Knox Church
Knox Church
| Client | Higgs Construction |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Services | Project Planning |
| Value | $5.5 million |
The Christchurch earthquake of February 2011 all but destroyed the 1902 triple brick exterior gabled walls of the Neo-Gothic style Knox Church, standing prominently on Bealey Avenue.
Left standing was a rich timber interior roof structure tottering on slender timber posts with effectively no remaining seismic resistance.
Presenting a unique set of challenges, structural repair works included the temporary support of the roof structure while new foundations were constructed below and post-tensioning of the pre-cast columns to partially pre-cast foundations off-site, avoiding the difficulties of on-site column tensioning with the roof already in position.
Inovo were engaged as project planners working collaboratively with the main contractor and design team to ensure the project was completed within a tight programme.
The newly repaired church looks better than ever and is likely to last another 100 years.