WAIKERIA PRISON, OTOROHANGA, WAIKATO, NEW ZEALAND
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Project: Prison
Size: 270.000 m²
Cost: 495M USD
Sector: Public
More information: Here
Together with McKay, BuildBIM was contracted for the modeling and coordination of the electrical system. With a 500 bed capacity, as well as another 100 beds in the mental health unit, Waikeria Prison will become the largest in New Zealand.
480 prisoners will be held in the two largest areas of the prison, which has a total of 27 separate areas. There will also be rugby fields, tennis and basketball courses, a gymnasium, classrooms, reading areas and multipurpose spaces, along with gardening and recycling areas.