Soho 6, Ponsonby
Date of completion: December 2015
Region: Ponsonby, Auckland
Size of Project: 1500 sqm, more or less
Type of Project: Mixed Use
Architect: Shaun Marlo
Contractor: Murray Wilson & Geoff Gibbons, Pure Build NZ Ltd
Soho 6 in Ponsonby is a five level mixed use building comprising of a single in-ground carparking basement, ground floor retail, office first floor and two residential levels. The building comprises of reinforced concrete floors and walls supported on a structural steel frame.
The seismic resisting system is provided by a combination of precast concrete shear walls and elastically designed structural steel CBFs (concentrically braced frames) to the street elevations.