NORTHUMBERLAND ST, COLLINGWOOD – CARSTACKER
About Project
The development, dubbed Northumberland, will occupy the site of the existing Collingwood Telephone Exchange on Wellington Street – a red brick building which is to be retained. A 13-storey office tower and a 5-storey retail building with a cafe on the ground floor is proposed around and above the existing building.
The design will take cues from the local industrial past, street patterns and material expression. The southern facade of the smaller retail building will be characterized by a sawtooth window facing Northumberland Street.
The office tower will be set back from main street, Wellington Street, as well as the existing building, which will create a new laneway and general new public space. The design of the office building will target a 6-star Green Star rating.
Our scope included the formwork only package for the car stacker structure. This was a challenging build due to the site restrictions and fact that the floor-to-floor levels were up to 5m high. The methodology for the removal of the formwork material from the site was via the Alimak.
Over the past year Grocon have engaged Shane Connaughton and his crew to undertake the formwork on our Telstra Exchange project in Collingwood. We have found them to be an excellent contractor with a hardworking and experienced crew. Grocon have found that Shane’s organisational skills and his knowledge were essential in completing this technical project. Shane also had first-rate supervision onsite who regularly assist us in planning works. They also had the ability to increase their workforce onsite as the job demands.
We would have no problem in recommending Shane to other builders and we would certainly be happy to work together in the future.