A purpose-built café where exposed structural steel, a high sloping ceiling and wide glazing create a bright, open space for the community.
- Client
- Kreem Café
- Services
- Structural engineering
- Location
- Universal Drive, Henderson, Auckland
- Status
- Complete 2017
01 / Project overview
The brief
Kreem Café wanted a purpose-built home on Universal Drive in Henderson. The architectural design, by Denise Oliphant of DJ Design, called for a bright, open space with extensive glazing and a high sloping ceiling.
We worked alongside the architects to develop the building and provided the structural engineering.
02 / Our approach
How we delivered it
Exposed structural steel
The steel frame is left exposed inside the café, so it shapes the look of the space as well as holding it up. Together with the polished concrete floors, it gives the café its trendy, comfortable feel.
Glazing and a high sloping ceiling
Architect Denise Oliphant used extensive areas of glazing and a high sloping ceiling to bring in light and connect the inside with the outdoors. We engineered the structure to support that open, glazed design.
Indoors and out
The glazing opens onto perimeter verandahs on the northern and western elevations, so the café flows from inside to out. Stone veneer cladding finishes the exterior.
03 / The outcome
“Since opening in 2017, Kreem has become a popular meeting place for locals and visitors alike.”
04 / Gallery
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