Current Projects

The University of Adelaide’s Infrastructure Investment Programme designed to accommodate the future planning needs of technology and facilities around its campus.

Sarah has successfully completed a series of refurbishment, fit-out and extension projects for the University, across its fully occupied Adelaide campus, the city and the parklands.

The Sarah Team are following a collaborative approach working with the consultants and the University project teams to ensure each project is a success. Open and honest communication and a problem solving philosophy have helped to resolve any challenges early throughout the design and construction phases of the projects.

Safety is high on the agenda for Sarah and the team continues to work closely with the University Safety and Building Management teams, to develop detailed plans based on the institution’s stringent safety requirements. This approach has ensured the safety of not only the students and staff, but also the sub-contractors and the general public.

Just 12kms south-west of the Adelaide CBD, sits Allity’s Somerton Park aged care facility. Allity’s new flagship centre is set in a beautiful location, only a short drive from the beach and will boast 101 beds for its residents.

Sarah was contracted to coordinate all new electrical, fire and communications infrastructure for this very comfortable, three-storey facility.

Significant site restrictions are a challenge that Sarah has already addressed. Approval from adjacent land owners was secured in order to ensure access for site amenities and cranes. This forward thinking prevented the need to build in stages, reducing overall construction time.

Australia’s largest outlet shopping centre, Harbour Town in Adelaide have begun interim redevelopment works prior to a further planned extension in 2019.

Works consist of a façade upgrade to the central entrance, new structural steel pergola structures, repainting throughout, lighting upgrade and  new paving and landscaping with the intent of decluttering the existing mall space.

Sarah have been working collaboratively with the extended project team to finalise design details during a fast paced programme with majority of works scheduled out of hours for retailers to continue trading the following day.

Visitors to the mall will be able to enjoy the openness, fresh new colour scheme and landscaped public spaces in the lead up to the Christmas trading period.

Sarah Constructions and Wilderness School have formed a great working relationship based on trust, honesty and adaptability over the past 10 years and delivered multiple successful projects.

Real estate is scarce on the prestigious Medindie campus making the logistics and methodology of the Learning Commons project challenging but with diligent planning, organisation and continuous communication with the School, the project team are able to deliver on their promises.

The $10M project will provide a flexible and innovative learning space for all students from reception to Year 12. The upgrade consists of 3 stages to ensure the operation of the School is maintained:.

• Stage 1 has a rapid program over the Christmas Holidays ready for Term 1 2019 consisting of refurbishing existing classrooms and creating new Maths, Multi-Media & LOTE spaces. Temporary accommodation was also placed to generate spaces for offices and classrooms which ensured the day-to-day business was preserved
• Within Stage 2, a temporary engineer was engaged to assist with the structural demolition and alterations to ensure the safety of our employees and subcontractors was upheld. The existing building was completely demolished with only the ground floor and suspended slabs remaining and a new structure was assembled for support. This allowed a new dynamic to the space and created enhanced and flexible classrooms.
• Stage 3 involved the construction of a new 3 storey building. This building is located at the main entrance on Hawkers Rd and welcomes a new vision of learning and thinking for it’s students creating a place of technology, innovation and creativity.

The vision of the spaces is a reflection on the design and construction. A soft tone of basket range stone coupled with a complementary metal cladding provides a sense of welcome for its students and teachers. Multiple external courtyards have been created by the new development forming and encouraging gathering spots to socialise and quiet study. The Learning Commons building  provides an aesthetically pleasing appearance internally with terrazzo, American oak joinery, open voids,  feature staircases and a fire place making this project a landmark development within the Education Sector.

The new two storey Senior Learning Centre will be a mixture of new world Architecture blended with the schools inviting earthy feel. The design of this structure, with its curved roofs, unique design and materials chosen, will give this building a warm but inviting learning environment. The location has played a significant role in the design as it is tucked away towards the back of the school in what had become a “Dead” zone; the introduction of the new Senior Learning Centre will give the area a much needed facelift and reignite the creative learning environment Waldorf is known for.

As these works are commencing during the school period Sarah has developed a methodology to allow the initial services to be connected via a common trench throughout the school and connected at a later stage to mitigate disruption to school operations. This will enable the project to be isolated and then transferred during the school holidays, allowing the school and subcontractors to maintains a safe working environment for all.

As the school is entrenched in environmental and creative learning, the buildings unique design will enable the students to enjoy the outside tranquility whilst maintaining a creative and flexible work space. This will be a standout facility in Willunga Waldorf’s quest for creative learning.

Construction has commenced and is due for completion late January 2020.

Sarah Constructions have been selected as preferred builder for the new 1200 square metre ViTA facility by ACH Group. ViTA will form part of a larger Healthia development incorporating residential aged care services, community and health related services and education partnerships as a health and well being precinct within the City of Playford Health Precinct.

The Healthia site is located in Elizabeth South, adjacent to the Lyell McEwin Hospital. It will be a multi-purpose facility with a care delivery service built on the ACH Group model of Good Lives for People which fosters an emphasis on restorative care and enablement programs.

At a high level, the 5 Storey ViTA at Healthia design brief provides for:

• 85 bed residential aged care facility and associated facilities
• 15 apartments for disabled persons with eligible plans funded under the NDIS
• Associated services including a café, hairdresser and resident gym
• Health and wellbeing space
• Retail tenancies at ground floor
• Community & private open spaces
• Resident, staff and visitor parking

You can find out more about this innovative project here: https://achgroup.org.au/key-initiatives/healthia/

Building on our strong collaborative relationship with St John Ambulance Australia, works are currently underway to provide much needed upgrades to the existing facilities used for South Australia’s premium first aid training.

Having completed a full refurbishment of the Woodville Centre in July 2019, works are currently underway to finalise designs for the larger scale Prospect Centre, due for commencement in October 2019, and ready for completion prior to the year’s end. Works to both facilities include external and façade upgrades, with distinctive St John Ambulance branding at the centre of the design methodology, as well as complete internal fitouts to provide a premium level of comfort, safety, and support for visitors undertaking first aid training as well as St John staff. Upgraded facilities for disabled access and compliance, upgraded carparking, and aesthetic updates to surrounding areas all form part of these distinctive building refurbishments. With multiple St John Ambulance projects earmarked for 2020 with Sarah Constructions, the relationship continues to grow, with a focus on collaboration and excellence in design and construction.

Sarah Constructions have been engaged to construct Kauflands SA flagship store in Prospect as the German supermarket giant enters the Australian market.

The Prospect store on the corner of Churchill Road and Regency Road will be the first to break ground in Australia in conjunction with a new distribution centre in outer Melbourne.

The new and iconic Kaufland Shopping centre aims to transform the landscape of a long-time barren location and take full advantage of the potential this busy corner has to offer.

With 1,230 stores in Eastern and Central Europe, Kaufland has mastered its offering of simplicity, quality, variety and price, whilst being open to adaptation to meet the requirements of the Australian market.

Following extensive collaboration, workshop in Germany, re-design of the store layout and ‘Australianising’ of German briefs to achieve Building Rules Consent Council approvals, the project is now set to commence in August 2019 with completion in August of 2020.

Totalling a near 7,000m2 building, it comprises of a 4052m2 Kaufland Retail Store, a 1607m2 stockroom and amenities area, a 280m2 Food Hall and three supporting tenancies which combined total a further 245m2. It will also feature 384 car parks and 10 bike parks with future provisions for electric car and bike charging stations.

A major focal point from Kaufland throughout the design has been the comfort of staff and customers. With this in mind, Sarah Constructions have ensured the design consultants are complying with expectation. This is demonstrated mostly by the key features of the store, namely the lighting, mechanical heating and cooling, Façade finishes, flooring systems and overall layout designed to improve on both the customers and employee’s experiences.

The new Gleeson College Senior Learning Centre is the second stage of works for the college’s master plan. The new 2-storey purpose-designed Senior Learning Centre has the opportunity to not only provide a new state-of-the-art Senior Learning Centre facility for student use, but to also integrate student support and other associated campus-wide services within this building.

This new facility comprises of the following main areas:

• Foyer / Gallery
• Student Services
• Staff Offices
• Breakout Areas (Indoor & Outdoor)
• Kitchen Café
• Learning Areas (8 off)
• Flexible Meeting & Breakout facilities
• Student Hub
• Think Tank

And externally this project also adds to the wider amenity of the site with a new student carpark, site entry and a series of terraced landscape beds leading down to the oval.

It has been part of the College’s brief that the new building be an `iconic’ building for the campus, particularly due to its siting to the front of the campus, whilst ensuring that it is complimentary to the existing campus style and the surrounding building forms. With the striking design and material selections this project certainly hits that brief.

Construction commenced in July 2019 with an expected completion date of March 2020.

The new Sports and Social Club at Morphettville has been a long and successful campaign by all members of the community through to the Marion City Council; Sarah Constructions are proud to be part of this amazing project which encompasses our values where collaboration drives success.

This new development will provide a much-needed upgrade to local area and compliment the new housing area being established around the oval. This facility will encompass the new women’s football league and local cricket club whilst offering a large community function space.

The closure of Quinn St will enable this facility to be expanded and will make full use of the allocated footprint, allowing this to become a vibrant integrated sports and community facility that will provide economic and social benefit to a well-connected and inclusive community.

The facilities in this building will be state of the art and include a fully functioning bar, 4 clubrooms with shower facilities, ice baths and a general canteen area to serve locals and sports lovers.

The buildings external features will incorporate the works of local artists which will help bring this building to life and provide a much needed splash of colour to the old clubrooms that were there before.

These works along with the new oval realignment will address the irregular shape oval and provide an improved playing field for both AFL and Cricket.

This building will be a feature within the community and will be shared for many years to come.

The project commenced Early July 2019, with completion is expected Early March 2020

The new Pilatus facility comprises of a 3560m2 3 storey office/ administration facility, including parts Store and a 1560m2  Hangar for aircraft parking. The Hangar is essentially a display/ showroom facility to showcase Pilatus aircraft. It will have inbuilt services for future adaptation of one of the Hangar bays for aircraft maintenance capability.

The facility being constructed at the southern end of Sir Reginald Ansett Way and immediately next door to the existing Royal Flying Doctor Service facility. It will have an airside interface along the Hangar and Office alignment, with Pilatus having responsibility for all landside works including on site car parking and access road. Adelaide Airport Limited (AAL) will, through a separate contract deliver the airside works including 3000m2 (approx.) apron, diversion of the airside road and associated airside civil works.

The PMB Defence project is just outside the Osborne Naval Shipyard precinct at Osborne. The 26,000m2 site will comprise of a new production facility used for the engineering services and manufacturing of niche products for current and future submarine platforms.

Sarah Constructions worked closely with the client and design team throughout the extended procurement phase; this collaborative approach ensured the challenges of the site conditions and key elements of the building were procured correctly.

The building is separated in to two main key areas:

• A production area including multiple separate zones that ultimately complete the assembly line.
• A large office area including engineering workshops, testing facilities, amenities and the corporate office space.

The 46 week construction program will see the 12,500m2 structure take shape;  comprising 6,000 cubic meters of concrete, 260 precast panels and 670 tons of Steel along with the fit-out, three external carpark areas and landscaped staff breakout areas.

Sarah have maintained and continued to work closely with the client and end users throughout the construction phase to ensure the complex production fit-out and transition from the current operational facility will be seamless. Construction commenced May 2019 with and expected completion in April 2020.

As part of the Lyell McEwin Hospital redevelopment works announced in the 2017 State budget, Sarah Constructions have been awarded the construction of an extension to the existing multistorey carpark valued at $4.9 million. This 5-level extension connecting horizontally to the existing parking facility will generate a total of 205 additional parks for long-term staff use at one of South Australia’s three major hospital sites.

A number of Environmentally Sustainable Design initiatives have been incorporated into the design and construction methodology, such as the complete reuse of façade screening removed from the existing western elevation and effective usage of natural lighting and ventilation.

Works are set to be completed by early July 2020.

Living Without Limits Foundation (LWL) is an incredibly worthy not-for-profit charity established in 2012 supporting South Australian families faced by some incredibly tough challenges – parents or primary caregivers looking after children affected by Autism or Cerebral Palsy.

For the majority of these families, there is simply no respite. Sarah Constructions wanted to help change that.

Through partnership with the Living Without Limits children’s charity, Sarah Constructions have designed and managed the build process for the House of Respite, providing a safe holiday space and a chance for families to take time out from their 24/7 caring roles.

The $400,000 305m2 project located at Goolwa is comprised of 4 bedrooms, 2 disabled access compliant bathrooms, fully covered terrace and outdoor play areas as well as large living, sensory, kitchen and dining spaces with 650m2 of landscaped area. The dwelling features ducted air-conditioning throughout, bariatric hoist and change table, Night-Sky Star ceiling feature panels and is serviced by a combined 4100L wastewater retention/pump system and 6.6kw solar panel system.

This project was made possible by a significant number of generous subcontractors and suppliers who have donated their time, expertise and products – you can learn more about them and see the full list of contributors here: https://sarah.com.au/building-a-house-of-respite-for-families-affected-by-autism-and-celebral-palsy/.

For more information on the project or the Living Without Limits Charity please visit: http://www.lwl.org.au/

Woodcroft College’s new Early Learning Centre (ELC) project comprises a 55-car carpark and new ELC designed by Swanbury Penglase Architects. Feature Landscaping will also provide  7 outdoor play areas, 2 bridges, a new groundskeeper shed, new washed aggregate walkways and a landscaping architectural feature stormwater swale. The ELC building will create an environment for educators and caretakers to teach and instill strong social and educational foundational principles to this generation’s 3-4 year old’s.

The combination of a skylight running through the centre of the ELC, together with the quasi-open plan layout, creates the perfect environment for social interaction between children, staff and visitors. Educators and children are able to take full advantage of the outdoor environments utilising play items, stepping logs, sandpits, bird feeders, new and existing trees and water areas.

Parents and visitors to the facility have also been considered within the new design as a carpark with pick up and drop off points to be included, and for those wanting to walk their children to the ELC, new footpaths and bridges for people of all walking abilities will be available.

Set to be completed in mid-2020, Woodcroft Early Learning Centre is the home of our future.

In a highly competitive tender market Sarah Constructions was awarded construction of the new Tenison Woods School facilities and associated landscaping. Designed by Brown Falconer Architects, the Tenison Woods Catholic Primary School project involves construction of new single storey building on the existing school campus, consisting of 6 general learning spaces, with a central learning commons area, unisex bathrooms along with associated break out spaces and external landscaping learning and play spaces.

Scheduled for completion end of July 2020, the new facilities will be a new home for year 6 and 7 students.

The Mt Barker Regional Sports Hub is a multi-discipline sporting facility comprising 2 FFSA approved soccer pitches, an exhibition grade AFL / cricket oval and extensive landscape, civil and services infrastructure package within the approximately 120k m2 site. The soccer pitches and the oval are serviced by pavilion club room buildings with accompanying tiered grandstand seating for each.

Stage 1 construction is supported by $14.6 million in grant funding and in-kind support from the Australian Government through the Community Development Grants Programme, Building Better Regions Fund, the South Australian Government, Football Federation South Australia, Australian Football League, South Australian National Football League, Cricket Australia and the South Australian Cricket Association.

Works are being undertaken on behalf of the Mount Barker District Council and is due for completion in November 2020.

Works are currently underway for the Stage 1 redevelopment of Australian Motors Mazda at Edwardstown, with modifications to an existing car storage warehouse commencing construction in October 2019. The existing warehouse was converted to a temporary showroom for Mazda to operate from during construction of the main build. Once complete, Mazda were able to relocate in order for the main works to commence.

Stage 2 involves the demolition of the existing showroom, workshop and car park and commencement of construction for the brand new larger showroom, workshop, car park and external works.

The new showroom and workshop layout provides Mazda with additional space, car parks and an aesthetically pleasing façade, as well as improved functionality and operations of the business.

The full height glazed façade with feature cladding and large Mazda logo signage makes an architectural statement from South Road and will be sure to attract new clientele.

The new store is due to open in July 2020.

Works are currently underway at the Yatala Labour Prison, the State’s largest metropolitan prison. This portion of the project includes the delivery of two purpose-built buildings accommodating a business centre and staff training and wellbeing centre. In addition, there is associated landscaping, a bike shelter structure and a new paved staff / visitor car park.

The project delivery is staged, where Stage 1 is delivery of the car park, and Stage 2 comprises the delivery of the new staff and wellness facilities. All of which is being built just outside the secure perimeter of the Yatala Labour Prison.

One of the major challenges of the project is relocating the services infrastructure from the existing facilities to the new facilities, ensuring there are no disruptions to the operating prison facility. The team are closely managing this process through workshops, hold points and close collaborations with DPTI and the Department of Correctional Services.

Expected completion is September 2020.

The St Michael’s College Primary Campus redevelopment is now underway; the delivery of this project will enable the school to cater for increased enrolments and provide ongoing enrichment through a quality new learning environment that is innovative and adaptable to the current and future educational needs of the students of St Michael’s College.

New building works will not only enable increased capacity but will include a contemporary state of the art Early Primary Centre encompassing:

• Five new Early Primary Classrooms with breakout spaces both indoor and outdoor, with access to nature play. The Green space at the front of the building will be enhanced and utilised as a secure, outdoor learning and play space.
• An Innovation Centre which will incorporate: Thinkers Tanks, Makers Space, Design Space, Campfire, Resource Centre and Radio Station/Podcast Lab.
• A new Art Centre on the upper level.
• Energy efficient technologies such as LED lighting and water retention and recycling initiatives.

The Primary Campus is undergoing a re-development to create refreshed, new and innovative learning spaces for the students and staff. Strong demand for an education at St Michael’s requires the College to provide modern, fit for purpose, infrastructure to support their teaching and learning programs.

This $5 million dollar refurbishment is due for completion at the end of Term 3, 2020.

Construction has commenced on one of Australia’s first retirement villages to incorporate a Montessori Early Learning Centre (ELC), offering spacious, contemporary apartments set in a vertical village comprising 8-storey and 4-storey apartment buildings, including basement parking. The buildings will be connected by a linkway and café with dining area to service the site.

The Smart Road Development will see a range of independent living residents living and interacting with the ELC, creating a one-of-a kind community whilst providing opportunities for intergenerational activities.

The development features 77 apartments, a community garden, café, community hall / lounge and will include 15,800m2 of new building footprint:

• North Building: Basement Level Carpark, Ground Level Child Care Centre, Offices, Level 1 and Level 2 Independent Living Units
• South Building: Basement Level 1 & 2 Carpark, Ground Level through to Level 5 Independent Living Units
• Café & Linkway: Connection between North & South Buildings with commercial kitchen and dining spaces
• Siteworks: Roadways, visitor carparks, pedestrian paths, landscaping, urban farm area with raised planter beds, seating and external furniture

85 Smart Road is conveniently surrounded by Westfield Tea Tree Plaza, the O-Bahn Interchange, Modbury Hospital and other community and healthcare services.

This unique project will set a precedence for future retirement villages in community integration and is set for completion late 2021.

ECH Modbury’s timelapse update from February 2020 can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/yAmCPfENu_c

Sarah’s customer-focused team of supermarket specialists has worked closely with ALDI, providing tailored projects to suit the discount chain’s specific needs. By working closely with local management, Sarah ensured store fit-outs meet strict timeframes set by ALDI group management based in Germany.

Some of the ALDI projects, include:

• ALDI Nuriootpa – With a Christmas deadline project delivery was accelerated allowing ALDI to open for trade over the Christmas period.  Sarah’s ability to integrate fit out with base build allowed for a quick build and successful project outcome for the client.
• ALDI Modbury – this project needed to be of the highest quality, but in a very short time frame. Sarah also needed to manage and monitor ALDI’s nominated trade subcontractors, to ensure they could meet the strict programme requirements.
• ALDI Parafield Gardens – one of the first ALDI supermarkets to be built in SA and included the new 2000m² building, storm water drainage and car park.
• ALDI Hallett Cove – a complicated project that required Sarah to re-route deliveries for other tenants / shop keepers, due to the redesign of the existing car park.
• ALDI Blackwood – The design of this project incorporated a post tensioned suspended slab for undercover car parking, precast concrete, structural steel and a lift. To accommodate the restricted site area of the project, the ALDI Blackwood project team were able to sequence construction works in multiple stages.

Woolworths has a long term and on-going relationship with Sarah – recognising us as the construction company with the experience and dedicated team to deliver successful store builds and fit-outs – fast!

Sarah continues to work Woolworths on a number of projects, including being involved with design, cost management and programming. Woolworths require a high level of communication from Sarah on these projects, to ensure minimal disruptions to everyday trade within the supermarkets.

Significant projects include the 6450m² Woolworths Shopping Centre at “Playford Alive” ($16 million), Aberfoyle Park (4.4 million),  Waikerie Tenancy ($3 million) and Golden Grove ($2.9 million).  Sarah delivered all of them on time. In fact, the Golden Grove project was completed in just 11 weeks and the Playford project was delivered well ahead of schedule, despite losing 18 days due to inclement weather.

Like other supermarkets and retails stores, Woolworths has strict conditions about keeping its stores fully operational, even when significant refurbishments are taking place. That’s why Woolworths came to Sarah in the first place: because of our flexible, customer-focused approach and significant amount of experience delivering on these type of jobs.

Sarah has worked extremely hard to establish a strong relationship with Coles Supermarkets and has developed substantial retail experience to deliver successful store builds and fit-outs. On countless occasions, Sarah has also shown how to “go the extra yard” for Coles.

As a result of this strong working relationship, Coles has awarded Sarah multiple extension, refurbishment and fit-out programmes throughout South Australia, the Northern Territory and Tasmania. Sarah has delivered these projects successfully, every time.