New Zealand Commercial Design Trends Series NZ Commercial Design Trends Vol. 34/03C | Page 48

Project:EntX Entertainment Central, Christchurch
Developer:Calder Stewart – team: Mark Weaver, project
director; Paul Smith, design manager; Matt Peterson,
project manager
Architect:Ignite Architects – Gerry Tyrell, design architect;
Jamie Irvine, project architect
Interior design:Ignite Architects, Hoyts Entertainment
Construction company:Calder Stewart
Hoyts fit-out CMP Construction
Facade engineer:Lautec Façade Engineers
Civil engineer:Jordan Walker
Mechanical and electrical engineer :AMT Mechanical
Electrical/lighting Eleccom
Acoustic engineer:Marshall Day
Fire consultant:Opus
Urban design:Urbis Group
Cladding/facade:Innowood timber cladding, from
Symonite; Alucobond aluminium cladding by Symonite;
Eurotray Colorcoat steel
Roof:Mega 5 Colorcoat steel profiled roofing from Graham
Hill Roofing
Glazing systems Altus/Nulook, with treatments by GSL
Glassguard; exterior glazing – Raylight
Hardware:Pacific Doors, Knobs & Knockers
Balconies and balustrades:Handrails, balustrades, and
plant platforms by Monkeytoe; steel services, from Falcon
Manufacturing
Countertops:Kymira engineered stone by Wright Marble
General flooring:Megafloor by Polished Concrete;
Vaporshield by Thermakraft; Bellaroc; Laminex
Wallcoverings/treatments:Graham Herbert wallpaper;
living wall, by Outside In; Laminex; cinema accoustic
surfaces, John Herber; timber panelling by Vidaspace
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Custom cinema wall systems:Forman Building Systems
Paints:Dulux; Resene
Insulation, thermal and acoustic:Mammoth
Ceiling panels: Forman Building Systems; CHH Woodpanels;
Xpressclad by Pacific Build Supplies; Asona; Studco
Acoustic panelling:Autex ABB panels, Autex Etch from
Autex Industries; USG Boral acoustic plasterboards
Veneers:Timber slatting, Alucobond; Xpressclad by Pacific
Build Supplies; VidaSpace Decorative Timber Paneling
General lighting:Nind Electrical Services
Feature lighting:Large hanging decorative 3,000 leaf
pendant in the main glade area by Yellow Goat; slotted light
columns by Canterbury Metalwork
Heating/air con:Simplyheat fireplace; Temperzone air
conditioning, installed by AMT Mechanical Services
Public area furniture:Harrows Contract Furniture
Decorative furniture:Printed screens and back-lit fabrics
by John Herber; front-of-house architectural elements by
Unique Creative and Hoyts
Signage:Signtech
Lift and escalator services:Schindler
Fire and acoustic doors:Pacific Doors
Plantings, real and artificial:Florax, Outside In
Story by Charles Moxham
Photography by David Baird
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Above:One of the two Lux
cinemas on the top floor of EntX
Entertainment Central. The
luxury experience includes the
option of having food served up
halfway through the movie.