Serene on Tweed - Practical Completion

Royal Palms - Practical Completion



Glenzeil has just completed a new lobby refurbishment for the Body Corporate of Royal Palm Resort, Palm Beach. Works involved demolition of the existing reception and basement lift lobbies to allow the construction of the new layout designed by Alan Griffith Architects.

The design was to open up the reception lobby so it had a flow through effect to the new external terrace that was being built in conjunction with the lobby. The external terrace included a tiled ramp & stair that joined into the existing pool area with a feature handrail design by Tony Dowthwaite Lighting incorporating recessed lights into the balustrade top rail.

Key features to the new design are green glass external facades, a new reception airlock to reduce wind draft through the lobby, laser cut veneer palm leaf feature panels, stone reception counter, stack away reception glass security panels, a new entry colour scheme under the car park porte cochere and a new sunken lounge.

Well done to the Glenzeil project team of Matt Skrinis, Neil Brindley and Matt Laing on delivering this project to the satisfaction of the building committee.



Aquinas College - Practical Completion

Glenzeil Pty Ltd was awarded the Stage 2 works at Aquinas College at the start of April 2013. The project was managed by Davis Langdon and funding provided by The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane.

New works located on the Eastern side of the College consisted of a Multipurpose Sports Facility, Hospitality Centre and Suspended Linkway.

Together with 2 x basketball courts, 2 x netball courts and 4 x volleyball courts to cater for school sports, the new Multipurpose Sports Facility has been designed to allow for school presentations in performing arts in a space that can occupy school numbers. Practical Completion for this stage of works was granted on the 6^th December 2013.

After demolishing the school’s existing hospitality building, the new hospitality centre has been designed for the school’s expansion in 2015. The centre includes a 3 story classroom building, Textiles and Home Management Room and a large size Hospitality Kitchen and Home Economics Rooms.  Key design features include high level soffits supported by oblique steel columns, perforated feature sun screens to the Western Elevation, State of the art commercial kitchen and an extensive spread of colour throughout the centre externally and internally that brightens up spaces and rooms.

After delays due to unfavourable  ground conditions and inclement weather causing almost 4 weeks in lost time, the project was able to be completed on programme and in time for the start of the 2014 school term. Practical Completion was achieved on the 29^th January 2014. This target was achieved with great assistance and cooperation form Maryanne Finder and Jan McKenzie from the college and Chris Gill from Davis Langdon, Chris Collier from Lightwave Architecture and the many consultants, contractors and suppliers.

Congratulations to the Glenzeil project team of Brian Gabriel, Matt Skrinis, Benn Kitto, Justin Weale, Jason Ford and Lauren Blair.

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