Best Team and Supreme Winner at Wellington People Property Awards

Left to Right: Willis Bond’s Senior Development Manager Ros Luxford and Design Development Manager Penny Kerr, with Wellington City Council’s Manager of Economic Development Projects Kiri Rasmussen.

We are delighted to share that Team Tākina won both the Barnes Beagley Doherr Best Team Award and the Greenwood Roche Supreme Excellence Award at the Wellington Property People Awards on Thursday 9 November.

The team encompasses everyone who worked to bring Tākina to fruition: Wellington City Council; all the design and support consultants including Studio Pacific Architecture, Dunning Thornton Consultants, Beca and Holmes Aus & NZ; main contractor LT McGuinness Ltd., and all the subcontractors and suppliers; as well as Willis Bond.

In a rare unanimous decision, the judges commended the project team for the seamless delivery of a project of immense vision, scale and complexity, particularly when faced with the unprecedented disruption of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Judge Paul Robinson said, “the collaboration of the Tākina team has resulted in an extraordinary asset for the city – stunning architecture delivered on time and on budget – that greatly enhances the city and region.”

“Tākina is the Capital’s largest built infrastructure investment for two decades, spanning a build period of 3.5 years. Home to exhibitions and conventions which will boost tourism and dollar spend in Wellington, Tākina is a catalyst for further development in Wellington and greater investment in the region.”

Willis Bond would like to extend its thanks and congratulations to everyone who has contributed to the success of this important civic project.