The magical Ningaloo Reef experience in North-West Australia now has added dimension with the opening of a classy visitors centre.
September 12th, 2018
Ningaloo Architect: Site Architecture Studio
Project Manager: NS Project Bronwen Mills
Builder: FIRM Construction
Structural/Civil Engineer: Calibre Consulting
Fire and Hydraulic Engineer: Construction Hydraulic Design
Electrical Engineer: Electrical Design Consultants
Mechanical Engineer: Stevens McGann Willcock & Copping
Landscape Designer: UDLA
Quality Surveyor: Donald Cant Watts Corke
Building Surveyor & Access: JMG Building Surveyors
Exhibition Design: FRD
Acoustic Design: Gabriel’s Environmental Design
Thermal Design: SUHO
Traffic: Porter Consulting Engineers
Door Hardware: Parker Black & Forrest
Kitchen Equipment: Western Red
Budget: $34m
Duration: 4 years
‘Schamburg + Alvisse’ armless lounge and modular lounge with ottomans, ‘Bang Design’ Plusmore single armchair, ‘Allemuir Conic’ table and lounge chair, ‘Sean Dix’ Factory Stool, Zenith Interiors. ‘Keith Melbourne’ coffee table, ‘Alexander Lotersztain for Derlot Edition’ modular system, ‘Ichiro Iwasaki for Arper Pix’ ottoman, ‘Ben McCarthy for Go Home’ launch table and stool set, B5 task armchair, ‘Eso’ Rix armchair, ‘James Irvine for Arper’ Juno chair, Stylecraft. Custom folding tables, 5000 chair, Adage Furniture. Library shelving, Raeco. ‘Pedrali’ tables, ‘Eero Aarnio for Magis Trioli’ children’s rocker, ‘Simon James design’ Link side table, District. ‘Parkway’ no-rock table, ‘Pages Meble Saba side chair, Furniture Options.
Various light fitting, Think Lighting. ‘Estiluz Siso’ pendant, Alti Lighting. Advance LED Suspended and Recessed Extrusions, M-Light. Custom curved LED profile extrusions, Pro-Lamps.
‘Quietspce’ acoustic panel, Autex. ‘Activity’ sprung floor, Harlequin. ‘Mararazzi’ sistem C tiles, ‘Guocera’ uptown tiles, European Ceramics. Laminate generally throughout, Laminex. ‘Safetread’ universal vinyl flooring, Forbo. Homogeneous compact vinyl, ID Inspiration loose lay vinyl plank, Tarkett. ‘Desso Fuse’, ‘Fields’, ‘Pebble’, & ‘Salt’ carpet tiles, ‘Instyle Think’, ‘Zone’, & ‘Muse’ upholstery fabric, Covrd Interior Coverings. ‘Corian’ solid surface, CASF Australia. Rubber flooring, Novaproducts Global, Rephouse. White birch plywood, Top-End Ceilings. Paint generally throughout, Dulux. Concrete floor, exposed external concrete, Hanson. Upholstery generally throughout, Kvadrat Maharam, Warwick Fabrics. ‘Aluminium Shadow’ cladding system, Stryum. ‘Magna Merbau Glu-Lam’ beams, Austim. ‘Spandek’ custom orb sheeting, Revolution Roofing. Perforated metal panels, MetrixGroup.
‘Hunter Douglas’ roller blinds, Sun Solutions. Sanitary fixtures, Caroma, Galvins. Toilet partitions, Aqualoo.
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