Brisbane Grammar STEAM Precinct
JHA provided electrical and ICT consultancy for the new world-class Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) Precinct for Brisbane Grammar School. This award-winning facility spans over 16,000m2 and features a 300-seat auditorium and exhibition space, a central atrium, uniquely flexible learning areas that allow teachers to combine up to five classrooms into a single space, design hubs for student collaboration, specialised dissection laboratory and protyping spaces. JHA’s approach to the lighting design was carefully considered, to align with the project’s key principles - to provide flexible and innovative learning areas that work at both human scale and in context of the expansive open space. Architecture MasterPrize 2024 Awards- Educational Buildings Award AIA QLD 2024 Awards - Jennifer Taylor Award for Educational Architecture AIA QLD 2024 Awards - Commendation for Interior Architecture JHA
Northern Rivers Flood-Resilient Schools
The Northern Rivers Schools project involves the construction of new flood-resilient schools in the Northern Rivers and North Coast region in NSW to replace damaged buildings from the 2022 floods. This project utilises modular construction techniques to fast-track the rebuilding process and provide improved educational facilities for the local community. To increase flood resistance and create useable undercroft spaces, the floor levels of the new schools are elevated above the design flood level. JHA has been engaged to provide electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and vertical transport services for Empire Vale Public School, Blakebrook Public School, Broadwater Public School and Wardell Public School. JHA
Estia Health St Ives
New 118-bed residential aged care facility in St Ives including a dementia care wing, basement carpark, and premium living amenities such as a community cafe, communal lounge room, indoor and outdoor lifestyle areas, gymnasium, hairdressing salon, nail bar and an on-site wellness centre which is also open to the public. The modern 7,067sqm facility provides a variety of room types to suit tailored care services such as short-term respite, long-term residential care, re-ablement, and dementia care, with some rooms featuring balconies and direct access to the landscaped courtyards. JHA provided multidisciplinary building services for the new development. Images: Taylor. JHA
Tricare Ashgrove
New 6-storey development in Brisbane’s inner-west, featuring a 116-bed residential aged care facility on the lower floors, and 35 ILUs on the upper floors. The contemporary facility has been designed with hotel-style amenities such as the beauty salon, many spacious lounges, a sky terrace, as well as a commercial kitchen, laundry, carpark and back-of-house spaces. JHA provided mechanical, electrical, ESD and vertical transport services for this project. JHA
Marist College QLD
The St Marcellin Centre is a new, multi-level primary precinct featuring flexible teaching spaces, modern technology, open-learning classrooms connected by verandas and outdoor learning areas. JHA delivered electrical, mechanical, ESD and vertical transport services for this project. Particular attention was paid to the lighting design, in particular the communal podium level. Under the guidance of Phorm Architecture & Design, JHA was inspired by the College’s pursuit of a learning environment and delivered specialist lighting design that honour these values wherever possible. ‘Celebrate the concrete’ is one of the key design strategies used, utilising the fine concrete surfaces to diffuse light. JHA
Monte Sant’ Angelo Scientia Terrace
Continuing on from JHA’s earlier involvement on the Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College site to provide masterplanning and assessment of existing infrastructure, JHA was engaged to provide building services for the new Scientia Terrace building. Designed by Hayball, the six-storey Scientia Terrace features specialised science laboratories, a rooftop multipurpose sports court, indoor sports courts, a gymnasium, outdoor running track, PDHPE learning spaces, a dedicated social enterprise and innovation hub, flexible learning spaces, open green spaces and an underground carpark. The new facility is established around a new circular lawn that connects to other heritage buildings within the campus JHA
Bohle TAFE
Located in TAFE Queensland’s Bohle campus, this project saw the construction of a main hydrogen and renewable energy training facility, an advanced manufacturing skills lab, and a separate electric vehicle workshop. Additionally, the project included the development of a new car park and the refurbishment of existing classrooms. JHA was involved in supporting the construction team to compile credits for the project’s 5 star Green Star Buildings certification. JHA developed a comprehensive social procurement plan, gathered and documented evidence of community engagement and ensured thorough compilation of procurement and investment efforts focused on disadvantaged groups. Images: Paynters JHA
Rhodes Central
The Rhodes Central Stage 2 project comprises of over 670 residential apartments across two high-rise buildings – Peake Tower and Oasis, basement car parking, as well as an integrated fitout of the new 9,100sqm multipurpose community recreation and childcare centre located in the precinct’s three-level podium. JHA is delivering mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, fire, high voltage, civil, ESD, vertical transport, audio visual and ICT consultancy, including the design of an Integrated Communications Network for the recreation and leisure centre. The Smart Buildings scope of this project encompassed design of an Integrated Communications Network (ICN) for the recreation and leisure centre, integrating council requirements with a comprehensive audio visual system; and an integrated ticketing and real-time parking management system.
UNSW Alumni Park
Alumni Park is a recreation and gathering space located on UNSW’s western Kensington campus. This project involved the revitalisation of Alumni Park to provide new recreational outdoor facilities suitable for hosting events, performances, club and social activities. The enhanced landscape includes native plants and tree species along with integrated local indigenous artwork. JHA provided specialist lighting and electrical design works associated with the refurbishment, as well as an integrated lighting solution within the feature wooden bleachers. JHA
Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College
Master planning and assessment of existing infrastructure to facilitate the 2050 masterplan vision for the Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College site. The first phase of the masterplan included major campus infrastructure re-diversion works for ICT Fibre, New HV and LV infrastructure and a new Science and Sports Building /Hub, spanning over four storeys plus a roof top court including basement car parking with access from Miller Street. The phase 1 works encompassed the following: New main campus site switchboard to cater for the southern precinct masterplan works; ICT Fibre re-diversion and new master planning pit and pipe infrastructure; New Science and Sports Building/Hub (Scientia Terrace). JHA
St Joseph’s College Aquatic Centre
The new St Joseph’s Aquatic & Fitness Centre is a high-performance training and fitness facility that replaced the existing outdated swimming pool originally constructed in the 1950s. JHA was engaged by St Joseph’s College to provide electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, ESD and vertical transport consultancy for this project. A new 50m outdoor pool and a separate water polo pool was introduced, as well as a fitness building featuring a cardio room, change rooms, weights & training room, physiotherapy room, offices, and an underground plant room. JHA
Parramatta Police Station
Designed by Group GSA, the new Parramatta Police Station is adaptive to the dynamic NSWPF operations and responds to the urban environment as it relates to Parramatta’s distinct architecture and respects the surrounding heritage buildings. JHA worked closely with the project team to design a benchmark facility to service the increasing population and improves the community's experience. JHA delivered mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, fire services, high voltage, audio visual, vertical transport, acoustic, ESD, security and specialist lighting services designs and considered seamless sequencing in our planning to ensure continued operation of the connected Courthouse. JHA also integrated all security systems (access control, duress, CCTV and intercom systems) in the police station as well as the adjacent courthouse. JHA
Amora Hotel Brisbane
JHA provided specialist lighting services for the refurbishment of the 5-star Amora Hotel in Brisbane, utilising our offices across the east coast to ensure the project was delivered successfully, from design through to construction and handover. The $20m stylish interior makeover project was designed by Cottee Parker Architects and consisted of the complete stripping and refurbishment of all 296 rooms, 10 meeting rooms, function spaces and ballroom, restaurant, bar, front reception and lobby and other front-of-house areas. JHA
Taronga Zoo Dubbo, Serengeti Experience
55-hectare expansion at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo which will provide a world-leading guest experience. The project includes 20 premium eco-cabins fronting an open-range animal exhibit with giraffes, rhinos, zebras and other African species, an enormous billabong and pool. There will be a two-storey venue with cafes, bars, and restaurants with an upper deck looking out over the rest of the zoo. The conference centre will hold more than 300 visitors and have direct views over the Serengeti exhibit.
JHA is delivering ESD, mechanical, electrical and hydraulic services for this major expansion project, which included detailed feasibility investigations and reporting to test cost planning and develop a strategy to implement a new experience within the Taronga Western Plains Zoo. This was informed largely by stakeholder engagement through the gaining of on-ground knowledge initially with zoo staff. Initial work was completed to secure funding with follow on projects developing the scope and required documentation. JHA
Taronga Zoo Wildlife Hospital Dubbo
JHA delivered multidisciplinary building services for the new wildlife hospital located at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo which will allow visitors to observe the zoo’s veterinary and conservation science teams in action. The facility is equipped with specialist medical equipment to allow its dual function as a teaching hospital for veterinary students, as well as research laboratories for animal ecology and reproductive health, and separate rehabilitation enclosures for birds of prey and koalas. The project included landscaping for the new visitors’ arrival garden, and redevelopment of the Node 7 Precinct of the zoo loop which includes the Amati Education Centre. JHA
Taronga Western Plains Zoo
The world’s largest purpose-built platypus conservation centre at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in regional NSW is dedicated to boosting platypus numbers and rescuing, researching and rehabilitating platypus affected by severe droughts. The state-of-the-art facility includes a 2,800sqm research space with 25 dual chambered earth tubs and 50 x 7,000L water tanks. Platypus Rescue HQ has capacity to act as a refuge for approximately 65 platypuses in case of emergencies, and includes rehabilitation and release facilities, a public viewing area and a naturalistic pre-release creek where guests can observe the platypus in a wild-like setting before they are fully rehabilitated and released back into the wild. JHA delivered hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, acoustic & ESD services for this innovative conservation facility. The site has been designed with redundancy relating to drought periods, where separate rainwater reuse supply can be connected to the aquatic river supply system and used as an emergency water storage filling point. Another separate reservoir supplying the site irrigation supply is also provided for connection as an additional water source. JHA
URBNSurf
URBNSURF Sydney will be a world leading surf park facility at Sydney Olympic Park. Visitors will be able to access the surf park year-round, day and night, as URBNSURF will provide a massive diamond-shaped lagoon with perfect waves up to two metres in height. The facility will also feature a wellness studio, skate park, hot hubs, beach cabanas, a surf academy, a premium restaurant with a rooftop terrace, waterfront café and takeaway kiosk. JHA is providing park-wide audio visual technology for this unique project during the fast-paced construction phase. JHA
Wombeyan Caves
The Wombeyan Caves project is a nature-based tourism project that transformed the environmentally significant site into a first-class regional tourism destination. The revitalisation of the Wombeyan Caves visitor precinct included a new accessible viewing platform at the Victoria Arch near the Fig Tree Cave, a refurbished visitor centre, a kiosk, and improved picnic areas. Overnight camping areas were also upgraded, providing improved amenities, additional powered sites, improved road access and parking facilities.
This project utilised significant adaptive re-use components, such as the conversion of the Tanderra Lodge from group accommodation to separate accommodation suites, refurbishment of the ‘Barmah’ building and upgrades to the existing Powerhouse building to provide a flexible event space. JHA delivered mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, fire, ESD and high voltage services for this project. Key sustainable design features included bore water and wastewater treatment for the site sewer. The existing water supply from the site is via a bore water connection which fills on-site tanks and reticulates through the site. The wastewater treatment system incorporates numerous on-site pump stations connecting to an on-site septic tank system with transpiration beds so as not to damage the ecological stability of the river system. JHA
Federation University Watson IoT Centre
The new Watson Internet of Things (IoT) Centre is an extension to the existing Building T at Federation University’s School of Mines Ballarat (SMB) campus. JHA provided building services consultancy for the multi-purpose facility which will provide access to cutting-edge technology, research and learning. The expansive LED display and flexibly designed audio visual systems will facilitate collaborative work between groups of various sizes, as well as large-scale video conferencing.
New Tweed Valley Hospital
New major referral hospital in the range of 55,000sqm to 65,000sqm to meet the needs of the growing population of the Tweed-Byron region. The new hospital will include an expanded emergency department, enhanced surgical and medical services, enhanced ambulatory services, outpatient clinics, and the introduction of new services with a cardiac catheterisation laboratory and an integrated cancer care centre. Working with LendLease (VECI Managing Contractors) JHA undertook a number of roles on this project, including: Concept and Schematic Design consultancy services (fire, acoustics, VT, hydraulic); Detailed design services (fire, hydraulic, acoustics, VT, HV); Independent Commissioning Agent (ICA) role (mechanical, electrical, fire, hydraulic)