Residential Apartment Projects.

We have an established client base across the South Island with dedicated offices in Dunedin & Central Otago. We aim to ensure that our performance exceeds expectations and that we leave a positive outcome for our clients. Our clients range from Tertiary Institutes, local Government, Corporates, Private Building owners, Medical, Industrial, Consultants, Main Contractors & Sub-Contractors.

Oracle Roslyn Aged Care Apartments – Dunedin

Value: $20 M | Contractor: ABL | Scope: Passive Fire design & build
 
Known as Oracle at Highgate, this luxury retirement complex in Roslyn Village required bespoke fire system design that aligned with its high-end finishes and aged care code requirements.
 
Highlights: Coordination with high-spec interiors and aged-care accessibility needs.

Oaks Shores Redevelopment – Queenstown

Value: $106 M | Client: Body Corporate | Contractor: Brosnans | Scope: Design & Build Passive Fire, Promat board encasement, intumescent coatings
 
One of NZ’s largest leaky building claims, Oaks Shores was completely redeveloped after significant weather-tightness issues. Contego integrated advanced fire protection into the rebuild.
 
Highlights: Multi-building integration of fire upgrades under tight heritage and remediation constraints.

Oaks Club Redevelopment – Queenstown

Value: $56 M | Client: Body Corporate | Contractor: Brosnans | Scope: Passive Fire design & build
 
Sister site to Oaks Shores, this redevelopment corrected legacy issues while improving safety and long-term durability.
 
Highlights: Seamless continuation of fire remediation approach used on the adjacent site.

University of Otago Te Rangihiroa – Student Accommodation

Value: $80 M | Client: University of Otago | Contractor: Southbase | Scope: Passive Fire Protection, Intumescent coatings
 
A high-end student housing development built under COVID-era supply and labour constraints. Contego’s fire protection systems were delivered to tight deadlines.

Highlights: Performance coatings and fire stopping in modular student blocks.

SOHO Apartments – New Plymouth

Value: $30 M | Client: Chris Bell Construction | Scope: Design & Build Passive Fire Protection
 
Parallel Laminated Mass Timber social housing apartments in central New Plymouth. Contego collaborated closely with the builder to provide tailored fire solutions.
 
Highlights: Fire compliance in social housing delivered in engineered timber structures.

Montrose House

Contego has been contracted to provide Passive fire protection systems throughout the build of Montrose House, a brand new 3 story building. This includes top of fire wall junctions and timber purlin penetrations.

Effective communication with site team and sub trades is crucial to ensure compliant details. Providing advice and direction to building and services trades to ensue excellent Passive Systems throughout the build

Marina Terraces

Marina Terraces is a Luxury Lakeside apartment complex in Wanaka boasting 10 individual buildings containing 54 apartments and a Pool Complex. Contego are providing Passive Fire Protection detail solutions and installation to close out the top of service risers where the structure has caused difficulties. We have been able to improve efficiencies by splitting the teams throughout differing buildings and focusing on repeat detailing. We have met all deadlines and have maintained a high quality of workmanship throughout the build.

Toru Apartments

Contego have been engaged by Naylor Love for the Passive fire protection for the Toru Apartments development located in Frankton, Queenstown.

This development involves the construction of three 6+ storey apartment buildings with mixed ownership models. Based on a Chalet model these apartments & a unique structure. Designed with a rocking cradle design there are many design scenarios that are new to NZ & Queenstown.

There will be over 210 rooms across the three buildings when completed.

Housing NZ – Maitland St

We have worked with the Project Managers, Architects, Services Engineers & Fire Engineers to ensure full compliance of all Passive Fire Protection items. 

This has involved working drawings, various design stage reviews, budgets & building consent specification document.

A key highlight of the design phase for this project was that Contego were able to provide a Budget from preliminary drawings which ended up being within 1.5% of the final trade price.