Argall

Kalkallo North Community Centre

The Kalkallo Community Centre serves as a permanent hub catering to the needs of the expanding community. The center offers a diverse range of amenities, including function spaces available for casual or regular hire, flexible multipurpose meeting and function rooms in various sizes, a commercial kitchen, and consulting rooms to provide a platform for specialist services. Additionally, the center provides preschool rooms, maternal and child health facilities, and offers first aid training.
The project encompassed the construction of an expansive single-story structure. The building featured prominent structural steel frames, spanning the length of the interior, with the entire form supported by suspended concrete raft slabs, supported by bored piers. Additionally, the project involved the design of car parks and external play spaces, serving as a welcome addition to the Centre.

Architect:

Year:

Construction Budget:

Challenges:

Croxon Ramsey
2020
$7.5m
Addressing drainage issues were complex tasks as locating the building and understanding how compliant site access could be achieved while establishing an effective car park layout, given the elevation disparities between the site and discharge points. Additionally, the high reactivity of the natural founding material demanded thorough detailing of the ground floor slab to prevent heaving having any detrimental effects on the structure.

Architect:

Croxon Ramsey

Year:

2020

Construction Budget:

$7.5m

Challenges:

Addressing drainage issues were complex tasks as locating the building and understanding how compliant site access could be achieved while establishing an effective car park layout, given the elevation disparities between the site and discharge points. Additionally, the high reactivity of the natural founding material demanded thorough detailing of the ground floor slab to prevent heaving having any detrimental effects on the structure.
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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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