Award Winning
Sustainability
& Innovation
Winner of the Bridges NZ Awards
“Design Excellence Award” 2022.
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Supreme
Design
Excellence
Winner of the Steel Construction NZ (SCNZ) Awards
“Supreme Winner” for Excellence in Steel Construction 2022.
Discover more about Wairoa River Bridge
Gold Rated
Consultancy
Excellence
Winner of the Association of Consulting & Engineering (ACE)
“Gold Award” for Consulting Excellence 2022.
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DC Structures Studio
Award winning bridge designers
Our core focus is pedestrian bridge design and bridge architecture.
We are a specialist bridge design firm who help Councils, Designers, Contractors, and Developers deliver creative, vibrant, cost effective footbridges and cyclebridges.
We aim to design NZ bridges that local and regional communities can be proud of – and more importantly – that they can afford.
Check out our work
Delivering cost effective but striking bridges
We combine sleek bridge engineering forms with thoughtful and elegant detailing. Streamlined bridge architecture is synonymous with the most cost-effective options and striking this balance between “cost” vs. “beauty” is our core strength and a great driving principle for clients and communities.
Want to know more? You can check out the Bridge FAQ page, or take a look at our free standard footbridge design drawings. You can also find out more about our bridge design services, or simply drop us an email to start the conversation.
Our Clients
Some of NZ’s leading infrastructure providers already trust DC Structures Studio to deliver when it matters.
Fletcher Construction
Dept. of Conservation
Waka Kotahi
Gore District Council
Brian Perry Civil
Eastbridge Ltd.
Buller District Council
Bridge It NZ
Recent Awards
We love what we do and we’ve gotten pretty good at it. See below some of our recent industry recognitions:
DESIGN EXCELLENCE
– NZ BRIDGES AWARDS 2022 –
Water of Leith Cable-stayed Footbridge
NZ Bridge Awards are endorsed by Waka Kotahi (NZTA) and we received the “Design Excellence Award” in recognition of setting a new benchmark for sustainable design of bridges. Read more here.
GOLD CONSULTING
– ACE CONSULTING AWARDS 2022 –
Awarded by the Association of Consulting & Engineering (ACE) our professional services in delivering the Toki Bridge were recognized in the prestigous category of GOLD (the top honour for consulting excellence).
SUPREME WINNER
– EXCELLENCE IN STEEL 2022 –
The Steel Construction NZ (SCNZ) awards recognize excellence in steel design and construction. Wairoa Bridge took out the award category for +$1.5M and also took out the overall “Supreme Award” for steel excellence.
COLOUR MAESTRO
– TOTAL COLOUR AWARDS 2021 –
The Resene Total Colour Awards are a celebration of colour. Judges commented that “this bridge pushes the boundaries – going bold with colour where so many have gone bland before it“. Read more here.
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about your
next project
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We can help you fall in love with bridges….
cambridge office
52 Watkins Road,
Cambridge
New Zealand 3434
+64225421975
dan@dcstructuresstudio.com
8:30am to 17:30pm Monday to Friday