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Over the last 30 years Leuschke Group has created many of New Zealand's most distinctive buildings.
During that time we have earned the trust and respect of our clients to become one of the country's leading architectural practices.
Our work is remarkably diverse - large and small, private and public, for communities and individuals - with particular expertise in luxury residences, apartment developments and boutique commercial projects.
We know that our clients place great value in the working relationships we build with them. Taking time to understand their business needs and aspirations has resulted in a high proportion of repeat business.
We have been able to provide consistency to our clients through the longstanding directors who have developed a deep understanding of our client’s specific needs, expectations and aspirations.
Good Architecture adds value and our ambition is always to create value for our clients through good design, through increasing site viability, improving land values and creating a better living and built environment. We enjoy what we do and delight in seeing a finished project that works for the client, site and community.
We approach each project with an open mind. Our value lies in the ability to understand and exploit a specific site's constraints and opportunities. We are proud of our record of achieving more for our clients than they had anticipated and our ability to generate both enhanced value and design quality.
We aim high with every project, pushing ourselves, our clients, and the site.
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SPOTLIGHT ON: Hector Egger
As a firm, we're always on the lookout for suppliers who are at the forefront of their industry, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in construction. That's why we're pleased to introduce our supplier for the Mt Cardrona Station residential development: Hector Egger.
Their new factory opened in January 2021, and is now in full production producing one home at Mt Cardrona Station per week.
Centrally located in Cromwell, Otago, Hector Egger specialises in manufacturing engineered timber into high-tech prefabricated structures to be assembled on-site, and because of their position in the industry and locality to the development they became an obvious partner in developing Mt Cardrona Station residences.
A company that has been innovating since its inception in Switzerland, 1848, Hector Egger’s cutting-edge offsite manufacturing solutions improve the diversity of construction options available to the market, provide cost certainty with higher quality outcomes, are sustainably focused and produce faster than traditional methods.
Engineered timber & prefabrication are relatively new processes in the construction industry, but they are quickly gaining recognition as a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional building materials like concrete and steel.
“Houses constructed in timber not only offer a unique feel-good climate, they are also unbeatable in terms of sustainability and energy efficiency. We use the latest in woodworking technology to realise our clients dreams of energy efficient, well designed and long lasting homes. Wood is the material of the hour for modern housing.” - Stephan Mausli, Hector Eggor NZ
The manufacturing process starts with sustainably sourced wood that is milled into thin layers. These layers are then glued together, with the grain of each layer running perpendicular to the one before it. This creates a strong and stable material that resist warping, shrinking, and cracking.
Hector Egger then takes this engineered timber and uses state-of-the-art manufacturing processes to efficiently turn these engineered timber supplies into pre-cut frames and panels to the exact specification of Leuschke Groups designs.
Once the timber is manufactured in Cromwell, it is transported to the Mt Cardrona Station construction site and assembled into walls and structures.
Hector Egger’s expertise in manufacturing engineered timber is helping us to create sustainable, cost-effective, design-led residences that will stand the test of time. We look forward to seeing the finished product and to continue working with this innovative company on future projects.
