University of Technology, Sydney

Building 4 Science Block
An armstrong project to detail design & project manage services installation and building works and repairs to animal housing areas Level 7. Services included laboratory non potable water, sanitary trade waste service with basket trap floor wastes, level 4 and level 7 laboratory sanitary fixtures with warm water controls and reticulation.

Design and supervision included structural coordination, vinyl floor repairs and painting and carpentry whilst maintaining the operation of the University. The project was completed within the estimated time and budget.

Client: UTS Facilities Management 

UTS Science Block - University of Technology Building 1, 4 and 5 Science Block
An Arup project for engineering the fitting out, refurbishment and extensions of levels 1 to 7 of the existing Science Building 4 of the University. Responsibility was for scheme, concept, detail design and documentation and onsite project management. The design included for Building 1 basement geology laboratories, cylinder stores, Level 17 refurbishment, basement plant fit out for vacuum equipment and high pressure live gas connections.

Services included medical gases, seawater, RO water, hot and cold non potable, hot and cold potable, natural gas, compressed air, vacuum, steam, trade waste, sanitary plumbing, sewer, storm water, roof drainage, sprinklers, hydrants, fire hose reels and waste treatment systems. The system was the most complicated in NSW at that time.

Client: UTS Facilities Management 
Architect: Design Inc.
Builder: John Holland Constructions
Photos: Creativity by Richard Drew

Building 10, Fairfax Building
Responsibility for leading hydraulic and fire services discipline for Arup as peer design review and project supervision to oversee design and installation carried out on the project by others. The hydraulic and fire services discipline was nominated by both the Project Manager and the Architect to the client UTS. The client also agreed to extend Arup services to security, and visual systems.

The project consisted of remodeling the old Fairfax newspaper building to include two basement level car parks to level 7. The upgrading included lecture theatres, meeting rooms, administration offices, amenities, lecture rooms, restaurant and rentable ground floor space. The project also included upgrading a 15 storey tower block for rentable office space. An atrium was cut through the centre of the seven storey building from the ground floor and a glass and aluminium roof and partitioned offices and classrooms installed. New student and office kitchen and amenity areas were installed on each level along with upgrading the existing amenities for student use. A restaurant and commercial shops on the ground floor were included, along with upgrading the existing trade waste sewer system.

A new natural gas, sanitary plumbing, hot and cold water supply, trade waste drainage, sewer drainage system with fixtures and fittings were installed in the project. A new fire sprinkler system, EWIS, smoke detection, emergency lighting and fire hydrant and hose reel pumping system was installed as well as a fire sprinkler drenching system installed along the atrium glass panels. The BCA fire and life safety provisions included a fire engineering report. The project was the winner of an RAIA Architectural Award for Excellence. Hydraulic and fire discipline developed an excellent ongoing relationship with client, project manager and architect.

Architect: Bligh Voller Nield
Project Manager: CRI Limited
Builder: Baulderstone Pty Ltd
Photos: Creativity by Richard Drew