Canberra Grammar School Music Centre & Terry Snow Auditorium Education Secondary

Description of services

A partially subterranean 5 storey development, expanding up to 12meters underground – The Canberra Grammar Auditorium and Music centre includes a new library and music rooms, classrooms and a 1,300 seat acoustically tuned music auditorium. The development interconnects with the existing breezeway and forecourt of the school’s heritage Quadrangle. This project was constrained by the existing heritage building, immediately adjacent the proposed auditorium whilst providing access for construction.

The team had to overcome many unique challenges in delivering this project. From long-span steel trusses over the auditorium, which support a terrace and planting over, to cantilevered steel framed bleacher and auditorium seating which had to be carefully analysed to avoid footfall-induced vibration issues, Sellick ensured the right solution was used in the right place. The heritage-listed school buildings next to the construction needed careful shoring design to ensure ground movements were minimal while the auditorium was excavated, and suspended concrete roof slabs were optimised to minimise the risk of cracking and any water ingress issues, including the use of low carbon, low shrinkage Envisia concrete.

Ground water was a major concern from the beginning of the project, a comprehensive design was developed to manage the constant ground water inflow with emergency pump chambers and back-up generator connection, should a power failure occurring during a storm event to prevent the lower levels of the theatre flooding. Podium level and roof level above the practice rooms and main theatre required high attention in detail to ensure the water proofing and water shedding design worked flawlessly.

Client

Construction Control

Waves Carwash Express PhillipCommercial

Description of services

Waves Carwash Express Phillip is a Multi Storey Commercial development across 2 blocks.

Designed by DNA Architects in the Commercial district of Phillip, A.C.T the development consists of a Double storey structure, with each leveling housing their own Mezzanine, a Commercial Carwash with state-of-the-art automated carwash tunnel, detailing conveyor system, self-serve wash bays, automatic car wash bays, dog washes, a standalone drive through or dine-in Takeaway and service station all on Ground floor. Along with 10 commercial tenancies spanning across 1450m² on the upper level.

Sellick consultants were engaged to provide Civil, Hydraulic and Structural engineering services for this project. The design included a high level of documentation surrounding the necessary carwash drainage, water supply and substantial water recycling system & sewerage treatment facilities in accordance with local authorities’ requirements.

Client

Waves Carwash Pty Ltd & D-Group Commercial

The Grounds BraddonMixed use residential

Description of services

Sellick consultants was engaged to undertake Hydraulic, Structure and Civil works for this project. The Grounds Braddon consists of an eight-story apartment tower, three terrace buildings and seven townhouse buildings in close proximity to the Canberra city centre and overlooking Northbourne Oval.

The Hydraulic scope included the design and documentation of domestic sanitary drainage, water services, stormwater drainage and fire services from initial design stages through construction and post construction phases. Incorporation of the ‘Pipe system and building design’ Australian patent referenced as the Sellicks Innovation patent was utilised to reduce pipe and stack sizes and to minimise construction costs for this project. Existing Telstra asbestos conduits running diagonally through the work site provided additional challenge to the project, a higher level of detail coordination was essential for successfully delivery. This project was also one of the first large scale residential projects to include installation of individual instantaneous electric hot wat heaters in all apartments and townhouses. 

Client

Lockbridge

Value

$35-$40m

Eastlake Football Club – HydraulicClubs

Description of services

Structural, Civil and Hydraulic engineering

Client

Project Coordination

Value

Not provided

SA6 ANU – HydraulicStudent Accommodaton

Description of services

Comprising of two new residences linked at ground level via a buried commercial kitchen and back of house services with loading dock entry at the rear. Each building consists of 3 wings varying in heights from 5, 6 and 8 stories whilst having their own respective student services and dinning halls,each residences accommodates 400 students.

Client

ANU / Richard Crookes

Value

$TBA

Coles AmarooMixed Development

Description of services

Provide building hydraulic engineering services for a 3500m2 Coles shopping centre with allowance for an additional 8 retail tenancies, including Coles liquor. Basement carpark for 160 cars. Level 1 residential construction for 52, 3story – 1 and 2 bedroom home units.

Client

Nikias Diamond

Value

$30-40M

Astin Apartments, BraddonResidential Multi Unit Development

Description of services

Provide Building Hydraulic Engineering Design Services

Client

PBS Builders ACT

Value

$30M

Sorell Apartments, LyonsResidential Multi Unit Development

Description of services

Provide Building Hydraulic Engineering Design Services

Client

Hindmarsh Pty Ltd

Value

$30M

University of Canberra – Cooper 1 LodgeEducation - Tertiary

Description of services

Provide Building Hydraulic Engineering Design Services

Client

PBS Builders ACT

Value

$60M

Australian National University Hall of ResidenceEducation - Tertiary

Description of services

Provide building hydraulic engineering services for a state of the art 500 bed student accommodation building, a 5 story building comprising of centralised common amenities in each pod (3 pods per floor), centralised laundry and kitchen cooking facilities (upper ground), with a hand basin in each unit.

Client

Cockram

Value

$50-60M

Metranode Data Centre, Mitchell (Stage 1)Special Use

Description of services

Provide building hydraulic engineering services for a state of the art blade room data centre comprising of 8 blade rooms, secure rooms for both data entry, presentations, meetings and conferences.

Specialist advice on project

Original engagement was to provide a design review of the proposed hydraulic design undertaken by another hydraulic consultant, it was found that during our design review we recommend the removal of the onsite domestic booster pump and the removal of the need for a fire hydrant booster pumpset via an alternative solution, saving the client in excess of $100,000. Following the review, Sellick Consultants were then engaged to revise the design based on our comments and issue documentation for tender within a 3 week time frame, construction documentation followed 4 weeks later.

Client

Richard Crookes Construction

Value

$5-6M

121 Marcus Clarke Street ANU ExchangeMixed Use Development

Description of services

Design and Construct Hydraulic Services

Client

AXIS Plumbing

Value

$120M

219 Northbourne Avenue Turner ACTHotels & Recreation

Description of services

Principal Hydraulic Engineers

Client

HTI Group

Value

$60M

Manhattan on the ParkResidential Multi Unit Development

Description of services

Design and Construct – Hydraulic Services

Client

CHASE Building Group

Value

$110M

Sky Park Woden Town CentreCar Parks

Description of services

Principal Hydraulic Service Engineers

Client

Tony De Marco

Value

$20M

Snow Centre for Education in the Asian CenturyEducation Secondary

Description of services

Principal Hydraulic Service Engineers

Client

Construct Control

Value

$12M

The Apartments – New ActonMixed Used Development

Description of services

Design and Construct

Client

D GROUP

Value

$80M

AltitudeMulti Unit Development

Description of services

Civil Engineers

Client

Hindmarsh

Value

$80M

Little National HotelHotels & Recreation

Description of services

Structural, Civil and Hydraulic Consultants

Client

Doma Group

Value

$30M