Chatswood Education Precinct

The redevelopment of two operational schools, Chatswood Public School and Chatswood High School, to deliver more than 150 new and refurbished teaching spaces, dedicated performing arts spaces, new sport and recreational facilities along with new libraries and administration facilities.

The project was delivered in three stages:

  • Stage 1 incorporates the construction of Block R
  • Stage 2 is the ECI phase
  • Stage 3 comprises of the remaining main works.

Client: Schools Infrastructure
Architect: Architectus
Delivery Form: ECI, D&C, DD&C
Location: Chatswood, NSW
Value: $163m
Completion date: September 2023

Monte Scientia Project

The Monte Scientia Project is part of Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College ongoing commitment to provide world-class educational experiences for its students. The new Sports and Science Building will enhance the College’s teaching and equitable learning capabilities with its new laboratories, a social innovation and enterprise hub, open, flexible learning spaces as well as an Ethical Kitchen and Shop to provide for the students. With a bespoke façade overlooking Miller Street and an increase in greenspaces, the Monte Scientia Project will leave a lasting legacy for the College.

Client: Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College
Architect: Hayball Architects
Delivery Form: Design & Construction
Location: North Sydney, NSW
Value: $46m
Completion date: June 2023

St Patrick’s Primary School, Lochinvar

Construction of two new general learning pods (each with three GPLAs), staff resource areas, outdoor activity and learning areas, and associated amenities. Works also included extensions and refurbishments to amenities, hall, canteen and out-of-school-hours facilities, a new COLA, refurbishment of neighbouring Presbytery Building, and demolition and removal of existing log cabin classrooms and demountable buildings.

Client: Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
Architect: SHAC
Delivery Form: Design & Construction
Location: Lochinvar, NSW
Value: $6m
Completion date: January 2023

Armidale Secondary College – Multipurpose Hall

The final stage of our Armidale Secondary College works, this D&C project comprised a new multi-purpose hall and adjacent classrooms, including two basketball courts, stage and retractable seating, amenities, and various fitness and learning spaces. Delivery methodology focused on limiting disruption to school operations and providing streamlined EFSG/design finalisation.

Client: School Infrastructure NSW
Architect: NBRS Partners
Delivery Form: Design & Construction
Location: Armidale, NSW
Value: $13m
Completion date: September 2022

St Philip’s Christian College Active Learning Centre

Construction of a new four-storey Active Learning Centre at St Philip’s Christian College Waratah, containing sports courts, teaching areas, staff offices and amenities. Located within a live operational school environment, this site is tightly constrained and maintaining separation between staff, students, visitors and construction activities is pivotal.

Client: St Philip’s Christian College
Architect: SHAC
Delivery Form: Construct Only
Location: Waratah, NSW
Value: $20m
Completion date: May 2023

St Bede’s Catholic College & Chapel, Stages 3 & 4

Design and construction of Block A & refurbishment works within Peregrine Trail A-B (Stage 3); Block D, Peregrine Trail C-D, and refurbishment works within existing Block C (Stage 4); as well as associated demolition, site works, carparking, services infrastructure, hard and soft landscaping, roadworks and circular Chapel building.

Client: Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle
Architect: SHAC
Delivery Form: DD&C
Location: Chisholm, NSW
Value: $33m
Completion date: September 2024

Hillsong Epicentre

The multilevel facility was built within an existing precinct which comprised educational college facilities. Works included the expansion of the college and new state-of-the-art performing arts facilities comprising of a new 600 seat auditorium, associated back of stage facilities, multiple studios, musician and band rooms.

The building also includes a commercial grade television studio and sound recording studio. Additional works included construction of a 3-level underground carpark.

The Epicentre is Australia’s head office and operates round the clock 7 days a week. In 2018, the Epicentre won the Master
Builders Associations Excellence in Construction Award for Tertiary Building over $30m.

Client: Hills Christian Centre Limited
Architect: NBRS Partners
Delivery Form: Managing Contractor
Location: Baulkham Hills
Value: $35m
Completion date: February 2017

Galungara Primary School

The construction of Galungara Primary School is a component of School Infrastructure NSW Pilot Program to deliver permanent schools across NSW in response to projected growth in student population.

Galungara Primary School consists of:

  • 55 Prefabricated Modules
  • 19 flexible learning spaces, including specialist learning spaces
  • Accommodate up to 500 students
  • New administrative and staff facilities
  • New Hall
  • New Library
  • New covered outdoor learning area (COLA)
  • Canteen and External Works
  • Landscaping and Site Infrastructure

The school has been designed to extend student capacity to up to 1000 students in the future with installation of modular ‘Stage 2’.

Client: School Infrastructure
Architect: Group GSA
Delivery Form: DD&C
Location: Schofields, NSW
Value: $43m
Completion date: February 2021

Cranbrook School Stage 2 Redevelopment

The Cranbrook School’s Stage 2 Redevelopment of the northern portion of their Senior School Campus consists of the construction of the new Vicars Centenary Building that will provide approximately 6,258sqm of new purposefully designed teaching and learning environments, including: teaching and learning spaces, teaching terraces, a drama theatre, a dining commons, a place of worship and an assembly hall.

Construction also includes the new Murray Rose Aquatic and Fitness Centre constructed beneath the existing Hordern Oval, comprising of 50m swimming pool, 25m Learn to Swim pool, multi-purpose sports hall, gymnasium, and 126 space carpark.

Client: Cranbrook School
Architect: Architectus
Delivery Form: Design & Construction
Location: Bellevue Hill, NSW
Value: $125m
Completion date: 2022

UTS Central

RCC partnered with the University and FJMT under a Managing Contractor agreement we could progress the concept design without delaying the construction of the project. This process allowed RCC to actively contribute to the design and value management in real time.

The works involved the demolition of the existing building and the construction of a new teaching building, including a new UTS Library, Faculty of Engineering, learning commons and research labs. The building presents as an undulating semitransparent building wrapping the base of the tower, this is achieved with curved glass façade.

Since starting on site, $63m (25%) additional scope has been added to the scope of works, including super lab fitout, feature stairs and fitout of the tower.

Client: University of Technology Sydney
Architect: FJMT
Delivery Form: Managing Contractor
Location: Ultimo, NSW
Value: $307m
Completion date: August 2019