DHC - Structural - Civil

A great night with the DHC team following our quarterly business update.

Good conversations, good food, and a movie to round out the evening. It's always nice to take a moment to catch up and connect outside of day-to-day project work.

Thanks to everyone who made it along, and a special thanks to Hideaway Ponsonby and Silky Otter Ponsonby for hosting us 🍕🍿

Exciting progress continues across our 62-lot residential subdivision project at 115 Park Estate Road, which has presented a valuable opportunity to deliver complex civil infrastructure while carefully integrating environmental and ecological considerations.
From the initial planning and detailed design stages through to construction, the project has involved extensive collaboration with a broad multidisciplinary team. A major milestone has now been achieved with Stage 2A nearing completion. Residential dwellings are now established and nearly complete within this stage, marking an important transition from drawings on paper to real world infrastructure.
Construction activities are also progressing well across Stages 2B and 2C, where extensive roadworks, stormwater drainage, Wastewater, Water supply infrastructure, common services, and retaining wall construction are currently underway. These works include both boundary and internal retaining structures designed to respond to the site’s topography while maintaining stability, functionality, and integration with the surrounding landscape. Throughout and ongoing construction, there has been a strong emphasis on quality assurance, construction monitoring, and ensuring compliance with Auckland Council standards.
It has been rewarding to see the project evolve from concept and detailed design into a rapidly developing residential community. The progress achieved to date reflects the value of strong collaboration, technical coordination, and a shared commitment to delivering resilient and environmentally conscious urban development.

St Ignatius of Loyola Catholic College Stage 2 is complete, and opened just in time for the 2026 school year!

DHC provided the structural and civil engineering for this new three-storey school building in Drury, Auckland, delivered through a design and build partnership with Savory Construction. The project includes 14 new classrooms, a dance studio, drama theatre, breakout spaces, office areas and a link bridge connecting to the existing building.

Thank you to all those involved in making this project possible.


Photo credit: Chris Dillon

Out of office for 2025! Merry Christmas from the DHC team!

This lot scrubbed up well to receive an award at the 2025 SCNZ Excellence in Steel Awards. DHC was part of the Lot 43 Te Arai project team, who won the Under $500K category. Congratulations team!