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Hampton Hill

Lowe Group

Hampton Hill

01/05/2023

–31/10/2023

Lowe Group engaged BRC to deliver piling and foundation works to support the Hampton Hill residential development in suburban Melbourne. Comprising 30 high-end residences and two luxury penthouses when finished, the site was located close to Port Phillip Bay and involved variable (and contaminated) subsurface conditions for the three level, 1500m2 basement construction. BRC delivered high quality works on time, on budget and without incident – including strict environmental controls to minimise noise, dust and vibrations for local residents and businesses.

Project Tags

Scope
  • Design and construct solution for piling platform; retention piles; capping beam structures; temporary retention anchors; and shotcrete walls
  • Bulk excavations and disposal, including contaminated soil
  • Noise, dust and vibration controls
  • Traffic management
Key Outputs
  • 28,000m3 bulk excavations, including 16,000m3 contaminated soil
  • 78 retention piles (600mm diameter) up to 14m deep
  • 1,600m3 concrete
  • 95t steel
Unique Attributes
  • Ground conditions comprised fill material, silty sand and silty clay
  • Deep and large basement – up to 3 x 1,500m2 levels
  • Highly specialist techniques and geotechnical methodologies, including CFA
  • Contaminated soil management
Key Challenges
  • Highly variable ground conditions across the site calling for different piling techniques
  • Stakeholder management, including local council, adjacent residents and building tenants/owners
  • Time restricted access and congested site location
  • Management of programme to accommodate concurrent demolition works, construction of piling platform construction, and capping beam construction
qse
  • Nil LTIs or MTIs
  • Greenstar and sustainability reporting requirements

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Plant & Equipment
Plant/Rig Tooling/Attachments Quantity
SR40 Piling Rig CFA augers 1
20t Excavator N/a 1
14t Excavator N/a 1
5t Excavator N/a 1
SP80 Concrete Pump N/a 1
Boom-lift N/a 1
15t Pad Foot Roller N/a 1

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