Project

123 Scott Street Apartments
Newcastle East, NSW

Client

Boardcross Australia Pty Ltd

Construction Budget

$15m

Project Details

The development comprised the folllowing:

• Construction of a new 10 storey apartment building including carparking and ground floor commercial premises
• Retention of existing heritage facade

Challenge Faced / Engineering Problem Solved:

• Convict mine workings were discovered during grout injection of piles
• Variable founding depths due to convict workings required detailed pile assessment with geotechnical engineers
• Provision for temporary support systems to heritage façade whilst constructing new concrete frame and suspended floors to provide new lateral façade support

Safe Strong Stable Solution

Construction systems used included:

• Building supported on reinforced concrete grout injected piles
• Reinforced concrete pile caps, ground slabs, footings and tie beams
• Conventionally reinforced concrete columns, shear walls, cores and stairs
• Post-tension suspended concrete systems
• Heritage façade retention using existing supports and new structure
• Precast concrete loadbearing cladding panels

Engineering Design Services / Reviews

• Earthquake and wind modelling, analysis and design using conventional reinforced concrete shear wall and core systems
• Staged façade support design methods used
• Footing and pile cap foundation analysis and design
• Reinforced concrete column and wall analysis and engineering design
• Suspended concrete upper level slab and beam designs using post tension systems
• Structural steel roof rafters, purlins and awning framing analysis and engineering design

Project Type

Existing Building Demolition
Façade Retention
New Building Construction

Engineering Type

Structural
Construction Phase Services

Project Stages

• Site Investigation and Assessment of founding conditions and convict mine workings discovered
• Assessment of existing heritage façade and retention methods required
• Structural Engineering Design and Documentation
• Design Workshops and Project Meetings
• Design Coordination with all Consultants, Client and Principal Contractor
• Safety in Design / Environmental Considerations
• Construction Phase Services – Site Inspections, RFIs, Shop Drawing Reviews