SwanCare New Leisure Precinct
Property
- Winner – Urban Design Award at the 2020 WA Architecture Awards
- Commendation Award for Public Architecture
- Commendation Award for Lighting
The SwanCare Group is a non-profit, non-denominational organisation that provides accommodation for the aged and care services. Bentley Park is a SwanCare community that is home to 1,000+ residents and offers a range of retirement living and aged care accommodation options. The facility is undergoing an extensive staged redevelopment which includes a new landmark leisure precinct and a new three storey carpark that will become an integral part of the village by connecting with the surrounding buildings.
The complex will include a new leisure centre building, a clubhouse type space overlooking the key leisure activities with a heated indoor pool, new gymnasium area, several multi-purpose, adaptable and general use spaces to accommodate various indoor activities and facilities (library, computer club, arts and crafts, mini auditorium, lounge area, meeting space, small pharmacy, hairdresser, small café, small multi-denominational place of worship), outdoor courtyards that can be used for barbeques, picnics, outdoor cinema, mini-golf, with children’s play area, pavilions, community garden, bowling green and additional car parking.
NS Projects engaged Pritchard Francis to provide civil and structural engineering consultancy services for the project.
The scope involves civil and structural design, documentation and site administration during construction.
Pritchard Francis designed the concrete framed, three storey carpark which was detailed to allow for the future development of various floors of apartments to be installed utilising the existing columns and foundations. We have the expertise and knowledge required to design the innovative structural connections that can be concealed from a durability perspective for a temporary design life, before being easily prepared for future development. We also utilised structural elements surrounding the carparking superstructure as carparking protection elements while supporting the aluminium framed façade. Combining structural and architectural elements reduced construction costs and complexity due to the effective coordination between the design architect and Pritchard Francis during the design period.