A new build to a bushfire prone zone with high flood levels - this project proved to be a challenging brief that required coordination at the start. The design is based on solar access to the main entertaining spaces and distinctive views to mature trees of the site.
Stage 1 of the Concord Repatriation General Hospital is for a new eight storey Clinical Services Building to the south of the existing Multi Block building. The key features are:
*New Clinical Services Building and rehousing Aged Care and Veteran’s Physical and Mental Health and Rehabilitation services
*Eight new inpatient units on the upper floors
*Integrated Cancer Care Centre
*New Hospital Street atrium located at the interface between the new Clinical Services Building and the existing Multi Block.
*Dedicated drop-off and entries
*New temporary on-grade carpark to accommodate approximately 300 cars.
*New multi-storey carpark with 550 spaces to accommodate the increased demand
Stage 2 Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital is an expansion of Stage 1 with an expected completion date in the late 2019. Stage 2 of BMDH will comprise of new Acute Service Building with Emergency, Perioperative/ Interventional Suites, Birthing/ SCN, ICU, Surgical and Medical IPUs, plus refurbishment for Ambulatory Care, Allied Health, Day Medical, and Support Services with additional car parking. Project cost at $404 million.
Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospital Stage 1 is a major expansion of existing services and the creation of new services to meet increasing and reduce the need to travel out of the area for treatment. Aside from serving the community, Stage 1 is also generating a bold new identity that has proved adept at engaging the attention and participation of the diverse local community in the hospital.
Stage 1 is a 32,000m² Clinical Services Building opened in 2016 which includes new hospital building, cancer centre, mental health unit, extensive internal refurbishment, infrastructure upgrades and more parking at Blacktown Hospital. At Mount Druitt Hospital, Stage 1 included new facilities for rehabilitation, dental care, emergency, urgent care and sterilising.
Project cost at $327 million.
As part of the St George Hospital redevelopment, this new eight storey Acute Services Building is an expansion to the existing building.
This new 28,500m² Acute Services Building is above an existing Emergency Department, which remained in operation 24/7 proving a significant technical and logistic challenge throughout the construction phase. The building will be completed later in 2017, followed by refurbishment of the existing hospital.
The new Acute Services Building will include:
A new intensive care department
Eight new operating theatres
128 new inpatient beds
Two cardiac catheter laboratories
A new sterilising department
A new roof top helipad.
Project cost at $307 million.
The proposed upgrade included improvements to existing food court and activating street frontage, all of which plays a key role in revitalising the existing retail centre & creates a civic presence to the aging Gateway retail plaza at Circular Quay. Project cost at $20 million.
Image Credit: Woods Bagot
Image Credit: Woods Bagot
Image Credit: Woods Bagot
The Stage 2 project included a landscaped pedestrian bridge that spanned over 4600m2 and provided kiosk and retail facilities forming a user-friendly passage between the temple and institute. Project cost at $20 million.
Image Credit: Woods Bagot
Image Credit: Woods Bagot
Refurbishment to the Galeries Retail Podium in Sydney. The project scope included new escalators, replacement of existing equipment and furnishings to breathe life back into the aging retail spaces. Project cost at $12 million.
Image Credit: Light Practice
Image Credit: Light Practice
Image Credit: Light Practice
Design Development
Originally used as a college, this 850sqm tenancy was ‘stripped back’ into an open plan office for Marchese Partners. This ‘stripped back’ new office featured an exposed ceiling and sprinkler system, polished concrete floor and steel framed rooms.
The scope of works included demolition of existing tenancy, repair and install additional mechanical, electrical and fire protection services, steel fabrication and installation, and glass and joinery fitout. Project cost at $200,000.
Due to the suburb’s close proximity to Sydney University and the Sydney CBD and its subsequent status as a unique and creative suburb ‘for the young at heart’. The development houses four buildings, ranging from four to seven storeys high; encircling two exquisitely landscaped ‘chill-out’ gardens. Residents on levels three and above also experience views of the Sydney city skyline.
The palette of raw materials which could best be described as 'sophisticated grunge' reflect the character of Camperdown - eclectic and cultural. The exterior projects a visual pop by adding vibrant panels of colour. Buildings have also been scaled/broken down to create a series of intimate-size where neighbours can get to know one another and generate a sense of community.
This project is a complete refurbishment and extension of a federation era house in Haberfield in Sydney's Inner West.
The new extension includes open plan living extending to the outdoor living spaces along with a lap pool integrated to side of the building.
This project was for the conversion of the existing Mansions Hotel building into residential apartments on the upper levels with the ground level remaining as a Pub. The building that exists today was the result of several alterations and additions to the original Victorian Italianate terraces along Bayswater Road and Moderne Art Deco Style on Kellet Street.
Built in the 1930’s, the Mansions Hotel is significant for its heritage aesthetics, as a result, the existing building form and architecture had to remain largely as it exists with the addition of two new main elements. The in-fill of the void along Kellet Street and the re-insertion of balconies along Bayswater Road.
The existing void on Kellet Street proposed to be in-filled with a new façade of glass louvres. The glass louvres framed in delicate metal elements giving the overall effect of a neutral light weight modern insertion. As for the Bayswater Road, new metal Juliette balconies are proposed to be inserted to a number of existing windows that is subtly reminiscent of the original Victorian ones that were removed during the 1930’s renovations.
The overall aesthetics of the proposal remain largely focused on the existing art deco building with the new modern additions restrained and neutral allowing the original building to remain the focus.
‘Gateway’ is the signature Commercial Retail building on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, consisting of high exposure showroom presenting 4200sqm of Retail and 3000sqm of CBD ‘A’ quality Commercial offices.
The building is constructed over four levels with two full levels of underground parking. ‘Gateway’ is located on the intersection of Mona Vale Road and Pittwater Road, the major link between the beaches and the North shore line which is exposed to over 40,000 cars on an average business day. At Level 1 there is approximately 1600 square meters of retail space with a central arcade. Level 2 is made up of a 1000 square metre medical centre and 6 additional tenancies also with a central arcade & loading dock.
Level 3 and Level 4 are split up into 29 individual strata commercial office suites. The Gateway project has a total 14000 square meters of usable space.
All ready located at ‘Gateway’ is The Gateway Medical Centre, the Northern Beaches largest private medical centre and Bing Lee Electrical their 40th New South Wales store.