Te Kahu o Waipuna - Marlborough Library and Art Gallery

APL was engaged by Marlborough District Council as the clients representative/Project Director and responsible for the procurement, management and co-ordination between all relevant consultants, contractors and stakeholders before, during and after construction: - including mana whenua, Council compliance teams, Archaeological Society, Heritage NZ, Marlborough Lines, Chorus, Marlborough Roads.

The project objective was to provide a large-scale community hub that enabled the cohesive and collaborative relationship between the public, visitors to the region, Library staff and users, Art Gallery staff and exhibitors, local iwi. This has been fully realised beyond expectations, with visitor numbers over 500 per day.

The size of the project required two stage tendering-an EOI, followed by a selected tenderers situation, mitigation around COVID restrictions and consideration of neighbouring business during large scale delivery

Despite challenges like a tight timeframe and a historic site, the project is a testament to robust procurement, design, and construction processes.

The success of the project was recognised in the Master builders National Awards. 

National Award Winner

Master Builders Awards 2024, winners in: Tourism & Leisure Category - Gold Award; Tourism & Leisure Category-Category Winner; Value $10-$25mill category.

NZIA Nelson Marlborough Award Winner – Public Architecture, with entry to NZIA final in November 2024

APL’s services/role in the project:

• Full Project Management Services
• Land Acquisition
• Selection and appointment of Design Team, QS and ETC
• Relocation of existing tenants
• Demolition of existing buildings
• Stakeholder management throughout project lifecycle – Design brief to Completion.
• Iwi engagement