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A NEW WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT IN SYDNEY HAS BENEFITTED FROM THE USE OF A WIDE ARRAY OF PRECAST CONCRETE ELEMENTS, WITH QUALITY FINISH AND SPEED OF CONSTRUCTION AMONG THE PROJECT’S GAINS.
Wentworth Point is a new suburb in Sydney created in 2009 after the urban revitalisation of a large industrial tract of land on the banks of Homebush Bay. With the Sydney Olympic Park Ferry, located centrally within the suburb, direct access to the Parramatta River and the Sydney CBD is easily achieved.
The harbourside precinct is now home to nearly 10,000 people, all living in medium or high-rise density accommodation. At the heart of Wentworth Point stands Wentworth Point Marinas. A total of 330 residential apartments across one high-rise tower of 30 storeys and five low-rise towers up to 11 storeys high located along the Paramatta River make up Sirius Waterfront, the third stage of the project.
Sirius Waterfront features multiple precast concrete elements including partition walls, façade panels, wall panels, spandrels, balustrades and hobs that were all manufactured and installed by Hanson Precast.
A RIBBED FAÇADE
Surrounded by the harbour, vast urban parklands and Rhodes’ dynamic retail hub, the Sirius Waterfront apartments needed to visually complement their surroundings. The high-rise tower features a number of elevations that comprise ribbed precast panels.
Hanson’s Site Co-ordinator, Dean Lincoln, comments: “The ribs are 300mm apart and run vertically up the panels. They are duplicated on each level from the ground floor to the 30th floor. The high quality that precast could offer was another key reason the client specified precast. Precast offers finishes that are extremely difficult to achieve with site-poured concrete.”
“The ribs are 300mm apart and run vertically up the panels. They are duplicated on each level from the ground floor to the 30th floor. The high quality that precast could offer was another key reason the client specified precast. Precast offers finishes that are extremely difficult to achieve with site-poured concrete.” Dean Lincoln, Site Co-Ordinator, Hanson.
COMPLETION AHEAD OF PROGRAM SCHEDULE
The project’s tight timeline demanded that all aspects of construction run like clockwork, a demand that hinged on the use of precast concrete because of its speedy erection.
“The reason precast was chosen was because of the lead time and the process. If the wall panels were poured on site there would have been at least one week per storey added to the program.”
“The project was completed within the program and it was precast that allowed us to do that.”■
PROJECT: WENTWORTH POINT MARINAS – SIRIUS WATERFRONT
PRECASTER: HANSON PRECAST
BUILDER: BILLBERGIA
CLIENT: BILLBERGIA DEVELOPMENTS
ARCHITECT: SCOTT CARVER
ENGINEER: RINCOVITCH CONSULTANTS
