Civic / Recreational

Broadmeadows Leisure Centre

Value: $11.7 million | Due for Completion: September 2013

Construction of a 50m metre eight lane swimming pool and provision of a new entry.

The scope of the work comprises:

2150m2 pool hall building
50 m pool including ramp, manual boom
All pool plant for new pool
Mechanical, hydraulic and electrical services for new pool hall
Cogeneration system
Change rooms in new pool hall
Provision for future spectator seating
New entry / reception / administration / crèche within existing building (350m2)
Refurbishment of existing foyer / change rooms / first floor infill (950m2)
Lift and new stairs
New / refurbished mechanical and electrical services to existing building
Entry canopy
Car park
Demolition / site clearance / excavation
External works & landscaping

Monash Euneva Avenue Car Park and Medical Centre

Value: $16.5 M | Completed July 2012

The City of Monash Council (also referred to as Monash City Council) in conjunction with the Department of Health and MonashLink Community Health Service are committed to serving the public, retail and specialist health care needs of the residents and visitors of the City of Monash and surrounding areas. To this end the primary objective of the Euneva Avenue Project is to provide car park expansion space to improve the amenity of, and access to, the Glen Waverley central business district area, and establish a new community health centre to service the associated specialist needs.

The works included the following:

Construction of a new multi-storey building incorporating Basement level secure car park,
Ground Floor tenancy and six (6) storey upper level public car park;
Fitout of the new MonashLink Community Health Services facility on the Ground Floor level;
Alterations to existing driveways, service roads, car parks and pedestrian pathways; and
Associated miscellaneous alterations and works

Prince Alfred Park & Pool Artists Impression

Prince Alfred Park & Pool, Chalmers Street Sydney

Value: $14.8 M | Completed: 2012

The redevelopment of the pool complex involves demolition of the old 50 metre pool and the installation of a new liner in the shell that remains. The area will be enhanced with a new concourse, shaded area and landscaped sunbathing areas. A splash deck is integral to the works as a special play area for toddlers.

The new pool will be temperature controlled and have a high-tech filtering system, and possibly a co-generation heating plant. The complex will have a café, new lighting and new fencing, as well as new change rooms.

The complex is integrated into the overall landscape of the park, employing a ‘folded landscape’ that mounds the earth up and around the buildings so that even the roof will be green with life. Approximately 1 ha of the park will be landscaped with hundreds of new trees, palms and plants. This section will also receive a new and expanded path network, new furniture, and new lighting, as well as stormwater treatment facilities and an irrigation tank.

Saint Mary of the Cross' Mausoleum - Parkville, VIC

Value: $8.5 M | Completed: March 2012

Saint Mary of the Cross' Mausoleum commenced in September 2010. The project involves the construction of a below and above ground mausoleum including associated car parking and site works within the confines of the Melbourne General Cemetery in Parkville.

Works include demolition of existing concrete kerb and channel, spoon drains and asphalt car parking bays, bulk excavation to create the basement with open concrete crypts. The crypts are constructed using modular formwork, creating 1,077 in situ concrete plots of a common dimension ‐ 585 and 492 units above and below ground, respectively. The roof, supported by the crypt cores, is a light steel framework. This strong simplicity of structure is infused with a suite of fine architectural details and finishes, to play weight against weightlessness, and light against dark. The surfaces within the crypt galleries are smooth, with the memorial shutters or crypt doors finished in polished and honed granite. The light steel framework is cladded externally with suspended/fixed glass and vm zinc lock panels and internally with dressed Victorian ash lining boards.

The design relates to the Cemetery and Princess Park landscape by framing views to both from within the galleries. The building is a rich assembly of detail and colour to provide comforting atmosphere to the many relatives who visit the mausoleum on a regular basis.

Collingwood Leisure Centre - Collingwood, VIC

Value: $7.2 M | Completed: December 2011

The original intent was to complete the project in sequential stages, however, re-sequencing of the construction programme by Walton to complete the stages concurrently enabled the project duration to be significantly reduced. As the existing gymnasium was to be retained, an important requirement of the Client was to keep the facilities open to patrons during construction; this meant maintaining amenities for public use. It also necessitated detailed planning of staging and close liaison with the client to ensure their needs were accommodated for during construction of the new facility.

The project team were able to deliver this project on time and within budget by mid December 2011. The success of the project can largely be attributed to the strong working relationships that were developed throughout the project, both with the client, project team and subcontractors.

Collingwood Leisure Centre is a redevelopment project; completed for the City of Yarra. The project included the complete demolition of an existing pool and construction of a new 25m pool and pool hall which features additional lanes, new learners pool and leisure space. This project also encompassed the refurbishment of the existing reception, administration and change room facilities. The new facility includes sustainable design features such as a cogeneration system.