Project Update 5
Building Saint Kentigern Masterplan Phase 1 Developments
During 2018, the Trust Board was pleased to confirm the Master Plan for significant development of new, purpose-built facilities, and enhancement of current facilities, on the Shore Road Campus and Pakuranga Campus.
Since the last issue of Piper, work has continued to progress on projects at both the Shore Road and Pakuranga Campuses, with work tracking well against expectations. With exciting plans ahead beginning to gather momentum, much of the work at this stage is about ‘enabling works’ – that is, the prior preparation in readiness for the ‘main projects’ to go ahead. If you have any questions or would like more information about the Phase 1 Projects, please email masterplan@saintkentigern.com
Shore Road Campus
In anticipation of the construction of two new buildings on the Shore Road campus – the Specialist Facilities and the new Girls’ School – there has been a busy period of enabling works over the last few months.
During the October holidays, the Gate 1 entranceway was widened to accommodate future two-way entry and exit, with new entrance gates installed, retaining the historic look of the original entrance way. The driveway down to Roselle House has been widened and new pedestrian concrete pathways have been constructed. Work continued during the course of Term 4 and was completed on schedule.
With the arrival of six relocatable classrooms to create temporary teaching spaces during the construction period, building sites were fenced off below the tennis courts, around Roselle Lawn and at the trust board Junior School end of the top field. The Trees for Survival growing unit has been relocated to allow for two of these classrooms, which will be allocated to the Senior School. A further three classrooms on Roselle Lawn will accommodate students in Year 6 and one at the edge of the top field will house a Year 5 class. A toilet block has been put adjacent to the Roselle classrooms and decking and accessways have been created for all classrooms, and services installed. Students will move into these classrooms at the start of the new year.
Over the Christmas period, hoardings will be set up to fence off the part of the top field, extending around the construction site of the new buildings. Demolition work will begin in the summer break on the current Middle School, former library and staffroom in anticipation of this exciting new construction phase.