Chatswood Chase Redevelopment: A Major Retail Transformation In Sydney.pdf

Overview:
- Location: Chatswood, Lower North Shore, Sydney, NSW
- Client: Colonial First State Property Management Pty Ltd
- Main Contractor: Reed Constructions Australia Pty Ltd (The Reed Group)
- Project Value: $116 Million
- Completion Date: November 2009

Key Features:
- Expansion & Redevelopment: The project involved a significant expansion of the existing Chatswood Chase shopping centre, adding approximately 12,000 sqm of floor space and 200 car spaces.
- Design Elements: Imported marble and limestone for mall floors, major facade upgrades, new dual lift system, acoustic screening, and a glass-topped atrium.
- Retail Space: The project brought the total retail outlets to around 200, with a focus on international dining and an expanded fresh food market area.
- Sustainability: Aiming for four Green Stars under the Green Building Council of Australia’s Pilot Rating Tool for Shopping Centres.

Construction Management:
- Minimizing Disruption: Shoppers were segregated from demolition and construction areas throughout the project, with early works focusing on a new seven-storey building integrated with the shopping centre.
- Car Park Upgrades: The car park was scheduled early to minimize disruption, featuring improved traffic circulation, acoustic screening, and new travelators and lifts.

Structural Steelwork:
- Supplier & Installer: My Metals Pty Ltd supplied, fabricated, and installed over 1,400 tonnes of structural steel and architectural metalwork for extensions to existing structures.
- Challenges: Handling long and heavy members in confined spaces, ensuring continuous trading during construction, and transferring loads from existing concrete structures to new steel elements.
- Solution: Utilization of the "Lauraton Lift" system for safe and precise installation of structural members weighing up to 16 tonnes and measuring up to 18 metres in length.