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Pt Augusta Rec Masterplan

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:48:51 -0500

Greenway Architects and 180 Sport Leisure Solutions were engaged by the Pt Augusta City Council to investigate the consolidation and redevelopment of the Braddock Park recreation area. The initial redevelopment proposal included re-orientating the main oval and providing a function centre/indoor courts, lighting for the secondary oval, 16 new tennis courts, 10 new outdoor netball courts and extensive car parking.

Following this study the council requested a feasibility study into a new function centre/indoor court facility. Greenway Architects developed a two story building with three indoor basketball/netball courts (including retractable seating for the main court), netball/basketball administration facilities and changerooms, gym, canteen/bar, football changerooms and spectator toilets spread over the ground floor and a function centre with views over the indoor courts and oval adjacent on the first floor.

ETSA Park Netball Stadium

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:56:31 -0600

Greenway undertook the master planning, concept planning and detailed design and delivery of this $11m centre, providing nationally recognised state of the art facilities for the national netball league, international matches and club level matches.

The project forms part of the integrated sports gateway to Adelaide from the airport, consisting of an international standard stadium with spectacular capacity of 3000 corporate facilities. It also includes office accommodation for Netball SA, 26 outdoor courts, shelters and associated amenities and carparking for 700 cars.

This project won the following awards:

South Australian Architecture Awards Commendation for Public Buildings 1998

AISC South Australian Architectural Steel Design Award 1998

Eastern ICC

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:26:06 -0500

The Eastern Intermediate Care Centre is the first of four Centres to be built across the Adelaide metropolitan area. Our brief from the client was to design a facility for 15 residents suffering from a range of mental illnesses that incorporated office areas, communal living and dining areas and a staff administration area.

One of the key requirements of the design was for the Centre to be environmentally sustainable and this has lead to a number of ESD principles such as reverse brick veneer, high level ventilation, storm water harvesting for toilet cisterns and a solar boosted hot water system. The use of the cranked roof line has two benefits; it provides a means of allowing northern light into the south facing rooms and provides a visual interest different to typical dwellings.

The design utilises a combination of vertical and horizontal corrugated cladding, fibre cement cladding and masonry cladding. The number of different materials helps to define the living areas from the common areas.

Adelaide South CRC

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 22:42:49 -0600

The aim of the centre is to provide medium term accommodation to persons who have been hospitalised with a mental illness and on discharge, are housed in these facilities to allow them to develop their life skills and self confidence prior to integrating back into the community.

The centres accommodate 20 persons in 7 independent living units with an additional administration unit containing office space, assessment and interview rooms and a common area for residents. Each centre has a site area of 5000m2. The centres have been designed to blend into their residential community, and to provide a sense of home for each resident. Care has been taken to create semi private outdoor spaces to each unit.

Considerable thought went into the design of the centres to create a balance between residential character, creating a sense of independence, providing durable, low maintenance facilities and creating a safe environment for both residents and staff. During the design phase the decision was made to provide fire sprinklers throughout the centre to provide that additional level of life safety.

The built form and architectural style produced gives the centres a ‘designer' character, not so much that they will stand out obtrusively but sufficient to give them a unique residential quality which is intended to help improve the self image of the residents.

GP Plus Gilles Plains

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:05:19 -0500

Greenway has recently undertaken the Lead Professional Services Contractor role for the new GP Plus Super Clinic at Gilles Plains. The new facility replaces very old demountable facilities for the two current resident groups (Ambulatory and Primary Health Care Service [APHC] and Aboriginal Outreach Health Service [AOHS]). The new facility is approximately 1500 m2 and has a new carpark to accommodate 51 vehicles. A separate Men's Shed is included, associated with the AOHS, and replaces a similar facility previously used.

We believe the Gilles Plains project has been very successful, with a solution that provides a friendly, family oriented, light filled atmosphere conducive to efficient service provision and general well being of both those who work there and those who visit. The facility is designed to achieve 5 stars under the Green Building Council guidelines for Office Accommodation, this being the closest applicable use to this facility.

The site is quite restricted and has a large significant tree in an awkward location that required careful planning and detailed documentation to ensure no tree damaging activity would occur. The carpark for 51 cars, motorbikes and bicycles has been carefully designed around the tree and to fit the irregular site. The focus on all spaces has been for flexibility and adaptability to ensure that as service provision changes, the spaces can be used accordingly with little or no change. Careful planning has allowed direct natural light and ventilation to be provided to every occupied space and to the majority rooms throughout the facility.

The new facility has a total of 9 consulting rooms and 4 group rooms. The group rooms have access to external courtyards with adjustable louvred shade structures adjacent, providing great access to light and sun during winter as well as rain protection.

Western ICC

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:51:35 -0500

The Western Intermediate Care Centre is the third of four Centres to be built across the Adelaide metropolitan area. Our brief from the client was to design a facility for 15 residents suffering from a range of mental illnesses that incorporated office areas, communal living and dining areas and a staff administration area.

Port Pirie GP Plus

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 20:25:56 -0500

The main objective for the new Heath Care Centre at Port Pirie is to achieve a family friendly environment to promote a Healthy lifestyle and reduce reliance on the acute hospital sector. The design achieves this with light and open waiting areas, leading directly into multipurpose group rooms and flexible consulting spaces. The building is broken into three north facing volumes with the main entry facing east towards Gertrude Street. The entry is setback from the boundary to provide for a drop off driveway and access ramp. To further enhance the openness and amenity, the group rooms open out onto a courtyard on the northern side that will provide a private, secure, sun filled and landscaped area as an adjunct to the internal spaces.

Interview rooms are located either side of the reception desk to sensitively deal with client issues in the waiting area with a play room for children also accessed adjacent to the main entry. Pram and gopher parking and the staff areas are accessed beyond this secure line.
The proposed new facility is situated in the southwest corner of the site, closest to where the existing staff offices are located, leaving the northern section of the site available for carparking and future expansion.

The airlock minimises lead dust transfer from outside, with a parent room and set of public toilets at the rear of the waiting room, off the main corridor or ‘spine'. The consultant room zones are hung off this ‘spine' with the Clinic zone closest to the waiting area and group room for afterhours access. Two internal courtyards provide additional therapy and group spaces, extending the scope of services to outdoor therapy specifically tailored to children's or adult needs. The wellbeing and families zones are located at the north end of the courtyards. The large therapy gym can be accessed through either the well-being or clinic zones, and it opens onto its own consulting courtyard.

The staff kitchen and student rooms open onto a private courtyard, with direct access to the hospital down a set of stairs and or via the staff bike store.

Roxby Downs Police Station

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 19:51:21 -0500

Greenway was pleased to be the lead Consultant for the development of this new facility at Roxby Downs. The project is to be the first stage of a new justice precinct which will include a future Courthouse and administrative facilities. The site has been master planned by Greenway so that these future developments will integrate both functionally and aesthetically. The new Police Station contains a Cell Complex, Public Foyer and interface areas, stores, interview rooms, amenities areas, meeting rooms and work areas for SAPOL. Design imperatives of security, durability, a strong civic presence, welcoming to the community, and a strong regional aesthetic were all elements built into the project.

Particular attention has been paid to construction methodologies to minimise the impact on project budget with the high cost of labour in such a remote regional area. Recognition of harsh and severe climatic conditions were considered in the design so that a comfortable, yet energy efficient, outcome resulted. While there is no GreenStar tool to measure the performance of Police Stations, which are unique because of their need for security and the detention of prisoners, our Design Team made every effort to minimise the environmental impact of this building.

Initiatives, which were assessed and adopted, included Energy Conservation through a complex air conditioning system with life cycle cost benefits and reduction in CO2 emissions, high efficiency lighting used with sophisticated lighting controls to reduce usage, and Photovoltaic panels. Water conservation and usage was addressed via the collection of rainwater via a three tank system capable of providing 27,000 litres of storage to be used for toilet flushing with a total of up to 2,000KL of water collected and reused each year.

The building is designed to be a Post Disaster Facility, and that affected material selections. A simple palette of materials has been selected with excellent insulative properties for the external envelope and all glazing is solar protected. Internally, materials have been selected with recycling capability or recycled content, with low VOC carpets and finishes. Materials have been selected to achieve thermal mass which will be of benefit in this inland environment where night time temperatures can be very low.

The project was constructed on time and within budget, becoming operational in December 2010, and formally opened in April 2011.

Enfield Mausoleum

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 02:42:29 -0500

Forming part of an ongoing masterplan for the redevelopment and extension of a significant cemetery, a new precinct was created within the Enfield Memorial Park Cemetery, housing a new Mausoleum. A series of carefully and rigorously detailed and intimate courtyard areas surround two new external structures providing spaces for 184 premium crypts, connected by a new linear axis boulevard running from an existing building previously created as part of the original masterplan.

A bold, folded and cantilevered roof form sits atop a heavy granite clad base of each of the new structures, with a soft sculptural pattern formed with negative joints that diminishes to a fine edge at the roof's extents. The new roof forms provide shade and shelter from the weather without detracting from the monumentality of the crypts and their pattern of vigil lights and vases, allowing also for a column free ceremony space between and around the structures. Solid black walls at the ends of the ‘tandem' crypts are left blank for the addition of future relief artwork yet to be commissioned.

A serene reflection pond, detailed flush with the adjacent pavements, is located in what will become the centre of the main courtyard in the future expansion of the site. Bands of honed and sandblasted pavements align with the joints and corners of the granite crypts. Formal landscaping is carefully placed to define and reinforce the structure of the new courtyards and highlight the solemn yet celebratory nature of the site. A new Entry Pavilion provides a formal and structured gateway entry and exit point for the Mausoleum. This will help to define the Mausoleum precinct, with its own design and detailing language, further reinforcing its sense of place and arrival.

Materials include local sandstone on the walls facing the old Mausoleum Building, internationally-sourced granite and black ceramic tiles to the crypts, and a grid of honed and sandblasted concrete pavements and washed-aggregate concrete slabs.

Murray Bridge Police Station

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 02:05:01 -0500

In late 2012, Greenway delivered a new Police Complex at Murray Bridge.

The facility houses operational and support facilities for SAPOL including an expanded Patrol Base, a new Police Station fronting Swanport Road and Cell Complex. It has been located and configured in such a manner to maximise future integration with a possible future adjoining Court House. The challenge posed by the sloping nature of the site, allowed for a solution that provides a dynamic building form for SAPOL while meeting all their operational needs.

The design of the new facility provides for efficient, energy conscious accommodation for SAPOL. Thought has been given to passive design principles such as orientation, covering of access and congregating points and natural light access. The utilisation of intelligent building technologies will also improve the environmental citizenship of the building. The design of the new police station utilises a palette of materials to provide a high quality building, incorporating sound environmental design principals. New technologies contained within the building have also streamlined operational activities and improved functionality and service delivery for SAPOL.

It is the most recent of Greenway numerous projects for SAPOL and continues to build on the outcomes delivered to date.

Reserve Bank

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:35:09 -0600

The Reserve Bank of Australia has shifted its offices from its Victoria Square location to the Grenfell Centre. This has been brought about by a change in structure leading to a change in accommodation requirements and the need to present a modern, high quality corporate image which reflects the Bank's importance and status within the community.

The new facilities provide accommodation for South Australian personnel and facilities for regular industry briefings on monetary policy.
An important function of the offices is to provide facilities for full meetings of the Board of the Reserve Bank, in keeping with its policy to hold regular meetings in the main centres of Australia. A Boardroom and adjoining kitchen facilities have been established for this purpose, along with additional facilities for the Governor and Board Members.

The Reserve Bank insists on the highest quality standards in design finishes and spatial quality for their fitouts, to reflect their important national roles. Board Meetings are highly confidential and the accommodation provided includes the highest levels of security.

Defence SA

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:53:02 -0600

Greenway acted as Principal Services Contractor for this relocation project for Defence SA to 151 Pirie Street. Defence SA is South Australia's lead government agency for all defence related matters, reporting to the Premier. The agency's goal is to facilitate the growth of defence industries in South Australia on a competitive and sustainable basis.

Defence SA has high level interface with all sectors of the Defence industry, therefore the brief for their offices was to develop a professional corporate environment with a progressive, modern and timeless image. Functionality was to be the driver of the design with emphasis on promoting safety, well being, service delivery, productivity and flexibility. Much of their work is undertaken by project teams so that communication, interaction and a workspace environment which allows teams to come together were priorities.

The design has achieved a sophisticated corporate environment with references to both their market place image and the defence industry they promote.

This 800 square metre project was delivered on time and under budget, using the Managing Contractor procurement process.

SuperSA

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 20:12:58 -0600

Greenway acted as Principal Services Contractor for this relocation project for Super S.A. to Level 3, 151 Pirie Street. The project also included a Customer Service Centre with secured interview rooms, seminar rooms and amenities on the Ground Floor. The third floor accommodated the Executive, Super SA Call Centre and all works groups within the separate office structure.

The office has been reconfigured in an open plan environment with breakout spaces and work café located to take advantage of the excellent views overlooking the parklands and Adelaide Hills. Enclosed spaces have been strategically located inboard to maximize these panoramas.
The aesthetics quality of the office was intentionally developed to create a relaxed and appealing workplace with a corporate image representation of Super SA's role as funds manager for the State Superannuation fund.

Our approach was to create a flexible, space efficient, security conscious and cost effective plan capable of being delivered from design commencement to project completion within 5 months to meet a fixed relocation date.

The project was delivered on time and under budget, using the Managing Contractor procurement process.

Novita

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:42:48 -0500

Continuing Greenway's long standing relationship with Novita Children's Services, the recently completed Novita Southern Regional Office has combined the two existing Novita facilities into a single space. This involved the refurbishment of a 1,110m2 existing office tenancy to provide office accommodation for 66 staff members. Greenway worked closely with Novita to design a modern and spatially efficient solution for individual staff 'workpoints'.

The quality of the office environment was further enhanced with the design of new reception and waiting areas, staff breakout room, meeting rooms and upgraded amenities. Clinic and treatment facilities were incorporated into the design to meet the specialist needs of the organisation. A base of neutral finishes was implemented with splashes of colour. Graphics representative of the Novita corporate branding create an inviting and engaging environment for both staff and visitors.

Uno Interior

Mon, 06 Aug 2012 23:37:25 -0500

The Interior Design component of the 146 market apartments includes the main foyer for market and youth-at-risk entry points, 16 corridors, and the back of house offices for 30 Youth Services Apartments. In addition to numerous energy initiatives, green gardens are integrated at every level at the ends and midpoint of the corridors to provide landscape and a focus that would be expected in a more traditional low scale development.

Very careful attention has been paid to the public and common areas to encourage interaction between residents, and for spaces to take in the view of the green gardens present at every level. The treatment of indoor spaces continues themes adopted externally to unify the building.

Another unique and innovative feature is the use of sliding security screen doors to apartment entry doors so that natural cross ventilation can be achieved by using the corridors. All corridors have air relief for the stair pressurization and in addition openable windows are included such that excellent natural ventilation can be achieved. With the sliding security doors, the entry door can be held back on an electromagnetic holder and a genuine breeze created through the apartment.

This project is unique on many fronts and will set a new benchmark in affordable and mixed tenancy apartment developments.

CRCU Noarlunga

Sun, 10 Jul 2011 21:15:25 -0500

The Noarlunga CRCU is a new design and approach to housing for children that have had difficulties in their upbringing. Dividing the project into four wings, an administration wing and three four-bed accommodation wings, the building forms an interesting crucifix that allows passive supervision and also views from all bedrooms and lounges into the extensive landscaped area.

Each accommodation wing has a lounge room, games room and kitchen/dining facilities that closely resemble a stereotypical house. A balance was needed between a vandal resistant design and a homely welcoming home for children and this was achieved with plastered brick construction internally and bright, colourful finishes that are capable of withstanding sustained periods of misuse.

Archer St Residence

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:26:59 -0500

Nestled in the heart of North Adelaide, the site for the Archer Street Residence proved to be a challenge in meeting the client's brief for a modern residence with ample parking on a restricted site. Furthermore, the site is located in a Heritage Zone and located adjacent to state heritage-listed dwellings of a much smaller scale.

The Client approached Greenway after 3 unsuccessful attempts for planning approval with the Adelaide City Council. After considering the surrounding environs and liaising with heritage consultants within the Council, Greenway redesigned the residence to compliment and pay homage to the adjacent heritage listed dwellings through careful use of materials and scale, while maintaining clean lines and proportion. Greenway's Planning Approval was granted within a matter of 3 months after the client's long 3 year battle.

With sustainable design in mind, the dwelling incorporates separate garaging, a cellar, 2 living areas facing north, and 3 bedrooms which all feature access to outdoor living via a sweeping balcony and verandas.
The material palate is restrained yet provides warmth; feature sandstone and painted render compliment the surrounding homes, with extensive use of western red cedar to eaves lining, screens and window frames.

Construction is expected to start in Spring ‘12

Octagon Student Apartments

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:59:27 -0600

Greenway has been architects for this project since its inception. While there is great demand for the student accommodation market, affordable housing, and as commercial projects, are very difficult to make economically viable as there is a cap on what the rental market will pay. For a new major high rise project such as this, it was imperative that the design and the construction methodology were the most efficient possible for the project as a whole to be viable.

The project contains 300 apartments in both 1 and 2 bed configurations providing 430 beds in total over 14 levels. Each apartment contains an ensuite, separate bedroom and a kitchenette. The project also includes retail facilities fronting Hindley Street and a basement carpark with a student lounge and common areas included in the building. The facility will have a fulltime on site manager.

Built Environs were appointed as the Design and Construct Builder and we were novated across to them during detailed documentation so that construction detailing and methodologies were agreed and appropriate for the trade market at the time to ensure maximum efficiency. Construction was completed in November 2008 The total construction cost was $45m.

The delivery involved working very closely with the design and construct contractor, to ensure construction timeframes were maintained, and this necessitated documentation in trade packages as in a traditional construction managed contract. Due to the size of the project and the repetition involved, very careful consideration and coordination was required to ensure the early trade packages did not require any variation due to unforeseen detailing later in the documentation process. All stakeholders including the major investor, Macquarie Bank, are very satisfied with the result and also with the timing as the project was completed well ahead of the contracted date.

Afton House

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:02:55 -0600

This very successful and highly regarded project was undertaken for The South Australian Housing Trust and has been the recipient of a number of awards indicating the very high standards achieved across a variety of contexts. A high level of amenity has been provided cost effectively that defines a new benchmark in affordable housing and for those less privileged in our community. The existing Afton House consisted of a locally heritage listed set of residential terraces fronting South Terrace in the city that had been allowed to run down over time with other substandard buildings in behind on quite a deep site.

The aim of this project was to fully restore Afton Terraces and construct new accommodation on the land behind to accommodate additional residents. The approved design incorporates two four-storey residential wings linked back to the Afton Terraces, accommodating 96 rooms in a variety of configurations providing short, medium and longer term accommodation. The apartments for longer term residents are self contained with ensuites and a kitchenette. Common areas and amenities are also included in the facility. Within the retained old building is the Reception and Administration area for the whole facility as well as staff amenities and meeting and interview rooms in addition to a number of long stay apartments.

During the design development stages, in association with our consultant team, we thoroughly explored a range of construction alternatives prior to finalising the design. A concrete framed structure was selected as it provided a greater range of options for refurbishing/ recycling the building in the future. A number of ESD initiatives were also incorporated in the design including solar hot water, stormwater collection re-use and construction waste minimisation.

Considerable effort was put into selection of materials and finishes to create a very durable facility with a non institutional homely quality. This extended through to the selections of fittings furniture and equipment (FFE) delivered as an adjunct to the consultancy and resulted in a consistent, coherent and attractive interior.

Ladder

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:40:02 -0600

‘Ladder' Port Adelaide involves the total refurbishment of a very derelict State Heritage listed building to accommodate a mix of uses including residential and administrative accommodation for young people in the Ladder program and a number of commercial tenancies. The existing building is located on a prominent and important ‘Black Diamond' corner in Port Adelaide, on Commercial Road and St Vincent Street. The insertion of new spaces into the existing envelope without making major changes has been a challenge but we believe the result sets another benchmark for social housing in a refurbishment context.

A new entry for the Youth Accommodation component was created in the old service courtyard. The design is modern and sophisticated to contrast with the original old building, part of which dates back to 1851 when it was constructed as a theatre. The new entry provides a strong focus and statement without detracting from the beauty of the original building. It is highly transparent but has been carefully designed and detailed to ensure good environmental performance.

The project has focused on achieving a high level of sustainability with all materials and finishes selections based on their environmental performance.

Lochiel Park Affordable Housing

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:07:12 -0600

Winner of the Newell Platten Award for Multiple Housing in the South Australian Architecture Awards 2012, the Lochiel Park Affordable Apartments provide twenty-three residences and offer a range of best practice sustainable technologies at the Lochiel Park ‘Model Green Village', Campbelltown.

Each home has living spaces facing north, and adheres to passive design principals with very high level energy (and water) efficiency and innovative technology resulting in a reduced ecological footprint. Each residence achieves at least 7.5 stars when assessed against AccuRate.
Greenway developed an innovative natural ventilation system providing passive cross ventilation to each residence, reducing the need for air conditioning. A ventilation stack positioned centrally in the apartment is assisted by a roof mounted rotary ventilator, and is used in combination with the external opening windows in the living spaces and bedrooms. Ventilation is controlled via motorised louvres linked to the AC system.

In addition to the technology of the services, careful selection of building materials and finishes has been undertaken to maintain a consistent Eco approach across the entire development. The environmental aspirations are figuratively represented by the brightly coloured triangular roof which links the apartment blocks and holds the numerous photo voltaic panels for electricity collection and solar hot water.

Original Concept Design by Phillips Pilkington Architects.

Uno Apartments

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 21:27:15 -0500

On an underutilised site in Adelaide's CBD this project consists of 146 apartments for Housing SA, including 30 Youth Services
apartments. The composition stems from international maritime flag signals. The flag for the letter L, when used in isolation, indicates ‘you should stop, I have something important to communicate'. The tectonic massing of the building relating to Youth Services, emulates this signal - serving as a subtle reminder of the importance of this facility and environmental sustainability.

Abutting the 1840s Queen's Theatre, this 6 Star Social Housing Initiative uses innovative design to deal with it's context, in particular the acoustic issues of the Theatre and live music venue immediately across the street and the heritage impact upon the Theatre.
This project has been challenging on so many fronts including timeframes which required a costed concept design in an incredibly compressed timeframe. Green gardens are integrated at every level at the ends and midpoint of the corridors to provide landscape and a focus that would be expected in a more traditional low scale development. The original design has been further enhanced with roof terraces along the Waymouth Street podium activating and greening these often underutilised spaces.

The project was a joint venture with Bird dela Coeur Architects and is now in construction with the first above ground works occurring and it will progressively start to emerge on the city landscape and change the standard for integrated social housing in the process.

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2-20 Hutt Street

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:10:58 -0600

Speculative project exploring the feasibility of redeveloping a predominant commercial site in need of a face lift.

81 Fullarton Road

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:06:29 -0600

This modest commercial project involved a tight site requiring the maximum carparking possible, while providing a flexible office tenancy space on the first floor level, and a ground floor space which was acquired by a compact accountancy firm. Materials are precast concrete, alucobond lining, motorised aluminium sunshade louvres and feature low iron white glass. Greenway were the lead Architects from concept to completion, including the Interior Design fitout.

Anzac Highway

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:58:20 -0600

A four star, Green Star rated project maximising the potential of the large site just out of the city, with four levels of flexible office accommodation and associated carparking.

100 Hutt Street

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:18:14 -0600

Greenway Architects acted as project architect for the base building works on the redevelopment of 100 Hutt Street commercial offices for the new headquarters of the award winning building company Built Environs.

Quote from project manager ‘the relationship between built Environs and Greenway Architects was further strengthened through this successful project. The project team were extremely effective in interpreting our project brief. Their design resolutions tied in with our interior fitout (completed by another firm) with a high level of coordination and cooperation. Communication was maintained to a high level. The service was professional throughout.'

Stirling East BER

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:08:11 -0500

Cut into the base of a steep hillside at Stirling East Primary School the new seven classroom building presented an interesting architectural challenge. By splitting each level into separate buildings, the requirements for stairs and lifts was removed and increased area added into the learning areas.

Access to the lower levels is via a series of ramps and stairs that open into a learning commons complete with wet area benches and computer skills area. There are three classrooms along the back of the building that have operable walls that allow the three classrooms to merge into a much larger room.

The first floor is accessed by a combination of ramps and bridges that land on a wide verandah that wraps around three sides. Internally there is a large common area that houses wet area and computer areas complete with a curved ceiling and views over the oval. Two classrooms either side complete the first floor.

Set at the back of the school oval, the new building compliments the existing school redevelopment completed in 2002 and provides a focal point for the school while capturing the views of the hills surrounding the school.

ATEC

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:13:13 -0600

Greenway created the Australian Technical College, Adelaide South, from the shell of the former Christies Beach High School. The derelict building was turned from a neighbourhood eyesore covered in graffiti and broken glass, into a modern, state of the art teaching facility for trade skills in the southern suburbs of Adelaide.

The buildings structure, internal floor slabs and external cladding and roofing were all that were retained as the 4,000m2 of internal space was refurbished including the addition of energy efficient air conditioning and data and cabling solutions. Over 93% of the removed materials were recycled as part of the demolition process.

Innovative planning solutions were required to fit specific facility requirements within an existing building shell that had limited natural light and low floor to floor heights. The building was converted to a mix of general and specialized learning areas, resource and IT rich environments and a number of specialist workshops for construction, CNC, electro-technology and fabrication trades.

The project shows Greenway's ability to produce quality outcomes under extremely tight timeframe and budget. The project was designed, documented, constructed and handed over in just 10 months and was delivered both on time and on budget, fulfilling the expectations of the client.

Building the Education Revolution - Multiple Sites

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 23:16:28 -0600

Greenway were involved in many of the Building the Education Revolution projects as part of the Federal Governments Stimulus package. The projects ranged from activity halls and covered outdoor areas, to learning area refurbishments and the delivery of DECS standard designs. Here are a few of the recently completed projects:

Springton Primary School - New learning Commons
Bute Primary School - COLA + GLA
Wallaroo Mines Primary School - Activity Hall
Keller Road Primary School - GLU Refurbishment
Tanunda Primary School - Library and Learning Commons Refurbishment
Braeview Primary School - GLA
Elizabeth South Primary School - GLA and COLA
Greenock Primary School - Small School Hall
West Beach Primary School - GLA's

Trade Training Centres

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:04:46 -0600

Greenway has completed 3 small Trade Training Centre workshops for DECS High Schools.

The Seaford 6-12 School Trade Training Centre provided a new 260m² automotive workshop with car hoist, servicing and maintenance facilities, along with a demonstration area for teaching. A covered way was incorporated to link the new workshop to the existing technical studies building to provide an outdoor learning area for automotive construction. The project also included a minor extension to the existing technical studies building to provide new welding bays.

The Wirreanda High School Trade Training Centre is a new 517m² workshop for carpentry and metalwork trades. In addition to the large workshop, the $806,000 new building also incorporates a clean technology classroom, toilet facilities, staffroom and storeroom. To achieve a successful outcome, Greenway was required to develop a solution that suited both the schools teaching requirements and meet the funding / timeframe constraints, which was successfully achieved with a high level of client consultation.

The Hallett Cove School Trade Training Centre provided a new 300m² workshop adjacent to a new 110m² plumbing sandpit. The workshop was designed for electrical trades and included welding bays along with new metalwork equipment for student projects and a finishing room. The electrical workshop links with the new plumbing sandpit and this undercover outdoor teaching area has allowed the school to expand the range of trade competencies it is able to provide within the curriculum.

All 3 Trade Training Centres were delivered on time and within budget and Greenway were involved in the projects from the design phase through documentation and delivery.

Barossa TAFE

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:23:24 -0600

This project resulted in the creation of additional learning and teaching space, and significantly upgraded student and staff amenities for the Murray Institute of TAFE's Barossa Valley Campus. It includes a new Resource Centre, Student Lounge, a Wine Tasting Laboratory, new Hospitality Training Bar and staff and student services office accommodation.

Through careful planning, a secure internal courtyard space was delivered, providing light and outlook to the Resource Centre and Student Lounge, as well as a focal hub for the facility. Innovative building forms and continuous detailing were used to bring together the disparate building elements along with a contemporary palate of materials to complement the existing building envelopes on the site and bring a fresh and dynamic enthusiasm to the campus.

The wine tasting laboratory provides for an industry standard environment used by the students and the wider community for improving and enhancing outcomes from this key industry to the Barossa.
The facility was completed over a number of stages and handed over on budget in early 2006.

Whyalla TAFE

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:29:15 -0600

Greenway Architects were engaged by DFEEST to undertake a redevelopment of this campus which was constructed in the 1970s. The campus was designed to deliver a broad range of training options, but its major focus was its workshops to provide trained staff for the major employer in Whyalla, BHP. Greenway ran a series of workshops with TAFE, University, DECS, local council, planning and community representatives to create the concept of an education precinct which includes all education sectors and community facilities.

The resultant project required 7 stages of construction works, built whilst the college remained in occupation and operation, requiring significant planning, staging and safety considerations be given from the very initial stages of the project design. Greenway worked closely with DFEEST, TAFE and the sites Educational Managers and Teaching Staff to undertake the detailed planning of the scope of works, including a mix of both engineering workshop and other vocational training areas.

The project has reinvigorated the whole of the Campus and created new flexible and open learning environments, a strategy that was initially met with some trepidation, but feedback has shown that the spaces are working in the manner that was hoped for.

Tyndale Christian School - New Special Education Centre

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:10:09 -0500

Funded as part of the Nation Building stimulus package, the new Special Education Centre at Tyndale Christian School will be one of the only BER buildings in Australia to cater for physically and intellectually disabled students from reception to senior school students. The facility sits adjacent the existing middle and junior school and overlooks the main school oval to the north-west.

Middle School (The Zone) and Junior School (Good Learning Centre) classes are provided with separate and specialist areas, with facilities for counselling, physiotherapy, speech therapists, and visiting specialists. A life skills or independent living centre is in the middle, included to provide practical learning and support for senior students with significant disabilities to provide skills for transition to varying pathways after schooling. The whole of school first aid centre and a facility for support and counselling for new arrivals and their families, who have come from different cultures and countries, are also incorporated.

The school holds firm views on provision of equal opportunity for all students irrespective of their background or emotional, intellectual or physical ability and this centre is in response to this moral, ethical and Christian belief. Its prime location as the focus of the campus is symbolic of this belief. The strong emphasis on equality and community spirit is reflected in the feature brickwork patterns that wrap the three main volumes, picking up on existing brickwork colours and drawing with a pixilation-type technique to symbolise a unique identity for each student to the centre.

The Junior school area (The Good Learning Centre) has large diagonal stripes with random tilt-shifts or breaks, as if the building has been shaken or jilted, reminiscent of a lighting strike.
The mid-section of the facility houses spaces for specialists in speech, physiotherapy and counselling as well as a life skills centre, and is identified by a 'space invaders' type pattern.
The middle school (or The Zone) pattern is reminiscent of silted layers of earth, or perhaps a contour map.

Murraylands Education Precinct

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 01:00:47 -0500

The vision of the Murray Bridge Educational Precinct will be to create a flexible and dynamic centre for educational excellence, delivering strategic learning pathways and outcomes for students and the community from Murray Bridge and its wider neighbouring surrounds.

The design concept uses a new axis (or pedestrian link) from the river to the Precinct's Learning Mall, to provide a strong identity for the precinct and to act as the glue to hold the Precinct together. The axis runs from the existing DECD building and links into the new entry for the Precinct in the refurbished TAFE Building. It is envisioned that in future the axis could even continue as far northwards to create direct links with any future possible development along the frontage of the River Murray.

The architectural aesthetic of the new Murray Bridge Education Precinct will be a contemporary one, with many different building elements to break-down the mass of the buildings to a human scale. A common architectural language and a material palette of timber screens, off form concrete, folded sheet metal, steel, glass, and "green" (vegetated) walls link the Precinct buildings together, while providing distinct character and identity for each of the elements, and reserving the biggest visual impact for the Precinct's key entry points and focal points.

Existing buildings will be modernized both internally and externally to improve their appearances, and also to improve their energy efficiency, flexibility and functionality. New facilities will be designed to engage with their natural and built environments, to provide transparent ‘skins' whereby the internal functions of the buildings can engage both physically and visually with the external environment within which they sit.

Salisbury High School

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:04:55 -0600

Greenway has acted as Architect from the initial preparation of the Concept Study, through to the Detailed Design, Documentation and Delivery of this project. The project included a mix of new building work to provide a new Performing Arts facility as well as a number of minor refurbishment projects within the Schools Technical Studies facilities and the conversion of the former Performing Arts space into a new Staff Facility with Lounge, Kitchen and Amenities.

The project was completed in October 2008 on time and below the original $3.8M budget. Cost saving measures during the design and documentation phases of the project have enabled a significant sum to be returned to the client, while the project has still been completed to the complex level of finish and detail required of such a dedicated suite of facilities.

Mining and Engineering Industry Training Centre

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:24:28 -0500

With the significant change going through the delivery of tertiary vocational education through South Australia, the proposed Mining and Engineering Industry Training Centre (MEITC) will provide a significant and nationally leading facility for the delivery of training outcomes for key industries both within South Australia and the Nation. The opportunities created by the departure of Plumbing and Refrigeration to the SIEC site will allow for the Consolidation of Light and Heavy Automotive, Engineering and GeoScience and LIMS programs to create a Mining and Engineering Industry Training Centre.

Greenway used an innovative approach to the design and reconfiguration of the facilities, in collaboration with Workshop consultants Manufacturing Focus. The consolidation of key Panorama, O'Halloran Hill and Croydon programs at the Regency campus will increase asset utilisation, reduce costs, result in a much smaller ecological footprint and ensure the Regency campus infrastructure is efficiently and effectively utilised.

The new built form, required as part of the automotive relocation, presents an opportunity to make a positive statement about the new direction of TAFE as it is located in a highly visible location close to the busy intersection of Regency and South Roads. The mass of the high-bay workshop encloses the new secure store and covered compound, with a large graphic on the eastern facade facing South Road, and a glazed south facade engaging the new heavy vehicle workshop facing Regency Road. The concept for the facade pattern is inspired by the large triangulated tyre tread patterns of the heavy vehicles which is then abstracted into the structure of the cladding, forming openings, sunshades and incorporating the large triangular trusses needed for the large spans.

The building will be lightweight framed, using high level openings for natural light and cross ventilation in the workshops, with acoustic panels for the Dyno and Engine test rooms at the north end. The roof ‘cranks down' as it nears the monolithic existing building (and where the high roof is not required), as if donning it's hat to the old. The form and massing, and black, silver and blue (automotive) colours were chosen to make the new built works very distinct from the existing, so as to contrast with the old, and not to mock, mimic or imitate.

Adelaide Remand Centre Reception Upgrade

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 23:25:10 -0600

The Adelaide Remand Centre project involved the total refurbishment of the ground floor visitor reception, visitor security check and staff equipment room. The brief was to accommodate specialised security equipment and improve the operational flow of visitors entering and exiting the site.

The existing building is a State Heritage listed building located at 208 Currie St, Adelaide. The insertion of the new spaces and equipment into the existing envelope, without making major changes, has been a challenge but we believe the result has been very successful.

Kmart Rundle Mall

Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:28:25 -0600

As a first for Greenway, an existing tired retail premises was given a significant reinvigoration through the creation of a new Kmart store within the Rundle Mall precinct. Working closely with both the building owner and Kmart's own internal design and delivery team, Greenway orchestrated the complex modifications to this building to maximise the retail and design opportunities for each Client. Despite a complex construction process, including significant latent condition delays, the project was completed to allow Kmart to start trading in Adelaide's premier retail precinct prior to Christmas.

The project incorporated a complete strip out of the existing retail fitout and the creation of a new retail space with an "industrial" and "CBD" feel to it. As a combination of three existing structures, the building itself posed numerous design and construction challenges, all of which were resolved allowing incorporation of the key design strategies. New to Kmart was the creation of a two storey selling area, complete with internal escalators and 9.5 metre high feature display wall through the void. With feature ceilings, lighting and other exciting finishes, the store is unlike any other Kmart, and opened with great success and feedback from Customers.

Ashbrook Apartments Stage 3

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 23:11:46 -0600

Built as the third stage of a multi staged development, the project provided 35 new retirement living apartments in both 2 and 3 bedroom formats. As the whole of the development has progressed, Greenway have adapted the internal configurations and external material palettes to meet the changing needs of the client and both their market and residents.

Stage 3 provides for a much more contemporary style of living, with improved open plan accommodation and development of the internal courtyard spaces infilling between the buildings. Kitchens and bathrooms feature modern materials and layouts, while a number of the apartments have been created as 3 bedroom units based on customer demand.

Immediate feedback from Residents has been extremely positive to the new style and ‘feel' of the apartments and their amenities, which has set the benchmark for future development on the site.

Department of Human Services

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 22:55:18 -0600

The new workplace environment, designed for the Department of Human Services, provides 7500m2 of flexible workspace.

The brief was to provide a collaborative team based work environment that could easily be reconfigured as the needs of the organization evolve. Greenway Architects worked closely with the client to design a range of work areas that would both enhance teamwork and encourage collaboration. This was achieved through the introduction of both formal and informal meeting spaces, training zones and informal breakout spaces interspersed throughout the open plan fitout. All built zones are consolidated to the central core, to maximize access to daylight and to provide external views for the staff.

As the site was fully occupied, the construction works had to be staged with as little disruption to staff as possible. This was achieved with a high level of consultation with the client and the builder prior and during the construction phase.

The introduction of bright and warm colour tones were utilised in the design as being representative of the new DHS corporate branding. This enhanced the overall workplace environment by creating a sense of identity and providing a means of way-finding throughout the various areas of the fitout.

PPP Superschools

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:02:53 -0600

As part of Plenary Education's bid for the South Australian government's new schools Education Works project (Public Private Partnership), Greenway was the lead consultant for three new schools: Regency Park Special School, Playford North B to 7, and the combined Co-ed, Girls only, and Special high school campus at Sports Park.

The design of Regency Park Special School has been based on the integration of learning and care. The overall design intent is to provide a welcoming entrance that is easy for students and carers to transgress, providing the right balance of facilities that meets the students individual care needs whilst providing a stimulating place in which students can learn. Safety and comfort are also key drivers in creating appropriate environments for these students, however the proposed design ensures that an institutional and regimented environment is avoided, replaced with a dynamic, playful and exciting place in which to learn and grow. The design has therefore been developed to ensure that the more technical requirements of the facility have been carefully incorporated into the building structure and envelope, while still enabling maximum flexibility, creativity and student growth to occur within.

The Playford North plan shows a distinct sense of place for each of the schools within the school. Each of the schools is physically defined by the Learning units of the school which create its outdoor learning hub between the buildings, onto which they all open and provide a seamless transition to the outdoors.
There is a soft transition between the schools: Early Years to Primary to Middle, all grouped around a central focus comprising the Resource Centre, Canteen and its associated shared Community Space.

The SportsPark Design develops a distinct sense of place for each campus. Within each campus, precinctual schools within schools are created.

Access to common shared facilities is possible direct from the Girls campus and the co-ed campus while retaining independence and physical separation. Each campus has its own front door administration as the entry to the campus. For identity and visual message systems, each of the campuses has its own colour theme which is taken through from the entrance to the campus buildings and the learning units. These are used as colour highlights on neutral toned facades and against the metallic cladding to create rich and colourful urban form. A variety of colours have been used across the three campuses each with its own very distinctive and identifiable character. These range from purple hues for the Girls campus to yellow for the co-ed campus to green for the horticulture focussed Special School campus. Across campus shared facilities are also colour themed to convey shared ownership. Separate place making is developed for each campus with this colour use and the juxtaposition of buildings to form campus specific outdoor hubs. For example the co-ed campus is more open and connected to the public realm whereas the girls' campus is more enclosed and discrete, and the special campus is more separated at the edge of the multi campus site to provide a more calming quieter environment.

Craigmore High School

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:45:30 -0600

DECS undertook a major upgrade of the existing facilities at Craigmore High School, involving the removal of two run-down drama and music buildings and consolidation into a New Performing Arts Centre. Other work includes extensive internal remodelling of the Administration, Staff and Library Areas and a new pedestrian bridge connecting Buildings 2 and 3 at first floor level. The existing school hall space in Building 4 will be converted into the new multi purpose drama space for the Performing Arts Centre, with a new 180m2 extension to house the Music Suite. A new main entrance to the administration building will provide a visible gateway to the school from the existing main carpark.

Morphett Street Apartments

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 20:22:58 -0500

The proposal includes a total of 179 apartments comprising 57 studio and one bed apartments, 119 two bed apartments, and 3 three bed apartments with 3 levels of carparking and ground floor retail with exposure to Morphett Street.
The design objective has been to create a building which will enrich the Adelaide skyline and fulfill the objectives of the City of Adelaide Development Plan. The project is essentially aimed at providing apartments for owner occupiers and the intention has been to give it a residential, high quality character with a visual connection to the rest of the city. The concept of the vertical village, with each apartment as an identifiable component, has created a design expression which is highly articulated and representative of the independent parts which have their own sense of space and place, but come together to be part of a larger whole. By virtue of this approach, the building facades read as highly modelled and multi planar. The design intention has been to reinforce these characters with a palette compatible building materials, colours finishes and textures which add detail and scale to the building expression.

Beachpoint Apartments

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:56:33 -0600

Beachpoint Apartments is a mixed use 4 level apartment development, on the corner of Beach Road and Esplanade, currently under construction and due for completion in February 2010. The project includes a basement car park, ground floor retail tenancies and 37 apartments of varying configurations over the 1st, 2nd and 3rd levels. Each apartment has a north facing balcony opening from open plan living areas.

Careful design and planning has ensured that each department will achieve excellent natural lighting to take advantage of cooling summer breezes and through controlled ingress of winter sun to create a heat sink within each apartment. All access corridors to apartments are also naturally lit and ventilated to minimize energy costs. All 37 apartments have excellent views of the coast line and Gulf St Vincent.

Golden Grove Police Station

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:15:05 -0600

The Golden Grove project established a new Police Station and Patrols Base and a much needed identifiable Police presence in the Golden Grove area. The station is located on a very prominent site on the Golden Way in Golden Grove. Our aim for this project was to imbue the station with an image which was eye catching, had civic qualities, was welcoming, had solidity and strength, and had some residential qualities to relate it to its Golden Grove Community. The use of ‘floating’ metal clad fascias supported by stone elements created a combination of warmth, solidity and residential qualities from the stone, and modernity and sophistication from the fascias. The cantilevers of the roof provide visual drama and strength.

Sportspark Fitness

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:56:13 -0600

Speculative project encompassing a 25m swimming pool, four basketball courts, and a combined fitness and medical centre.