We partnered with Sudima Hotels to design, develop, and build the new 4.5-star Kaikōura hotel which opened in 2022.  In 2023 Sudima Kaikōura received an Excellence Award at the 2023 Property Industry Awards, in the Tourism and Leisure Category.

The hotel is a first-class addition to Kaikōura, including 120 rooms, rustic but elevated dining, pool, gym and much more.

A project of this size, in a location as remote as Kaikōura, provided our team of architects, engineers, designers and project managers with the opportunity to think innovatively and find creative solutions.

KR Capital:

KR Capital’s expertise and involvement played a key and crucial role in this development. KR Capital work to create positive wealth opportunities. This included bringing together investors and facilitated the debt funding process. We worked closely with all shareholders to bring this prospect from its initial conception to its successful completion.

Structural:

To combat a lack of resources, labour, supplies and accommodation in Kaikōura, our structural team created a design that was as modular as possible. This incorporated techniques that not only increases efficiencies but also reduces waste. We used pre-cast concrete panels, timber internal walls and suspended concrete floors, all of which were constructed in Christchurch then transported to site for assembly.

“Not only did this approach help us overcome site and labour challenges, but it also reduced waste, and increased the efficiency of the build,” Jade Kirk, company CEO, “It allowed us to de-risk the development.”

This strategy required a lot of front-end planning, design which has been refined over many years. We worked on the basis that every component was panelised and came in ready, fit for purpose and just ‘clicked’ into position.