Hillmorton High School

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  • Location: Christchurch   
  • Architect: Baldasso Cortese Noordanus
  • Colour:  • A05.0.0 Pure White • A04.1.7 Gold Yellow • A17.3.5 Cyclam • A22.2.4 Powder Blue • A22.6.4 Dark Denim • A35.4.0 Cactus Green
  • Finish: Satin
  • System: Profix PXF 

As part of the Ministry of Education Christchurch Rebuild Programme, Baldasso Cortese Noordanus Architects (BCN) were commissioned to undertake the Master Planning and Lead design services for Hillmorton High School.

The design process has been collaborative with the school community including administration, teachers, parents, and students. The goal of the master plan has been to more than double the number of students while still maintaining an inclusive and caring community for all students which include some who are deaf and visually impaired.

The new Middle School building – Aonga Ake has been designed to be an exciting, invigorating space that is inclusive for all students. From the interior learning spaces through to the exterior and landscape design Hillmorton has a great desire to be welcoming of all students.

The design vision was to provide a cladding solution that would offer low maintenance and durability in busy school environment and also take advantage of the wide colour range available to allow the opportunity of personalising the look to the students.

“We really enjoyed collaborating with the school who had a desire to express their culture through the building. We are pleased we could bring fun and colour into the building through both the interiors and exteriors.” Ursula Adams, Partner - Baldasso Cortese Noordanus

The Trespa PXF screw fixed system was selected as one of the exterior cladding options. This is a tested, compliant cladding solu­tion that offers a fast and cost-effective installa­tion method for Trespa® Meteon® panels. Fixed with colour matched screws with a vertical set out, Profix PXF provides a traditional value for money solution that allows for the creation of visual and aesthetic effects. A full range of Trespa® colours and finishes are available allowing for creative use of panel width and colours to enhance even the simplest design.

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Trespa Profix PXF Facade System
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Décortech have been market leaders in acoustic and decorative wall and ceiling linings since 2002. Décortech offers a complete program of decorative, acoustic and fire resistant panels, combined with standard or fully customised perforations to suit your design requirements. We are a New Zealand owned company and all our panels are manufactured in our Penrose factory.

Our years of experience means we have in place a stringent process to minimise errors in the manufacturing and delays on site. Shop drawings for every panel are included in our service to ensure that the panels are made right, first time. This process has been invaluable to our installers as potentially costly mistakes are picked up on paper and fixed before they become problems during construction.

When working with Real Timber Veneer, Décortech work closely with architects to ensure the best outcome. We have in place a control sample archive for completed projects to help minimise veneer inconsistencies should extra panels be required at a later date. Décortech will also work closely with suppliers of other veneered items to ensure a better project consistency.

All standard Décortech panels have been tested for Acoustic performance by Marshall Day Acoustics making it easy to specify panels to achieve required NRC and open area values.

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At Décortech we have years of experience behind us and have been part of some of New Zealand’s most prestigious projects. We have delivered many high end commercial projects building a reputation for quality. In 2010 we completed Wellington Airport, one of our most demanding projects. There were over 500 shop drawings created to achieve the complex and unique angled triangular panels. The results are outstanding and well worth the effort.

At Décortech we have the ability to make your project come to life. Talk to us today for further information or to request samples.