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Massey University COCA Building

Massey University COCA Building

2011 – Wallace are proud to be part of the construction of the Centre of Creative Arts building (COCA) at Massey University working for Arrow International. This building is a world first with the use of Post Tensioned timber LVL Columns and beams with concrete foundations, beams, floors, shearwalls and structual systems. The building has been designed to sway during an earthquake then spring back to its original position. The Athfield designed building has many decorative concrete features including bandsawn finish concrete panels cantilevering out from the floors, Insitu plinths, stairs and corbels with recessed lighting and extensive decorative finish concrete siteworks. Wallace also completed the 3000m2 of extensive decorative concrete siteworks.