PROJECT TIMELINE

The original Westfield Burwood was opened on 11th of October 1966 by Premier of New South Wales Robert Askin. As pioneers in the use post-tensioning and the design of pre-stressed structures, MPN was engaged to help guide the structural development of one of Australia’s first ‘modern’ shopping centres. Westfield Burwood was built on a slope which meant that it was the first centre that facilitated an incline mall design. This meant that the centre was a gently-ascending grade and that the levels were connected via a system of ramps, stairs and escalators. [read more]

The Park Regis Tower is still Australia’s the tallest brick building. An iconic development in its day, it was the first major highrise apartment tower to be built in the Sydney CBD and presented the opportunity for MPN to showcase their industry leading structural design and engineering skills.

In 1969 the Westfield Corporation purchased Miranda Fair from Myer for $10 million. Following this purchase Westfield lodged plans with Sutherland Council to expand the centre. The expansion was proposed to double the centre in size and would extend it to the Kingsway. Farmers would expand their existing store, a new supermarket, hardware store and discount department store were also part of the proposal. MPN was there every step of the way, and continues the relationship to this day. [read more]

Completed in 1973, Westfield Towers at 100 William Street, is 23 storey building designed in the post-war international style by architects AA Scott & Associates. Involved from the early stages of the project MPN delivered a full suite of structural design and onsite engineering services.

The Boulevard Hotel, 90 William Street Sydney, was built in 1972 and featured a luxury swimming pool on the 24th floor. The rich and famous were frequent visitors to the hotel, including Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jnr, Cliff Richard, Mohammed Ali and Liza Minelli

The Remington Centre at 175 Liverpool Street in Sydney is a 33 storey office tower designed by Hoffer Reid & Associates and completed in 1981.

Designed by architects Peddle Thorp & Walker, construction of the 21 story tower now known as City Freeholds House began in 1981 and was completed in 1985.

The 1980s saw Westfield Hurstville experience a period of success and expansion. At the same it became clear that the original structures had started to show their age. By 1988 the centre was already looking to expand to keep up with increased demand and a significant development was planned. The decade also saw the closure of the popular Snowy Hill Park on the rooftop in order to make way for multi-storey parking.

Completed in 1988, the Maritime Trade Towers project combined modern high-rise construction with the preservation of one of Sydney’s most significant heritage buildings, the Grafton Bond Store. Engineered by MPN and built by Leighton, the development comprises two commercial towers; AON Tower (35 storeys) and Symantec House (25 storeys), using reinforced concrete cores and post-tensioned floor slabs to maximise internal spans. The steep site falling from Kent Street toward Darling Harbour required a complex multi-level podium and deep-pile foundations anchored into Sydney sandstone. A careful build-over approach preserved the fragile 19th-century timber and masonry bond store, allowing the new glass curtain-wall towers to rise above and alongside the historic structure while maintaining a strong architectural dialogue between heritage and contemporary design.

Developed by Mirvac with construction completed in 1991, Quay West is a 44 storey residential tower in the iconic Rocks area in Sydney. The development also includes serviced apartments and a hotel.

Westfield Liverpool was expanded in the 1990s with two significant redevelopments, one in 1991 and another in 1993. The 1993 extension, which was undertaken when the center was jointly owned by Westfield and Rodamco, increased the gross leasable area (GLA) to 57,664 qm. As part of the 1993 extension MPN engineered a 12 screen cinema complex over three floors of existing retail and parking, without interrupting public access or retail business. [read more]

After originally developing the site for Westfield in 1982, this extensive redevelopment was completed in 1997, adding over 100,000m2, with a 30 screen cinema complex; the largest in southern hemisphere at the time. The following decades would see MPN add a Bunnings warehouse, fresh food market and one of Australia’s largest solar panel arrays. [read more]

MPN was commissioned to deliver Structural Design and Engineering services for buildings 1, 3, 5 & 7 Macquarie Street, as well as the neighbouring Quay Grand apartment at Bennelong Point overlooking the Sydney Opera House and Circular Quay. This row of mid-rise residential apartment buildings are some of the most luxurious and sought after properties in the country. [read more]

MPN was engaged to design structural works for an extension to the centre, which involved the building of a new composite steel and concrete retail floor over an existing metal deck roof and an extension to the car park, under the neighbouring golf course. The existing portal frame columns were strengthened and extended to form the new roof. Intermediate columns were lowered beside the existing portal frame rafters to support the new retail level at each grid. Lateral stability against wind and earthquake forces was provided by strengthening the existing portal frames in one direction and additional cross bracing in the other direction. Importantly, trading continued in the existing retail areas while the new extension was constructed.

Westfield Bondi is regarded as one of the Australia’s most iconic shopping centres. The site was an amalgamation of three former retail centres covering 3.1 hectares either side of Oxford Street; a major shopping corridor under the control of two different Council Authorities. The new centre has four levels of basement carpark, five to six levels of retail and leisure, with another four levels of carpark over. There is a two-level glazed skybridge spanning Oxford Street and a 70m wide tunnel underneath linking the sites with retail and car parking. Excavation depths of up to 28m (and within 6m of the underground rail line), full and partial demolition of the existing structures as well as the new building structure, resulted in a challenging construction sequence especially considering the fast track nature of the project. [read more]

The Charles Parsons Building, an historic industrial warehouse, was adapted for commercial use through targeted structural upgrades, rectification works and alterations. MPN led the structural engineering for the adaptive reuse, working within the constraints of the existing structure to meet contemporary commercial requirements and current design standards. The project reflects MPN’s recognised leadership in adaptive reuse, delivering fit-for-purpose outcomes through considered structural intervention. [read more]

Macquarie Centre is an iconic regional shopping centre located in North Ryde, to the North of Sydney’s CBD and is home to over 360 stores set over four levels. From incorporating specific structural requirement of key retail, dining and leisure tenants, through to major alterations and additions to the existing trading centre, including expanding the car parking by over 800 spaces, MPN delivered full structural design, documentation and site-inspection services that helped transform the Macquarie Centre into the modern Town Centre we see today. [read more]

Originally constructed as a commercial office tower in 1971, the ‘Residence Hyde Park’ at 14-24 College Street was redesigned and developed into a luxury, inner-city apartment building. The project included a newly relocated, centralised lift and stair core, extra floors of penthouses at rooftop (replacing the original plant-rooms), an indoor 25m swimming pool, and more basement car spaces (created by underpinning the tower footings to install car stackers). Approximately 70% of the original structural concrete was retained, earning the project Green Star points and planning concessions from the City of Sydney. [read more]

As part of our ongoing relationship with the centre MPN was engaged to deliver detailed structural design and engineering services for the $475 million redevelopment project. The works consisted of two new levels of car parking over the existing structure, alterations to the including infilling retail voids and inserting new loading docks/ramps and a new precinct consisting of three levels of basement parking, four retail levels and a steel cinema/roof structure. [read more]

MPN provided structural design and onsite engineering services for the redevelopment of the heritage listed ‘ACA Building’ located at the corner of King and York Streets in Sydney’s CBD. The steel framed building was constructed in 1935 and was redesigned to accommodate a food and beverage tenancy in the basement, retail tenancies at ground floor and commercial offices on levels 1 to 13. [read more]

Seven Ways is a commercial and residential hub at a highly visible corner in Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach. Home to several high-profile restaurants and cafes, this boutique commercial and residential development incorporates ground floor retail and 17 residential apartments, alongside a revitalised public domain. [read more]

Constructed in 1914, Grace House is a 9 storey heritage brick building with dual street frontage at 426 Kent Street and through to 279 Clarence Street. Originally built as a warehouse and then used as commercial offices, the project included the partial demolition of the internal structures and roof, a 4 storey addition, a new mezzanine level, and internal restoration and refurbishment. [read more]

Located in Turramurra on Sydney’s Upper North Shore, The Gilroy is a prestige residential development comprising of 42, 3 and 4 bedroom luxury residences, and two dedicated basement car parking levels. [read more]

MPN successfully completed structural works for the renovation and upgrade of an iconic heritage residence, delivering a technically complex adaptive reuse project under the NSW Class 2 Design & Building Practitioners (DBP) Act. Originally an early 20th Century mansion constructed over the site of an even earlier 19th Century residence, the building has been transformed into luxury apartments, including the addition of a new upper level, landscaped rooftop garden, lift access throughout and a newly constructed basement garage. [read more]