Explore Our Completed Projects Across Melbourne & Victoria

AGED CARE

Mi-Care Avondrust Lodge

Mi-Care completed construction of their 2-stage, 120-room Carrum Downs Aged Care Facility in 2021. Avondrust Lodge is a three-storey luxurious aged care residence with a café, shop, private dining and lounge spaces, and landscaped courtyards. The architect was Thomson Adsett, whom we thank for the photographs. Newton Kerr and Partners provided cost planning services from inception and post-contract services to practical completion and beyond.

Client: Mi-care Avondrust Lodge

Case Category: Cost Planning

Time Frame: 2021

Project: Aged Care

Lynbrook Aged Care

The Lynbrook development included a 94-bed aged care facility, a community centre, plus stage one of independent living units and associated site works. 

Client: Southern Cross Care (Vic.)

Project Manager: Montlaur Project Services

Architect: Rothe Lowman

Builder (ACF and Community Centre): APM Group

Client: Lynbrook

Case Category: Cost of Construction ($20 million)

Time Frame: 2006-2008

Project: Aged Care

CIVIC

Diamond Valley Sports and Fitness Centre

Newton Kerr and Partners provided cost planning and post contract cost control of the redevelopment of the Diamond Valley Sports and Fitness Centre. 4 multi-purpose courts, reception, offices, change rooms, and amenities were added by the Shire of Nillumbik, Ontoit Project Management, and McCorkell Constructions.

Client: Shire of Nillumbik

Case Category: Cost Planning

Time Frame: 2019

Project: Residential

Sunshine Leisure Centre

New indoor swimming pool, gymnasium, cafe, child care centre, and change rooms.

Client: Sunshine Leisure Centre

Case Category: Total Cost Management ($8 million)

Time Frame: 2006-2008

Project: Civic

CIVIL + INDUSTRIAL

Peterpaul Way

Newton Kerr and Partners provided cost planning and financier reporting services to the National Australia Bank and the builder-developer of this factory/warehouse development in Ravenhall. 2 large warehouses and 8 smaller warehouses, all with first-floor office accommodation, were built in Melbourne's ever-expanding industrial west. More quality projects are already underway with this accomplished developer.

Yardmasters Docklands

Traffic control, offices, and workshops for rail workers. Four-level building with ‘biscuit-faced' decorative walls. The project involved consideration of constrained access due to its location in the middle of the rail yards.

Client: Yardmasters

Case Category: Full Cost Planning ($6 million)

Time Frame: 2008-2009

Project: Industrial

Tulla/Calder Interchange

NK+P provided civil work and services measurement. Detailed measurement of trade packages for estimating purposes for the interchange between the Tullamarine and Calder motorways.

Head Contractor: Baulderstone

Client: Tulla/Calder Interchange

Case Category: Estimating Services ($160 million)

Time Frame: 2007-2008

Project: Industrial

COMMERCIAL

Jackson Clements Burrows

Multi-award-winning architects Jackson Clements Burrows relocated their office from the CBD to a former furniture factory in Richmond. Newton Kerr and Partners provided cost planning and financier reporting services for the project, reporting directly to JCBA and the National Australia Bank.

Client: Jackson Clements Burrows

Case Category: Cost Planning and Financier Reporting

Time Frame: 2019

Project: Commercial

Somerville Plaza

Cost planning services for a 19,760m² regional shopping centre, including a Target, Coles Supermarket, and 28 specialty shops.

Client: Somerville Plaza

Case Category: Cost Planning ($27 million)

Time Frame: 2008

Project: Retail/Commercial

Lygon St Office - 204 Lygon St

A six-level building of the highest quality with 11,000m² office and retail space and a 4.5-star AGBRA rating.

Client: Lygon St Office

Case Category: Cost Management ($17 million)

Time Frame: 2006-2008

Project: Commercial

Laurimar Estate Retail Development

Cost Planning Services + Financier Reporting


Retail and commercial development in the heart of the Laurimar Estate, Doreen.


Engineered timber framing was used in lieu of structural steel for the roof framing, adding to the visual appeal of the first-floor tenancies.

Developer + Builder: Anthony Casey Real Estate

Financier: National Australia Bank

Client: Laurimar Estate Retail Development

Case Category: Cost Planning Services + Financier Reporting ($2.5 million)

Time Frame: 2010-2011

Project: Commercial

CULTURAL

Macedonian Orthodox Community

In 2018, the Macedonian Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria embarked on the construction of their new cultural centre in Epping, Victoria. The cultural centre includes multi-purpose function rooms for regular classes, social activities, and festivals. There is a reception hall, library/classroom, offices, a lecture theatre/cinema, a radio studio, and a museum. The building works were carried out exceptionally well by Technik Constructions of Yarraville. Newton Kerr and Partners provided Financier Reporting Services to Baptist Financial Services and the Macedonian Orthodox Community.

Client: Macedonian Orthodox Community

Case Category: Financier Reporting

Time Frame: 2018

Project: Cultural

Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre

NK+P provided staged cost planning for schematic, design development, and pre-tender estimates for the two-level, 507-seat performing arts complex across 2,500m².

The spaces of the project have been organised to provide a link between the town centre, and the civic precinct of Wangaratta. The new centre provides for a wide range of community uses and serves as the new focal point in the city.

Client: Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre

Case Category: Cost Planning

Cost: $7 million

Project: Cultural

EDUCATION

Camberwell Grammar Sports Centre and Chapel

Newton Kerr and Partners provided master planning and post contract cost control to Camberwell Grammar for the construction of their new sports centre, including a 51.5m swimming pool, basketball stadium, table tennis hall, gymnasium, basement car park, turf sports oval, function centre, commercial kitchen, and the jewel in the crown, the school Chapel. The facility was designed and project managed by Peter Crone Architects and constructed by Icon-Cockram Constructions.

Geelong Grammar SPACE

Newton Kerr and Partners provided Cost Planning and Post Contract Cost Control to Geelong Grammar for the construction of their new home for creative and cultural activities at the Corio Campus. A black box theatre and a multi-purpose hall, along with drama classrooms and front and back of house facilities, were designed by Peter Elliott Architects, with the building winning the 2016 AIA Educational Architecture Award.

Blinkbonnie House

In February 2018, Lowther Hall Anglican Girls School officially opened Blinkbonnie House, a facility for Early years education. The three-storey building contains classrooms, art areas, mezzanine platforms, a mini library, a multi-purpose physical education space, a specialist music room, and outdoor play spaces. Wonderfully designed by McIldowie Architects, and exceptionally well built by APM Group, Newton Kerr and Partners were engaged at the early cost planning stage, design development cost plan stage, the tender negotiation stage, and the post-contract stage, where we provided recommendations on progress claims and variations.

Client: Lowther Hall Anglican Girls School

Case Category: Cost Planning

Time Frame: 2018

Project: Education

HEALTH + SCIENCE

Monash University Robotics Laboratory

The establishment of a consolidated Robotics Platform within Building 36 at the Clayton Campus of Monash University. The project will support the Faculty of Engineering to align resources, open workspaces and enable technology to achieve a streamlined and dedicated research environment. The delivery of a robotics platform aims to develop an interdisciplinary approach to robotics research and education, breaking away from traditional industry and manufacturing approaches and further exploring the discipline within human environments and integration with people. Newton Kerr and Partners provide cost planning and post contract services, reporting directly to the Monash University project manager and the Architect Studio Bright. Hutchinson Builders were the main contractors and provided exemplary service to the university.

Synchrotron

Synchrotron New Beam Line and Near Source Experimental Facility. 75 m of underground tunnel to house the beam line, radiation-proof hutches inside the satellite building, laboratory fit-out to the satellite building, and Newton Kerr and Partners provided cost planning and post contract administration services.

RESIDENTIAL

Clifton St Richmond Residence

Newton Kerr and Partners provided Financier Reporting Services to the National Australia Bank and the award-winning architect–developer of this innovative and future-proofed four-level residence in Richmond. A constrained site was somewhat alleviated by two access points, and the inspired use of stone, masonry, steel, and timber makes this a Jackson Clements Burrows Architects standout.

Client: Clement St Richmond Residence

Case Category: Cost Planning

Time Frame: 2019

Project: Residential

The Well at Camberwell

An eight-level building incorporating apartments, Coles Supermarket, specialty retail, a gym, and car parking in the Camberwell shopping precinct.

Developer: First State Group

Project Manager: Eastview Australia

Architect (Base Building): Bird De la Couer Architects

Architect (Retail): The Buchan Group

Architect (Apartments): Hayball

Builder: L.U. Simon Builders

Client: The Well At Camberwell

Case Category: Cost Planning ($50 Million)

Time Frame: 2006-2008

Project: Commercial

Bianca Apartments

The prominent ten-level apartment complex on Bay St in Port Melbourne, with retail and commercial components, was constructed in two stages.

Developer: First State Group

Project Manager: Eastview Australia

Architect: DBI Design

Builder: Hansen Yuncken

Client: Bianca Apartments

Case Category: Cost Planning ($80 Million)

Time Frame: 2007-2008

Project: Residential

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