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The project involved the aesthetic upgrade of the Highpoint Shopping Centre. The upgrade sought to align the various mall voids and maintain the line of sight down the retail malls. Maben Group worked closely with the client and design team throughout the project to ensure initial concept sketches were developed and accurately implemented on-site to reflect the design intent. Floor finishes consisted of bluestone and granite tiling incorporating a feature granite wave. Spotted gum timber flooring pods were inserted in designated seating areas and complimented with specialist feature mall furniture. A solid steel and glass balustrade was designed for the voids, reflecting an industrial form and matching the new design aesthetic of the malls.
Marcus Oldham has built an enviable reputation for preparing business leaders who pursue successful careers in agriculture, agribusiness, and equine management, demanding a high-class construction and professional execution across both construction and project management. It was demonstrated by the sheer number of hours spent designing the structural steel shop drawings, with over 3000 hours dedicated to the intricate and innovative design. Its complex design focused upon the internal and external architectural details. This can be seen in the use of external materials integrated indoors and the use of conventional products in unique ways, such as the pressed metal ceiling used on intricate angles instead of flat.
Conal Magee has obtained a Diploma of Building and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Construction Management from RMIT. He currently holds a VBA Commercial Builders License Limited for Low Rise buildings. Conal is currently studying for a Master’s in Business Administration and started his career as a Contract Administrator/Project Manager with Ireland Brown Pty Ltd (2010 – 2013). In 2013 he started working for 2Construct Pty Ltd as a Contract Administrator and has since been promoted to a Project Manager, a position he currently holds with 2 Construct. Conal has worked on projects valued up to $11M including Tarneit Senior College, Edithvale Life Saving Club, CRC Caroline Springs New Performing Arts Centre, Sandringham Golf Links Redevelopment and TLC Homestead Estate Wallington. Conal is a very well accomplished, composed, polite, well-spoken, and confident professional builder who prides himself in achieving extremely high-quality standards through benchmarking and prototyping and therefore guaranteeing client satisfaction whilst delivery projects under tight financial and time constraints. He enjoys high levels of client satisfaction which he attributes to communicating well, regularly, and honestly with clients. He leads by example and strives to improve himself practically and academically professionally.
The Graham Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel dating back circa 1870 and one of the first pubs built in Port Melbourne on a suburban street. MacBuild were engaged to undertake a major structural works and fit-out upgrade. The heritage-listed facade was fully restored to its original condition. An addition to the rear of the hotel was added with a steel structure using brick, timber, and metal cladding. It has a cathedral-style ceiling with large skylights, which fill the room with natural light, enhancing the indoor/outdoor dining experience. The cellar was excavated to an additional 850mm to eliminate OH&S issues. The project then underwent a high-end fit-out throughout the premises with the highest quality of finishes. The fit-out works included kitchens, bars, private dining rooms, amenities, keg rooms, coolrooms, and many more aspects.
The works required transforming an existing cold shell at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (PMCC) and making it fit-for-purpose to house Victoria’s first Gamma Knife Service. The experienced health team at Built was selected to oversee the complex task of preparing the radiation therapy bunker to house the Gamma Knife. This included the sensitive radiation unit and cobalt source contained within. The project was complex for many reasons, not least of which was that it occurred in a live, operating hospital environment, which itself was under strict COVID-19-related restrictions. The fit-out involved the installation of architectural finishes, services, and an upgrade to the fire system. A rigorous equipment selection process was undertaken to ensure all fixtures, fittings, and equipment were fit for purpose.
The Edithvale Life Saving Club is a state-of-the-art, fit-for-purpose facility that supports critical aquatic safety and training on the heavily utilised Edithvale foreshore. The new facility was designed to promote social inclusion, community engagement and a healthy lifestyle. The construction of the new Edithvale Life Saving Club presented several challenges due to its proximity and relative level to Port Phillip Bay. Environmental factors had to be carefully considered, including the tidal influence on the building’s footings and inground services, unstable shifting sands over a steep incline and site restrictions which posed access constraints. The striking architectural design was also complex, with the central column and cantilevered observation deck a key feature of the project.
Melbourne Grammar School recently celebrated the 60th anniversary of the opening of the Myer Music School in Domain Street, South Yarra. The facilities were housed in two heritage buildings, and both required substantial upgrades. The redevelopment involved extensive refurbishment of both buildings and constructing a new basement and ‘infill’ building inserted between them. An external rooftop bridge linked all three areas together. The new and redeveloped Myer Music School is equipped with digital recording studios, LCD screens and ‘softwire’ connections. Performance spaces located in the basement incorporate specialist acoustic timber linings and drapes and a sustainable, lockable storage area for instruments.
Federation University Australia’s Morwell Innovation Centre in Gippsland is set to provide students and businesses with access to the latest knowledge in innovation and technology. Opened in 2020, Morwell Innovation Centre houses dynamic spaces designed to promote creative thinking and practice and support local enterprise and entrepreneurship. Students from across the region will benefit from clear pathways from secondary school through to vocational training and tertiary and research in one location. The works included construction of a new two-storey building consisting of extensive piling due to a very unstable and reactive subgrade followed by the ground floor slab, precast panels and core filled blockwork. The lower level included a post tensioned concrete slab and structural steel while the roofing was Kingspan panelling with a Colorbond finish.
In the heart of the Dandenong Ranges, an area of environmental significance known for its natural vegetation and historic roots, the new 2000sqm Puffing Billy Lakeside Discovery Centre visitor centre was constructed. The new centre establishes a transition from the operational heritage train platforms via a new covered walkway and entry interpretive ‘playscape’, connecting the surrounding parklands. The new construction works were undertaken within a live and operational environment, with trains arriving at the existing platforms from Belgrave and Gembrook destinations. The distinctive design was led by TERROIR Architects and is characterised by its low-lying façade, complex geometric shapes, and angular edges that carry from the outside in. The design features intersecting walkways and distinguishing design elements, all contributing to the complexity of the build.
Partnering with highly regarded architects McBride Charles Ryan, this new building for Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School fits in seamlessly alongside other architectural jewels designed by MCR at the Keilor East campus. This state-of-the-art gymnasium and events centre are a multi-purpose space for health and fitness as well as large student events, assemblies, and performances. The visually striking building has a unique façade system with one of the elevations featuring a brick-tiled curved workface. Internally, the building is filled with a high level of architectural details and bespoke finishes. The building includes a fitness centre, two large indoor sports courts, a multi-purpose room, function room, kitchen, classrooms and study areas, offices, reception, change rooms and amenities. The facility also includes a large storage room with high ceilings to accommodate any large props and theatre rigging equipment.
The project involved the aesthetic upgrade of more than 10,000sqm of public shopping malls over levels 2 and 3 at the Highpoint Shopping Centre within a live and operating shopping centre environment. Floor finishes consisted of a mix of bluestone and granite tiling that incorporated a feature granite wave and decorative ‘possum tail swirl’. Spotted gum timber flooring pods were inserted in designated seating areas and complimented with specialist mall furniture. A solid steel and glass balustrade were designed for the voids, reflecting an industrial form, and matching the new design aesthetic of the malls. New ceiling finishes varied between the different zones, and include shiplap spotted gum, black mirror Rimex and custom aluminium feature awning; recessed timber batten awning, timber look linings to skylights and beams and black mirror Rimex feature to the high-level atrium. Other finishes include a feature timber look ceiling which included recessed inserts of plasterboard and perforated timber panels to achieve the look of a ‘honeycomb’; plus, decorative cork wallpaper to feature curved bulkheads with stainless steel ribbed Rimex.
The project includes two buildings –180 Flinders Street and 189 Flinders Lane. Together they provided an iconic mixed-use development comprising an A Grade office tower and restored 1899 Ball & Welch heritage façade at 180 Flinders Street and an adjoining refurbished eight-floor building at 189 Flinders Lane. A key driver was to create a sensitively refurbished office building to attract key corporate tenants wanting to relocate to a central landmark Melbourne address. The brief was to deliver a 5 Star Green Star building with a full range of services in terms of mechanical, electrical and IT connectivity and a standard, fully flexible floor fit-out to accommodate a range of tenancies. The Ball & Welch and Commercial Travellers Association (CTA) heritage façades at 180 Flinders Street has been carefully retained and above it rises five levels of newly constructed flexible workspaces.
Deakin University’s Law School Building is about 20,000sqm and provides a combination of premium formal and informal learning spaces over nine levels, including a basement car park and rooftop level. The building includes classrooms, offices and retail spaces, cafés and a wellness centre and is host to Deakin’s Law School students and faculty. It features world-class collaborative working spaces and a fully functional Moot Court on the seventh floor. A structural steel atrium stair spirals through the centre of the building, adjacent to the nearby building entries. Other scope elements include a Wintergarden on the fifth floor, a functional gym on the ground floor and areas for collaboration and social interaction. The building’s façade consists of glazed curtain wall panels, folded zinc, and feature architectural precast panels. The project included an extension to the existing pedestrian bridge, linking the Elgar Road Campus to the Burwood Road Campus to the south, and extending over Uganda Street into the existing Car Park 12.
The strong application of innovative engineered systems to control risks associated with hazards unique to the project was one of the key successes on the Docklands Studio Melbourne Sound Stage 6 Project. Completing the large-scale structure in a busy live operational environment introduces a significant amount of common areas requiring collaboration with multiple internal and external stakeholders. The project team implemented systems of work to manage the unique complexities associated with the scale of the structure and volume of material that required installation at significant height. Kane’s approach to consultation was inclusive and all encompassing. They introduced a strategy to support the workplace safety of culturally and linguistically diverse workers and demonstrated a culture where genuine consultation with the client, employee’s and other stakeholders lead to improved safety outcomes.
The MinterEllison involved the delivery 10,700 sqm of premium office space over five-and-a-half levels at Collins Arch, 447 Collins Street. The workplace aspirations were to provide functionality, while being adaptive, promote diversity, support human connection, and inspire collaboration and innovation. The space was to be authentic and strong, efficient, and flexible without being over the top opulent. Distinctly Melbourne features are a key theme of the fit-out design. These include a reference to the Hoddle grid in the dining room hessian light box ceiling structure, breakout, and plaza levels. A key component of the fit-out is the unique feature stair. The stair is a complete helix and was designed several times before a curved form was chosen. One continuous run means you are not entering and exiting the stair at each level, you can traverse from level 17 to 22 in a smooth, efficient, and continuous journey. The dining room is also a key feature and can be shut off to become its own event space.
On behalf of Woolworths Group and Charter Hall, Vaughan Constructions delivered the state-of-the-art Melbourne Fresh Distribution Centre (MFDC). The facility’s 38,000 sqm built area includes 27,270 sqm of temperature-controlled warehousing, 5,678 sqm of ambient warehouse, 2,700 sqm of office space, a 4,442 sqm multi-level car park and 61,000 sqm of hardstand including loading docks, truck parking, and truck wash and maintenance areas. MFDC also houses the latest in banana and avocado ripening technology, along with world-class refrigeration systems to ensure top product quality and freshness on the shelf. Vaughan also delivered the neighbouring 27,000 sqm Hilton Foods facility (formerly owned and operated by Woolworths) which is connected to the MFDC by an automated airbridge.
Becon Constructions was engaged by the client mecwacare to design and construct a 30-apartment, three-storey retirement village/assisted living facility in Malvern. The facility is a high-end project with many luxurious features and finishes. The project is adjacent to an existing assisted living facility and is designed to be modern but to aesthetically integrate with its surrounds. The facility includes a gymnasium, bar, climate-controlled wine cellar, cinema room, cafe, kitchen, library, private dining, and function rooms as well as a lounge area with ambient fire and piano. Robyn Syme is designed to respect the streetscape of Malvern Road while maximising natural light entering internal spaces.
The Prospect Hill Project is in the centre of the Camberwell Junction Shopping Precinct and consists of eight luxury apartments over three levels with a shared basement carpark. The Prospect Hill building fronting Prospect Hill Road and Station Street incorporates and respects the retained form of the Masonic Temple that has boldly commanded the corner site since its foundation stone was laid in 1923. The scope of works included for the partial retention of the existing Masonic Temple, partial demolition of the existing structure and construction of the new Prospect Hill building. L.U. Simon Builders worked closely and collaboratively with the client’s design team to complete the design and resolve issues to deliver the project. Given the complexities in designing and building around an almost 100-year-old structure, a great many issues had arisen requiring redesigning, planning, and management to provide a high-quality result for the client.
The CV Apartments project consists of the construction of display and marketing office within the existing Bilia Volvo car showroom and the demolition of the existing car showroom and workshops. Other works involved retention works, excavation and construction of a five-level basement carpark, the construction of an 11-storey apartment building and the construction of four levels of commercial space and nine levels of apartments over. Over the five-level basement carpark there are two separate buildings. CV1 consists of 86 investor style apartments which is a standalone structure with its own entry foyer and central core. CVT consists of 13 levels which comprises of retail on the ground floor, three levels commercial space and nine levels of apartments which comprises 55 apartments including a two-level penthouse.
This 5 Star GreenStar as Built and NABERS 5.5 Star building has managed to also incorporate the careful restoration of a number of historical building facades while adding 5 storeys to an existing building. The ultimate example of materials reuse. Other features such as Greentag certified materials, GreenStar rated concrete, polished concrete flooring and certified timbers all worked towards reducing the environmental footprint. An impressive outcome delivered in a challenging construction environment.
Becon Constructions have gone beyond the delivery of a building that is energy efficient. The careful choice of materials to include recycled content reflects a move to the circular economy where solutions for reuse are found. From wheel stops made from recycled coffee cups, through clever design to reduce waste and improve recycling outcomes, to education displays to bring consumers along the journey. This building is a step along the journey to reduce the environmental footprint of not just the building, but also its use.
For a façade with such complexity, it is with a huge amount of pride that the windows and terracotta were defect inspected by Kane Constructions (main contractor), Bates Smart (architect) and Cabrini Health (client) with zero defects. The design and planning by the offsite teams enabled ease of installation for an efficient and high-quality result. IND Window Fabrications pride themselves on a high-quality product and complete every job to a high standard and this is the first project they have completed defect free. The aesthetic of the façade being of such importance heightened all IND team members awareness of quality and the results are fantastic.
The quality of the conservation and restoration works were of an extremely high standard. This was achieved by way of a collaborative approach between HSR (Aust) Group, Lovell Chen (Project Architects - Heritage & Lend Lease. Details were discussed and replicated from original records with extensive samples/prototypes were provided for discussion and sign off. The stone was imported from Germany and HSR undertook two visits to the quarry/manufacturer to select block and ensure the standard of the stone was free from discolouring, natural fissures and was to the correct bed heights. This ensured that upon arrival in Australia there were no quality issues at all. Visits to the stained-glass specialist were also undertaken to monitor works in progress, which resulted in high quality work being installed on site.
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