Clearwater Quays Apartments
CT Group was approached to design and install a structured cabling solution to match the projects high end design, The Clearwater Quays Apartments will be one of the first in New Zealand to be constructed in this manner.
The apartments are high end luxurious boutique apartments the structure is made from mass timber solutions such as LVL and Cross Laminated Timber (CLT). This provides superior earthquake and fire resistance, whilst doing right by climate change the project is backed by the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) ‘Mid-Rise Wood’ demonstration programme to show the NZ design community best practice in low carbon design.
This development offers excellence in design, luxury and lifestyle that is unlikely to be found anywhere else in Christchurch.
Project
Clearwater Quays Apartments
Location
49 Rotoiti Lane, Northwood
Duration
May 2020 – May 2021
Solution
Structured Cabling
The Project
Installation of a structure cabling solution to x10 apartments the product used was Legrand CAT6A STP, Cat6a shielded twisted pair (STP) has shielded cables to prevent electromagnetic interference (EMI) or radio-frequency interference (RFI) that affects the cable performance. They prevent the cable signals from interfering with cables in the surrounding area due to the nature of the build this was the appropriate solution.
Supply and Installation of an MATV system (Master Antenna Television) to x10 apartments.
Supply and install fibre provisioning to x10 apartments.
The Result
The project was delivered in budget whilst maintaining the program set by the main contractor. Due to the build was one of the first of its kind in New Zealand with lessons learned we were able to put forward communication design suggestions which will improve the building processes for the next project.