01 / WORKSHOP

Solved before site.

The difficult part is not left for installation day. It is developed through drawings, programming, machining, assembly and testing before the work leaves the workshop.

Evolution manufactures from its Auckland workshop, keeping design interpretation, production decisions and installation planning connected.

Evolution’s Auckland workshop with cabinetry machinery, work benches and extraction equipment

02 / UNDER ONE ROOF

From drawing to finished component.

Drawings and CNC programming sit beside the people making the work. That shortens the distance between a detail being questioned, tested and resolved.

AucklandDedicated workshop

One teamDevelopment, manufacture and installation

Two Evolution team members reviewing joinery drawings in the Auckland workshop

03 / PRODUCTION SEQUENCE

Every stage anticipates the next.

Develop

Review the design intent, interfaces, tolerances, materials and site conditions that affect manufacture.

Program

Translate approved information into shop drawings, cutting data and a production sequence.

Machine

Cut and process components accurately, keeping grain direction, edge treatment and fixing strategy visible.

Assemble

Bring parts together in controlled conditions so alignments, movement and junctions can be checked early.

Test

Mock up or trial critical details where the finished result depends on repeatable movement or tight interfaces.

Prepare

Protect, label and sequence the work for transport and installation, with site access and final assembly in mind.

Evolution team member machining timber in the Auckland workshop

Evolution team member checking a timber component with calipers in the Auckland workshop

04 / BEFORE INSTALLATION

The workshop is where site risk is reduced.

Complex work still needs capable installation, but its important questions should not first appear on site. Drawings, CNC programming, bench assembly, sample testing, dry fitting, hardware preparation, protection and delivery sequence are considered while there is still room to change the method.

Before installation: programming, sample testing, dry fitting, hardware preparation, protection and delivery planning.

05 / READY TO LEAVE

Prepared for the reality of site.

Critical dimensions checked

Visible alignments, clearances and interfaces are reviewed against the developed information.

Movement tested

Doors, drawers, screens and other moving parts are trialled where practical before transport.

Finishes protected

Exposed faces, edges and vulnerable components are protected for handling and delivery.

Parts identified

Components and hardware are organised so the installation team can follow the planned sequence.

Access considered

Component size, lifting, transport and final assembly are considered before the work is dispatched.

06 / THE MAKER'S TOUCH

See how the work is made.

Visit the Auckland workshop, review a detail with the team, or send through the part of the project that still needs resolving.

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