Gallery House Portside, Hamilton QLD

Appointment

Structural Fire Engineering and Fire Engineering

Overview

Fire Check Consultants (FCC) were appointed to undertake a fire engineering assessment of the proposed building development.

Buildings 16A and 16B are a new residential precinct located at Portside Wharf, Hamilton, QLD. The project is comprised –

  • Common basement Level 01 – car parking;
  • Common Ground Floor Level – residential entry lobbies, retail tenancies and vehicular entry;
  • Mezzanine levels – plant and retail voids; and
  • Common podium car parking level 01 and level 02 (with minor residential parts); and
  • Tower 16A consisted of 20 levels, whereas Tower 16B of 19 levels.

FCC provided a robust proposal for solutions to many non-compliance issues in order to comply with the Performance Requirements of the National Construction Code Volume One.