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Together, the three reds provide visual engineeredtoexteriors,theReseneGroupofConnecting Clark Street to Great North Road over theinto an energising urban intervention and civic landmark. Resene Roadster,complexity and a subtle pattern which enables the bridge companies has a coating solution to suit. western line rail corridor, the Clark Street OverbridgeResene Armourcote 220 and Resene Uracryl 403Resene Monza andto be experienced at both urban and intimate scales. The AltexCoatings,forinstance,arespecialistsinprovides a handy bypass route that connects the sharedtintedtothreekeyreds,ReseneRoadster,ReseneResene Livewire. plant species were selected to provide a green-on-green theformulation,manufactureandspecificationofspace on Totara Avenue West to Aucklands transit- Monza and Resene Livewire, provide a bold contrastResene palette with texture and forms that complement the highperformanceindustrialandmarineprotectiveoriented development at New Lynn town centre. Partwith the neutral concrete palette of the main bridgeRoadster bridge design. coatingsthroughouttheAustralasianandSouthernof a wider infrastructural and roading upgrade triggeredstructureandtherichandvibrantgreensoftheResenePacific regions, including protective coating systemsby trenching of the transit station, the bridge providesadjacent existing and associated landscaping.Monza landscape and urban design Architectus,that cover passive fire protection as well as heavy dutya much-needed link for those traversing opposite sidesThe hues were selected as reference to the sitesResene www.architectus.co.nzflooring and trafficable coatings.of the rail corridor by foot. historicalassociationwithclaybrickproduction,Livewire structure and road design Beca, www.beca.comAspartoftheReseneGroup,theyreabletolighting LDP, www.ldp.nzcollaborate and provide a complete coatings systembuild Dempsey Wood, www.dempseywood.co.nzsolution for your project, bringing in-house technicalmetal work and painting DC Weld, www.dcweld.net.nzexpertise for a seamless specification. This collaborativeimages Claire Hamilton, www.clairehamilton.co.nzapproach is especially advantageous when it comes toMemorial Avenue Gateway Bridgecomplex projects like bridges, which require coatingsIn what has now become a landmark for the area, the over a number of different substrates, including directstunningdesignoftheMemorialAvenueGateway tometalandconcrete.GiventhatthesesortsofBridge came about when Waka Kotahi NZ Transport projects are completely exposed to the elements, whatAgency(WakaKotahi),ChristchurchCityCouncil you use to protect them needs to be durable enough to(CCC) and Christchurch International Airport Limited withstand whatever Mother Nature can throw at them(CIAL)rananurbandesigncompetitionseekinga day in and day out. concept that would enhance the significance of the Another aspect that differentiates these companiesMemorial Avenue and Russley Road (SH1) intersection. is the large range of colours on offer. 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