02 Projects / LR-23-014 · Example

Complete · in use

Reading Pavilion.

Study model of a long timber pavilion with a roof that lifts to a high clerestory — Fig. 01 / Public reading roomGenerated study-model image, not the building

The project

A single long room for reading, under a mono-pitch timber roof that lifts to the north light.

Area: 216 m² GFA
Year: 2025
Structure: CLT roof on glulam frame
Status: Complete · in use
Client: Example community trust
Storeys: 1

The brief asked for a quiet room that a small trust could run with one staff member. We kept it to one volume: a reading room with the services in a thin band along the east side, so a single person at the desk can see every seat.

The roof is cross-laminated timber on three glulam frames on grids A to D. It lifts to the north so the clerestory brings in winter sun and keeps out the summer sun under a deep eave. The slab is exposed and carries the heat into the evening.

Twelve months of metered data now sit against the energy target from the design stage. Most months are under target; winter heating ran over in the first July while the controls were tuned.

Fig. 02Build state

Example · as at 8 Nov 2026 · consent, inspections, money, programme

Reading Pavilion · Example point-cloud model from the project geometry · as at 8 Nov 2026

The house assembles in build order, then each part settles into where it is at. Drag the model or use the buttons to turn it; pick a card or a part to find it.

Complete: dense, shimmering

Programme

On time ahead · Example

Brief and site studyDone 12 Apr 2023, planned 3 Apr 2023, 9 days late
Concept design approvedDone 11 Sept 2023, planned 28 Aug 2023, 14 days late
Building consent grantedDone 12 Feb 2024, planned 29 Jan 2024, 14 days late
On siteDone 13 May 2024, planned 6 May 2024, 7 days late
Roof onDone 13 Sept 2024, planned 2 Sept 2024, 11 days late
Practical completionDone 14 Mar 2025, planned 28 Feb 2025, 14 days late
Code compliance certificateDone 23 Apr 2025, planned 15 Apr 2025, 8 days late
Twelve months of metered dataDone 30 Sept 2026, planned 30 Sept 2026, on time
Post-occupancy review (now)Forecast 8 Dec 2026, planned 8 Dec 2026, on time

Building consent authority · Example

Inspections

12 done · 1 failed · 0 to come · Example

18 Mar 2025Final inspectionSite worksPassed
22 Jan 2025Linings and bracing fixings (post-line)Interior fit-outPassed
5 Dec 2024Insulation (pre-line)Walls and claddingPassed

9 earlier inspections

5 Dec 2024Plumbing (pre-line)ServicesPassed
2 Oct 2024Windows and flashings (pre-clad)Windows and doorsPassed
2 Oct 2024Cavity and wrap (pre-clad)Walls and claddingPassed
10 Sept 2024Roof underlay (pre-roofing)CLT roofPassed
19 Aug 2024Framing and bracing (pre-wrap)Glulam framePassed
6 Jun 2024Slab (pre-pour), re-inspectionSlab and footingsPassed
4 Jun 2024Slab (pre-pour)Slab and footings · Damp-proof membrane joints not taped at the east thickening. Re-inspect before the pour.Failed
28 May 2024In-ground drainageServicesPassed
20 May 2024Footings (pre-pour)Slab and footingsPassed

Who owes what

NZD excl. GST · Example figures

Payment claims to the client

Claimed: $147,000
Paid: $145,500
Outstanding: $1,500
Overdue: $0

PC-11Defects period close-outOur fee · issued 28 Oct · due 25 Nov$1,500Not yet due
PC-10Practical completion and CCC supportOur fee · issued 2 May 2025 · due 20 May 2025$3,000Paid
PC-09Construction observation, Jan to MarOur fee · issued 4 Apr 2025 · due 22 Apr 2025$10,000Paid

8 earlier claims, all paid ($132,500)

PC-08Construction observation, Sep to DecOur fee · issued 10 Jan 2025 · due 28 Jan 2025$10,000Paid
PC-07Construction observation, May to AugOur fee · issued 2 Sept 2024 · due 20 Sept 2024$10,000Paid
PC-06Tender and tender reviewOur fee · issued 15 Mar 2024 · due 2 Apr 2024$7,500Paid
PC-05Detailed design and consent setOur fee · issued 8 Nov 2023 · due 24 Nov 2023$37,500Paid
PC-04Developed designOur fee · issued 20 Oct 2023 · due 7 Nov 2023$27,000Paid
PC-03Preliminary designOur fee · issued 2 Oct 2023 · due 20 Oct 2023$18,000Paid
PC-02Concept designOur fee · issued 15 Sept 2023 · due 2 Oct 2023$15,000Paid
PC-01Pre-designOur fee · issued 2 May 2023 · due 20 May 2023$7,500Paid

We owe consultants

Invoiced: $3,100
Paid: $1,200
Outstanding: $1,900
Overdue: $0

10 DecBuilding services: heating trend logs for the post-occupancy reviewExample services engineer$1,900Due
15 Apr 2025Structural engineer: construction review and PS4Example structural engineer$1,200Paid

From line to life

Reading Pavilion, taking shape

Let the plan rise into a building. Explore its form, reveal the interior, or step into a room.

01Sketch

Preparing the building…

The room index and project details remain available below.

Use the timeline or select a stage

Build progression

Example project geometry. Design stages illustrate the proposal, not consent approval or actual construction progress. Room viewpoints are indicative; this is not a measured survey or an automatic drawing-to-model conversion.

Fig. 03Drawing set

Drawn from the project geometry · grids A–D, 1–7 · rev C

Project: Reading Pavilion
Project no.: LR-23-014
Sheet: A-101 Ground floor plan
Scale: 1:100 at A1
Drawn by: LR (example)
Date: 2025-03-14
Revision: C
Status: Example practice · demo data

Fig. 04As-built survey against design

Example deviations · drawn 40 times true size

As-built laser survey of the walls against the design plan. Example deviations, drawn 40 times true size.

Points: 80
Within 10 mm: 66
Watch, to 25 mm: 12
Outside: 2 · max 35 mm

Drag the handle or use the arrow keys. Circles are within tolerance, diamonds are on watch, and filled marks are outside. Pai turns the outside points into a defects list for the architect.

Fig. 06Energy, measured against target

Sept 2025 onwards · kWh/m² · Example

Measured, 12 months: 52.1 kWh/m²
Target, 12 months: 51.0 kWh/m²
Against target: +2.2%
Months over target: 4 of 12

Measured and target energy use by month, kWh/m². Example data.
Month	Measured	Target	Difference
Sept 2025	4.1	4.3	−0.2
Oct 2025	3.6	3.8	−0.2
Nov 2025	3.2	3.4	−0.2
Dec 2025	3.0	3.2	−0.2
Jan 2026	2.9	3.1	−0.2
Feb 2026	3.1	3.2	−0.1
Mar 2026	3.6	3.6	±0.0
Apr 2026	4.4	4.4	±0.0
May 2026	5.3	5.2	+0.1
Jun 2026	6.4	5.8	+0.6
Jul 2026	6.9	5.9	+1.0
Aug 2026	5.6	5.1	+0.5

Fig. 07Fees and stages

Kaupapa · Example · shares of the agreed fee

Share of the agreed fee claimed so far · Example

98%

Stage	Deliverable	Share of fee	Claimed	Status
Pre-design	Brief, site study, programme	5%	100%	Claimed
Concept design	Options and a preferred concept	10%	100%	Claimed
Preliminary design	Plans, sections and an outline specification	12%	100%	Claimed
Developed design	Coordinated design with consultants	18%	100%	Claimed
Detailed design	Consent and construction set	25%	100%	Claimed
Procurement	Tender documents and tender review	5%	100%	Claimed
Construction observation	Site visits, RFIs, variations and claims	20%	100%	Claimed
Completion	Practical completion, defects and CCC support	5%	60%	In progress

Stage names are the generic sequence New Zealand practices use. Shares and progress are Example figures; there are no prices on this page.

Fig. 09Consultants

Kaupapa · Example

Role	Who (Example)	Stage	Next	Ball in court
Structural engineer	Example structural engineer	Complete	PS4 on file	Nothing outstanding
Building services	Example services engineer	Post-occupancy	Heating control trend logs for the review	Waiting on them
Main contractor	Example builder	Defects period ended	Nothing outstanding	Nothing outstanding

Fig. 10Document register

Superseded revisions stay visible

Sheet	Title	Rev	Status	Date
A-001	Cover and drawing list	C	As-built	14 Mar 2025
A-101	Ground floor plan	C	As-built	14 Mar 2025
A-201	North and south elevations	C	As-built	14 Mar 2025
A-301	Section A–A through reading room	C	As-built	14 Mar 2025
OM-01	Operation and maintenance manual	A	Issued	20 Mar 2025

Fig. 11Programme

Example

Apr 2023Brief and site study
Sept 2023Concept design approved
Feb 2024Building consent granted
May 2024On site
Mar 2025Practical completion
Sept 2026Twelve months of metered data
Dec 2026Post-occupancy review (now)

Fig. 12Materials by embodied share

Example

CLT roof panels29%
Concrete slab and footings27%
Glulam frame12%
Glazing and frames12%
Timber cladding8%
Insulation and membranes6%
Other6%

Fig. 13Site terrain

Real LINZ LiDAR · example site at a public place

The ground is real: LINZ’s 1 m elevation model at Auckland Domain, a public place used as the example site. No building is proposed there.

Studio tool: /lab/site, with rain to show where water runs and pools.

LINZ 1 m elevation · Auckland Domain

A 3D model of the real ground, with rain to show where water runs and pools. It downloads elevation tiles when it opens.

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Fig. 14Lessons

Kept for the next project

Commission the heating controls through a full winter month before handover, not at handover.
The deep north eave works: no blinds were needed on the clerestory in the first summer.
Leave the exposed slab unsealed for six weeks before the finish coat; the first coat lifted in two bays.
One staff member can run the room because the desk sees every seat. Keep the sightline in any change.

Fig. 15Credits

All Example

Architect: Lantern Row Architects (example)
Client: Example community trust
Structural engineer: Example structural engineer
Building services: Example services engineer
Main contractor: Example builder
Quantity surveyor: Example QS

Reading Pavilion.

Fig. 02/Build state

Programme

Consent

Inspections

Who owes what

Fig. 03/Drawing set

Fig. 04/As-built survey against design

Fig. 06/Energy, measured against target

Fig. 07/Fees and stages

Fig. 09/Consultants

Fig. 10/Document register

Fig. 11/Programme

Fig. 12/Materials by embodied share

Fig. 13/Site terrain

Fig. 14/Lessons

Fig. 15/Credits