Adelaide

To help meet Adelaide’s peak demand in summer, Cummins Power Generation was engaged by Infratil Energy Australia to design and construct a diesel peaking power station at Port Stanvac.

GHD was subsequently engaged to undertake design activities to relocate the existing 20MW station and redevelop the main site to supply a further 65MW.

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The district council of Ceduna in South Australia requested a concept and detailed design for a new terminal building for the city’s airport. The GHD design and planning layout for the terminal building caters for a peak load of more than 200 people and makes allowances for any future expansion by maintaining operational continuity throughout the facility.

The circulation spaces provide for efficient and unfettered movement. They are based on a logical relationship between patrons and the services they need to use. In keeping with strict security requirements, the concept design maintains a clear distinction between public and secure spaces. There is also allowance for baggage screening processes, should they be required in the future.

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The Edinburgh Defence Precinct is a new facility at Edinburgh in South Australia. The project comprised a generational redevelopment of RAAF Base Edinburgh providing new facilities to accommodate an Army Battle Group and included a redevelopment of Base Support Facilities and infrastructure.

GHD provided design management and integrated design services including Architecture, Interior Design, Civil, Structural, Mechanical, Electrical, Fire, Hydraulic, Communications and Security Engineering, and environmental consulting, in concert with a range of significant and specialist sub-consultants.

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Located in the heart of the restaurant sector of Hutt Street, GHD's brief was to develop a club atmosphere that embodied the 'fashion capitals' of Europe, and localised it for Adelaide.

The inspiration for the design team was the subtle use of distinctive finishes, the use of the signature form 'XO', plus the creation of a luxurious yet understated open plan environment.

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ElectraNet SA, South Australia’s transmission network service provider, has upgraded its telecommunications network extending approximately 900km.

This program of work was identified in a draft Telecommunications Network Strategic Plan prepared by GHD. The work provides the opportunity to upgrade to modern technology and increase the telecommunications capacity of the network.

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GHD worked collaboratively with the client, City of Holdfast Bay, on the development of the Michael Herbert Bridge (formerly King Street Bridge) which opened with a well-attended community opening ceremony.

GHD was intricately involved in all aspects of the project including architectural, structural, civil and traffic, geotechnical investigation, environmental risk assessments, urban design, procurement services, superintendent services and construction phase services.

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GHD has completed a selection study for the upgrading of the concentrate leaching and thickening operations at Olympic Dam for BHP Billiton.

As a consequence of this, the definition phase of the thickening project is currently underway. The project requires replacement of the existing equipment with a completely new design, an increase in capacity, and various enhancements and improvement.

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The GHD design group helped Boost Juice develop their corporate image and expand the initial Adelaide store into a national franchise.

The visionary design cre­ated a space that was playful and highly energetic and combined this with the utilitarian need for function.

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Launched in January 2011, the Australian National Ports Strategy provides a coordinated planning approach for Australian governments to help plan for port infrastructure and the associated road and rail linkages that connect these important gateways to all Australian cities and towns.

Through the provision of five themed background papers, several presentations and support at two stakeholder forums, one in Melbourne and the other in Adelaide, GHD assisted Infrastructure Australia and the National Transport Commission on the development of the draft strategy.

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To assist the Australian Maritime Group (AMG) to fulfil its role of providing high level strategic advice to the Standing Committee on Transport (SCOT), Australian Transport Council (ATC) and other government agencies, GHD provided consultancy services to undertake an international and domestic shipping and ports study.

The sources of information for the study analyses included:

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The recently completed 10,000 square metre SA Aquatic & Leisure Centre caters for both the professional athlete and members of the community alike.

The competition area includes a 50 metre competition pool, 55 metre diving and water polo pool, 10 metre dive tower and a 4,500 seat grandstand. The 1,000 square metre leisure centre includes water slides, a 25 metre lap pool, a dedicated learn to swim pool, play equipment, toddler pools and an extensive health centre.

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GHD was engaged to assist the Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity Conservation in South Australia develop water allocation plans for the Eastern and Western Mount Lofty Ranges Prescribed Water Resources. The project involved providing advice on water allocations to existing users and water trading rules for consideration in the Water Allocation Plan.

There were three project objectives:

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Having completed extensions and renovations to the Barunga Aged Care Facility, GHD was engaged to design and document the first retirement village in the Port Broughton region in South Australia. The client wanted to attract residents from the local towns and rural community with an affordable, well-designed and spacious retirement village.

The site, on the outskirts of the town, has a gentle gradient that affords views across the local gulf inlet. Site layout needed to take into account the number of residents and fact all the paths and roads had to be easy to walk. The resultant development provides gentle roads and paths with distant views wherever possible and large yards – a point of difference and appeal for the target market.

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GHD was engaged to undertake an energy and water efficiency audit of the AAC.

The main aims of the study was to provide analysis of AAC energy and water consumption and recommendations to assist in reducing operating costs, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy and water usage as well as determining the size and operating parameters of a cogeneration system. We also provided recommendations with respect to future major plant upgrades.

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The National Transport Commission engaged our services and SKM, in association with the Transport Systems Centre of the University of South Australia, to research what Australia should do to best cope with the forecast increases in land transport of freight.  

This major study included:

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GHD is pleased to have played a significant role in this mission, recently completing the design and implementation of a new Starlight Room at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide. This is the first of four new rooms to be completed in hospitals around Australia.

With a focus on escape, GHD has created an environment that is a departure from the rigours of traditional hospital life. Starlight Express Rooms have typically adopted an outer space theme, and it was GHD’s task to revisit the concept, maintaining a sense of ‘another world’ for young patients.  The new concept features an ‘internal garden’ – bringing an abstract outdoor environment indoors. The intent was to add warmth, texture and comfort to the spaces patients and their families visit.

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GHD provided Superintendency and related services to deliver the 111 MW Waterloo Wind Farm, completed ahead of the overall project schedule, under budget and with no lost time injuries.

Roaring 40s Renewable Energy (Roaring 40s) are the developers of the wind farm located 100 km north-east of Adelaide near the township of Waterloo. The wind farm consists of 37 V90 wind turbine generators, each with a capacity of 3 MW, with the possibility of a further six turbines to be delivered in the future. The generators sit atop 80 m high towers set along a 17 km long ridgeline.

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GHD was engaged as the lead consultant for the detailed design of two wetlands, two detention basins, a 93 ML storage dam at Wilfred Taylor Reserve and approximately 18km of non-potable water distribution network to harvest 850 ML per annum of stormwater runoff from the Christie Creek catchment. Our scope included:

• Concept design of wetlands, detention basins, distribution system and storage dam
• Functional design advice regarding distribution system and route assessment advice
• Hydraulic modelling and optimisation of water distribution network
• Detailed design of earthworks, access roads, drainage structures, 93 ML storage dam, wetlands and detention basins
• Landscaping design and aquatic planting by others
  

When fully operational the system will harvest 850 ML of stormwater per annum for reuse; therefore reducing potable water demand. Prevention of 850 ML of stormwater and associated contaminants from discharging to the gulf, therefore reducing adverse impacts on sea grasses and marine species. Reduced flood risk downstream of detention basins including the Christie Creek crossing of South Road.

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Urban design for Adelaide tramline wins awards and letter of thanks from Lord Mayor. GHD prepared a Development Application Report and an Urban Design Study to support an extension to the Glenelg Tramline.

Designed for the Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure, the project involved extending the existing tramline from Victoria Square to the City West Campus of the University of South Australia on North Terrace.

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