Food & Beverage Building CIAL

CLIENT
Christchurch International Airport Limited
DESIGNER / ARCHITECT
Buchan Group
PROJECT VALUE
$1,564,000
LOCATION
655 Russley Road, Harewood, Christchurch
Completion
March 2023
AWARDS
Resene Best Building Award for Architecture 2025
BOMA Building Award: Industrial Property 2025
Food & Beverage Building CIAL
The CIAL Food & Beverage building comprises three tenancies within a single structure. Each tenancy includes a dedicated toilet facility located in the building’s corners, with hot water cylinders installed above each toilet structure.
The building was constructed on a base cut with concrete footings along the perimeter and internal partition lines. Precast tilt panels with a chevron timber finish were erected using deadmen supports. Structural steel posts and purlins were then installed and fixed to the panels. In-ground services and the sub-base were completed to allow for the concrete slab pour.
Each tenancy was delivered to a base build standard, with fire protection, power, and lighting in place, ready for tenant fit-out. Internal walls were finished with gib linings, and ceilings featured plywood lining fixed to the underside of the steel purlins. Internal partition walls were constructed as fire-rated walls, installed up to the steel structure with deflection heads to accommodate movement.
Tenancy 1 was the only unit to receive a finished floor—polished concrete—added late in the build following a signed request from the tenant.
Aluminium double-glazed shopfront joinery was installed in the tilt panel openings, and three rear fire egress doors were fitted to serve each tenancy. These opened into a back-of-house (BOH) services corridor, which featured a steel privacy screen with an external-facing opening onto the rear access road.
Soffits and infill cladding were constructed using a combination of Easylap and Plygroove cladding systems, installed over steel top hat battens and RAB board.
Tenancy 3 included a large skylight fitted into the soffit above its external courtyard area, which was enclosed with a timber batten privacy screen. Tenancy 1 also featured large sliding doors opening to a courtyard with matching timber screening.











