Opal Tower is a 400-apartment residential development situated in the Sydney Olympic Park. The development is the tallest in the area and boasts 360 degree views across Sydney. The WGE team were involved in the full design and shop drawing documentation for the hydraulic services which involved detailed coordination with the construction team as well as advice to the contractors. The large structural offsets at the base of the towers created a particular challenge. The difficulty was in the coordination of transferring sewer and storm water services through the deep transfer beams and large transfer slabs. Due to the height …
Date: December 11, 2017
Ronald McDonald House is a 13 level mixed-use residential building located in the children’s hospital precinct in South Brisbane. It offers temporary accommodation for families with sick children using nearby healthcare services. The development is comprised of retail, car parking, various communal facilities and accommodation. Project features: Using WGE propriety acoustic software allowed the design team to experience and monitor the virtual sound of the spaces before they were built to ensure optimum acoustic performance. To construct the new building over the existing Busway Tunnel Substation, detailed design studies were undertaken to address Authority requirements for the design, layout and construction. …
Date: December 5, 2017
The Pacifica is set to become Auckland’s tallest skyscraper, rising to 178m on Commerce Street. The 57 level development includes five levels of penthouse apartments. The building will have a lap pool, spa, gym, yoga studio, media room, residents’ lounge, library and barbecue terrace along with a 35-suite hotel. WGE were involved to bring expertise and innovation from our high rise projects in Melbourne to this project in Auckland. WGE partnered with local firm ECS to provide the local input. Project features: One of Auckland’s tallest residential buildings Uses efficient high rise construction techniques from WGE’s successful Melbourne projects that …
Date: November 30, 2017
Bowlers Green is a mixed development located at the former West Geelong Bowling Club. It features 60 townhouses and an apartment building which has a public café overlooking the adjacent park. WGE provided overall infrastructure masterplanning and documentation for the entire site, and provided full engineering for the apartment building, which has 30 apartments over three levels, a single storey basement, café, and extensive landscaping and garden beds providing both privacy and acting as a continuation of the adjacent parklands. WGE worked directly with the nominated contractor who acted as Project Manager on behalf of the client during design and …
Date: November 30, 2017
WGE are assisting Regis Aged Care redevelop their Inala site in Blackburn South, on Middleborough Road. Our Civil team are leading the site-wide enabling works to reconfigure the site’s base infrastructure in preparation for major redevelopment occurring across the site. This includes new electrical HV supply, MSB and generators, VicRoads signalised intersections, stormwater system, and gas and water supplies. The first retirement village building D will provide for communal space, including a north-facing bowling green, 200 seat dining room, café, bar and commercial kitchen, library, concierge, theatre, convenience store, gym, amenities and an indoor swimming pool. Building D includes five …
Date: November 30, 2017
Hotel at MONA (HOMO) is a 172 room, 5-star hotel that will sit next to the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart. The project will also consist of a three-storey public library, a conference centre, 1,075 seat theatre, additional gallery spaces, health spa, outdoor performance area, as well as additional retail spaces designed for restaurants and bars. WGE are delivering multi-disciplinary services engineering for this exciting next stage of the MONA development. The project includes multiple different site usages including, office, theatre, convention centre, gallery, exhibition, library, day spa, accommodation, restaurant and casino spaces. MONA’s focus on …
Date: November 30, 2017
This project involved a 592.64kW solar PV system for Ellenbrook North Senior School - one of the largest rooftop installations on the Western Power Network, generating enough electricity to power 150 homes. WGE designed the electrical protection, interconnection and controls system in relation to the solar PV system. The team also completed the application for grid connection of the power station and obtained approval from Western Power for unconstrained access to their network. WGE supervised the system commissioning and produced design and as-constructed drawings for the entire system. Project features: The project is one of the largest rooftop solar PV …
Date: November 30, 2017
The Tribe Hotel development is a nine- storey hotel development consisting of 120 modular hotel rooms. The project was volumetrically constructed off site and delivered as fully complete hotel rooms on site in West Perth. The use of modular construction allowed for an accelerated construction program and enhanced quality outcomes.
Date: November 10, 2017
The project involved the refurbishment of the existing restaurant and tasting area of the winery. New kitchen, wood-fire oven, bars and internal spaces enhance visitor experience of the vineyard and the winery’s barrel room. Considerable detail went in to achieving the architectural intent of the spaces as many existing building constraints created challenges for all services.
Date: November 10, 2017
The first EVEN Hotel to be built outside the US will be constructed in Auckland on the former New Zealand Herald site. The 37-storey tower will transform Auckland’s skyline and includes both the EVEN and Holiday Inn Express brands. The project will provide 200 4-star EVEN Hotel rooms on the upper floors, on top of 290 3-star Holiday Inn Express on the lower floors. WGE is providing all major engineering design services, including structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, vertical transportation and fire protection from our Sydney office. The construction site is highly constrained, fronting the main thoroughfare of Albert Street …
Date: November 10, 2017
Martumili Art Gallery in Newman is a mixed use gallery building, containing exhibition spaces, art storage, administration offices, meeting facilities and 120m2 residence, all contained within a 1700m2 steel portal frame shed. The facility designed for use by local indigenous artists. WGE provided design, documentation and project management services, delivering the project within budget and program with cost and energy efficient building services. Efficiencies were gained through rainwater storage to minimise water consumption, with the installation of a 130kL rainwater storage tank within the shed structure to treat and reuse rainwater to supply toilets and laundry fixtures. Solar heat pump …
Date: October 28, 2017
The Bristol Apartments project involved 42 new apartments over five storeys and a split-level basement with car stackers. Five unique apartments are housed within the completely refurbished former heritage listed hotel building. Project challenges: A subtle change in floor levels to divert overland flow around the triangular-shaped apartment building without flooding the ground floor apartments or basement A bespoke substation hidden in the basement, with access through a gattic in the basement ramp Flying beams to support the otherwise cantilevered structure necessary to achieve the required five metre clearance Project features: External masonry walls were maintained and locally rebuilt, whilst …
Date: October 16, 2017
The project involved the retail fitout of a bank branch in the Melbourne CBD. WGE were the sustainability consultants and Green Star Accredited Professionals for the project, targeting a 6 Star Green Star Interiors v1.1 rating. WGE delivered the 6 Star rating in the Round 1 submission with 80 points, 5 more than required for a 6 Star Green Star Rating. Sustainability initiatives include: Indoor plants located throughout the fitout Recycling bins for paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, aluminium, and toner Ergonomic furniture Environmental impacts of the fitout were assessed for the life of the fitout with a Life Cycle Assessment …
Date: October 16, 2017
The project involved the construction of a luxury hotel and swimming pool, restaurant and functions centre at the existing Willow Creek Winery. Working within a functioning winery and heritage house throughout the construction process proved challenging sensitive construction practices were required to ensure there was no damage to the vines and heritage requirements were met. Existing infrastructure was limited on the site so a very detailed and efficient design was required to ensure the operational requirements of the development were met for all services and particular focus was given to the water reuse on the site and improving the quality …
Date: October 11, 2017
Sydney’s Green Square Town Centre is the first new town centre in Sydney for the last 100 years. WGE’s team have worked with the Green Square Consortium over the last five years, providing civil engineering services for remediation, enabling works, construction support and expert advice. WGE’s involvement included: Remediation of the town centre site Essential infrastructure works including public roads and utilities Flood assessment Development lot civil services Staging advice Expert advice during construction With the Green Square Town Centre project located within one of Sydney’s oldest industrial areas, numerous site constraints and challenges included: Historical industrial land use left …
Date: October 11, 2017
The iconic Queens Wharf redevelopment is a major project in the heart of Brisbane’s CBD, covering more than 26 hectares. The development is expected to include world-class hotels, restaurants, bars, gaming, outdoor public spaces and foreshore area including a new pedestrian link to South Bank. Wood & Grieve Engineers (WGE) are the civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and acoustic engineering technical advisors to the Department of State. WGE have worked on the project since 2013 and look forward to being involved through to completion in 2022. The development area contains numerous buildings of Heritage significance and the Riverside Expressway, the …
Date: October 11, 2017
WGE was involved in delivering five of the buildings that make up the Cathedral Square precinct, Perth’s newest public space. WGE was involved in transforming the historic State Buildings that served as town hall, post office, land-titles office, and treasury over the last 140 years. Before construction began in 2012, the buildings sat unused for nearly 20 years. WGE was also involved in refurbishing the State Administrative Tribunal building, building the new City of Perth Library, constructing the new office tower forming the David Malcolm Justice Centre and Church House. State Buildings (Old Treasury Buildings, Land Titles Office) The existing …
Date: October 11, 2017
The multi-purpose 60,000 seat Optus Stadium will be a world-class venue. WGE are providing design and documentation for the electrical, fire engineering, fire protection, mechanical, sustainability, technology and vertical transportation components of the project. The commitment to a ‘fans first’ stadium has resulted in an innovative design ensuring an exceptional event atmosphere and home ground advantage that can only be experienced by being there. Key design and ‘fans first’ features include: Future-proofed stadium technology will be provided, including full 4G Wi-Fi coverage across the Stadium and Sports Precinct. Fans will be able to utilise more than 70 food and beverage …
Date: October 11, 2017The Port Macquarie Base Hospital expansion project is a $110m extension of the existing facility, commissioned by NSW Health Infrastructure and constructed by Watpac Constructions in the growing regional city of Port Macquarie. The project included a new perioperative department that incorporated nine operating rooms, a cardiovascular interventional theatre and a new central sterilising and support department. Additionally the expansion included a new angio catheter laboratory, new intensive and critical care units, a new emergency department and new adult and paediatric inpatient units. WGE were the electrical, information communications and technology and vertical transportation consultants for the project. The design …
Date: October 2, 2017
The Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Central Energy Plant (CEP) project was the major enabling project for the redevelopment of the QEII Medical Centre (QEIIMC) site in Nedlands and was delivered as a two-stage managed contract by Brookfield Multiplex during 2011 and 2012. WGE were responsible for the design and construction phase services for all the building services disciplines on this challenging project. This $226m project is the largest of its kind in Australia and was completed within an inflexible project programme and within the confines of a fully functional hospital site- a definite challenge for all involved. The team’s use of 3D …
Date: October 2, 2017