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Welcome to Kirk Roberts Consulting. We offer a full range of construction engineering disciplines – geotechnical, environmental, civil, structural, and fire, complementing this are our architects and building information modelling experts.
Our team are passionate about creating futures – what does this mean to you? We’re passionate about creating futures for businesses, people and communities. Creating sustainable designs, the best remediation strategies, structural designs and design solutions.
Our team constantly work to find the best way for our clients. The best way to deliver a project, the best way to design and build, and more importantly the best way to add value. We’ll find the right solution to match your project.
Our reputation is built on our ability to find creative solutions, avoid surprises and reducing the potential for overruns. The buildings we design are clever yet simple, and constructable to high quality standards.
We work from the soil to the sky. Our four divisions – KR Engineering, KR Projects, KR Capital, and KR Software – are a blend of ingenious minds and global expertise.
Our divisions
Engineering
// Environmental // Geotechnical // Civil // Structural // Fire
Projects
// Architecture // BIM // Fabrication
KR Capital
// Providing investors with a diverse range of property investment opportunities.
Software
// Specifi™ Online Engineer // Development of Bespoke Software
Our solutions-focused approach challenges norms, while every project is propelled by the question “how can we add value to your project?”
Sectors we work in
Agribusiness
We understand agribusiness requirements and have experience in elliptical and purpose-built wintering sheds, large-scale grain and potato stores, lobster factories and processing plants in locations as diverse as Fiordland.
Arts and Culture
When people think of structural engineering and design, buildings are often the first thing that comes to mind. Our team have been involved in so much more than that. Helping artists & sculptors deliver their visions is another passion of ours.
Commercial
Our client base features some of the largest and most significant companies and exporters contributing to New Zealand’s economy. Our work can be found in single-storey office and retail facilities, multi-storey and multi-tenanted commercial buildings, business parks and expansive portal frame warehouses.
Education & Recreation
We work extensively in the education sector, where our clients include the Ministry of Education, government-funded academies, institutes, trusts, sports clubs, private sector educational institutes and swim schools.
Government
Our public sector experience has seen us complete projects for the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and Ministry of Health, Kāinga Ora, as well as several community-based organisations with Government contracts.
Health
Our KR Engineering and KR Projects divisions have worked on numerous health-care facilities, ranging from laboratories to aged care facilities.
Industrial
We have extensive design and engineering expertise in industrial and factory buildings. Our integrated service includes planning, design, engineering, architecture, and project management, that enables our clients to benefit from all our disciplines.
Land Development
With the surge in subdivisions and commercial growth across Aotearoa our teams are at the forefront of land development: evaluating, planning, engineering, and construction of improvements on land based on codes and regulations set by the regions.
Petrochemical
We have the skills and experience in developing, and redeveloping sites in the petrochemical sector. Our geotechnical team’s expert knowledge of this industry ensures safety is a top priority, regulations are met and projects completed on schedule.
Residential
We’ve worked on thousands of homes around Aotearoa across all disciplines, delivering high quality high end architectural homes, baches, multi-level, and community housing. Our engineering has underpinned many award-winning homes across New Zealand, we are proud to work alongside leading architects, designers, building companies, and government agencies to deliver residential solutions.
Retail
We have extensive and wide ranging experience in designing and developing iconic retail developments, from big box retail to smaller bespoke projects.
Tourism and Hospitality
We have experience in a range of motel, hotel and tourism developments. We know hotels from the inside out – from conception to realisation. We’re renowned for providing the lowest ‘cost per key’ hotel developments nationally. We achieve this by truly understanding tourism and hospitality and applying our multi-discipline knowledge.
Our projects
Sudima Kaikōura – 2023 New Zealand Property Industry Awards – Excellence
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KR Capital
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KR Engineering
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KR Projects
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Architecture
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Building Information Modelling
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Civil Engineering
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Construction Monitoring
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Environmental Engineering
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Fabrication Design
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Fire Engineering
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Geotechnical Engineering
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Project Management
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Quantity Surveying
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Structural Engineering
Star Mountain Plaza, Papua New Guinea – 2020 Timber Design Award – Highly Commended
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KR Engineering
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Building Information Modelling
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Structural Engineering
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