With a waterfront location on the Mooloolah River, this extension to an existing Sunshine Coast aged care residence sets new community standards for premium private accommodation.

  • Sector Aged Care
  • Client TriCare
  • Location Kawana QLD
  • Value $24.4M
  • Contract Construct Only

The new three-storey building was built on a greenfield site and links to the adjoining existing TriCare facility via a ground floor walkway. Designed around an internal courtyard to maximise natural light, ventilation and waterfront views, it features 80 spacious individual rooms, a fully equipped commercial kitchen, numerous indoor and outdoor community spaces and communal living areas as well as an onsite dentist, massage room and hair salon.

The project team championed the use of pre-fabricated ‘pod’ ensuites, a form of modular building used regularly in apartment buildings, in the individual rooms. The ensuites were fabricated entirely off site, transported, craned into place and plumbed into the building, which saved time by reducing pressure on the fit-out programme.

Awards

This project was honoured with the following awards:

  • AIB QLD Professional Excellence Awards 2019, Commercial Construction $25m to $50m – Winner
  • AIB Professional Excellence Awards 2019, Commercial Construction $25m to $50m  – High Commendation