The support of new suspended slabs and roof structures (including ‘green’ roofs) necessitated innovative design and strengthening of existing structural members to carry significant additional loadings.

This 3 level building is located on the Armidale Hospital site. It is located adjacent to the emergency department access roadway meaning this roadway required 24/7 access. Due to the sloping site, the ground floor was actually below ground and more like a basement level at the rear of the building. As a result, we detailed a cantilever retaining wall incorporating appropriate roadways barriers connected at the top so that the roadway remained open 24/7 whilst the excavation & construction took place.