineering Advisory (DEA).
Her appointment to this newly-established role reflects her contribution to the growth of digital underpinning construction projects.
Emerging leader
The judges said Mannion is leading change in the industry. She is a role model and an emerging leader within the construction industry.
Mannion is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Building, Property Council NZ, and Women in Property NZ.
Significant achievements include the RICS Project Management Team of the Year award, the completion of Growing Greatness: Women in Technology in 2021, and becoming an Information Management Professional: BIM.
Bell says the standard and number of entries in this year’s Awards were particularly impressive, and the projects they have delivered have made a significant contribution to the quality of the built environment.
