Presentation to Jurors Day is on this Saturday 9th of March at the faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts UWA – Clifton Street Campus Nedlands. Entry is Free! The full timetable for the 2019 presentations can be found here. Visit the Institute website for more information: architecture.com.au/wa/#awards SITE Architecture Studio’s Paul Edwards will be presenting the recently completed Hale Junior School at the New Roberts Seminar Room 9:45 AM. Hope to see you there!
Project Update: Dalwallinu Recreation Centre
Construction is progressing at the Dalwallinu Recreation Centre Refurbishment and Extension. We would like to share some images from Project Architect’s Christian Wetjen’s latest visit to Dalwallinu and builder Devlyn Construction.
216 Stirling Highway Commerical Refurbishment
SITE recently completed a commercial refurbishment at 216 Stirling Highway in Claremont. The project involved a complete refurbishment of the external facade, entry screen, forecourt landscaping, and interiors.The Project included New facade canopy/timber screen Refurbished foyer New end of trip facilities Bathrooms SITE is excited to share some photographs of the project taken by Kilmore Fixing who removed and replaced the existing cladding. Kilmore Fixing was also assisted by 0D3 Engineering who detailed, fabricated and installed the steel canopy structure and the Perma Timber composite batterns. Source: Kilmore Fixing https://www.kilmorefixing.com.au/portfolio/canopy-aluminium-facade/
Project Update: Ballajura Place and Library under construction
The diggers are on site for the construction of the New Ballajura Place office extension and refurbishment of the existing Ballajura Library. The brief is similar to the Altone Place Office and Beechboro Community Hub. SITE worked with the City and key stakeholders from Place, Community services, Library, and Leisure personnel. The open plan environments were designed with workstations being grouped into the different service areas to enable team working, with the layout of the groups positioned with circulation and storage between to create a sense of separation between each of the services while still maintaining the open office feel. A…
The advantages of engaging architects early
As we roll into 2019 we have reflected on our 10 years in practice as Site Architecture Studio, what we have achieved and the lessons we have learned along the way. We have completed a variety of community, education, commercial and residential projects with a diverse range of public organisations and private clients, yet the stand out successful projects for us, are for clients who understood the benefits of early engagement of Site Architecture Studio in the project process. Often, there is a perception that we only need architects when we know what we want to do and how we…
Project update: Fremantle College Refurbishment works completed
The additional Fremantle College Refurbishment works have now reached practical completion. Following the successful completion of the new school by JCY Architects and Urban Designers – Architects Micheal Tyler-Hare and Will Thomson were engaged through SITE to design and document additional refurbishment works to the existing Sports Hall, changeroom amenities and new offices for English staff. Within a limited budget, SITE was able to breathe life into old crumbling rooms (in some cases 50+ years old). The refublishment included English staff studies Interview room Services Reprographics and Kitchen Male and female changeroom amenities Male and female toilets U.A.T Client: Building Management and Works…