Residential projects
Units & townhouses - Many new developments around Sydney, and in Queensland.
Our Role:
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Structural and stormwater design and inspections
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Civil design of driveways, roadworks, etc
Challenges:
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Design of pile retaining walls up to 9 metres high, in the Eastern suburbs
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Close proximity to adjoining buildings
New beach house, Fraser Island, Queensland
Our Role:
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Structural design and inspections
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Hydraulic design of bore and rainwater system
Challenges:
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Steel screw piles utilised to overcome the combination of high wind uplift and the loose sand founding conditions
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Designing a structure that could be trucked 100km along the beach
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Complying with World Heritage criteria
Investigations & restorations - Many blocks of units, townhouses and houses
Our Role:
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Structural investigations and advice –concerning cracking, water ingress, movement
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Structural design and inspection of repairs
Challenges:
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Understanding the factors causing the problems.
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Explaining technical matters in ways that can be understood by ordinary people
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Designing repairs to be both successful, and economically feasible
House extensions & renovations - Numerous projects in and around Sydney, particularly in the inner-city suburbs
Our Role:
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Structural & civil design and inspections
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Design of underpinning
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Design of driveway gradients to AS2890.1
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Dilapidation reports
Challenges:
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Working with existing constraints - old structures, tight spaces, close proximity to adjoining buildings, etc.
Prestigious New houses – in and around Sydney
Our Role:
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Structural & stormwater design and inspections
Challenges:
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Stringent architectural and aesthetic constraints
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Large spans, high ceilings, expensive finishes