Commercial – The Imperial
79 Lichfield St
This 4-storey untenanted earthquake-prone building couldn’t be occupied or insured. We installed steel-braced frames through multiple floors to bring the retail and office space from 40% to 100% of code. The original construction provided 40% of strength, so we worked to support the existing structure, rather than creating a new skeleton. The strengthening work took 2-3 months and fit out was another 2-3 months (5 months in total).
This strengthening project brought the office building up to 100% of code, and took 8 mths for a total strip out, strengthening and fit out. There was no disruption to tenants; the owners sourced all new tenants.
“Everyone spoke very highly about the can-do nature of Division Engineering in coming up with pragmatic solutions to manoeuvre structural members into place. Hard working and solution oriented firm that will get the job done, and offer advice rather than just raise problems.”
Simon Winfield, Cequent