Faculty of Health Science

March 2009

July 2008

The concrete floor slab has been poured for the lower section of level 1, adjoining Liverpool St, and half of the upper section at the rear of the building.
Erection of the scaffolding on the lower section of level 1 , to support the formwork for pouring the level 2 concrete floor slab, is almost complete and has been started on the upper section.
There is a 1.9 metre height difference between the floor levels of the upper and lower sections of level 1. This will be resolved for level 2 and upward by having a high ceiling in the lower section of level 1, which is why the formwork scaffolding is so high.
The two lift shafts can be seen in the middle and top left corner of the photo. The rear ‘goods’ lift shaft is up to level 5 of the 5 levels, which gives an idea of the overall height of the building, however there will be another level above the roof of the building to house the mechanical plant.
In the foreground of the photo you can see some of the internal precast concrete wall panels that form feature walls around the auditorium.

july progress

June 2008

The footings have been completed.
The concrete floor slab has been poured for the lower section of level 1, adjoining Liverpool St.
The upper section of level 1 is being levelled ready for pouring of the concrete floor slab.
Erection of the scaffolding on the lower section of level 1 has started, to support the formwork for pouring the level 2 concrete floor slab. Two of the formworks for the support columns can also be seen in place.
The two lift shafts can be seen in the foreground and top left corner of the photo. The rear 'goods' lift shaft is up to level 3 of the 5 levels and the main lift shaft at the front is up to level 2.
So far more than 1100 tonnes of concrete has been poured.
The photo below, taken yesterday (30/6/08), shows some of the precast panels have been erected. These show the colour, texture and form of the building. Erection of these panels for level 1 will continue over the next few weeks and is well worth a look if you are in the area.

May 2008 - Progress

Below ground construction of the footings has continued.

The precast concrete panel construction of the first two levels of the two l ift shafts can be seen in the foreground and top left corner of the photo.

The lower section of level 1, adjoining Liverpool St, is being leveled ready for pouring of the concrete floor slab.
The Photo of Hollydene House shows some of the less appropriate 20th Century additions to the building have begun to be removed, revealing the 1825 façade, as the first step in its redevelopment process. There is a Conservation Management Plan and the building is not being demolished. Later works will re-instate a front garden and picket fence. In the longer term the project team will consider how to best reinstate a verandah on the front. This work will happen in stages and it is recognised that this may make the building look ‘unfinished’ during this interim stage of restoration.

APRIL 2008

Although there doesn’t appear to be much change visible, a lot of work has taken place under the ground to construct the footings to support the new building. Most of the footings are 900mm diameter holes bored approximately 10 meters into the ground. Approximately half of these 37 bored piers have been completed.

Some of the long coils of steel reinforcing that go into the bored pier holes can be seen laying on the ground in the middle of the photo.

Other strip footings and retaining walls have also been constructed.

So far approximately 600 tonnes of concrete has been poured.

The two Lift shaft bases have been constructed – the main one can be seen in the foreground of the photo. Each of these lift bases contains approximately 3 tonnes of reinforcing steel and 50 tonnes of concrete as they will act as anchors for the building.

Construction of the concrete wall panels has commenced off site. The first ones will be for the lift shafts and will be brought to site and erected in a few weeks.

The photo also shows the base for tower crane, which has been anchored into the ground.

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Progress on the site in 2008