Case Study - Bayside

Our client embarked on an ambitious project of converting a residential home into a medical centre. When the client approach us, it was in a high stress situation as they had already engaged an architect and contracted externally for the earthworks without a full understanding of the regulations for a conversion like this.

We immediately arranged for the client to meet with our in-house certifier to modify the original plans and help clean up the requirements from a council and compliance perspective. As the client was running their own practice and not able to project manage, we liaised with the local council on issues like plumbing approvals and infrastructure upgrades as well as managing the correspondence side of these functions.

We were able to complete the work in a cost effective manner and added tremendous value to the property, now re-zoned as a medical centre. Our client was extremely thankful to partner with a company that could not just build the work, but guide through the planning and permissions from the start. With our understanding of the building code and our relationships with external consultants, we were in a position to cross-collaborate with everyone quickly to come up with time and cost effective solutions..

Case Study - Hamilton

When our client approached us, they were working from a tight timeline and needed to move into their proposed new allied health space within a month. They had already signed on to begin work with another company but as the project progressed it become clear they had been underquoted by a significant amount; hidden costs had begun to creep in and the original figure had doubled. Having previously worked with us on a residential project, the client felt comfortable knowing we could complete the work for their allied health fit-out in a shortened timeline and to the original budget specifications.

The client had already drawn up a proposed floor plan and we helped them to curate and develop it, working to the specific sizing requirements for their treatment rooms. They were moving from a one person practice to expand their team to a three person practice and required the addition of a group treatment room. They needed a comfortable and modern waiting room for their clientele, custom cabinetry and amenities, and accents of their own branding aesthetic throughout the space.

Case Study - Ashgrove

Our client came to us with the goal of transitioning from working within an existing medical suite to start their own private practice. Working closely together, we designed the practice layout and initial drawing concepts, taking into account the number of clientele, the type of environment they wanted to present and amount of storage needed. We needed to provide compliant and adequate kitchen facilities and pwd accessible bathrooms, all within a tight space. The design plans required multiple revisions in order to achieve the build cost while maintaining an overall functional space that was compliant with commercial building regulations for a medical facility. We worked alongside our in-house engineers and certifiers prior to the job, to create compliance from the outset, ensuring that our final design presentation to the client was already council approved and did not require further revisions.

We addressed concerns about the flooring and roof (since the client was converting an old butchery) and routed a new way to access air conditioning. We redesigned the layout to optimise the available space with generous sized treatment rooms and with the addition of an extra room. Working within the constraints of the space, we were able to achieve all the functions they required, whilst maintaining the integrity of the certification. This project required a ‘ground upwards’ construction approach with the reconfiguration of exisiting walls, levelling floors, reconstructing the roof and building external carparks with full pwd access.

Case Study - South Brisbane

Our client owns a thriving cardiology consultancy and is ready to expand their business. They require a bigger space and to relocate from their existing rental to a property that they’ll be purchasing for the new practice.

When the client approached us, they were still investigating quote options. They didn’t feel they were getting a lot of out ‘of the box’ thinking from another building company that was recommended and came to us, knowing our experience with allied health construction. During our initial meetings we took time to talk through the details of several quotes the client was comparing, to highlight hidden costs that weren’t factored in and broke these down into an easy to understand format. Part of our role has been to help the client understand the rights and responsibilities of their current space at handover and the requirement to strip the facility bare, ready to present to the next tenant.

The project will require a full ‘gutting’, stripping the rooms back and constructing a new space with specialised treatment rooms available for stress test, ECG and other cardiology test functions. The new fit-out will include a kitchenette and we’re exploring the possibility of inclusion of a pwd accessible toilet. The project is now at development stage.