Coveted building gongs go to two bayside college facilities
A state-of-the-art library and a centre for learning and innovation located on two bayside college grounds have won big in the Master Builders Brisbane Housing and Construction awards.
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Two bayside colleges have won coveted Master Builders Queensland Awards for their new, state-of-the-art buildings.
The Ormiston College Centre for Learning and Innovation won the Brisbane Region award for eduction facilities over $10 million, while Moreton Bay Boys’ College took home the prize for buildings under $10 million with its new library.
And, looking at where on the campus the MBBC library is located, it’s not hard to see why the gigantic structure took out an award.
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Stokes Wheeler project manager Peter Goodhew was tasked with building the $3.5 million modern-day library, complete with a “huge glass curtain wall” – smack-bang in the middle of the Manly West school.
“Logistically it was a very tight site which was very difficult to access,” Mr Goodhew said.
“We had to build a temporary road to get in. We called it the M1 of Moreton Bay.”
Designed by architectural practice Bickerton Masters, the challenging build took Stokes Wheeler 10 months and was completed in November last year.
Mr Goodhew, who has worked for Stokes Wheeler for 17 years and received four Master Builders awards, said the modern-day library was less about books and more about IT spaces and “collaborative learning spaces”.
“It overlooks the bay and has beautiful views, they really made the best of their situation,” Mr Goodhew said.
Down the road in the Redlands, Ormiston College’s Centre for Learning and Innovation – built by construction group Rohrig – also took home top honours in the education facility for projects over $10 million.
The building was officially opened by Queensland Governor, the Honourable Paul de Jersey, in April.
Headmaster Brett Webster said the learning centre had become the epicentre of the college, reactivating the heart of the campus.
“Students, staff, parents and visitors are enjoying the new dimensions of virtual reality, multimedia, drone flying, coding, robotics and the many, many more outstanding features within the extensive building,” Mr Webster said.
“It hosts junior school and secondary school libraries, a substantial Makerspace area, facilities for collaborative class study as well as areas for independent learning, and is noted as having Australia’s largest interactive floor space.
“After a long period of time conceptualising, researching, designing and constructing, the new completed CLI has become a busy hub, playing a vital role in the education of our students.”
Mr Webster said the college was delighted to learn the building had also won the 2019 Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Award for Educational Architecture for its designers, BSPN Architecture.
“The success of our new building is testament to the college’s ongoing commitment to innovation and, more importantly, the preparation of student needs for the 21st century and beyond, ensuring their success in tomorrow’s workforce,” he said.
The awards showcased the best the river city has to offer across residential, commercial and tourism construction.
In the residential categories, Wynnum builder and project manager David Bartle’s Hemmant Tower took out the top award in the Individual Home up to $250,000.
The unique two-storey house was built for Mr Bartle’s carpenter Mat Taylor – who wanted a house that was “simple, yet broke the mould” of what a traditional home should be.
Full list of construction winners:
• Health Facilities up to $20 million — Paynters Pty Ltd for Caboolture Hospital Emergency Department Expansion Stage 1B (Caboolture)
• Health Facilities over $20 million — Evans Built Pty Ltd for Westside Private Taringa (Taringa)
• Education Facilities up to $10 million — Stokes Wheeler Pty Ltd for Moreton Bay Boys’ College — New Library (Manly West)
• Education Facilities over $10 million — Rohrig (Qld) Pty Ltd for Ormiston College Centre for Learning and Innovation (Ormiston)
• Sporting Facilities — Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd for Queensland State Netball Centre (Nathan)
• Community Service Facilities — GTH Project No 4 Pty Ltd for GemLife Bribie Island Country Club (Bongaree)
• Retail Facilities up to $5 million — J Hutchinson Pty Ltd T/A Hutchinson Builders for Burpengary East 7-Eleven & Childcare (Burpengary East)
• Retail Facilities over $5 million — Damien M Cavallucci T/A Cavcorp for Long Island Gasworks (Newstead)
• Tourism and Leisure Facilities up to $10 million — Intrec Management Pty Ltd for SparkLab, Sciencentre at Queensland Museum (South Brisbane)
• Tourism and Leisure Facilities over $10 million — Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd for W Hotel and Brisbane Quarter (Brisbane City)
• Commercial Building up to $5 million — Apollo Property Group Pty Ltd for Eagleby Service Centre (Eagleby)
• Commercial Building $5 million — $50 million — Spaceframe Buildings Pty Ltd for Volvo Headquarters and Dealership (Wacol)
• Commercial Building over $50 million — J Hutchinson Pty Ltd T/A Hutchinson Builders for Aurizon Office (Fortitude Valley)
• Industrial Building over $5 million — FDC Construction & fit-out (QLD) Pty Limited for Blenners Transport (Darra)
• Excellence in Workplace Health & Safety — Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd for W Hotel and Brisbane Quarter (Brisbane)
• Excellence in Energy Efficiency and Environmental Management — BA Murphy Constructions Pty Ltd for BA Murphy Constructions — Environmental (Everton Park)
• Residential Building (high-rise over 3 storeys) over $20 million — J Hutchinson Pty Ltd T/A Hutchinson Builders for Walan Apartments (Kangaroo Point) Master Builders 417 Wickham Terrace, Brisbane 4000 www.mbqld.com.au
• Community Accommodation for Aged Care and Nursing Homes — FK Gardner & Sons Pty Ltd for Sinnamon Village Aged Care — Stage 1 ‘Dovetree’ (Sinnamon Park)
• Refurbishment/Renovation up to $750,000 — James Maguire Construction Pty Ltd T/A JMC Commercial for Customs House Refurbishment (Brisbane)
• Refurbishment/Renovation $750,000 — $5 million — MCD Construction (Qld) Pty Ltd T/A MCD Construction for Walter’s Steakhouse (Brisbane)
• Refurbishment/Renovation over $5 million — J Hutchinson Pty Ltd T/A Hutchinson Builders for Howard Smith Wharves (Brisbane)
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