The Builders Choice Dec 2021

DECEMBER 2020

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THE BELMONT HUB BOASTS

$41.5M

many unique features

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CONTENTS TEAM PAGE 10

From the Team

by Paul Goldie

PROFILE 16

John Schufferli Elevator Direction

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DESIGN IDEAS 12

Striking and Innovative concepts to give your latest project a stunning and original new look

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PROFILE 18

NEW PRODUCTS 14

Materials and solution ideas for the building industry and architects in WA

Luxaflex Keep the Heat Out This Summer

PROFILE 20

leanhaus Modern Passive House

PROFILE 22

EMCO Tony Goodsell

BELMONT HUB

BULL CREEK FACILITY

TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

QUEST – APARTMENT HOTEL

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Pact Construction Official launch of $41.5 million Belmont Hub

WorldSkills WorldSkills Australia upskilling young Australians across the nation

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BGC Construction $31m RAFFA Bull Creek expansion

M / Construction Corporate Chic – Sophisticated Design for Flagship Apartment Hotel in Perth

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48 MANNING BUILDINGS 48

M26 APARTMENTS

Buckingham Re-development Company Fremantle redevelopment blends modern facilities with local charm

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CENTRAL PARK PROJECT

MT HAWTHORN RESIDENCE 58

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Element Builders Sustainable house owners couldn’t be happier

ARBOR GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Rivett Construction Ellenbrook’s first Child and Parent Centre

M / Construction Tranquil Living - Tree-Lined Residential Splendour in the Heart of Como Built.

Central Park ground floor transformation

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Tallwood Constructions Glass inspiration in south west residence

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VIC PARK HOME 72

Ironstone Homes Older homes need to be treated with love

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90 CITY BEACH 90

Base Construction City Beach 1960s renovation

BUILDING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES 98

BETHANIE, WARWICK 94

Tallwood Constructions Upgrade breathes new life into Warwick complex

Selection of advertisers Showcasing contractors and suppliers to the building industry

DISPLAY LISTINGS 99

Selection of advertisers Useful reference with 12 adverts to the page

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his issue of The Builders Choice Magazine boasts a plethora of relevant and stimulating building industry news.

Covid-19 has and affected the industry in many and varied ways.

For example, during their Quest Perth Ascot project, M/Construction found a new urgency in having materials sourced and effectively managed and coordinated to ensure they were delivered in a timely manner for the build to continue within the time frame.

Similarly, M/Construction dealt with the challenges of Covid-19 during their M/26 Apartments by Match project by implementing procedures and new plans to manage the safety and health of all site workers. This included specific training, staggering workforces, increased cleaning, added lunchrooms, scheduled breaks, and the installation of sinks and hand sanitising stations.

A profile of John Schifferli of Elevator Direction tells of his career and brings to light a number of interesting (and moving) facts, such as: there are approximately 10,000 commercial elevators operating in Western Australia with another 4,000 residential units, and the estimated value of elevators and escalators being installed each year in Western Australia is $80M – $100M. We also look at the $38 million Belmont Hub – the largest construction project the City of Belmont has undertaken in its history

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– which incorporates spaces for numerous community amenities and services including a district library, digital hub, museum, senior citizens centre, offices for not-for-profit organisations, café/restaurant, crèche, and communal outdoor spaces.

In a joint venture between Tallwood Custom Build Homes and Springport Constructions, aged care and retirement living provider Bethanie Warwick refurbished a residential section of their complex which was first constructed 50 years ago.

As more people express the desire to live sustainably, the building industry continues to adapt to meet their requirements. In a recent collaboration between architect Sid Thoo and Element Builders, a Mt Hawthorn residence was built where the clients live without any air conditioning or space heating, with a subsequent low total energy use – and they couldn’t be happier.

With the festive season fast approaching, The Builders Choice Magazine team wishes all our readers and advertisers a happy and safe Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

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THE BUILDERS CHOICE design ideas

design IDE A S Chevron parquetry Chevron parquetry from Plank Floors contributes several design elements to an interior space. The geometric pattern creates an impressive focal point for any environment whilst providing direction and giving the illusion of a larger space. With an array of colours to choose from, this design can make a seamless statement in residential, retail, hospitality and commercial projects.

The distinctive look of a chevron pattern is clean, smooth and angular. Creating a striking, visual design, each board meets at a perfect point and is strategically placed, with each piece cut on a 45° angle and arranged in a V-shape pattern. This classic parquetry produces rare moods and impressive scenes by adding character to any space. Parquet is a classic that captures the eye and invokes a rich, historical presence.

Plank Floor’s Chevron boards feature a 4 mm solid oak wear layer with multi-ply sub-layers and a tongue-and-groove locking profile for hassle-free installation. The boards are are highly durable and easy to clean, making them ideal for hightraffic areas.

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Architectural curved glass solutions

the diverse bespoke solutions BCG can create and offer their customers. The interplay between cutting edge technologies and traditional Bent and Curved Glass (BCG) are craft skills it key to the unique forward thinking, we search out identity of the business, it’s and embrace new equipment, character and methodologies. methods, technologies and glass We believe this is a defining types. At the same time we quality of BCG and translates to respect and value the traditional the most exciting and successful craft glass skills embedded in the outcomes for our customers. fabric of the company. Hand working and processing skills passed down from the previous generation is representative of a 25 Daisy Street family tradition which enriches Revesby NSW 2212 the companies endeavours.

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For more than 35 years, Easycraft has led the way with creative, premium-quality solutions that shaped the progress of Australian building design. The company made its mark with forwardthinking wall and ceiling linings that are as decorative and stylish as they are functional and flexible.

Easycraft is proud to be recognized as a “go-to” collaborator for architects, designers, specifiers and hands-on DIYers – setting the trends across residential, commercial, and retail applications and beyond.

Design Trends of 2021

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Wall and ceiling linings – CurveShield Designers can set their imaginations free with Knauf CurveShield, a 6 mm thick internal wall and ceiling lining that can create structures with tight curves.

Knauf CurveShield is a thin, flexible internal plasterboard which is suitable for use on tightly contoured shapes on

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walls and ceilings. CurveShield is lightweight and easy to install.

The plasterboard is formulated with a core of gypsum surrounded by two layers of heavy duty recycled paper. The plasterboard has been certified by Global GreenTag to GreenRate Level A, recognised by the Global Building Council of Australia.

■ Easy to install ■ Lightweight ■ Perfect for concave and convex structures

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CASF Australia

This seamless J-shaped Corian kitchen island is over 4m long.

Corian has been used to intriguing effect to create different thicknesses, curves and forms, including an integrated Corian sink.

Engaging open-plan Japanese kitchen

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Fireplaces and wood heaters Stuv Product by Oblica Since its inception over 30 years ago, Stuv has been expertly balancing modern technology with a traditional art: the fabrication of fireplaces and wood-burning stoves.

Helmed by founder Gerard Pitance, the company’s focus is firmly on innovations in function, with the elegantly minimalist design that allows both clever technology and fire itself to share the spotlight equally. Already on the cutting edge of technology in terms of usability and fuel efficiency, As such, each new release throughout Stuv’s history has

incorporated something never before seen in the market, like the integrated system of three rotating doors in Stuv 30 (available in freestanding, wall-suspended, highor wall-insert configurations), or the seamless appearance and retractable glass door of Stuv 21 (with double-facing, built-in or ready-to-install options).

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NEW PRO D UCTS

WE-EF Lighting products

The FLC200 profile projector series from WE-EF, which has been especially designed for the exterior lighting requirements of architecture and urban spaces, is one of the most versatile systems on the market. The latest additions to the series, the compact FLC220-CC PP LED profile projector and the FLC220TW PP LED profile projector – the "smaller siblings" of the FLC230

profile projectors – offer further tailored lighting solutions.

The FLC220-CC PP LED profile projector colour changer with connected wattage of 24 W is available with RGBW and RGBA colour mixing. WE-EF RGBW Colour Boost Technology enables four-channel colour mixing with 30% to 40% higher luminous efficacy than the usual standard. Control is via a DMX interface integrated in the luminaire. The FLC220-CC PP LED profile projectors are constructed according to the optical bench principle and use a

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two- to four-stage lens system.

They can produce sharply defined circles of light, project gobo patterns on surfaces or precisely illuminate the contours of polygon surfaces.

Such specific lighting tasks can be further refined with the FLC220-TW PP LED profile projectors with Tunable White technology, as different colour temperatures influence how the colours and properties of surfaces, vegetation (et cetera) are perceived. Thanks to the infinitely variable, dynamic colour temperature control from 2700 K

to 6000 K, architecture and landscapes can be presented in different ways. From subtle or expressive showcasing of facades to atmospheric light projections in parks or sharply illuminated objects and monuments – tuneable white colour temperature control and RGBW/RGBA colour mixing open up new creative scope for exterior lighting.

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PROFILE

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up the side of the tower legs on angles, and the iconic Twin Towers of New York’s World Trade Centre as they were, with 198 lifts units, some running at 36.5km/hour over 100 floors.

Whereas most people reference places by landmarks and experiences, ingrained in my psyche are buildings and more specifically the vertical transportation within those buildings. When I meet people socially, I ask what buildings they work in, quickly referencing (mentally, mind you, to avoid appearing a lift freak) the number of lifts, models and age Western Australia with another of the lifts. My attempts at 4,000 residential units. disguising my interests are clearly The estimated value of not that successful seeing as my elevators and escalators being daughter has set my Netflix installed each year in Western profile as ‘lift freak’.

Australia is $80M – $100M. Perth in 1998 couldn’t Anyone visiting the re-opened compete with other cities I’d Perth Museum or the soon to be experienced, so following my opened Airport Train Station and travels the next obvious chapter observing the length of the ride was moving to pre-Olympic on the escalators or the size of Games Sydney in the midst of a the lifts, can see how quickly the building frenzy. I turned up in value adds up.

Sydney with my tool belt and 16 quickly turned to 20 when was dropped to site by my an around-the-world air ticket supervisor, Dave (now one of my took me to the UK, Europe, mates living in Perth), the site Canada, US and New Zealand. being one of the four towers Amongst the many places being built on each of the I visited, standouts include the corners of George and King Eiffel Tower with its Streets. I was in elevator heaven quintessential elevators that run that only Charlie from Charlie

PROFILE John Schifferli The lift industry chapter of my story opens with me as a 16 year old being late for an interview conducted by two guys, Terry and John, who must have seen something they liked as they both now work in my lift consulting business and are firm friends.

It was 1993 and all I wanted to do was earn some money, buy a car and gain some independence.

With the complete fortune of young naivety, I stumbled on the fantastic lift industry that I have been involved with ever since.

Lifts and escalators are critical parts of cities, our transport networks, our public buildings and, more recently, our larger homes.

There are approximately 10,000 commercial elevators operating in

and the Chocolate factory would really understand!

Ten years in Sydney moved quickly from construction sites, to leading hand, to supervision, to further education, to sales and management, combined with finding and marrying my beautiful wife, Bec, and the arrival of the first of our three children. While living in Sydney, I toyed with the idea of moving my support from the Fremantle Dockers to the Sydney Swans– however my core value of loyalty prevailed and I remain a Docker.

Moving back to Perth in 2006, I rediscovered Perth with fresh eyes finding a fantastic lifestyle and a city ready to grow... perhaps it was me who had grown. From 2006 when you had to scratch around to buy a decent coffee through to 2020, Perth has continued to mature and develop, with investment in public buildings and spaces, public rail, approval of private development, roads and infrastructure.

Urban infill by private developers is a necessary evil in the context of affordable housing and the minimisation of the city’s footprint despite its sprawling suburbs. All this development is interconnected and reliant upon Vertical Transportation, or (in other words) the lift industry.

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2010 allowed me to leave the corporates and start my lift consulting business, Elevator Direction. 2010 also coincided with running a half marathon and getting half fit in the process.

For the past ten years through my role as a Lift Consultant I have been involved with some brilliant developments where well applied design and technology within the lift industry has made projects financially viable. Perth, as a global city, has access to new codes, building technics and technologies from other continents and large corporations including the big four

international lift companies who play the primary role in moving the world’s population vertically and safely.

The rate of change in the lift industry over the last 20 years has been exponential as it has in many industries. Traditional lifts with overhead machine rooms are now replaced with smart machine room less products. The connectivity of individual lifts to cloud-based apps and security apps provide data banks for ease of use and intelligent preemptive break down diagnosis.

Older direct current technology is replaced with permanent magnet variable

frequency highly efficient machines, proving reliability and energy savings that have become critical as Green Star ratings and the cost of power is becoming fully realised.

The market adaption to destination control technology has been comprehensive, whereby the destination floor is selected prior to getting into the lift. Typically, this has resulted in a 20% reduction in power use and distributes tenants more quickly to their floors. Buildings with destination control technology can avoid bacterial touch surfaces through security readers and Bluetooth technology, thereby negating

the need to press buttons in this Covid-19 sensitive era.

Buildings at design stage use a lift performance matrix prepared by the Property Council of Australia which grades buildings by lift performance into Premium Grade, A, B and C. Lift performance is written into tenancy agreements and measured, with penalties for nonperformance attached. Simulated traffic studies are now the norm in the building design phase.

As more people move to cities, as cities grow, the demand for vertical transportation grows as well.

I wonder where to from here.......?

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Keep the Heat out this Summer

Learn how to maximise insulation and minimise your home’s cooling bills.

This summer is set to become ‘staycation’ season. With travel restrictions in place, more Australians will be making the most of their homes, ensuring they get the best of their outdoor areas and create a holiday feel from home.

The summer of 2019 – 20 was Australia’s second warmest temperatures to date, so this year, with many families staying at home over the holidays, there is an increased desire to be able to manage the temperature and keep the heat at bay.

Most of your home’s energy is lost through windows, with research revealing up to 40% of temperature lost and 87% of

heat gained in your home occurs through uncovered windows.

Controlling the heat, window furnishings, blinds, and shutters can offer a sustainable solution and enhance the performance of existing windows, helping to keep your home cool this summer, without increasing electricity bills.

“Maximising living spaces with a seamless indoor-outdoor transition is a continuous trend with families who require their

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homes to be versatile,” says Vera Meharg, Marketing Communications Manager, Luxaflex® Window Fashions.

“Outdoor awnings offer an extension of your living space as well as advanced sun protection and airflow for a more enjoyable entertaining space. It also provides the added benefit of helping maintain your home’s internal temperature.”

When tackling intense climates such as Australia, awning fabrics

must fend off the rain and wind while withstanding the heat and sun. Two of the main considerations to factor in when selecting an awning is the strength and stability of the product.

Australian engineered and designed, the Luxaflex® Evo MagnaTrack Awning is the only straight-drop awning system in Australia to boast a selfcorrecting feature that allows the fabric skin to effortlessly return to its channel if dislodged.

The use of a quality awning screen, such as Luxaflex® Spectra Fibreglass Sunscreen along with the Luxaflex® Evo MagnaTrack Awning, can eliminate up to 95% of solar heat penetration, making

company profile THE BUILDERS CHOICE it ideal for improving a home’s sustainability and energy consumption, while helping you feel comfortable all year round.

Enjoying the fresh air is a perfect summer pastime, but when it comes to moving indoors, it’s important to many homeowners to be able to manage the temperature by keeping hot air out. Quality sunscreen fabrics will reflect heat and UV rays, drastically helping to reduce a room’s heat gain and protect furniture from sun damage or fading. It is also advisable to purchase window coverings that have insulating properties for extra heat defense.

Luxaflex® Duette® Shades are recognised as one of the most energy efficient window coverings on the market, featuring a honeycomb ‘cell’ structure which traps air and acts as an insulation barrier for windows.

Additionally, the revolutionary Luxaflex® Duette® Architella® range features a unique honeycomb-within-ahoneycomb cell construction which creates four fabric layers and three insulating pockets of air. These distinct air pockets have the ability to reduce the heat transfer through a window and reduce the average home’s heating costs by up to 43% in the winter months.

Layering curtains with other window treatments is the ultimate window covering solution, balancing functionality, performance and style to meet the exact needs for every window, in every space. Achieving a layered look is easy by pairing Luxaflex Curtains with any of the Luxaflex Window Coverings from the SoftShades collection. Start with window coverings such as Duette® Shades as the base layer

of the window. These innovative and patented Luxaflex products offer performance benefits such as precise light control, privacy and insulation and energy efficiency. Next, add the finishing layer with Luxaflex Curtains, giving homeowners the opportunity to expand their design options and create a look that brings a room together while making a decorative statement.

“As technology advances, we are fortunate enough to have the luxury to incorporate home automisation into our lifestyle, controlling privacy, security, light and energy efficiency with a touch of a button,” says Meharg.

Luxaflex® PowerView® Motorisation is a great aid for this time of year, offering the ability to program your blinds to operate on their own throughout the day. Create scenes with pre-programmed blind positions, such as raising to let the light in at dawn, helping you to wake up, or closing whilst

you’re at work, keeping the heat out throughout hot summer days. Customise your scenes to suit your lifestyle and daily schedule, and enjoy seamless, whole-home integration including voice control and smart phone control.

“Partnering such products as Luxaflex® Duette® Architella® Shades with PowerView

Motorisation can see homeowners take a strategic approach to costsaving, controlling their blinds to function depending on the time of day and the strength of the sun to encourage energy efficiency, keeping costs down and your house cool,” Meharg said.

For further information, visit www.luxaflex.com.au

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Modern Passive House...

PROFILE Located on a pocket-sized laneway block in a coastal Perth suburb, Abbetthaus was designed for a young couple with flexibility in mind. This compact yet spacious home blurs the lines between interior and exterior spaces, in a design that prioritises comfort and sustainability.

Abbetthaus is just the second certified Passive House in Western Australia, and the first to demonstrate that a home built to this global standard can be delivered on a modest budget.

Designed by architect Ben Caine of Leanhaus, the 2-bed plus study, 2 bathroom house incorporates Passive House essentials, such as extra insulation, airtight construction and high performance windows.

These make it comfortable and

healthy all year round, without the need for any additional cooling or heating.

Caine opted for atypical construction methods to create a building skin that performs like a thermos, with the added bonus

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... demonstrates an affordable and sustainable housing alternative for Perth.

of continuously circulating fresh filtered air from outside. This building envelope retains heat in winter and coolness in summer, resulting in energy savings of around 90%, compared to regular 6-star homes.

This high-performance outcome was requested by Caine’s client, who demanded global best-practice in relation to building comfort and performance, with additional stipulations that the house should be simple, affordable and robust.

That wishlist presented Caine with several key challenges, which were further compounded by the small size of the block – it’s just 15m x 14m – and a two-storey high wall overshadowing the northern boundary, making it difficult to achieve good passive solar design.

Caine overcame the latter constraint by installing an open carport in that shaded part of the site. It doubles as a covered outdoor living area and visually extends the depth of the courtyard.

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The main open plan living area – with floor to ceiling sliding doors – opens to this protected space, which boasts a small but decadent plunge pool. The courtyard is fully enclosed and secure, so that once over the threshold, the home feels both open and private.

Minimalist desert-inspired landscaping - including cactus and succulents - complements the simple Modernist form of the home. A feature venetian plaster wall on the front boundary adds a sense of solidity and provides additional fortification from the public laneway.

According to the owner. Jason Edmiston the house performs

better than his initial expecations.

“Temperatures are consistently perfect,” Jason says. “Fresh, filtered air fills the house. Electricity bills are now trivial. My house is proof that the science behind Passive House is spot on. I don’t know why anyone would be happy to live in anything less.”

Using lightweight materials for the two-storey house makes this an unusual home by Perth standards, where double-brick construction dominates new builds. “Timber framing was the obvious solution,” says architect Ben Caine. “It provides the best balance of sustainability, speed, and thermal performance.

“Working with the Passive House certifier, builder and client, we developed a timber construction methodology that can achieve the Passive House standard of performance and airtightness for little more than the cost of a typical home,” he says.

“Designing a more compact building form without sacrificing the sense of generosity inside also enabled us to achieve cost savings, which freed up parts of the budget for the high performance glazing and ventilation system.”

The house has been certified to Passive House standard, and

Caine believes it demonstrates a new way forward for Perth’s residential market.

"One of the greatest advantages is the reduced energy bills, but my clients also appreciate the other benefits, such as consistent thermal comfort all year round, the sound proofing, and fresh air quality," he says. “The fact we can deliver all of that for little more than the cost of a regular 6-star home makes this type of housing product very appealing to all sectors of the residential market, from first home buyers to young families to empty nesters.”

Writer: Rachael Bernstone Photos: Jody D'Arcy

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PROFILE Tony Goodsell EMCO Building is pleased to announce the appointment of Tony Goodsell as Design Manager. Tony brings over 30 years of experience to the role having worked for a number of renowned Construction and Architectural firms.

The decision to appoint a Design Manager was driven by EMCO’s aim to constantly improve the service we offer and whilst we have a strong track record in D&C / ECI projects we recognise that there is always room to do things better. Reviewing the lessons learnt from our most recent D&C / ECI projects we highlighted areas for improvement, most specifically,

Student Accommodation in Kalgoorlie, along with residential apartment buildings ranging in value from $10m to $100m, such as the Leighton Beach (by Mirvac) around the management and co- contracts team, Tony will be Apartments and Townhouse ordination of the design process. central to providing the initial Project located in North Fremantle.

We spent some considerable and ongoing analysis and coImportantly, Tony has time looking for the right ordination of potential projects. genuine experience in the field candidate and feel absolutely However, Tony’s input will go far of modular construction from confident that Tony’s beyond our D&C / ECI projects project inception to project appointment provides the and we look forward to his completion – involving the internal expertise necessary to positive influence on all our design, overseas fabrication, ensure that our service to our projects during the tender, quality control, transportation, clients and Consultants is of the design, and construction installation, and final delivery highest quality. delivery stages. of bespoke modular Tony has a demonstrated Throughout his career, Tony has construction projects. history of adding value to proven to be a capable achiever, Overall, it’s fair to say that projects through his unique working on high profile projects Tony is Perth’s most insights and, as an integral part such as the Old Treasury Building experienced Modular of the EMCO Building PreOffice Tower and Curtin University Construction professional.

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EMCO Building is a progressive building company providing high level of service and quality to all sectors of the building industry.

Since incorporation in 1986 EMCO Building has grown to be a major contractor in the WA Commercial Sector offering the full spectrum of building services from refurbishment through to large scale new build structures and their associated infra structure packages. We can easily handle projects with a value up to $75 million.

As we have grown we have remained focused on our core objective – to provide a high level of quality contracting service at all times. With this in mind we are focused on those areas where we know we can provide added value through our construction expertise.

Tel: 08 9287 0100 www.emco.com.au

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THE BUILDERS CHOICE Belmont Hub

BELMONT HUB

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stablished by City of Belmont to deliver integrated cultural and community services, Belmont Hub is a modern multi-purpose community building featuring a library over two levels, a digital hub, seniors’ hub and a stateof-the-art museum.

Spread across three levels, the $38 million construction incorporates spaces for numerous community amenities and services including a district library, digital hub, museum, senior citizens centre, offices for not-for-profit organisations, café/restaurant, crèche, and communal outdoor spaces.

City of Belmont Chief Executive Officer John Christie said Belmont Hub, located at 213 Wright Street, Cloverdale, is the largest construction project the City of Belmont has undertaken in its history and it demonstrates Council’s commitment to its community.

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Phone: 9321 4402 www.bollig.com.au

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Highly technical build Constructed by PACT, highly complex building techniques and materials were employed throughout the project.

Indeed, the technicality of the build, the complex construction techniques plus the type of materials used makes this project very unique to Western Australia.

The facade combines several different materials including Curtain walling, Kingspan cladding, shingles and aluminium panels – all slanted at different angles around the building.

Designed by award winning architects, Bollig Design Group, Belmont Hub has many unique features. The central glass lift is supported by an impressive 20-tonne steel frame and sits within an exposed space allowing visitors to see all the beams and mechanics of the equipment.

The design of the building has at its core the concept of visual transparency inviting the external person to view inside with limited barriers, and internally to view outwards absorbing the landscape of the Faulkner Park Civic Precinct.

The building’s shape and materiality has been designed in a soft curve arching its way from Wright Street and Progress Way via the new landscaped plaza to the western edge of the lot.

Raw, industrial look Ductwork and electrical services also have a high level of exposure, giving the building a raw, industrial look. The ceilings feature raw concrete structure, timber slats and Autex acoustic panels in multiple colours, with cuts providing insulation and acoustic absorption while adding texture to the elements.

The floor finishes are varied throughout – exposed aggregate polished concrete features prominently in the main areas of the building, the wet areas utilise vinyl flooring and carpet tiles are used in office spaces. By having the elements exposed, it left very little room for error.

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Some of the most unique features include the floating staircase and central skylight. The veneer-clad stairs have no supporting columns or beams underneath, and a striking skylight sits over the central void that runs down all of the central spine of the building.

The entire building sits on a thick in-situ concrete raft slab and every major piece of structural steel used was either curved or cambered. Specialised contractors were required to manufacture the bespoke structural steel for the project, and specialised designers and manufacturers were also required for the curved curtain wall of the façade.

Water removed PACT also dewatered, transferred and monitored four million litres of water per day during the basement excavation and construction works.

Ponds for discharge of the collected water were formed on site using excavated material, and the mature trees within the protection zone

were closely monitored to ensure they were not damaged. PACT engaged a commissioning manager to oversee the services and achieve the centre’s Green Star requirements. Of particular focus was the complicated Building Management System which includes intelligent monitoring of energy and water consumption for the building. The project is targeting a 5 Star Green Star certification under the Green Star Design and As Built tool.

Point cloud surveying was also used to ensure the high degree of precision required was achieved. The use of the point cloud survey allowed shop detailing of the elements to be completed with accurate as-constructed information of the real building structure. Adjustments were made where necessary to ensure manufactured steel and facade elements would be successfully installed on site.

Working with a large number of high-quality architectural finishes and bespoke elements on Belmont Hub required PACT to implement some novel installation procedures on site.

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THE BUILDERS CHOICE Belmont Hub

‘‘The entire building sits on a thick in-situ concrete raft slab and every major piece of structural steel used was either curved or cambered’’ Aluminium shingles a first PACT’s General Manager, Jason Thomson, said the aluminium Kingspan shingles are a first for the WA construction industry.

“These are imported from Europe and installed by a specialist.

Depending on the angle, the different colours of the shingles give a three-dimensional illusion effect,” Mr Thomson said.

Each 500mm x 500mm shingle had to be set out and fixed individually, making the installation of the 1,000 shingles a very

time-consuming process. On average, only 15 tiles could be fixed in any one day.

To create the large open spans, complex construction methods were required on each floor of the four-level building. A mix of in-situ beams, post-tension beams, pre-tension slabs and a polished concrete topping were utilised, meaning the normal 10day process with most traditional suspended slabs, instead took 28-days on average.

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Commercial Roofing and Cladding Contractors

Crown Roofing WA were proud to be involved with Pact Construction on the state-of-the-art Belmont Hub.

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THE BUILDERS CHOICE Belmont Hub

‘‘City of Belmont Chief Executive Officer John Christie said Belmont Hub, located at 213 Wright Street, Cloverdale, is the largest construction project the City of Belmont has undertaken in its history and it demonstrates Council’s commitment to its community’’ 3D drafting modelling employed Com-Al Windows’ involvement in the project was significant in delivering a successful outcome, providing all external glazing elements including the skylight, vertical feature sunshades and canopy sunshades.

Internally Com-Al Windows’ scope included, automatic door entries, internal office partition frames and glazing, frameless spider fitting glazing to the internal library area and lift shaft glazing.

Com-Al Windows’ design team’s experience provided them with the understanding to recognise the complexity of the design and the fact that it couldn’t be clearly captured using two-dimensional drafting concepts. With the help of Atelier JV Façade engineers, they undertook 3D drafting modelling to identify the design difficulties ahead of Façade installation. This played a key role in the delivery of the Façade build on time and on budget using Reynaers’ CW60sc stick system.

Established in Perth, Western Australia in 1970, initially as a supplier of aluminium windows for temporary housing in Australian mining towns, Com-Al Windows Pty Ltd now employs over 70 people and has developed a solid and impressive track record in the window contracting industry, successfully completing projects both within Australia and throughout the Middle-East and Asia.

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In operation since 2004 PACT is a WA owned and operated commercial construction company that has been in operation since 2004. A financially strong and sound business, PACT works across a diverse range of sectors in the industry, safely delivering projects on time and on budget.

What makes PACT different is their unique ability to leverage the responsiveness, accountability and agility usually only found in much smaller companies, together with the backing of large-scale efficiencies, strength and financial security of the ABN Group, bringing certainty of outcome to the projects they deliver.

Over the past 16 years, PACT has delivered $1.3B in commercial construction projects across multiple market segments including apartments and mixed use, aged care, education, retail, hospitality, offices, industrial and community.

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THE BUILDERS CHOICE Belmont Hub

The company specialises in the design, manufacture and installation of commercial aluminium window, door and curtain walling systems. Com-Al Windows is unique within the industry in that they offer an in-house design and drafting team to meet complex bespoke Façade construction.

Established in Perth, WA in 1959, Bollig Design Group (BDG) has a proud legacy of delivering landmark projects for their clients.

They provide comprehensive project services, combining design excellence with innovative thinking and delivery expertise for exceptional outcomes. Their interdisciplinary team of skilled architects, masterplanners, urban designers and interior designers is led by Managing Director, Edwin Bollig.

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THE BUILDERS CHOICE Training & Development

WorldSkills Australia upskilling young Australians across the nation

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e have been busy upskilling over 400 of Australia’s most talented apprentices as we look forward to the 2021 WorldSkills National Championships, proudly funded by the Western Australian Government.

To ensure we keep our competitors engaged, upskilled and motivated we have created a 10 Month National Skills Training Programme which is currently being delivered virtually in over 50 skills and trades led by some of Australia’s most talented trainers and mentors. Now 4 months into the programme, we are really starting to see our competitors rise to the challenge through innovation while vastly increasing their communication and interpersonal skills. ‘’Training towards essential skills not just for competition but also for the workplace is extremely important and skilled workers have never been more crucial to Australia’s economic recovery,’’ said Trevor Schwenke, CEO, WorldSkills Australia.

Our industry partners are heavily involved with the training programme by providing online training, products, tools and access to state-of-the-art software and technology. ‘’This is a fantastic opportunity for our future business owners to have direct access to industry experts,’’ said Trevor Schwenke, CEO, WorldSkills Australia.

Our partners at Learning Vault are providing engagement tools and recognition through a digital certification or a 'digital badge' that will be awarded to all competitors and judges once the training programme has been completed. We will extract the core skills from the programme and turn them into a micro credential endorsed by industry. These can be utilised on CVs and LinkedIn showcasing our competitor’s resilience and improving their employability.

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While we train competitors in a variety of skills and trades ranging from Cyber Security, Carpentry to Commercial Cookery. WorldSkills Australia are aware that many of our competitors might be having a difficult time due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their work, training and/or family life. Therefore, this week we are running webinars on the importance of mindset and resilience during these challenging times. Competitors and volunteers will learn key tools and strategies, through presentations from several experts in this field, that can be applied not only to the competition and the workplace but also their everyday lives.

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BULL CREEK FACILITY

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$31m

RAFFA BULL CREEK expansion Photos: Stephen Heath

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dhering to its ethos of ‘Going above and beyond to deliver a full range of supported living services to all Western Australians’, the RAAFA organisation has recently completed an expansion of its Bull Creek facility.

Opened in 1973, Air Force Memorial Estate in Bull Creek is the flagship estate in the RAAFA group. Located some 12km south of THE TEAM

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Perth and around 10km east of Fremantle, the estate provides residents with close proximity and easy access to the Bull Creek train station, major shopping centres and hospitals.

The $31 million expansion commenced with the demolition of the old clubhouse in order to make way for the new Cirrus apartments and clubhouse. The new complex consists of 57 apartments on levels one to six and a basement carpark.

The 57 apartments comprise five 2 bed x 1 bathroom units, forty 2 bed x 2 bathroom units, and twelve 3 bed x 2 bathroom units.

The new clubhouse, located on the ground floor, consists of the bowling club, lounge area, cafe, restaurant, sports bar and function rooms. The complex also houses a gymnasium, hairdressing salon, library, medical rooms, and indoor swimming pool and tennis court and a communal lounge area.

BGC track record with RAAFA The main contractor was BGC Construction. BGC have been building with the RAAFA organisation for some 20 years with the last project being in 2016. Given the track record existing between the two parties and past performance, the needs and requirements of the client have been met and exceeded by BGC. The Cirrus structure is made up of in-situ concrete slabs, columns, walls, precast panels, AFS walls, metal stud frames, structural steel columns and with a structural steel roof frame.

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‘‘The $31 million expansion commenced with the demolition of the old clubhouse in order to make way for the new Cirrus apartments and clubhouse’’

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The external facade is finished in a variety of different materials with Donnybrook stone cladding, Austral Metallix bronzed facebricks, Aurubis Nordic Turquoise copper cladding, Equitone Natural Pro cladding, Dulux acratex and glazed curtain walling.

The interior structure includes steel stud frames with plasterboard lining. Feature Eurowall vinyl wallpaper has been installed at the residents’ lift lobby on ground floor and continues through to level 6. Timber panelling is featured at resident apartment entries and readying nooks within the corridors.

Quality finishes Apartment flooring is finished in Havwoods Engineered Timber Flooring in the common area, tiling in the wet areas and Broadloom carpets in the bedrooms. Joinery is completed with laminate and stone tops.

The ground floor boasts a number of different finishes including Equitone cladding, Eurowall vinyl wall paper, Sculptform aluminium wall and ceiling battens in either black or champagne colour, Supawood custom timber feature ceiling in the restaurant and sports bar area, and Artredomus tiling throughout on the floors and bar servery walls. Carpets feature in the bowling club and function rooms.

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‘‘The BGC brand brings with it a diverse and truly vertically integrated construction company’’

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‘‘The external facade is finished in a variety of different materials with Donnybrook stone cladding, Austral Metallix bronzed facebricks, Aurubis Nordic Turquoise copper cladding, Equitone Natural Pro cladding, Dulux acratex and glazed curtain walling’’

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THE BUILDERS CHOICE Bull Creek Facility

‘‘Kupres Pty Ltd is proud to have been part of the RAAFA project in Bullsbrook.

It's a great complex, both inside and out. We had a great working relationship with BGC and the other contractors. And we look forward to future endeavours’’

The building incorporates key sustainability features such as ventilation and high level natural lighting, while provision has been made in the basement car park for electric car charging and future battery storage technology.

Iconic projects Established in 1974 as the commercial construction division of BGC (Australia) Pty Ltd, BGC Construction has developed into a

formidable contractor in the West Australian market.

The company has been at the helm of delivering many of the most iconic award-winning projects in the state, from Perth Arena and NIB Stadium to The National Anzac Centre in Albany.

BGC Construction prides itself on being able to achieve its client’s objectives on every project, delivering on-time and within their clients’ expectations without compromise.

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The company achieves this through a culture that has been installed within the business from the board and senior management across all of its teams and projects.

Underpinned by the strength of BGC, clients can rest assured that the company has the financial strength to support its business goals, and that projects will be delivered safely, on-time, within budget and to industry leading quality standards.

The BGC brand brings with it a diverse and truly vertically integrated construction company. BGC Construction works in close collaboration with other BGC businesses to ensure continuity in material supply, cost efficiencies and programme controls are internally managed. BGC directly manufactures and supplies bricks, aggregates, cement, concrete, plasterboard, fibre cement and building supplies to the majority of our projects.

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QUEST – APARTMENT HOTEL

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CORPORATE CHIC Sophisticated Design for Flagship Apartment Hotel in Perth

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OVID-19 has understandably had a significant impact this year on the building industry. Some businesses have, sadly, been forced to close down, while others have suffered major setbacks affecting production levels and delivery deadlines.

M/Construction has not been immune from the crisis. However, as an award-winning and pacesetting design, construction and management company – and a well-established industry leader in Western Australia – the company has been better placed and prepared than most to meet and overcome these unprecedented new challenges.

Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the successful completion of the Quest Perth Ascot project.

Quest Apartments had outlined a strict brief of supply items to be used in the property’s construction, but several suppliers affected by the impact of COVID-19 were unable to follow through with their previously agreed plans.

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“M/Construction has been better placed and prepared than most companies to meet and overcome unprecedented new challenges caused by COVID-19” According to M/Construction, this meant that new products and materials had to be sourced and effectively managed and coordinated to ensure they were delivered in a timely manner for the build to continue within the time frame. “It helped that we have established supplier relationships and systems to coordinate onsite activities to the availability of materials and still achieve everything in record time.”

In the end, they were able to complete one floor every two weeks, an extremely fast rate. This was achieved by installing precast concrete walls and a hollow core flooring structure, as well as integrating construction methodologies and customised design features that had been perfected during M/Construction’s earlier Quest Joondalup program.

Concrete floors and toppings were poured and cured over the weekend to create self- supporting formwork that required no props. “As a result, the workspace below was obstruction-free and follow-on trades could progress with the installation of framing and services unencumbered. We effectively saved four months off our construction timeline.”

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Superb Location for Growth Potential Quest Perth Ascot was M/Construction’s second Quest apartmenthotel building after Quest Joondalup, which was completed in November 2019.

Quest was just announced as “Oceania's Leading Serviced Apartment Brand 2020” in the World Travel Awards, and is Australia’s largest apartment hotel operator by number of properties, and the second largest by number of rooms, with over 150 properties in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji. They are located in central business districts, suburban and regional areas with close proximity to head offices, business centres and key tourist destinations – so the Ascot location is an excellent fit with Quest’s ongoing growth model in Western Australia.

Located at 266 Great Eastern Highway, near Perth Airport and en route to the Perth CBD, Quest Perth Ascot is ideal for corporate guests visiting Perth. As it is also positioned just 2.3 kilometres from Ascot Racecourse and six kilometres from Optus Stadium, it is expected to be just as popular among sports fans.

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The development is located on a corner and is accessed off Epsom Avenue, a prominent intersection along Great Eastern Highway with a large visual presence for those driving past. The 56-room (112-key) apartment hotel is set on a 2,211 square metre site and includes studios and one and two-bedroom apartments. The latter comprise a spacious one-bedroom apartment interconnected with a studio apartment.

Considered an increasingly attractive alternative to regular hotel rooms, the studios feature a comfortable king bed and kitchenette.

The one-and two-bedroom apartments are equipped with full kitchen and laundry facilities, providing a convenient and comfortable home-away- from-home experience that is ideal for families, colleagues and larger groups.

The building extends over nine levels, including a large entry lobby, business lounge, meeting room, pool, barbecue area and gym – plus two lifts accessing all levels.

The landscaping design throughout the building was inspired by the original site ground cover, which consisted of banksia trees and other native Australian plants together with natural deep-orange coloured laterites.

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Guests can enjoy views of the city and Ascot Racecourse from the west-facing balconies, as well as Western Australia’s iconic sunsets.

Another stunning feature is a horse sculpture created by local artist Peter McMeikan, paying homage to the racecourse and aptly named “The Racer”, which stands four metres tall at the intersection of Epsom Ave and Great Eastern Highway – an eye-catching statement piece for passers-by that is lit at night with blue backlighting.

In addition, the project team were able to retain the original sign at the front of the building, reading “Horse Area, Please Drive Slowly”.

Removed for safe-keeping before being re-installed, the sign is made from wood in a traditional style associated with horses.

Strict Health and Safety Protocols... and a Strong Commitment to Sustainability With the build program being at its peak during the height of the COVID-19 impact in Perth, one of the main challenges was adhering to stringent government guidelines.

“We adapted immediately, and procedures and new plans were put into place to manage the safety and health of all site workers.

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This included specific training, staggering workforces, increased cleaning, added lunchrooms, scheduled breaks, and the installation of sinks and hand-sanitising stations.”

Regular safety and toolbox meetings were held to ensure all parties were informed throughout the build process. This also helped facilitate M/Construction’s ongoing liaison with the client for last-minute design changes and upgrade requests. “We worked closely with Quest, following the strict briefs and guidelines they had in place to achieve a positive outcome for both us and them.” Another important factor was minimum waste, which was achieved by choosing specific products that were all accounted for during the build.

“We engaged specific waste management companies to ensure we were able to undertake more recycling than traditional building sites, including cardboard, metal scraps and polystyrene-specific

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separated waste. We also used high-quality products and finishes to enhance the building’s longevity.”

In addition, low VOC paints were used throughout the entire build in common areas and inside apartments; intelligent energy-saving devices were installed in each apartment to manage the level of consumption throughout the building; common areas include sensor lighting and temperature sensor air conditioning to avoid any unnecessary use; and solar power was incorporated for pool heating.

Local suppliers were used as much as possible to reduce the environmental footprint caused by manufacturing and transport processes from eastern states or internationally, which also helped with the availability of materials during lockdown periods caused by COVID-19.

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MANNING BUILDINGS

THE BUILDERS CHOICE Manning Buildings

Fremantle redevelopment BLENDS modern facilities with local charm

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ounded by High Street, William Street, Market Street and South Street in Fremantle, the group of buildings collectively known as Manning Buildings have recently undergone a complete renovation and restoration.

While the shopfronts that make up the ground floor facade will be familiar to Fremantle and many Perth residents, few would be aware of the interior and upper floors of the building, much of which has been vacant and unused for 80 years.

Originally built from 1902 to 1906 by the Manning family, the historically significant buildings are believed to have been designed by the prominent architectural firm of Cavanagh and Cavanagh. The buildings are a fine example of Federation Free Classical style, with THE TEAM

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elaborate stucco decoration above the ground floor level making a significant contribution to the streetscape.

The heritage buildings were redeveloped by Buckingham Redevelopment Company (BRDC) as the head contractor, into a stateof-the-art, A Grade 2 Level office and retail redevelopment. Design was by Meyer Shircore Architects.

A rewarding but challenging project Renovation and redevelopment of the Manning Buildings was a challenging but rewarding project of restoration and refiguration of a collection of heritage buildings ranging in age of up to 120 year old. BRDC’s contract was to carry out the redevelopment works, to maintain the occupancy of the buildings, and to protect and enhance the buildings’ important heritage elements.

The project was completed for Silverleaf Investments Pty Ltd, with Gerard O’Brien and Robert O’Brien providing the drive and vision for this important development and major investment.

Works included the conversion of the Old Theatre and the entire first floor into commercial office spaces.

The facade of the building was restored back to its heritage render with jarrah windows featuring along the length of the building. Cedar West supplied and installed over 130 custom timber windows as part of the restoration. The new timber windows were constructed from solid jarrah and feature beautiful curves, arches and decorative scrolls to complement the style of the building.

Decorative features such as the Juliet balconies and the William Street shops balconies were returned to their former glory.

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‘‘Deadline dates for project completion were very tight and budget was a critical factor in determining the project’s progress and management’’

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Awnings removed The buildings facing the High Street Mall and Market Street had old (non-heritage) awnings which were removed and replaced with wide bullnose verandahs with decorative columns that reflect the bygone era. These verandas also function to widen the pedestrian access along the length of the building, thereby increasing flow, functionality and aesthetic appeal.

The rear of the building involved new construction which commenced with a new Western Power underground substation and basement. Extensive landscaping was undertaken to connect the Manning Buildings with Paddy Troy Lane which is situated behind the buildings, thereby activating this area of Fremantle CBD for public access.

Retail shops at street levels were individually restored to suit the requirements of retailers, creating unique spaces for their businesses that blend the uniquely historic Fremantle charm with modern facilities to optimise their businesses.

Some of the highlights of the project include: state-of-the-art building technology and architectural design; abundant natural light to all office areas; tenant-only rooftop private courtyards; landscaped garden area; dual lift access; onsite, allocated secure parking; and endof-trip facilities (secure bike storage, shower and locker facilities).

Monumental project for BRDC The Manning Buildings was a monumental project for Buckingham Re-Development Company as the problems involved in a historic restoration, combined with the Meyer Shircore + Associates designed alterations and additions, created an outstanding challenge for all parties involved in the project.

Deadline dates for project completion were very tight and budget was a critical factor in determining the project’s progress and management. The Manning Buildings have a significant profile in the Fremantle community and with the various heritage sections being in poor condition, the level of complexity was further amplified.

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The outcome of the works is something of which BRDC are extremely proud. The quality of the completed project is of a high order and the success of the relationships between all stakeholders is reflected in the final product.

Major aspects of the project include: ■ William Street shops restored with ornate historic replica balconies and verandas ■ Earthworks and In-ground services, new Western Power underground sub-station and basement works ■ External high-level façade works above canopy level meticulously restored by carefully stripping back paint to existing lime render beneath ■ Solid jarrah timber windows restored to the former style of the 1902 buildings ■ Bullnose verandas and posts reinstated and balustrade panels matched with existing designs ■ Ground floor shopfronts along High and Market Streets replaced or restored with jarrah window bays to complement the original design ■ Shop interiors upgraded and restored with jarrah flooring, metal ceilings restored where applicable, and various wall linings installed, including restoration of brickwork for added character ■ New A-Grade commercial office space and lobby areas added to the rear of the buildings to link and activate Paddy Troy Lane ■ Landscape works to the rear of the building include largescale murals or chickens and various sculptures throughout to create a unique space for general use ■ New double glass lift installed

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■ Exposed original stone and brickworks to the individual offices and shops which add immense character to these spaces ■ A new look arcade with ceiling and lighting features throughout adjoins the public landscaped area to connect Paddy Troy Lane with the High Street Mall

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THE BUILDERS CHOICE Manning Buildings

‘‘Originally built from 1902 to 1906 by the Manning family, the historically significant buildings are believed to have been designed by the prominent architectural firm of Cavanagh and Cavanagh’’ Over 45 years experience Established in 1973, Buckingham Redevelopment Company is a Western Australian based commercial construction company with 45 years and over 400 projects completed as a head contractor, construction manager and builder.

The company’s specialties include building and construction services and construction management, building and asset maintenance, demolition, interior and exterior renovations and additions, fit-out works, alterations and additions, new build construction, tilt-up concrete construction, heritage, and remedial works.

Buckingham Re-development Company is committed to building long-term relationships with their clients, providing a reliable service and quality solutions and aligning their project objectives with their outcomes. Buckingham Redevelopment Company’s personalised approach sets it apart as their family architectural design; abundant

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MT HAWTHORN RESIDENCE

THE BUILDERS CHOICE Mt Hawthorn residence

Sustainable HOUSE OWNERS couldn’t be happier

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have a strong desire to live sustainably in many ways and it had been our dream for years to build and live in an energy-efficient home,” the owners of a recently completed Mt Hawthorn residence said.

“We had already found a block which was north-facing and close to a train station. We had lived in our previous 1950s home for a THE TEAM

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few years before we teamed up with architect Sid Thoo to design a new home to build on the block.

“Apart from building a house that would require little energy to run, we wanted a modern and comfortable, though not overly large, family home that could be built within the normal budget for house construction,” the owners said.

“During the first year of living in our solar passive house we have established that we could live without any air conditioning or space heating and our energy use can be very low. Our home has been lovely to live in and we couldn’t be happier.”

Passionate about sustainable and energy efficient design The owners were passionate about designing their new home to be as sustainable and energy efficient as possible, but within the constraints of a modest budget. They were very knowledgeable about sustainable building design, and were looking for an architect who shared that passion. Having read some of Sid Thoo’s published articles on building sustainability, he was a natural choice for their project.

“Sustainable building design was the key influence,” Mr Thoo said.

“Both the clients and I don’t think of this as an optional extra – it should be a mandatory requirement for all new homes in Australia.”

“And it’s not just about meeting the minimum requirements under the National Construction Code. For example, the NCC

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doesn’t address considerations such as the inclusion of renewable energy, ensuring the building orientation makes optimum use of the sun or the use of low-toxicity building materials and finishes.”

Collaborative relationship Element Builders worked closely with Architect Sid Thoo - with whom they had previously worked on several energy efficient

and sustainable projects – to build a house to meet the clients’ expectations.

“We have a collaborative relationship with Sid Thoo and as such we worked together in providing recommendations such as building materials,” Michael Cicanese of Element Builders said.

“For example, we gave advice and recommendations on cladding materials and techniques that would provide the sound proofing

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that the client was looking for.” Mr Thoo said that while the design is quite contemporary in appearance, the scale and proportions are complementary to the existing streetscape, which is predominantly single storey.

“It demonstrates that a home doesn’t have to look the same as everything in the street in order to ‘fit in’,” he said.

The block measures 491m2 with the dwelling size being 166m2 with outdoor deck of 22m2 and a carport of 33m2.

The single storey home comprises a master bedroom with ensuite, a shared bedroom for two children, a multi-purpose room which can be converted into a further bedroom in the future, a study/guest bedroom, laundry, bathroom, and a north-facing open plan living/dining/kitchen with large bi-fold opening onto the outdoor deck.

Bricks recovered from the original house on the block were reused for a retaining wall and feature brick wall.

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focus on sustainability and energy efficiency. They pride themselves on offering their clients personalised service.

“This project was important to us as the design aligns with our own interests in sustainability and homes of the future,” Mr Cicanese said.

“We like the small footprint and functionality of this home.”

Element Builders are collaborating on the development of an exciting new high-end modular system. Key focus is on energy efficiency and onsite construction efficiency, thereby reducing waste and time onsite. They are also commencing an exciting new build in Coolbinia using rammed earth.

Architect Sid Thoo specialises in the design of eco-effective homes that don’t cost the earth (literally or figuratively), and he provides architectural, consulting and educational services on how to design more sustainable buildings.

He currently has a two-storey grouped dwelling under construction in Beaconsfield that has also been designed using eco-effective principles, and a two-storey house with a oof terrace in North Perth that has recently been approved for development.

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■ NatHERS 8.2 Star rating ■ Solar passive heating and cooling achieved through careful design of orientation, window area, eaves/shading, breezes and internal thermal mass ■ Colorbond ‘Whitehaven’ low absorptance roof ■ Low embodied energy timber-framed construction and Weathertex Ecogroove exterior cladding ■ R2.5 insulation in walls and R4.0 insulation in ceiling ■ Low absorptance paint colours on north, east and western walls ■ North-facing living areas with eaves designed to exclude summer but permit winter sun ■ Polished concrete floors throughout providing thermal mass and saving on additional floor materials ■ Draft-proofing, sealing and self-closing exhaust fans to minimise air exchange ■ 5.6kW Solar PV grid interconnected system ■ Energy efficient DC ceiling fans throughout ■ Energy efficient LED lighting throughout with master switch ■ Energy efficient washing machine, refrigerator and dishwasher (no dryer) ■ Double-glazed windows ■ Clerestory windows to maximise natural lighting in central areas of the house ■ All electric – gas connection was physically removed ■ Induction cooktop ■ High efficiency heat pump Hot Water System with timer to maximise solar power utilisation ■ Waterwise shower head, taps and toilets ■ Waterwise local and WA native plants suitable for local soils ■ Drip irrigated garden beds with waterwise, chunky pine bark mulch ■ Minimal grassed areas for children’s play with fully programmable irrigation ■ Wicking kitchen garden beds with ‘Waterups’ technology ■ No paved areas in order to maximise ground penetration of rain ■ Worm farm and composting of food waste

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ARBOR GROVE PRIMARY SCHOOL

THE BUILDERS CHOICE Arbor Grove Primary School

Ellenbrook’s FIRST Child and Parent Centre

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wan Hills MLA Jessica Shaw joined Minister for Child Protection Simone McGurk at the opening of the new Arbor Grove Child and Parent Centre in Brookmount Drive, Ellenbrook, Western Australia.

The $1.75 million facility for parents and children, aged from birth to eight years, has two large play activity rooms, two THE TEAM

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consultant offices, a clinic, outdoor play areas, a manager’s office, kitchen, toilets and stores.

Local people had input into the types of programs and services offered at the centre, from antenatal education to child health checks, parenting programs to speech pathology.

Ms Shaw said the opening of Ellenbrook’s first Child and Parent Centre was a momentous event for families and would give their children access to the best possible start in education.

Managed by Anglicare Angilcare WA is contracted by the department of Education to operate the child & parent centre hosted by Arbor Grove Primary.

“The opening of Arbor Grove Child and Parent Centre is a great day for Ellenbrook,” Ms Shaw said.

“Before the 2017 election, I could not believe Ellenbrook was the only part of metropolitan Perth without a Child and Parent Centre.

This facility will help expectant mothers and new families access the services and support networks they need and deserve.”

Rivett Construction was awarded the construction contract for the new Parent and Child Building for the Department of Education. Architects were Hodge Collard Preston Architects.

The 348sqm project was completed in 27 weeks, one week ahead of the construction program. It consists of teaching spaces, offices

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Arbor Grove Primary School Head Boy Tyler Gibson with Swan Hills MLA Jessica Shaw, Minister for Child Protection Simone McGurk and Head Girl Amelia Maclean at the opening of Arbor Grove Child and Parent Centre in Ellenbrook.

(Back) Swan Hills MLA Jessica Shaw, Arbor Grove Head Girl Amelia Maclean and Head Boy Tyler Gibson with (front) Arbor Grove Primary School Principal Glen Purdy, Minister for Child Protection Simone McGurk and Anglicare WA CEO Mark Glasson.

and staff facilities; external nature play areas and landscaping; high standard details and materials; and a new car park and civil works.

continued amenity for the client. Limited site access and a tight construction program were problems that were also successfully dealt with.

Rivett Construction was formed in 2012 and was structured to provide quality to their customers. Since then, the company has completed $40m of successful projects and developed strong relationships.

Meeting the challenges The project provided a number of challenges, first of which was building within an operational school environment which involved after-hours shutdowns and changeovers to ensure

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THE BUILDERS CHOICE Arbor Grove Primary School

“We are qualified and experienced construction professionals that recognises the unique challenges that face the Western Australian Construction Industry,” Director Steve Rivett said.

“Our local knowledge in regional Western Australia provides an invaluable resource for successful contracting.

the operational performance of all construction projects in Western Australia including all time, cost and quality aspects.

He is the senior client contact, maintaining open communications regarding progress and issues affecting each project under taken by the company.

Right mix of complementary skills “Every project is unique, so we begin by gaining a thorough understanding of the client’s goals, business and project outcomes.

Based on these, we establish a team with the right mix of complementary skills to achieve these outcomes.

Mr Rivetts said he believes that the way his company communicates should reflect the importance of its relationships.

“Our preference will always be towards face-to-face communication over phone or written contact. Our standard and signature style of presentation and communication is uniform across all projects, whether small and simple or complex and large.” As Director, Steve Rivett is responsible for

Long commercial background Construction Manager Robert Connolly, is responsible for managing building contracts on-site, liaising with the Contracts Manager, client, sub-contractors and other trades, co-ordinating all aspects of the works so that the building project is completed in line with the requirements, within budget and on time.

Robert has a commercial background of over 30 years’ experience with an in-depth understanding of all aspects of each project, advising and implementing cost savings at all times, and representing the company in a professional and proactive manner in all dealings with those associated with, and affected by, the building project.

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SOUTH COAST HOME

THE BUILDERS CHOICE South Coast Home

Glass inspiration in south west residence

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n a recent Tallwood Custom Built Homes project in Moses Rock that strongly features floor to ceiling glass, inspiration came from a USA residence entitled ‘Glass Pavilion’ designed

by Steve Hermann.

The five-bedroom, three bathroom podium-style home is also unusual in that, while it is a single level, the entire ground floor slope is raised one metre above the ground.

“The home has strong, bold architectural lines and is located on a remote coastal environment and, with the home being raised up, it achieves spectacular ocean views,” Tallwood’s Managing Director Alex Campbell said.

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“The home has strong, bold architectural lines and is located on a remote coastal environment and, with the home being raised up, it achieves spectacular ocean views”

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“As a builder, one of the joys of design and construct projects is the opportunity to work with a client to achieve a seamless build’’ Mr Campbell said the build was a true design and construct project with Tallwood Custom Built Homes and the clients.

“The clients had the vision of what they wanted and they worked with our designer to achieve the home that was built.”

High ceilings and glazing The home also features 3.5 metre high ceilings throughout and 3.5 metre high glazing with recessed channels so that no window frames are visible from the inside and are only occasionally visible from the outside.

Mr Campbell said there were no real challenges involved in the project as they engaged with the glazing company Busselton Aluminium Windows from the very start of the design process.

“As a builder, one of the joys of design and construct projects is the opportunity to work with a client to achieve a seamless build. The only challenge was the pressure to complete the home before the intrastate borders were closed, as they were coming from Perth,” he said.

The residence features a stunning pallet of washed oak timber floors, feature stone walls and cedar ceiling linings.

Total self-sufficiency It is genuinely self-sufficient, being off grid and collecting its own rainwater.

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External materials used include ■ red oxide hotmix to the driveway and carport ■ stonework to the entry/porch ‘feature granite’ ■ tiled deck with cool white natural 450 x 900 tiles supplied

by Osborne Ceramics ■ roof cover, Colorbond Ultra external eaves, ‘Cedar’ lined ■ Masterwall panel system, including to the fascia feature.

Internal materials include ■ stonework to entry/kitchen ‘feature granite’ ■ custom cabinetry and stone tops by Dunsborough Woodworks ■ ensuite 1 - stone tiling, Zaha Stone, silk finish, 3200 x 1500’; ■ timber flooring by Rural Timber Flooring, Quickstep Palazzo Pure Oak ■ air conditioning by Ford and Doonan, Bunbury ■ plumbing fixtures selected at and supplied by Sea of White ■ internal tiles as selected at and supplied by Myaree Ceramics’ ■ theatre room carpet, Aroha Kaimai, installed by Choices Flooring Busselton.

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Servicing the south-west With 23 years’ experience in construction, Tallwood Custom Built Homes designs and constructs award-winning new homes, renovations, and additions, servicing the South West region of Western Australia and Perth. Since 1998 Alex Campbell has directed his attention to quality constructions and design solutions in the South West. Building on difficult sites is often required and the whole Tallwood team follow the philosophy that the bringing to life a dream home lies within one-to-one personalised service, a high level of supervision and fastidious quality control.

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Tallwood Constructions have received 57 National, State and South West HIA Awards in the past 9 years including 2017 Awards: WA HIA Renovation / Addition Project of the Year 2017; WA HIA Outdoor Project of the Year 2017; SW HIA CSR 2017 Awards Renovation / Addition Project $300,001 to $500,000; SW HIA CSR 2017 Awards; Renovation / Addition Project $500,001 and over; SW HIA CSR 2017 Awards Renovation / Additional Project of the Year; and SW HIA CSR 2017 Awards Outdoor Project of the the Year.

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‘‘It is genuinely self-sufficient, being off grid and collecting its own rainwater’’

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VIC PARK HOME

THE BUILDERS CHOICE Vic Park Home

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hile all renovations and refurbishments require due attention and care some, particularly older residences, need a thoughtful and organised approach together with good dose of TLC. This was very much the case in a recent renovation and extension of an older house in Victoria Park by Ironstone Homes.

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“The problem with houses that are 80 to 100 years old is that they are fragile and you have got to treat them that way,” Ironstone Homes’ Troy Butcher said.

“You have got to give them a bit of love and you have got to be delicate with them. We do it all by hand. Most of these old buildings just sit on limestone footings, and limestone over time breaks down and becomes brittle, so when you start putting too much heavy machinery into these old places you cause issues: cracking and other problems. So you have to treat them with love.”

The work involved in the Victoria Park project encompassed building two bedrooms, kitchen, living room, dining room, laundry, downstairs en suite and an upstairs en suite, together with a rear extension, a full re-roof, decks and new fencing at the front and a new carport at the side.

Energy efficiency assured Timber frames enabled quick build times while bulk insulation in all external and internal walls, together with double-glazed windows throughout, ensured the energy efficiency of the building.

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“It’s important to us that the homes we create reflect the client’s individual personality and meet the demands of their lifestyle”

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“The problem with houses that are 80 to 100 years old is that they are fragile and you have got to treat them that way,” Ironstone Homes’ Troy Butcher said.

Some of the more notable features of the project include black cladding – Weathertex and James Hardie - burnished concrete, OSB Board feature cladding internally, OSB lined stair case, high ceilings, a bold design, recycled red brickwork, a custom- designed imported kitchen, and an attractive landscape design.

The finished residence is quite unique in Victoria Park with its bold design and custom details both externally and internally.

Limited site access caused some challenges during the build.

Materials had to be delivered to the front verge/driveway and then carted from the front to the back. And, as there was a limited laydown area all schedules had to be highly organised to avoid a logjam on the site.

Great outcomes require builder involvement “The planning and organising that goes into these jobs is vey high end and has to be done right,” Mr Butcher said.

“Builder involvement is essential to getting great outcomes to projects. We have people come to us and want us to build for them and we get involved from as early as day one.

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“We help in making sure the project is on budget, we make suggestions as to how it should be built and work with the engineer in order to make it cost effective and strong. So the whole design and construct service that we provide is a really important in bringing good outcomes to projects.

“That is what we are about as a builder: getting the best possible outcome we can for our client for the budget that they

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“When building with Ironstone Homes we promise to never lose sight of the fact that this is more than a building, this is your home” have, and the only way to achieve that, in our opinion, is that the builder is involved from the beginning, working in partnership with designer and client.

Timber frame specialists Mr Butcher said Ironstone Homes are one of Perth’s timber framed housing specialists, creating customised homes that blend style, comfort and function.

“It’s important to us that the homes we create reflect the client’s individual personality and meet the demands of their lifestyle.

“Through close attention to detail and a passion for quality, our homes are built to extremely high standards that aim to

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exceed our clients’ expectations. Most importantly, we want our clients to enjoy the building process.

“I work closely with designers to ensure clients’ projects stays on time and on budget. When building with Ironstone Homes we promise to never lose sight of the fact that this is more than a building, this is your home.”

Ironstone Homes have a number of exciting current and future projects, including another energy efficient home in Kensington, a very interesting double storey home in Karrinyup, and a challenging project where a low VOC home is being built for a client who has Lyme disease.

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M26 APARTMENTS

THE BUILDERS CHOICE M26 Apartments

Tranquil Living Tree-Lined Residential Splendour

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eople within the mature demographic tend to have one key lifestyle priority when looking for a new home. For most, it is important that they are able to enjoy a quiet and peaceful environment that also offers convenient access to essential services and excellent transport connections.

In Perth’s extended metropolitan area, few suburbs fulfil these requirements and preferences as comfortably as Como. And – within Como’s sedate yet sophisticated urban setting – one of the most impressive residential developments is the newly-completed M/26 Apartments by Match.

Built by M/Construction, the residential project was delivered on time and under budget, in spite of the build program having to be completed at the peak of COVID-19’s impact on Perth, where stringent government guidelines were in force.

Responding immediately to the challenge, M/Construction implemented procedures and new plans to manage the safety and health of all site workers. This included specific training, staggering workforces, increased cleaning, added lunchrooms, scheduled breaks, and the installation of sinks and hand sanitising stations.

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“M/Construction is one of the few companies that uses advanced technology to manage the development process,” notes Director Michael Read. “This enables the highest level of sitetracking and safety processes across all our projects.

“In terms of M/26 by Match, I can tell you that our workforce recorded a total of 63,633 hours, 288,742 minutes and 5,132 seconds based on the output of our electronic safety induction and attendance software. This technology enormously simplified the increased requirements brought on by COVID-19, where we had to stringently monitor who and how many workers were on site at any given time. This meant our operations were paper-less, which also helped ensure less physical contact.

“Furthermore, a complete review of all materials and their delivery timeframes was conducted, which resulted in certain products being required to be substituted and obtained from different suppliers or re-scheduled to accommodate delays. Materials were especially challenging to source during COVID-19 restrictions.

“Time delays and an inadequate workforce can have an adverse impact on a project like this, so we take our systems and processes, methodologies and materials extremely seriously. Being part of the larger development framework makes us accountable for this and gives us the flexibility to manage a building process that will benefit the end-user, project investor and company reputation. That’s not always the case with third-party builders.”

Elegant Riverside Construction Located at 7 Mary Street, M/26 Apartments by Match comprises 40 apartments on three levels plus a basement carpark. It includes 17 one-bedroom/one-bathroom and 23 two- bedroom/twobathroom layouts, with ground floor apartments taking advantage of expansive courtyards up to 51 square metres.

Its location right by the river, and on the city’s doorstep, is one of its stand-out features, while the building itself is situated in the middle of a quiet tree-lined street which connects to Preston Street cafe strip and, at its other end, to a large open park space.

Residents can enjoy city, park and river views from most of the north and west-facing apartments.

The apartment complex was designed by Cameron Chisholm Nicol Architects, who created colour schemes tailored to the demographic, with the option of a white, neutral Hamptons scheme or rich, dark Manhattan-style interiors, as well as the opportunity of making variations to the finishes and fittings – and even the internal apartment layout, as per one of the purchaser requests.

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Entry to the building is through a main lobby featuring floor-toceiling mirrors which reflect a stunning mural on the opposite wall: a native Australian gumtree design created as an etched feature into polished plaster.

Standing at the front of the entrance is a public sculpture by artist Ayad Alqaragholli. “It showcases two human figures, a man and woman, who pay homage to the multicultural tapestry of the South Perth community and how this blend of people live, love and interact,” she explains. “I hope that my sculpture will embody the positive values of life, and that the wider audience who view my sculpture will feel uplifted and blessed as did I with my first experiences of this area.”

Other materials used to complement the environment and area’s demographic are marble-finish tiles in the entrance and a central lift, as well as in-keeping Colorbond pressed cladding to the exterior.

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Extensive Water Protection... and Meticulous Sustainability Measures In addition to COVID-19 considerations, other challenges included specific waterproofing of the ground floor courtyards to take into account the undercroft basement, which is used for all residential and guest parking to maximise the building’s space.

Requiring carefully considered coordination and planning during the closing winter months, this task was undertaken by a specialist contractor, as only a handful in Western Australian do this type of work.

With the site’s location being close to a large body of open water, the building’s classification fell under coastal conditions, which added additional requirements for specific materials and coatings.

The entire basement wall structure was reinforced with approximately 380 concrete continuous pilings at 450 millimetres diameter running from ground level down to the basement and

beneath. Once the piles were in place and the site was excavated, a large amount of de-watering and waterproofing took place, including all concrete footings, lift shaft, tower crane base and fire tanks.

The project fitout incorporated many purchaser design changes, and the project team were able to accommodate these with minimal disruption during construction to complete the project on time.

Regular safety and toolbox meetings were held to ensure all parties were informed throughout the build process, and all local Perth-based trades were used.

M/Construction were able to re-engineer several aspects of the project, including a concealed air conditioning system in lieu of an unsightly wall-mounted split-system, as well as the introduction of a polished plaster feature wall to the lobby. “Such detail can add immeasurable value to the property,” says Michael Read, ”and create a consistent and uninterrupted experience for the end-users.”

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The project was subject to some of the toughest building environmental requirements by the City of South Perth, and M/Construction not only met these stipulations but exceeded Greenstar accreditation in some cases. “We sourced and applied sustainable materials throughout the project. This included Greenstar concrete to slabs and AFS walls, Greenstar reinforcement in concrete slabs and AFS walls, low VOC paints, adhesives and linings. The directive was to achieve a minimum of 51 points.

However, we were able to deliver a project at 64 points.”

In addition, Low-E glazing was installed to all doors and windows to reduce heat transfer, and louvred windows were installed to help create fresh air in and out of the building, together with two-way mechanical ventilation in the apartments.

Minimum waste was another important factor, and this was achieved by choosing specific products which were all accounted for during the build. “During the project we received monthly instantwaste management reports for all site-bins, whereby we were advised over 90 per cent of materials from our site were recyclable.”

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CENTRAL PARK PROJECT

THE BUILDERS CHOICE Central Park Project

Central Park GROUND FLOOR

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entral Park, a premium building located in the central business district of Perth, is the tallest office building in Western Australia. Comprising of 51 levels with expansive views of the city and the hills, it is bordered at the north by a lush green public park.

Although an iconic Perth landmark, Central Park had become mature building stock competing with newer surrounding buildings.

In 2016 Woods Bagot won an invited design competition with their ideas to transform the ground floor plane and lobby by creating new tenant amenities, and strengthening the connection to the park and St Georges Terrace address. Carefully merging the new with the old, they have created a revitalised and extraordinary public space.

Gone are the dark green marble and granites and empty spaces of the grand but austere lobby, as the ground floor plane and dated internal lobby spaces of the 1992 building have been upgraded to a Grade A commercial standard.

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$16m project Over the four years of the $16m project, Woods Bagot worked with the owners to re-design the ground floor plane. Key achievements of the new design are: transformation of the lobby, entry and pedestrian routes into an extraordinary public space; visual connection to the major St Georges Terrace entry and the park; reinstatement of the significance of the St Georges Terrace address; increased visibility from the street with meaningful integration of a new vibrant café; exhibition spaces, seating nooks and business lounges; improved the quality of natural light by diffusing it better between indoors and outdoors; and, preservation and re-installation of the original artwork commissioned for the building by celebrated iconic local artist Brian McKay .

The new Central Park is designed to bring a fresh level of energy and excitement to one of Perth’s landmark buildings. The front entrance has been remodelled to create a striking street-level presence, with visibility right through to the park surroundings.

Key to the brief was improving the experience and level of amenity for the tower tenants and cementing Central Park’s premium status as one of the best buildings on the terrace. The owners wanted to create a place where work and life find balance, in a sophisticated and contemporary space, complementing and respectful of the original building design.

Angular geometry The design of the ground floor lobby is heavily influenced by the angular geometry and rhythm of the base building architecture, as well the reinterpretation of existing iconic elements. The design needed to be respectful of the original space and uphold the exceptional bond to nature via the surrounding park.

Embracing new functions, the lobby footprint expands into new spaces while maintaining the timeless entities of existing forms.

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Activation is at the heart of the lobby upgrade with a new café and function space; new business pods; new larger, functional lounge spaces and a lighter, more welcoming colours and materials palette.

Every selection appeals to a sense of timelessness, sophistication and essential quality – natural limestones and marbles, and distinguishing furniture and fabrics. The biggest design decision Woods Bagot made was to replace all the existing dark marble with a lighter and fresher palette which has really lifted the space. They also chose to reclad the mullions in mirrored stainless steel, which has an amazing effect when

you walk along the window side of the lobby – the shiny metal reflects all the greenery around which makes the mullions appear almost invisible.

Façade reclad The external facade is reclad in a white matte Dekton wall cladding to enhance the sharpness of the design and contrast against the surrounding buildings. This is balanced with mirrored stainless steel to columns and portal surrounds for endless reflections of greenery and activity.

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they manage them ties everything together. Working across commercial office, special purpose accommodation, retail, health, education and residential sectors Built provides construction, refurbishment and fitout services to clients throughout their seven offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth, Adelaide and Auckland.

Central park was extremely demanding when working through the conundrum of maintaining access for over 4000 people per day whilst carrying out an extensive refurbishment including the concurrent upgrade of the 20 lifts.

The Built team worked closely and collaboratively with all stakeholders to minimise disruption and maintain the functionality of the lobby whilst delivering a premium lobby upgrade .

Restrictive schedule Central Park is 50% owned by the Perron Group, together with Frasers Property. The Built and Perron Group teams worked

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within a very restrictive schedule and with a focus on minimising the dust and disruption to the Central Park community. Project stakeholders included tower occupants, nearby residents, retail and F&B premises and a hotel – all of whom were sensitive to noise at different times of the day.

The program was extended from its initial intentions to better manage disruption. However a quieter period in and around the

building during the worst of the pandemic enabled Built to make up some of the lost time.

Although no amount of mitigation can make a renovation enjoyable for those who live through it, no stone was left unturned by the Perron Group in the effort to minimise the pain and help its community to look forward to the exceptional new home that has now been realised.

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CITY BEACH

THE BUILDERS CHOICE City Beach

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t sometimes happens that people have a home in an area that has everything they want and everything going for it, but their residence does not and something needs to be done about it.

When this situation occurs there are invariably only two options: demolish the house and rebuild or undertake substantial renovation. In a recent Base Construction project in the desirable suburb of City Beach, the latter option was taken.

The client brief was to retain the existing house as a base for the project and keep a sense of informality and connection to the Perth beach house typology of the 1960s: they wanted a modern family home that also retained the beachside feel of the existing residence.

It also had to be a house that worked for the family, with study and master bed upstairs to capture ocean and Rottnest views, and separated parent and children zones. Contemporary family living THE TEAM

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was a required feature with the whole house being accessible to everyone living in it through a breakdown of formal and informal zones, but with separate spaces where people could retreat.

Foundations retained The limestone foundations and the living space from the existing house were retained, as were the timber window frames and wandoo flooring. The floors to the whole of the ground level were restored in the footprint of the existing house.

A steel frame structure was used in the construction of the new living extension, enabling a column-free span underneath but providing the rigidity for tiled floors.

It was important to keep the upper level discrete from the streetscape and this was achieved by keeping the profile of the upper floor as low as possible by sinking it partly into the existing roofline and setting it well back from the street.

The new living wing has expansive glazing north and south and the non-glazed areas are timber clad with timber battens on the street façade. This helps it sit in with the existing trees and breaks down the scale of the structure.

The suspended living area on the north side sits up in the tree canopy and on the south sits close to the ground, thereby providing an expansive open nature on the north and a more intimate, private and accessible scale to the south.

Variety of materials used Materials used on the project include structural steel frame with timber wall framing to the new additions, BGC Duragroove for the upper level cladding and eaves lining, spotted gum for the cladding of

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the new wing, concrete-look tiles to the new living areas with existing and recycled wandoo flooring used through the rest of the house (wandoo sourced from the Subiaco Markets), and commercial grade natural anodised window frames for the new additions.

Talisman Consulting provided full structural engineering and documentation for the project. Established in 2015 the company is a boutique structural engineering design consultancy focused on delivering elegant structural solutions for ambitious, creative and bespoke building projects across Perth and Western Australia.

The main challenges they faced on this project were working with existing 1970s structural elements of questionable quality and integrity, and devising methods for tying new structural elements into the original building fabric to achieve a finished solution with structural

integrity that also satisfied the architectural design aesthetic.

Interior architecture was by Milieu Creative.

Base Constructions involved from the start Base Construction’s direct team of inhouse carpenters were involved from the initial scope and pricing, and followed the job from demolition through to the clients moving in.

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BETHANIE, WARWICK

THE BUILDERS CHOICE Bethanie, Warwick

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s part of a seven-million dollar upgrade, retirement accommodation and aged care provider The Bethanie Group recently completed a full internal and external refurbishment of 35 existing apartments at their Warwick complex.

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Cinemas Warwick, Warwick Bowling Club, Warwick Train Station, and northern beaches.

Central to the refurbished apartments is a vibrant community hub comprising a resident lounge, activity room, barbecue areas and mature landscaped gardens designed for activity and entertaining, where friends and family are welcome.

Substantial project The project was a substantial one involving 35 unused independent living units in a two-storey building, originally built in 1980.

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“They really turned what was a very tired exterior into new, modern-looking apartments” Internally, the new apartments are fresh, spacious and airy which is a major improvement to their previous dated finishes. Externally, the changes to the building fabric convert the outdated building into a contemporary apartment development.

The project was internally project-managed by the Bethanie Property Development Team headed by Paul Sinclair, from start to completion, and was handed over for residents to move into in October 2020.

Bethanie’s in-house interior designer Louise Edwards managed the redesign of the internal fit out, colour palettes, materials, fixtures and finishing selections and signage, as well as commissioning the completed communal spaces.

Builder had long involvement with Bethanie The project was a joint venture between Tallwood Custom Build Homes and Springport Constructions. Tallwood has had a long involvement with Bethanie, building units and undertaking refurbishments since 2002.

Tallwood’s Managing Director Alex Campbell said Bethanie had considered total demolition of the existing structure before deciding to renovate and rejuvenate the built form.

“But they made the decision to refurbish, which has saved a lot of the world’s resources, because there was so much embedded energy in the existing structure,” he said. “It just needed to be modernised and brought up to our current expectations.”

Due to the age of the building the major challenge was in finding the old services that had been installed when the building was first constructed 50 years ago. “Basically we took the full team approach of engaging with the client, the

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consulting engineers and sub-contractors to find the best and most cost effective solutions,” Mr Campbell said.

Timber cladding was employed to cover much of the existing face brickwork while other parts were painted or rendered.

Mr Campbell said he would like to pay special tribute to Adam and his team from Dark Light who were the architects on the project.

“They really turned what was a very tired exterior into new, modern-looking apartments.”

Many awards for Tallwood With 23 years’ experience in construction, Tallwood Custom Built Homes designs and constructs award-winning new homes, renovations, and additions, servicing the South West region of Western Australia and Perth. Since 1998 Alex Campbell has directed his attention to quality constructions and design solutions in the South West. Building on difficult sites is often required and the whole Tallwood team follow the philosophy that the bringing to life a dream home lies within one-to-one personalised service, a high level of supervision and fastidious quality control.

Tallwood Constructions have received 57 National, State and South West HIA Awards in the past 9 years including 2017 Awards : WA HIA Renovation / Addition Project of the Year 2017; WA HIA Outdoor Project of the Year 2017; SW HIA CSR 2017 Awards Renovation / Addition Project $300,001 to $500,000; SW HIA CSR 2017 Awards; Renovation / Addition Project $500,001 and over; SW HIA CSR 2017 Awards Renovation / Additional Project of the Year; and SW HIA CSR 2017 Awards Outdoor Project of the the Year.

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