PROJECT OVERVIEW

Waipārūrū Hall is the University of Auckland’s largest Student Accommodation offering to school leavers. The brand new student residence completed in January 2020 is to be home to 786 residents across two towers,  tower A comprising 14 levels and tower B comprising 12 Levels.

Generous common area spaces and lounge facilities are provided on every floor Residents also enjoy generous communal facilities including study spaces as well as games and recreation spaces

Waipārūrū is also the first student residence to offer a new catering style with multiple food serving stations offering a variety of food from different cuisines over 2 floors of dining and multiple food offerings.

BFG were selected to provide all bedroom furniture comprising of Bed/ Mattress/ Wardrobe/ desk/ student chair/ bedside tables and pinboards to all 786 rooms – All items were delivered CKD and assembled on site over the course of a 2 month timeframe during construction phase.

Further to the bedroom furniture BFG were also chosen to supply common area and breakout furniture such as couches/ ottomans/ leaners/ dining tables and acoustic panelling.

BFG were exceptionally proud and excited to have worked alongside both The University of Auckland and Dominion Construction to deliver both the bedroom furniture and common area furniture into this mammoth building project during the construction phase to meet the deadlines of Semester 1 student arrival.

FEATURES

University of Auckland, Student Accommodation

Architect: Warren & Mahoney

Project Manager: Dominion Construction

Bedroom Furniture: Beds & Mattress’s, Wardrobes, Bedside Tables

Desk: Custom Matrix Desk, Apex Electric Desk

Table: Dane Table, Luca Leaner, Luca Dining Table,

Pinboard/Whiteboard: Autex Pinboard, Framed Whiteboard

Seating: Etude Swivel Chair, Tivoli Chair, Skala Stool, Tri Ottoman, Davenport Couch, Canvas Bean Bag, Keystone Degustation Task,

PROJECT OVERVIEW

BFG were awarded the bulk of the furniture package due to our quality of product, manufacturing lead times and our ability to meet project delivery time frames.

Working closely with Jasmax, the best layout and products were selected for the purpose and environment, AUT’s WZ building is the home of School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, spanning 18,000 m2 over 12 stories.

“‘BFG were engaged to supply the bulk furniture package for AUT’s WZ Building. Their pricing and program were both very competitive, communication was excellent, and the install was managed well. The project was largely a success due to having a dedicated single point of contact Kim Webb from tender to final handover. BFG also adapted well to changes and additions made at various stages”

Mike Peters – Hardgrave Project Management.

FEATURES

AUT WZ

Architect: Jasmax

Project Manager: Hargraves Project Management

Tables: Dane Leaners, Dane Tables, Trapper Tables, custom booth tables, Side/Laptop tables

Screens: Linear Screens

Seating: Epee Chairs, Industry Stools Chairs

PROJECT OVERVIEW

BFG was invited to tender for both the soft seating and joinery packages, and were awarded the bulk of the soft seating package featuring our Media Modular Seating and parts of the joinery package.

One of the blocks containing 12 teaching spaces, is for Nga Puna o Waiorea, the college’s Maori immersion-Rumaki unit. Spanning 2000 square meters, the two new blocks will mean that the total number of teaching spaces at the college will be 81 including 17 existing teaching spaces that are being upgraded and re-purposed. The delivery time frame on this project was tight with our manufacturing and upholstery team producing 120 seating units is just under 5 weeks.

FEATURES

Architect: Jasmax

Project Manager: Western Springs

Tables: Custom Atrium Leaners, Lap top/side tables, Dane Leaners, Custom Booth Tables

Seating: Media Soft Seating, Skala Stools

PROJECT OVERVIEW

BFG were selected for the refurbishment of the Grafton Hall Project in Auckland and were tasked with the entire supply and fit out of all furniture, fitting and equipment including the breakout and collaboration study spaces. This included 3 individual buildings on one site that are connected by a central dining Atrium, 320 Individual rooms containing a floor to ceiling build in wardrobe, bed/mattress, desk, student chair, pinboard and dining table.

BFG were able to meet the tight deadline, project commenced in Mid-November 2018 and was completed in January 30th 2019.

FEATURES

Architect: Architectus

Project Manager: PWC

Desks: Matrix Slab, Apex Electric

Storage: Custom Wardrobes and storage

Tables: Solid Trestle Leaners, Dane Tables, Village coffee and side tables

Seating: Custom Tri Seating, Time In Stools, Comet Chairs, Custom high back sofa, Etude Padded Seat on Castor base, Como Two Seaters, Bean Bags

Other: Pinboards, Glass Whiteboards