Multi-level Car Park, Community Plaza & Welcome Arch
Footscray
Redevelopment of an existing at grade public car park into a 5,700m2 landscaped community plaza with ground level retail tenancies with a pavilion cafe, shops, restaurants and a four level above ground car park for 127 vehicles.
The development has activated a public precinct into a pedestrian friendly community open space by providing active tenancies, passive recreation space at ground level, whilst increasing car parking. The precinct development includes various artworks relating to the local Vietnamese community together with a Welcome Arch.
CLIENT
Maribyrnong City Council
ARCHITECT
McBride, Charles, Ryan
SERVICES ENGINEER
Cundall Consulting Engineers
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Bollinger Grobmann Engineers
CIVIL ENGINEER
Bonacci Group
COMPLETION
September 2017
CONTRACT VALUE
$10 million
Success Factors
Successfully enabled all the adjacent businesses to remain fully operational during the construction including a new sub-station enclosure within the ground level of the building, requiring the de-commissioning of the old sub-station and coordination with Jemena ensuring power connection was maintained at all times to businesses in the precinct.
Successfully managed the staged reconfiguration of Byron Street, and the service lane adjacent to the site, including diversion of sewer and stormwater services whilst the precinct remained operational.
Successfully managed the design management and construction of the Welcome Arch sculpture as an additional component to the project.