Article source: DesignInc

Deakin University pursues an ongoing relevance to Rural and Regional engagement. As part of their core commitments, the development of the REACH Project (Regional Community Health Hub) contributes to this philosophy by intending to both recruit from and return graduates to the Rural and Regional areas. Deakin University’s REACH project was nominated for Federal Government Funding, as part of the EIF (Education Investment Fund), third round of funding applications.

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• Architects: DesignInc
• Project: Deakin University Regional Community Health Hub (REACH)
• Location: VIC 3125, Australia
• Photography: Sarah Louise Photography
• Date of construction completion: 22 February 2013
• Cost at completion of construction: $40M
• Gross floor area (m2): 8,000
• Cost per square metre: $5,000
• Owner, Client: Deakin University
• Practice Team: Rohan Wilson – Project Director, Christon Batey-Smith – Project Director, John Loftus Hill – Senior Project Architect / Associate, Roger Schmidt – Project Leader, Tim Walpole-Walsh – Project Architect, Costa Papadopoulos – Project Architect, Sonya Montgomerie – Senior Architect, Peter Whiter – Architect, Philip Weatherlake – Architect, Wilson Heng – Architect, Kylee McQualter – Senior Technician, Afrodite Moulatsiotis – Interior Designer, Christopher Free – Interior Designer, Travers Cunnington – Senior Graphic Designer.
• Consultant Team: Quantity Surveyor (Cost Consultant) – Wilde & Woolard, Structural & Civil Engineering – Irwin Consult, Services Engineering inc. Fire Engineering – Umow Lai, Landscape Architecture – GBLA, Disabled Access – Terry Osborn.
• Construction Team: Builder – Cockram Constructions.

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