Craigieburn
The Hume Regional Tennis Centre is a state of the art local sporting and recreational facility for the Hume City Council and forms the first stage in the development of a major recreational precinct. The Centre is part of the State and National regional tennis network of facilities.
The project comprised construction of fourteen competition plexi-cushion courts, two clay courts, two hot shots/ practice courts with fencing and lighting, 800m2 community centre with accessible amenities, change rooms, multipurpose rooms, extensive car parking, and landscaping.
The landscape works exceeded $1M in value and included concrete paths, pre-cast concrete re-bound practice walls and seating, and planting of mature trees.
CLIENT
Hume City Council
ARCHITECT
dwp|suters
SERVICES ENGINEER
Umow Lai
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER
Kersulting
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
MDG Landscape Architects
COMPLETION
December 2014
CONTRACT VALUE
$7 million
SUCCESS FACTORS
Parks & Leisure Australia Regional Award (Vic/Tas) 2015 Awards of Excellence Award for Leisure Facilities Development.
Construction program managed to ensure court availability for Tennis Australia Tournament schedules.
Engaging with multiple stakeholders including Tennis Australia, Council, and Stockland Residential (developer for adjoining Highlands Estate development.
Devco were able to suggest an alternative operable wall resulting in cost savings to the client.