Located on a greenfields site at Christchurch’s western edge, this recently completed warehouse and office represents an expansion of Cardinal Logistics’ operations in the South Island. Comprising 14,000m2 on a 2.65ha site, with extensive covered canopy areas, the company’s new mainland hub is four times larger than its former Christchurch facility.

Importantly, it is elegant as well as functional, incorporating several architectural features, along with energy efficiency measures such as sensors for lights and highly thermally efficient glass. To comply with the covenants of the Waterloo Business Park, the mass of the warehouse wall has been broken up by the addition of a series of fins, which also help to disguise the downpipes.