Prestons Lodge Aged Care is a 132-bed aged care facility. Works included the basement, two upper floors, landscaped communal areas, accommodation for a range of residents and two specialised dementia care areas.

Located in western Sydney between the M5 Motorway and a residential area, the site is long and narrow with one access point. 
Site difficulties included contaminated material, sequencing of site activities and structural design modifications. The residential nature of the site required ongoing consultation with the residents of the area to mitigate sound, noise, vibration, dust, construction traffic and site parking issues. 

OSD tanks were also redesigned and improved. Negotiations with the RMS and council for stormwater design were slow and complex, but successfully negotiated. 
The builder amended external louvre design materials to eliminate the need for maintenance.
This understated building on a very restricted site is well built and detailed and will be a welcome addition to western Sydney aged care.