Positioned adjacent the existing public pool in vacant land, early works included drainage, sewer and soil remediation works on a site that was previously a natural swampland. The 3500 sqm ground floor slab was poured in sections on trenches with screw piles up to 6 metres deep, followed by a steel frame, roof and cladding. A second 1000 sqm suspended slab was also poured above the administration spaces as provision for possible internal expansion works in the future.
Once the exterior claddings had been completed, two courts for both basketball and netball were built utilizing a black-butt sprung flooring. Other floorings throughout the facility were largely vinyl laminates, and epoxy coatings in the wet areas. The scope included an innovative louvre-fan extraction system to keep the courts cool in the heat of Gippsland summers. Finally, at the rear of the building, an 85-space car park was completed with minor landscaping works.
Our in-house joinery was used to fit-out the entire facility with commercial grade toilet partitions, cabinetry, change rooms, meeting rooms, administration office, first-aid room, and storage areas. This included a double facing commercial kitchen to service both the new facility and the public using the existing pool patrons.
- Significant drainage, soil remediation and foundation works
- Black-butt sprung sports flooring
- In-house capabilities utilized for extensive joinery package
- Civil works including curbing, 85-space car park, and landscaping
