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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 Maringga Turtpandi Health Service]). The new facility is approximately 1500 m2 and has a new carpark to accommodate 51 vehicles. A separate Art Shed is included associated with Maringga Turtpandi and replaces a similar facility used currently.
We believe the Gilles Plains project has been very successful, with a solution that will provide a friendly, family oriented, light filled atmosphere conducive to efficient service provision and general well being of those that work there and just as importantly those visiting.
The facility is designed to achieve 5 stars under the Green Building Council guidelines for Office Accommodation 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 almost all 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, sun during winter and rain protection.

Lochiel Park Affordable Housing

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

Lochiel Park Campbelltown is South Australia's emerging ‘Model Green Village' of national significance and a world leading model in sustainable design. Undertaken for Housing SA the project incorporates 23 residences - either as apartments or townhouses.
The development incorporates a range of best practice sustainable technologies with each home incorporating passive design principles, energy and water efficiency and innovative technology resulting in a reduced ecological footprint by reducing household energy and water consumption greenhouse gas emissions and waste. Each residence achieves at least 7.5 stars when assessed against the AccuRate system of measurement.
A dominant element of the design is a large roof plate that faces north along the street frontage linking apartment blocks and that holds the numerous photo voltaic panels for electricity collection and the solar panels for the hot water plant. Rather than hiding the solar collectors this design boldly displays them and integrates the roof plate that supports them as a design statement.
An innovative natural ventilation system provides passive cross ventilation to each residence, reducing the need for air conditioning. The ventilation stack is assisted by a rotary ventilator and controlled via motorised louvres linked to the AC system.
In addition to the sustainable technology of the services careful selection of building materials and finishes has been undertaken to maintain a consistent approach across the entire development.

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 spaces 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 in the 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 thesolemn 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.

Eastern ICC

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

The Eastern Intermediate Care Centre is the first of four 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 design requirements of the design was for a environmentally sustainable design 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.

Western ICC

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

The Western Intermediate Care Centre is the third of four 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 design requirements of the design was for a environmentally sustainable design 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.

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 both spashes of colour. Graphics representative of the Novita corporate branding create an inviting and engaging environment for both staff and visitors.

Octagon Student Apartments

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

Greenway has been architects for this project since its inception. The student accommodation market while there is great demand, is affordable housing and as commercial projects, are very difficult to make economically viable because 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. One bedroom apartments are 27m2. The project also includes retail facilities fronting Hindley Street and a basement carpark. A student lounge and common areas are also 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 last year (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.

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.'

Murray Bridge Police Station

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

Greenway have recently completed the design and documentation of a new Police Complex at Murray Bridge.

The facility will house 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, has 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 and the utilization of intelligent building technologies will also improve the environmental citizenship of the building. The design of new police station will utilize a palette of materials to provide a high quality building incorporating sound environmental design principals.

Construction Tenders have recently closed and are currently being assessed, with the view to commencing construction on the site prior to Christmas 2011.

Ladder

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

The Ladder project at Port Adelaide involves the total refurbishment of a very derelict State Heritage listed building to accommodate a mix of uses including residential accommodation for young people in the Ladder program as well as associated administrative and multi-purpose areas and a number of commercial tenancies. The existing building is located on a very prominent and important corner in Port Adelaide, on Commercial Road and St Vincent Street known as Black Diamond corner. The insertion of the new spaces into the existing envelope without making major changes has been a challenge but we believe the result will set another benchmark for social housing in a refurbishment context. A new entry for the Ladder component is being created from the street at the rear with a new modern element in the old courtyard. The design is very 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 focussed on achieving a high level of sustainability with all materials and finishes selections based on their environmental performance. In addition rainwater is being harvested and on such a tight site the only available location for storage is in the underground basement and so a 40 kilolitre modular tank was installed to allow for harvesting and re-use in toilet cisterns and for landscaping.

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 its context in particular the acoustic issues of the Theatre and live music venue immediately across the street and the heritage impact upon the Theatre.
his 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 underutilized spaces.
The project was a joint venture with Bird dela Cour 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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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.

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 challenge architecturally. 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.

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 neighboring 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 DECS building and links into the new entry of focal point for the Precinct in the refurbished TAFE Building 1. 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.

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.

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.

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 cost of the high labour cost 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 addrssed 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. Externally a simple palette of materials has been selected with excellent insulative properties for the external envelope. 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 and became operational in December 2010, and was formally opened in April 2011.

Fremont-Elizabeth HIgh School

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 21:59:22 -0500

A feasibility concept proposal for a new Performing Arts Centre at the Fremont-Elizabeth City High School, consisting of a two hundred seat auditorium, multimedia studio, multipurpose drama and dance studio and a feature entry gallery to display student work.

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 in the middle. The whole of school first aid centre, and a facility for support and counseling for new arrivals and their families who have come from different cultures and countries. The Life Skills Area is included for senior students to provide practical learning and support for senior students with significant disabilities to provide skills for transition to varying pathways after schooling.
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 shook 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.

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.

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.

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.

81 Fullarton Road

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

This modest commercial project involved a tight site requiring the maximum carparking while providing a flexible office tenancy space on the first floor level, and a compact accountancy firm took the ground floor space. 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.

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 out door areas, to learning area refurbishments and the delivery of DECS standard designs. Here are a few of the recently completed projects:

Tanunda Primary School - Library and Learning Commons Refurbishment
Bute Primary School - COLA + GLA
Wallaroo Mines Primary School - Activity Hall
Keller Road Primary School - GLU Refurbishment
Braeview Primary School - GLA
Elizabeth South Primary School - GLA and COLA
Greenock Primary School - Small School Hall

West Beach Primary School - GLA's

Springton Primary School - New learning Commons

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 which has provided national recognized 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.

The project consists of an international standard stadium with spectacular capacity of 3000 corporate facilities and office accommodation for Netball SA, 26 outdoor courts, shelters and associated amenities and carparking for 700 cars.

Cowandilla Primary School

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:46:38 -0600

This project was briefed to involve the development of a new administration centre and library for the school. The School provides education to approximately 160 students of more than 30 nationalities. Prior to our engagement, a master plan for the proposal had been completed and this was to be the basis of our design. As our first task we reviewed the development proposal and concluded that in relation to the whole of campus planning, there were some deficiencies that the master plan had not been addressed.
The proposal resulted in the removal of the majority of the existing transportable buildings, the creation of a new administration building to create an new internal courtyard space, the building of a new canteen as a focal point of the School, the relocation of the Child Parent Centre, and the refurbishment of a number of existing buildings ranging from the 1910's to the 1970's to create a cohesive environment of which the School and the local community could sense ownership. Innovative building forms and continuous detailing were used to bring together the disparate building elements.
This proposal was then adopted for the redevelopment and the project was successfully completed in 2002.

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.

Woodville High School Redevelopment

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 01:04:42 -0600

The Woodville High School project involved the creation of a new entry point to the existing School with new administration facilities, new teaching accommodation and refurbishment of existing teaching spaces.

The existing School had a combination of different building styles with the form and fabric of the new building works linking the disparate styles together. The red brick and aluminium panels provide a modern contrast to the pebble-crete precast panels of the existing building. The use of orientation and glass provides excellent lighting and views from all spaces.

By locating the new administration and teaching facilities at the front of the School and linking them with the existing buildings a new central courtyard space was created. Further to this brief was the need to create a separate learning environment of learning and support spaces for the ‘Wiltja' program for Indigenous young people from the Anangu and Pitjantjatjara lands to provide improved opportunities for students. The Wiltja courtyard and the new central courtyard are separated to allow separate spaces for each group of students. The central courtyard is surrounded with new covered access ways and verandahs with raking supports to create a dynamic and exciting space. The courtyard was to be used for outdoor assemblies and activities and as such the detailing was created to provide raised spaces for speaking and other delivery.

The project was successfully completed in 2000

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 provided providing light and outlook to the Resource Centre and Student Lounge, providing 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.

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.

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.

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 flexibly office accomodation and associated carparking.

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.

Renaissance Arcade Redevelopment

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:39:38 -0600

Greenway has completed concept and sketch designs for this large mixed use redevelopment project. The proposed development site is on Austin Street behind the State heritage listed Ruthven Mansions on Pulteney Street is in close proximity to the North Terrace campuses of the Universities. The project aims to capitalize on this with complimentary tertiary/ senior college level teaching facilities, residential accommodation, and student commons.

The aim of this project was therefore to provide appropriate student accommodation that will fill an existing need, and provide facilities that maximize the advantages of the site, its views and location while at the same time providing an environmentally and ecologically sensitive design solution that respected the adjoining Ruthven Mansions.

The project creates a food court on the ground floor level, two levels of basement carparking, two levels of teaching accommodation on the first and second floors, with two student apartment towers over accommodating 566 student in studio apartments. These will be provided in two towers oriented north-south fronting Austin Street and Porters Lane respectively with a connecting link to run the length of the eastern boundary. The south tower is 21 levels high with the north tower 16 levels. The towers enclose an open light court providing natural light and ventilation. The student studio apartments are supported by common areas on every second floor level and two roof gardens.

Detailed collaboration took place with both Heritage SA and Adelaide Council to develop a built form solution which was supported by both. The existing Ruthven Mansions building meets the eastern boundary of the proposed site in two distinct faces. The southern section of the mansions western elevation is a continuation of the highly articulated Pulteney Street façade, with balconies and apartment windows (currently abutting the existing atrium). The proposal recognizes the significance of this façade by setting the first seven levels of the building off the boundary to provide a fresh air light court.

The proposal has many environmentally focused design elements, including expressed solar and wind plants, passive cooling or ‘shower towers', sunshading elements intrinsically linked to the façade construction, and an innovative natural ventilation system. It is intended that the project achieve an ESD ‘Award of Excellence' in the Melbourne Docklands Rating Scheme, (the current benchmark green rating tool).

Greenway Office

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:36:16 -0600

Style, function and office culture were the generators of the new Greenway office in Adelaide's East End.

The office maximizes its location overlooking Rundle Street by arranging its workcafé, informal and formal meeting spaces to take advantage of the views and the East End ambience.

Visitors to the office are intentionally drawn into the workspace to create an interactive, open environment for staff, clients and visitors.
The fitout demonstrates our approach to contemporary corporate design with its modernist aesthetic, its user friendly spaces and its attention to detail.

SAPOL Wakefield St

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:36:17 -0500

Contemporary office fitout for the South Australian Police

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.

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 had 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 f 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.

Netley Police Station

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:24:17 -0600

The first stage of this project was the development of a Community Station (Shopfront) in Sussex Street at Glenelg to replace the previous station in Moseley Square. The second and major stage combined the independent divisions of Glenelg Police and the Special Tasks and Rescue (STAR) Group in a purpose built state of the art single storey facility at a total project cost of $10 million.

In addition to the usual areas for the Station and Patrols, there are specialist training facilities for the STAR Group and secure undercover garaging for special vehicles. Abundant storage is also provided. The complex does not include holding cells. A large secure landscaped carpark is provided at the rear of the building. There are common Conference and Meeting rooms, and a shared meals area that opens onto a fully enclosed and private landscaped internal Courtyard that is a real focus for the occupants as well as allowing abundant natural light into the building.

The project was completed under budget and on time.

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 and defence industries in South Australia on a competitive and sustainable basis.

Defence SA therefore has high level interface with all sectors of the Defence industry. The brief for their offices was therefore 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.

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.

2-20 Hutt Street

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

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

Art Gallery

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:27:28 -0600