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Western Base in Melbourne

Industrial Building in Australia – design by Six Degrees, architects

3 Mar 2017

Western Base

Architects: Six Degrees

Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Western Base

A key strategic project for the City of Melton and the Department of Sustainability, Western Business Accelerator & Centre for Excellence (BACE) operates as a ‘business incubator’ for startup businesses in Melton, where there is very limited opportunities for local employment.

It was designed to be a catalyst project in a greenfield area for the emerging community. The building had a very complex brief, and a strong focus on ESD (to ensure low running costs for in the long term). The design process was only 5.5 months and the project came in on budget at tender time. Six Degrees assisted the client with the shortlisting process for the D&C Tender, and also provided post tender input.

The complexities of the procurement process meant that only Tier 1 & 2 builders were able to tender, complying with the Federal Government’s stringent requirements. The project was an outstanding success from a time and budget perspective. It also exceeded it’s environmental targets, achieving a Greenstar certified 6 star design rating and a Greenstar certified 5 star “as built” rating.

Western Base – Building Information

Project size: 3200 sqm
Completion date: 2015
Building levels: 2

Consultant Team
– Structural Engineer: George Apted & Associates
– Services Engineers: SPA Consulting Engineers
– Environmental Consultant: Sustainable Built Environments
– Landscape Architect: Tim Nicholas Landscape Architecture
– Quantity Surveyor: Slattery Australia
– Building Surveyor: PLP
– Acoustic Engineer: David Dolly, ACA
– Traffic: Ratio
– Audio Visual: CHW
Construction Team
– Builder ProBuild (Monaco Hickey)

Awards
2016 AIA (Vic) Sustainable Architecture Allan and Beth Coldicutt Award
2015 Architecture and Design Sustainability Award for Large Commercial
Six Degrees Practice Team
– Director: Peter Malatt
– Director/design: Simon O’Brien
– Project Architect: Shol Nicholas
– Project Architect: Jo Tinyou
– Interior Design: Robyn Ho
– Documentation: Laura Tindall