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Ballan Library and Community Hub

The Ballan Library and Community Hub aims to serve the community in the Moorabool Shire Council. The facility will consist of a modern fit for purpose Library, community meeting rooms, visitor information, Maternal and Child Health Centre and lots of outdoor space including gardens and seating areas.
The structure features a structural steel roof, with a composite level one slab supported by composite steel beams. The vertical elements consist of a steel frame, complemented by a suspended masonry veneer. Additionally, the ground floor incorporates a suspended slab supported by a beam grillage on screw piles.

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Croxon Ramsay
2022
$7.5m
Connecting the site to the neighboring post office and Telstra site posed challenges, as we navigated regulatory constraints and engaged in negotiations with stakeholders. Despite the difficulties, this has transformed the project into something unique. Other challenges included resolving stormwater drainage on an etremerly flat site. As well as needing to consult and resolve site protection works with neighbours due to tight sight constraints.

Architect:

Croxon Ramsay

Year:

2022

Construction Budget:

$7.5m

Challenges:

Connecting the site to the neighboring post office and Telstra site posed challenges, as we navigated regulatory constraints and engaged in negotiations with stakeholders. Despite the difficulties, this has transformed the project into something unique. Other challenges included resolving stormwater drainage on an etremerly flat site. As well as needing to consult and resolve site protection works with neighbours due to tight sight constraints.
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ANDREW GALL, Director

Argall was founded in 2017 by Andrew Gall, an engineer with a passion for complex design and breaking the mould. His work experience as a senior structural engineer across a variety of project disciplines made him realise there was a real need for a bespoke people and service-oriented structural engineering consultancy that would inspire sustainability practices and innovation often lacking in big companies.

This is over and above his experience in traditional procurement roles, his work with builders in the design and construct field, managing projects in sport, tertiary education, the arts and zoological fields, as well as community, commercial, residential and multi- residential enterprises. With such a wealth of knowledge and understanding of different design methodologies, he has the expertise to challenge the status quo in his new venture.

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