This facility provides a permanent athletics facility for Western Australia that is capable of functioning as the venue for a range of event standards and certified by the IAAF.
The facility's 2,000 seat grandstand incorporates areas for VIP viewing, office and administration duties, specific offices for athletics, as well as showers, toilets and equipment storage. A further 8,000 spectators can be accommodated on the grassed embankments surrounding the 400m athletics track.
All grassed areas are reticulated with filtered grey water to comply with current ESD initiatives. Stadia lighting is designed to achieve 500 lux with the power infrastructure to achieve 1,000 lux. A super-graphic is incorporated into the forecourt paving and front elevation wall.
Estimating the construction cost early in the design appraisal process enabled the client to successfully source the appropriate level of funding. Accurate ogoing cost advice was essential to maintaining the client's capped budget.
Davis Langdon provided Cost Planning, Management, Full Bills of Quantities and Variation Cost Control services.