DMC House, Colombo Street

This multi-storey building was extensively damaged in the February 2011 earthquake. The rear suffered extensive damage and partial collapse. Internally, the remainder of the building was severely damaged and required full repairs and an internal refit. To enable it to be occupied again, the engineers designed a robust plan for strengthening to bring it up to the New Building Code.

Soon after the earthquake, RPC was able to establish on site quickly and stabilise the remainder of the building. That began with temporary measures to make the building safe to work on, and with clearing the debris.

Major repairs and structural strengthening works followed. The building was delivered back to its owners for rental while neighbouring properties were still in the early stages of repair. That minimised rental downtime for the landlord, who was able to re-establish tenants sooner than expected.