Commonwealth Games Athletes Village Parklands
About the project
JMac constructed streetscapes and the Village Heart in the 2018 Commonwealth Games Athletes Village. The project site spanned 35 hectares and included approximately 3 kilometres of streetscapes and boulevard works, radiating out from the 7 hectare central park and Village Heart. The Village Heart contains a 200 metre long, three dimensional double helix rolled steel arbour, and a one-of-a-kind resin infused fibre composite disc structure with a smart lighting backlit water feature.
Project scope
20,000m3 of bulk earthworks
Supply and laying 35,000m2 of turf
Supply and planting 60 ex-ground street trees
Installation of double helix arbour structure and disc structure
Construction of a subterranean plant filtration room beneath the disc structure
Construction of custom street furniture including seats, picnic settings and bollards
Construction of 25,000m2 of pavements
Construction of 500 metres of seating walls
Installation of sewer, water, stormwater, irrigation, electrical, code and feature lighting
Construction of an amenities building
Maintenance contract extended to include works during the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Outcomes
JMac collaborated effectively with the designers throughout the project to ensure constructability, without compromising on the unique design.
State of the art virtual reality technology was used to review the helix arbour prior to construction, which ensured the safest possible construction methodology was utilised.
The Village Heart pond system was also designed with the ability to in-line flocculate the ponds, providing long term savings in cleaning costs for council.
““JMac was commissioned to deliver the design and construction of the Village Heart for the Parklands project and demonstrated their ability to manage and co-ordinate high risk works, manage multiple different disciplines in a confined space, and maintain project program to achieve a high-quality finish that all stakeholders were proud to be associated with.””
Paul Bickham, Director FACTION Consulting