Serene Living

The six storey Serene Living Australia project at Tweed Heads has reached the roof with the final slab pour programmed for Thursday 24th October. The Site Management team are paying particular attention to detail on this slab as it will be a 1300m2 roof top oasis complete with turfed and garden areas, pergolas, BBQ’s and expansive paved pathways. The two layer waterproofing system has been designed with longevity and flexibility in mind and the installation process is critical given the interfacing of all the different finishes.

Internal trades are progressing well with wall framing underway and external glazing on level 3, services rough in and wall sheeting on level 2 and plaster setting on level 1. In the Ground floor units, joinery, tiling and painting are well advanced and the display unit has been completed and handed to the Client for use with their marketing campaign.

Externally the façade is a block veneer with a rendered then painted finish. Blocklayers are working their way up the building and are currently nearing the level 3 floor slab. Renderers are starting on site next week and will follow the blocklayers and the painting will be finished in conjunction with the removal of the perimeter scaffold.

The project is programmed for completion in April 2014.

Pure Kirra

KIRRA will soon boast another skyscraper, as construction starts on the $40 million Pure Kirra residential apartments. Work on the 14-storey building on the corner of Haig Street and Musgrave Street is now well and truly underway.

The high-rise will feature 33 units of 131sqm, with two bedrooms and a study in each.

There will also be a retail floor on the bottom level, featuring restaurants, cafes and other traders. Construction will take approx. 1 year.

Glenzeil completed the $50 million Nirvana by the Sea skyscraper in 2009 and knew there would be some issues with water and sand at the site, but is confident development would go smoothly.

Developer, Michael Pikos said the southern Gold Coast was back on the map as a prime spot to live and was doing well economically. "I'm happy to see a job happening down the coast," he said. Mr Pikos said all apartments would have 180 degree views of both the beach and the hinterland and that sales were going well.

Aquinas College

Glenzeil has commenced works onsite at Aquinas College, Ashmore and is pleased to be involved in the redevelopment of the school as it expands for the future.

With the demolition complete, focus is now on delivering the new Covered Sports Facility which is an outdoor/indoor multipurpose building comprising of 2 x basketball courts, 2 x netball courts, and 4 x volleyball courts.

Whilst constructing the Covered Sports Facility works will then start on the new Hospitality Centre involving 3 new buildings, which will give the school a brand new commercial hospitality kitchen, home economics room, textiles room, and offices that will tie in with the existing school buildings by walkways.

Works are currently scheduled for completion mid December 2013.

Salvation Army Shed

 

Glenzeil has been proud to be involved in the recent construction of a man shed at the Salvation Army’s Fairhaven Recovery Centre at Eagle Heights in the Gold Coast Hinterland. In collaboration with Adco Constructions and The Sunland Group, Glenzeil donated products and services to construct a 7m x 6m garage style shed that will be used by the management of the Centre to house woodworking equipment, which until now, has been under-utilised.

Major Russell Grice, Manager of the Fairhaven Centre, was instrumental in the planning of the shed and believes it will provide an outlet for many individuals passing through the facility.

Serene Retirement

Work has recommenced on the stalled Serene Living project at Tweed Heads following the recent purchase by new developers THRV Pty Ltd. The last month has seen the site cleaned up, sheet piling and existing slabs surveyed, the reinforcing steel sand blasted and the site accommodation re-established in preparation for an April 2^nd start.

Although the project will be rebranded the existing design has been retained along with the original design team who, have gone to great lengths to ensure that the future residents have the very best facilities and appointments to make living at the resort one endless holiday. The complex boasts a secure basement car park for 68 cars plus visitor and disabled spaces. The building comprises 77 spacious apartments with one + study, two and three bedroom ensuite apartments with generous balconies. The internal finishes are at the top of the range with 2 pac finished kitchens, Caesar stone tops and Fisher & Paykel appliances. The ground floor also provides the residents with such facilities as a gymnasium, lounge, games area, library, cinema, and kiosk/ bar as well as nurse and doctor rooms.

Although not officially targeting a green star rating the designers have incorporated a number of green star initiatives into the project that will benefit the health and longevity of the residents and the building itself, not least of which is the 1300m2 roof top garden areas. This area is designed to be a communal meeting area and working garden where the residents can engage in the upkeep as well as tend their own herb and vegetable beds. The roof top has generous grassed areas and shaded pergolas to encourage all residents to use and enjoy this facility.

Glenzeil fully expects, that after an initial build up period, the project will bounce back to full pace and is forecasting a completion date of April 2014.