Week 9 Term 4

Work continues to progress on the exterior of the new build with most of the windows and doors in place.

On the south side of the building the exterior cladding is almost complete and work has begun on the landing from the path to the first floor.

Week 9 Term Four

Last week we were lucky enough to have a walk around the inside of the new build (Kāramu). Check out some of these pics....

Week 7 Term Four

Whilst we struggle to keep up with the progress of the new build and capture the photos we are so excited with the progress !!!

Windows are going in this week :)

To keep up to date and see what's happening right now, check out our snowgrass webcam.

Week 3 Term Four

Check out the following pictures from the inside of the new learning hub... It is going to be amazing !

Week 3 Term Four

The majority of the roof is now complete, concrete was also poured to complete the first floor balcony and everyday the building becomes even more enclosed.

Week 1 Term Four

Today we see the crane lifting on all of the steel and structures to complete the roof ! Exciting times...

September Holidays

A lot more structural steel, timber and scaffolding emerged over the holidays and there has been a massive amount of progress !!

Week 8 Term Three

During Week 8 the structural steel for the first floor was lifted into place. Our building is now starting to take shape and excitement continues to grow across the school and wider community.

Week 7 - More Concrete !

This week the concrete for the first floor was poured. Another early morning start for the contractors meant that they were just finishing when we took these photos around 7.30am.

Week 5 Update

Another busy week on the build site, check out the latest update from our project manager ...

Friday the 26th of August

“The recent mild and dry winter weather conditions have helped HRS Construction make good progress with the construction of the New Learning Hub.  The first floor steel frame was erected during the first week in August and the timber framing for the outside walls are now complete (refer to photos above).  After scaffold edge protection is installed, the steel reinforcement for the suspended first floor slab will be placed.  The concrete slab will then be poured starting very early one morning early to mid-September.  After the concrete has ‘cured’ for around one week (as concrete gains strength over time), the steel framing for the first floor and roof will be craned into position.  The design team (influenced by the school’s cultural narrative) has now selected the interior wall, floor and ceiling colours based on the colours of the Kererū (New Zealand wood pigeon) and there is only another four months left to go until the New Learning Hub is completed.”

David Kolien, Project Manager

Week 3 & 4 Term Three

Week 4
As soon as the structural steel was secured in place, the timber framing was put up.  The team are now preparing the first floor with the installation of concrete beams to support the concrete floor.

Week 3
Early this week we had a crane on site and parked up on Hackthorne Rd lifting into place all of the structural steel for the ground floor.

Week Two Term Three

Things are now happening so fast that we are struggling to keep our blog up to date! To see what is happening now visit the live snowgrass webcam

This week we have had concrete and steel delivered, check out the photos below.

Below are a few photos courtesy of Sonny Sun, our MOE Property Advisor.

Week One Term Three

Over the holidays the HRS team have been extremely busy preparing for the concrete foundations/ floor, which was poured this morning at 3am!