MISCELLANEOUS
CAMBERWELL CHILD CARE CENTRE
CLIENT: ONLY ABOUT CHILDREN
Gillon Consulting Group provided Civil and Structural Engineering services on this project.
The project involved the construction a two storey childcare centre with an underground carpark.
The basement retaining walls were part bored pier construction and part “Dincel” walls where the basement excavation could be battered. The ground and first floors were suspended reinforced concrete slab and columns.
BRIGHTON CHILDCARE CENTRE
CLIENT: ONLY ABOUT CHILDREN
Gillon Consulting Group provided Civil and Structural Engineering Services on this project.
The project involved the construction of a two storey childcare centre with an at grade carpark under the suspended slab.
The structure was a suspended concrete slab and columns with a metal clad roof. All play spaces on the suspended slab required the various load of play equipment and structures to be considered in the design.
HIGHETT CHILDCARE CENTRE
CLIENT: ONLY ABOUT CHILDREN
Gillon Consulting Group provided Civil and Structural Engineering services on this project.
The project involved the construction of a three storey childcare centre with the ground floor being an at grade carpark and a future café.
The structure is a suspended reinforced concrete slab and columns with a metal clad roof. All play spaces on the suspended slab required the various loads of play equipment and structures to be considered in the design.
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH, SUNSHINE
CLIENT: McCARTHY, COLLINGS & PURTELL
The refurbishment of this church included an entry portico framed on the four sides by precast concrete arches and a soaring glass framed roof to the narthex.
Each end of the church was extended and the concrete arch motif repeated.
An iconic curved concrete bell tower was built in the garden to the front of the church.
PRIVATE RESIDENCE, HAWTHORN
CLIENT: WOOD MARSH PTY LTD
Gillon Consulting Group provided structural engineering services for the project.
The structure of this residence comprised of a flat plate concrete slab to the first floor supporting an external shell of scalloped pre-cast panels.
The concrete slab was supported on steel RHS window mullions located at 1500mm centres within the fully glazed external walls to create the illusion of a concrete box floating on a glass shell.
NARRE WARREN AGED CARE FACILITY
CLIENT: VISIONBUILT SOLUTIONS PTY LTD
Gillon Consulting Group were appointed as structural and civil engineers to develop the project from planning through design to construction.
The Aged Care Facility is a two storey facility consisting of four residential wings radiating from a central administration, recreation and amenities hub. Underground storage tanks were provided to harvest stormwater for reuse for toilets and landscape irrigation.
The site was raised by placing up to two metres of fill to keep the floors above the nominated flood level. As a result, the lightweight two storey structure was built on a suspended slab-on-ground supported on 2.5m deep bored concrete piers.
PORT MELBOURNE YACHT CLUB
CLIENT: KESWICK HOWDEN, ARCHITECT
Following a fire which razed the original Clubhouse, a plan was put into action to develop new premises. The Club through the Architect Keswick Howden appointed Gillon Consulting Group to provide structural engineering services for the design of the new building.
The building consisted of a sub-structure of concrete piles, pre-cast concrete beams and slabs with insitu pile caps and tie beams, all constructed over water. The superstructure was a light steel frame structure using dry wall where possible and featuring the extensive use of glazing.
TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT,
121 CLARKE STREET. NORTHCOTE
CLIENT: PROPERTY COLLECTIVES
Gillon Consulting Group provided Civil and Structural engineering services on this project.
The project comprised of seven 3-4 bedroom three storey townhouses constructed using timber framing supported concrete raft slabs.
The project was the second Property Collectives project where a collective of seven (7) members develop the project from land purchase, planning approval to construction under the management of the Property Collectives.
The final design minimised the visual bulk of the development and consisted of a mix of brickwork, metal cladding and timber to create an interesting property façade.
