Riverwood Housing Renewal

Client – PAYCE and Housing NSW

Architect – Turner’s

Builder – Dasco Australia

Year – Construction in 2015

Construction Cost – $50,000,000

 

The Riverwood North Urban Renewal Project involves the creation of modern architecturally-designed housing in a vibrant community of approximately 650 new homes by social housing residents, as well as private owners, with a renewed emphasis on landscaped public spaces, green streets and the creation of a new Garden Square. Stage 1 consists of two sites and three buildings.

 

The key structural engineering features of this project are:

  • 215 Apartments
  • Three buildings over common podium transfer and two basements
  • Concrete Dincel walls used a vertical loadbearing element with 150mm reinforced concrete slabs
  • Post tensioned slabs for podium and basement levels

Qube

Client – Morris Property Group

Architect – DBI

Builder – Morris Construction

Year – Construction in 2015

Construction Cost – $55,000,000

 

The high-rise building, in Broadbeach, will be 40 storeys high and be predominantly residential apartments. Structural Design Solutions have been engaged for full Structural and Civil design documentation.

 

The key structural engineering features of this project are:

  • 40 Level Tower
  • 3 basements in sands
  • High level Water Table
  • Piled Foundations to Rock
  • Concrete framed building with Post Tensioned slabs
  • Wind sensitive core
  • Precast Walls