PROJECTS /ST PAUL DE CHARTRES



Project St Paul de Chartres
Location Fedrick Street, Logan City
Architect Brand + Slater Architects
Project Engineer Brett Arthur/Samuel Ide
Situation
Substantial expansion of the existing aged care facility
(fourty six single storey units) to the west of the existing site.
The existing site is a vaccant lot with only one exsiting building.
Access is to be provided off the existing road network to the west
and linked to the existing aged care facility. The site is
considerably sloped across to an existing creek at the south
of the site.
Solution
Extensive modelling of earthworks to create a road network and
building platform which can be used as pedestrian access for the
occupants. Stormwater drainage needed to be redirected and captured
to ensure no increase in flow was directed to the existing area's
stormwater system. A detention and water quality system needed to
be installed that would cater not only for this stage but for
future works as well. To maximise site area for buildings an
underground detention tank was provided under the road network.
Results
Construction for stage one is set to be finished in late
2011. The detention tank under the road has allowed for more site
area to be available for buildings and for the dispersal of flows
to the existing creek without excessive erosion. The site merges
well into the existing road network internally and provides an easy
acess for all residential occupants to walk to the main facilities
building.