The winners of the 2014 Master Builders Australia National Excellence in Building and Construction Awards were presented at a ceremony at Parliament House in Canberra on 21 November 2014. Manteena Pty Ltd won the Commercial/Industrial Construction Award for a project5 $20 million to $50 million for their work on Garangula Gallery in the Australian Capital Territory. Architect: Fender Katsalidis Mirams Architects Project Manager: Dowse Projects The Gallerys purpose is to house an extensive collection of Aboriginal art and provides facilities to cater for functions of over 100 guests. The project provided an opportunity for building professionals, trades people and artisans to participate in the use of locally sourced natural materials. This required considerable ability due to the complexity and quality of the build. The superstructure of the building is constructed of concrete and steel and wrapped in an insulated sandwich panels to maximise energy efficiency. Both levels have exposed concrete floors which are honed and sealed.The lower level has concrete block work which supports steel and the bondeck formwork is used to form the ground floor slab. The roof over the gallery section of the building is lined with Bondor insulated panels with a concrete and membrane slab completing the roof structure over the non-gallery spaces. A key driver of construction was the creative use of recycled materials and the adaption of certain materials which could be procured on site. The sensitive use of indigenous materials such as stone and rammed earth are all synonymous with the district and were quarried adjacent the site continuing a long tradition in the area. These materials are used extensively both on the outside and within the building. Iron bark and tallow wood timber is used extensively both for façades, joinery, furniture and floors and are all recycled from the dismantled Hornibrook bridge in Qld. The stone used in the construction of the garden courtyard wall was quarried within 50 meters of the site. A small rocky outcrop was cleared of overburden and an excavator and stone mason spent several weeks extracting stones, which were sized to be easily managed by hand. The size, shape and colour of the stone was extremely important to the client as this material was already used extensively around the property.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 08:34:08 +0000
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