03/06/2026
Known as the ‘Doughnut’, this scaffolding solution is a testament to Brosnan’s problem-solving for the Spencer Hotel, Takapuna, completed in 2022.
The project asked for the building to remain a fully operational hotel throughout extensive remediation, with only 28 rooms accessible to our team at a time, while the goods lift remained largely reserved for housekeeping.
Brosnan’s team landed on creating a high-rise-climbing, two-level, fully enclosed working platform, changing what was possible for the project. Suspended from custom davits anchored to the roof and integrated around existing plant equipment, the Doughnut kept construction activity to two levels at any one time.
The platform system was designed and fabricated over two years, with full preassembly and testing completed in Dunedin.
Turning a seemingly unworkable site into a success story, Gavin Smith, then the project's Construction Manager, was named a finalist in the Innovation Category at the 2021 NZIOB Awards.
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