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Opus provides multi-disciplinary expertise in building-related services from design and construction to asset management. Our experience and capability covers the complete range of building types and uses from correction facilities to retail and from offices to hospitals and schools.

Opus’ capability and experience in buildings covers:

  • Architecture and interior design
  • Civil, structural and geotechnical engineering
  • Building services engineering (mechanical, electrical, data/communications, hydraulics)
  • Fire engineering and building compliance
  • Facilities & property management
  • Property acquisition & planning assistance
  • Project management
  • Landscape design
  • Sustainability and asset management

Our professionals offer a wealth of experience, technical expertise and innovative ability. The team’s unique, integrated service has helped many of our clients turn their building development visions into a reality. Our architects’ and engineers’ project work is focused on building design that is creative and inspired, yet firmly grounded in the principles of design excellence.

Our asset management and facilities management consultants ensure that buildings are managed to continue to meet our clients' needs and budgets.

Our genuine one-stop design and management capability is truly flexible – the disciplines listed above can be provided singly, in any combination or as a total, multi-disciplinary service package. The co-ordinated service we provide targets lower initial spending, minimised risk, faster project turn-around and tighter quality control. Sustainable design principles are used extensively in our project work, resulting in reduced operational and maintenance costs. Our property management processes follow on from our sustainable design ensuring that our clients' needs from their buildings are optimised, and their investment protected.

Opus building professionals are committed to understanding client needs to ensure that we deliver innovation, value for money and superior quality in our solutions.

 

Feature Projects

 
Otago University Information Services Building, New Zealand

Opus worked in conjunction with American architects Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer in the design and documentation of the University’s new $46  million (NZ) information Services Building.  The project included the remodelling of an existing building and its incorporation into a major new complex to form the focal point on the university campus.

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Waiheke Primary School, Auckland, New Zealand

Opus provided full design and project management for this new, 10-classroom primary school and its associated facilities.  The school reflects the idea of a social village that welcomes students, providing a variety of spaces in which they can interact and learn.  Many of the internal spaces are linked to exterior areas, creating a wider range of opportunities for learning.  Classrooms are organised into four pods that embrace outdoor sunken theatres.  Sustainable principles were a vital component of the school’s design, with earthworks reduced to a minimum and an effluent field designed to treat wastewater.

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Rimutaka Prison Development, Wellington, New Zealand

Opus provided full multi-disciplinary services for this development, from master planning and brief development through to hand-over. The brief included developing a master plan for a ten-year time frame to convert the existing separate facilities to an integrated “campus” style corrections centre.  Secure accommodation for 180 male prisoners was provided in the most recent phase.  The project demonstrates our ability to respond positively and creatively to the challenges inherent in Corrections design.

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