Christchurch Fresh Distribution Centre

Green Buildings
Commercial


Client: Woolworths NZ

Architect: JWA / Architects

Location: Christchurch

Completion: 2024

The Christchurch Fresh Distribution Centre is located in the Tawhiri Industrial Park which adjoins the Izone Business Hub in Rolleston just outside of Christchurch. The refrigerated distribution centre now services all the Countdown and Woolworths stores across the entire South Island of New Zealand. Woolworths New Zealand Director Peiter De Wet remarked that “This investment will enable us to deliver produce to our stores exactly as our growers intended, ensuring that Kiwis can enjoy the freshest and most nutritious food possible”.

The project has been awarded a 4 Green Star Design & As Built NZ V1.0 Built certified rating, which represents New Zealand’s best practice. The architecturally designed building has a number of sustainable features including, rainwater harvesting, energy efficient lighting and controls along with provisions for solar panels to be installed at later stage. It also has low-water and energy-efficent cooling towers, making it the only building on the South Island to use this technology.