Harley Chambers – Cambridge Terrace

2026

Part 1 – Strip-out

An exciting development for Central Christchurch, with our team progressively demolishing the old Harley Chambers building on Cambridge Terrace.

Part 1 of 6 showcases the extensive strip-out phase prior to the demolition of the main structure over the coming weeks.

Part 2 – First road closure

It’s not every day you get the Mayor of Christchurch to introduce your video. Phil was as keen as anyone to see this project get underway, so it was great to get him down to site and involved.

Part 2 of 6 showcases our first road closure, where we demolished a section of the structure directly from the road before working our way back within the building footprint. From here, we’ll continue progressing internally until our second road closure in two weeks’ time.

Part 3 – Working from within the footprint

A successful first road closure saw us demolish a quarter of the building overnight, allowing us to reopen the road and continue demolition safely from within the building footprint.

Part 3 of 6 sees us work through the rear quarter of the structure and remove the bulk of the building, leaving the remaining facade in place ready to come down under our second road closure.

Part 4 – 24-hour shift

Another successful road closure, shutting down a main arterial route through the Christchurch CBD while the team put in a massive 24-hour shift to demolish the remainder of the structure.

With the road closed, we were able to bring down the remaining façade and complete the main structural demolition before clearing the road and reopening it to traffic the following morning.

Part 5 – The final stretch

With the facades down and a bulk of the structure demolished, we are now on the final stretch to remove the building’s footings, basement, scaffolding and bring the site back to level to hand back over to the client.

Really proud of the efficiency and tidiness from the lads on this one.