Sofitel OLYMPIC PARK, HOMEBUSH
Construction of the new $45 million 5 star Sofitel Hotel located on Olympic Boulevard in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct had a key component to its success… a precast system solution in its entirety. The hotel includes 212 hotel rooms between levels 3-16 which are located above a four level podium.
The builder, St Hilliers Contracting, centre to allow immediate access chose to adopt a full load-bearing for following trades. Prefabricated precast solution in the tower which stair elements were installed by Owner: Tourism Asset Holdings Limited (TAHL), Homebush minimized the construction time. Ultrafloor which eliminated the need Sasso Precast and Ultrafloor supplied for any conventional formwork Operator: Accor the precast walls and floors, working Builder: St Hilliers Contracting Pty. Ltd. There were a total of 564 precast together to deliver a 6 day floor to Architect: RCG/PTW floor cycle on the 650m2 footprint. walling elements with a total area of 8,600m2. Concrete strengths of Structural Engineer: Hyder Consulting The Ultrafloor system, which utilised these panels varied from 80 MPa Precast flooring:Ultrafloor (aust) pty.ltd. its metal deck infill to allow for for Levels 2 and 3 internal walls to Precast walling: Sasso Precast greater spans between its beams, 60MPa for the levels 4 & 6 internal Concrete and gave more flexibility to allow walls & 40MPa for the remainder of for services. The system, known the superstructure. as a 200C-1000, uses Ultrafloor’s commercial grade 200mm deep St Hilliers chose to avoid the beams spaced at 1200mm. necessity for perimeter scaffolding and fall protection was simply Wet area set downs were accommodated using Ultrafloor’s managed by a handrail system. This 150C beams in those areas. was bolted on to the inside face of a 300mm wall upstand projecting To optimise the construction above floor level and was jumped program and minimise costs, up immediately when the next level alternate internal transverse walls of wall panels were installed. were of light weight construction. The Ultrafloor decks spanning 8.6m With a 5 star accreditation, the between the load-bearing precast hotel required a very high level of walls were temporarily propped off- acoustic performance. All precast walls had an insulated PROJECT LIST – Hotels wall lining to enhance the acoustic NSW and/or thermal performance. The Sur Mer Cronulla The Kingsway & Elouera Street, 9,800m2 Ultrafloor system offers a significant Cronulla air gap between the suspended Sofitel Olympic Boulevard, 9,600m2 ceiling and the structural slab soffit Sydney Olympic Park which obviates any requirement for Quest Apartments 108-114 Robey Street, 4,400m2 acoustic insulation. Mascot NSW Adding this benefit to the overall Zirkys Lodge Great Alpine Road, 2,500m2 floor system made Ultrafloor the Mount Hotham ideal choice for the Sofitel and for Blacktown Travelodge Reservoir Road, 2,400m2 all hotels in general. Motel Blacktown
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