The Australian Museum is the oldest natural history museum in Australia which was established in 1827 and first opened to the public in 1857. It has undergone numerous renovations and extensions over the years with the latest prior to this renovation completed in 2016 by Kane Constructions.
The project was full of complexities from materials handling constraints, working within a live museum environment, vibration and noise constraints, heritage conservation requirements. 
The scope included
BASEMENT
Basement demolition, restoration of existing flooring, strengthening of existing structure, new escalators, fit out of new basement area including new mechanical plant area.
LOWER GROUND
Demolition of existing offices, new members lounge, FIP relocation and upgrade
LEWIS WING
Demolition existing walls, slabs plus heritage restoration, removal of existing columns and associated underpinning, amenities and cloaking area
GROUND FLOOR
New floor slab, new connection to Crystal Hall, services upgrades, demolition existing stairs, 2 new passenger lifts, demolition of steel annex building and other associated works
UPPER LEVELS 1-4 AND ROOF
New stairs, strip outs and new amenities, DDA compliance works, new café and education space, glazed façade, new mechanical systems, structural support platforms, lift associated works etc. 
Critical to the commencement of the works was the development of a site and interim fire safety plan which allowed the museum to function whilst providing the staff to continue operations throughout the Museum in all non-construction zones.
The sequencing of the work was critical to ensure safety within the occupied building together with maintain structural stability.
Materials handling systems had to be implemented and tightly controlled in order to avoid delays to the progress of the works. The work was completed within the Clients time constraints set at the beginning of the project.
The completed standard of finish was very high, the management of the works within the existing building environment and successfully dealing with restricted access issues has resulted in a successful project deserving of this award.