Saint Marys Church by DLA Architects

ArchiPro Project Summary - Structural strengthening of the iconic Saint Marys Church, featuring Gothic architecture and intricate timber and marble interiors, completed in 1886 with careful coordination among various specialists to address complex restoration challenges.

Title:: Saint Marys Church
Architect:: DLA Architects
Category:: Community/; Public and Cultural
Photographers:: Brian High

DLA were privileged to work on the structural strengthening of this iconic local landmark. Built from stone in the Gothic style and with a beautifully crafted timber and marble interior, the building was completed in 1886 and added onto in 1909.

Our work required careful coordination of the many inputs from Structural Engineers, Contractors, Heritage NZ, Conservation Architects and stonemasons as we addressed the numerous challenges presented by this complex project. Accessing the work required careful removal and reinstatement of roof slates, and timber sarking for the hundreds of steel brackets and thousands of bolted or grouted rod connections. Exterior Oamaru stone features have been removed, replicated in original materials and replaced.

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Dickson Lonergan Architects (DLA) was founded in Whanganui in 1974 with founding partners Bruce Dickson (retired) and the late Barry Lonergan. Once fully established in the Whanganui region, DLA then started to expand the business, first into Wellington in 1999 with Barry and Glenn starting up the capital city office. Then came the Timaru Office headed up by Murray Ackroyd in 2005 and the further expansion to Hamilton in 2010 with Martin Swann.

The opportunity then arose to open an Auckland office in 2015 with Alana moving north from Wellington. Now with 5 offices, DLA has evolved from its humble beginnings into a nationwide practice, with a passionate team of architects and designers who specialise in all fields from commercial, residential, industrial, interiors, education and public projects through to DLA’s main stay of large scale dairy and food processing architecture.