Luggate Memorial Centre – Whare Mahana

After closing in 2017, Queenstown Lakes District Council worked closely with the Luggate and wider Upper Clutha community to plan for an innovative, future-proofed replacement community centre that will meet current and future needs of Luggate, the Upper Clutha, and wider District.

The Centre, Whare Mahana, is a test case for future facilities in the Queenstown Lakes District and is the first Passive House-certified community facility in New Zealand. The new Centre includes high-performance windows and doors, excellent insulation, an airtight building envelope, no thermal bridges, mechanical ventilation and design-stage energy modelling to meet the certified standard.

TSA Riley provided the role of Engineer to Contract on this project.