St Johns Church
St Johns Church
Located in Rotorua central city St Johns Church was tragically destroyed in fire early 2017. Construction on the new church began in late 2020. The project involved construction of a new church and complete re-development of the site. The church structure is a large rectangular structure with a monopitch roof and high brick-clad walls.
BSK completed structural design on the church and civil design for the pavements and stormwater disposal. The structure is constructed of structural steel and structural timber with a shallow concrete raft floor/foundation system.
The structure has very high brick-clad walls at the auditorium end of the building which caused structural design challenges. BSK developed a structural system which consisted of concentrically braced structural steel frames that are hidden within the walls and also developed a brick tie system that allowed for feature penetrations and patterns within the brick veneer.
BSK worked closely with the client, project manager and contractor throughout design and construction to achieve a successful project.
