Fitout to approximatley 24,000m² for OPrigin energy’s Melbourne premises in the CBD. The fitout includes Tenancy C at ground level and offices levels 1 through to 20, (noting levels 10 and 11 are plant levels)
Fitout of an existing building for the purpose of blood processing, production, sampling and administration for the Australian Red Cross Blood Service. The facility is the Victorian and Tasmanian Principal Site (VTPS) of the ARCBS. The scope included all fitout and services, including the provision of all new plant and equipment to approximately 16,500m2 with a Basement, Ground Floor, First Floor and Second Floor. Consisting of Offices, staff breakout and meeting rooms, Reception, Laboratories, warehousing, Cool & Freezer rooms, Plant areas and landscaping.
The 39,000 sqm store (equivalent to 20 football fields) with car parking for 1775 cars and 2.5 km of shopping, sits on a 2.3 hectare site and is located in Tempe – South West of Sydney CBD.
The two level rectangular shaped building comprises:
- A bulky goods showroom
- Unlicensed restaurant (approximate capacity for 750 people)
- Children’s play area
- Warehouse
- Swedish food market
- Office space
- Public amenities and loading dock.
The project is unique in that it was constructed on an old rubbish tip site. A seven hundred metre methane gas wall was constructed to allow ventilation of the methane gases underneath a portion of the new building.
The existing heritage listed ATECO building and clock tower has been retained for use as IKEA’s headquarters, which will ensure the local character and visual amenity of the area is conserved. The project design is also highly focused on encouraging the pedestrian and cycle traffic to IKEA through the use of regional cycle paths through the site.
| The University of Queensland Chemistry Building Project involved the complete demolition and refurbishment of Levels 6 and Level 8 and also related works to other areas of this existing and operational building. Level 6 will be used predominately as laboratory space and Level 8 will be a combination of laboratory, office and student breakout areas.
The functions of the existing areas made it a high risk work environment. Level 5 is a teaching laboratory that is used during the semester and Level 7 is a commercial research laboratory with security requirements and constant production commitments to external clients. To complicate the project further, access and egress were restricted to particular building hours and noisy works, such as concrete drilling, was undertaken early of a morning to ensure minimal disruption to the building occupants. |
The building is known to contain asbestos and contaminated fume exhaust pipes from years of past operation. The demolition process was the first construction task in a line of complex, calculated and deliberate activities that were required to be completed in order to achieve a successful handover of this project.
The NWGIC is located on the grounds of Charles Sturt University’s Wagga Wagga Campus.
Designed by DesignInc Architecture, the project works include the part refurbishment and additions of two existing buildings and the construction of a new three-storey laboratory building (including roof plant-room area) to provide for additional research laboratory space, functional staff and education areas and a larger cellar door facility for CSU wines and cheeses.
The Services within the facility include: Level 1 – Cellar, Lounge Room, Wine Store, Office, Wet Areas; Level 2 – Shell Structure Only; Level 3 – Radiation Room, Office, Calibration Room, 4x PC2 Lab Rooms, Wet Areas, Cool-Room, Freezer Room; Level 4 – Plant Room & Attic Level.
The Wesley is a prestigious private hospital offering leading health care services to its patients. Owned by Uniting Care Health, this project involved a full remodel of the main front entrance of the hospital.
Works included demolition and reconstruction of the reception area and outpatients areas, the gift shop and associated offices.
Extreme care is needed in projects like this, given that staff and patients continued to access the hospital via this front entrance while the project was under construction. Construction works also needed to be sensitive to the needs of patients in terms of operating hours and noise, and sensitive to any services interruptions that may be required. Vibrations for nearby surgery areas, maintaining constant access for ambulance ingress and egress, and maintaining the ‘good public relations’ values of the hospital with patients, staff and the community were all paramount in Cockram Construction’s approach to this project.
The Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority (SHFA) appointed Cockram as construction contractor for the refurbishment of a six-level heritage building at 86-88 George Street, The Rocks. SHFA is responsible for Sydney’s most historically and culturally significant waterfront locations. This project involved the demolition and construction works to refurbish the basement, ground floor, level 1, level 4, level 5 and the external podium. Each floor is approximately 2,200 square metres. It included the replacement of all services including a new passenger lift. Extensive protection of heritage features and fittings was required during the construction works, as well as minimising noise and disruption to both the existing tenants in the building and visitors to The Rocks.
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GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL
FIRST STATE HERITAGE LISTED BUILDING IN AUSTRALIA
TO ACHIEVE A FIVE STAR RATING
Building F is an extension of the Brain & Mind Research Institute (BMRI) in Building G at The University of Sydney which was refurbished and fitted out by Hooker Cockram in 2006. The works at Building F involved high quality laboratory research and clinical consultation fitout works to levels 1, 4 and 5. The project also involved some base building systems upgrades including rooftop and adjacent car park plant works.
Extensive refurbishment to kitchen and dining areas of Melbourne’s Heritage Parliament House on Spring Street. The project was completed while Parliament continued to sit.
The Reserve Bank of Australia head office is located in a 1960s building in Martin Place. The building is listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List and Register of the National Estate. Stage 1 of the project involved the demolition of existing amenities including stairs and the decommissioning and recommissioning of the bank’s PABX. The fitout works involved the construction of offices, new amenities, installation of workstations and associated mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and fire services on the ground floor and level 1. Stage 2 consists of the refurbishment and fitout of two levels – level 4 and level 9 delivered in three separable portions. The works involved demolition and replacement of some mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and fire services, and a complete office fitout including the restoration of ceilings, new partitions and workstations. The building remained occupied throughout the refurbishment works.
Construction works associated with four buildings on a secure Defence site. Work included general laboratories, industrial laboratories, offices, conference theatre, library and other general facilities. This project was completed in an operational Defence facility, with highly stringent security requirements.
Major areas for refurbishment included replacing the canopy due to the prolonged water penetration through the edges of the ‘Alumply’ panels causing deterioration of the plywood and some delamination of the aluminum cladding; the entire canopy was therefore replaced with a new cladding system which utilises an equivalent of the existing material.
