UWA Centre for Petroleum, Fuels and Energy

As an addition to the Engineering building, this new block involved the construciton of a steel frame, composite wall and corrugated steel roof. State of the art facilities and equipment were installed to ensure quality and safety during use. Construction was completed whilst the university was open, with minimal distruption to both staff and students.

Allied Pickford

A purpose-built facility for document storage. This large steel framed structure used heavy duty concrete slabs to be able to withstand the loading from the high level racking system used.

The structure comprised of Warehousing area, Offices and Reception.

Ball Noodle Manufacturing Factory

A purpose-built food/noodle manufacturing facility. Tilt-up panels were used with a steel roof.

The facility comprised Staff areas, Administration offices, Production areas and Cold Room storage.

Due to the extent of food production equipment to go into the factory, strong co-ordination between Builder and machine supplier was a pre-requisite to enable early access to the installers necessary to meet a demanding program.

One Steel Factory, Bibra Lake

A large purpose-built steel framed production facility for One Steel. The factory is 12.6m high with an internal area of 7500m2 and an additional 7000m2 of external apron.

The concrete floor was laid to very exacting tolerances made more complex by the large number of service channels and the three deep equipment pits that had to be formed in the slab. In addition to the main facility a separate 240m2 office development was constructed along with associated parking facilities.

Computronics Building

A new office and production facility for the high tech industry.

Extensive use of glass to the main area gave a light and airy feel to the building.

WA Ecology Centre, Bold Park

The building, located in the environmentally sensitive area of Bold Park, reflects the local environment. In addition to the main building there is also a vehicle depot and wash down facility.

The original intent of the design was to produce a ‘rustic’ building, although the finished structure was highly complex with a multitude of exposed connection details and finishes not normally seen. The administration and management of this project was complex as EMCO had to resolve many of the details to ensure the clients expectations could be met.

At Tender stage prices submitted were well above budget. EMCO worked with the Architect to develop alternatives and cost savings to achieve the exact budget whilst maintaining the intent of the building. This process, whilst not unusual carries risks, particularily where a party fails to fully appreciate what is necessary to achieve significant savings and progress the process in an open and pro-active manner. EMCO’s experience with these types of negotiations allowed the client to achieve a significant building for a very keen price whilst not having to sacrifice the aesthetics or floor area.

NASAS Building, East Perth

New offices and administration centre for the Noongar Alcohol and Substance Abuse Service. A glazed foyer stretches across the building and was combined with coloured precast panels to provide a focal point as well as separating the building into two distinct zones.

The main structure is face brick with feature areas of coloured precast concrete, glazing and steel.