This aged care facility involved construction on a tight site with one point of street access. Incorporating new build and existing building refurbishment changed the total capacity from a 50-bed facility to 102 beds including a new basement carpark, central kitchen, and laundry.
The site is located above the Sydney Metro light rail tunnel and as such, piling foundations were complicated and tightly controlled. Around the perimeter the site piles were driven to hold back surrounding properties, acting as cantilevers thus eliminating the need for ground anchors - temporary or permanent.
To fit in with the residential landscape, roof pitches were very low with a metal roof positioned below a tiled roof. The tiles being installed for aesthetic reasons only.
The low pitch meant limited ceiling space for services, requiring very close services/structure coordination, so as not to compromise ceiling heights.
All was completed with Nursing Home Residents on site, giving residents early involvement and a sense of ownership of the final facility.