The Project
This project involved the design and construction of a vertical 6 storey catholic school in the new suburb of The Gables for Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta. The school opened in 2021 and can accommodate up to 1860 students and 130 staff.
The construction programme for the school was 16 months and to meet this timeframe the design included precast elements as well as SlimDek permanent metal formwork.
The project has won multiple awards:
- High Commendation - Australian Steel Institute Awards 2022
- Winner of the Public School Category $50M+ (Construction) - MBA NSW Excellence in State Awards 2022 (Builder: Buildcorp)
The Challenges
Our Director Seb Howe worked on the project from concept to completion and worked through some challenging fire engineering performance solutions around omission of atrium requirements as well as challenges relating to travel distances and open stairs. The site work was stopped for several weeks due to Covid 19 but the builder did a great job to make up the time!
- ClientCatholic Education Diocese of Parramatta
- BuilderBuildcorp
- ArchitectBVN Architecture
- Project Value$150 million
- CompletedNovember 2021