Westera Commercial Industrial Multi Res

Westera Partners Pty Ltd is a highly respected Australian consulting engineering firm that has been
practicing on the Gold Coast since 1981, Brisbane since 1998 and Northern New South Wales since
2009, in the disciplines of structural and civil engineering. The company has extensive experience in
the following fields of structural engineering.

- Residential housing
- Two and three storey townhouses
- Low rise unit developments
- Medium rise apartment blocks with basement car parking
- Factory and warehouse buildings
- Aged care facilities
- Retail buildings
- Low rise office buildings
- Service club facilities
- School buildings

What makes us different?

Westera Partners provide a very unique service to our clients. We treat every project as if it were
our own. We carefully listen to our clients and understand what is important to them. We provide
educated and informed feedback to minimise construction costs and reduce construction times.

Our service ensures every project is designed or supervised by a senior engineer with over ten years
experience. We are approachable, reliable and experts in our field.

Personnel

The Westera Partners team is made up of
highly talented individuals. We currently
have over thirty staff across our three
offices including Engineers, Draftsmen
and Administration Staff. Each member
of the team is dedicated to excellence
and their contributions to the whole
company is invaluable. All Partners
and Directors are actively involved John Westera Anthony Hockings Clive Cowdell Bret Arthur
in the design of every project Consultant Director & structural Director & structural Director & structural
project engineer project engineer project engineer
worked on and their experience
has made the firm a leader in
the industry.

Peter Ide Ross Keene Joshua Neale Brett Collins Gavin Scoffell
Partner & structural Partner & structural Partner & structural Partner & structural Senior civil designer
project engineer project engineer project engineer project engineer

Saumel Ide Chad Ings Matthew Gibbs Jeremy Leaning Daniel Christie Adam Ide
Civil & environmental Structural design Structural design Structural design Structural design Business Development
engineer engineer engineer engineer engineer manager

DIRECTORS NOTE

We love engineering and are passionate about creative designs that are economic and easily
executed on site. As Directors of Westera Partners we are committed to the success of every
project that we are commissioned to work on. We ensure that we are personally involved with
every aspect of the design, documentation and supervision to guarantee this. Our client
relationships are critically important to us. We pride ourselves on open and honest
communication, delivering projects on time and giving cost saving feedback. Our business has
been built on our motto of “people before profits” which has always been the key to our
success. We look forward to meeting you face to face and working with you on your project.

WESTERA PARTNERS | PROJECTS | COMMERCIAL, MULTI RESIDENTIAL
AND INDUSTRIAL

Saltwater Bargara
Location Miller Street, Bargara
Client CABE Developments
Architect PCA
Supervising Partner Peter Ide
Summary of the Project
Located on the ocean front of Bargara Beach, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
This residential development consists of three levels of luxury units with a
basement floor, a concrete roof, swimming pool and landscaping features.

Situation
Westera Partners were engaged to carry out the civil and structural
engineering services for the project. There were a number of challenges to
overcome, one challenge was that the neighbouring properties were located
reasonably close to the proposed basement excavation and were in risk of
being undermined. Another challenge was the depth of the founding
boulder matrix below the basement excavation.

Solution
We were able to design and develop a construction methodology that
eliminated the need of expensive sheet piling, but still provided adequate
stabilisation to the excavation batters for the basement earthwork. The
foundation design of the building chosen was a high level spread footing
system in the low bearing capacity sands with localised compaction to
reduce settlement. We were also able to be flexible with our design
approach when the client decided to reconfigure the load bearing wall
locations in an effort to optimise the final unit spaces to suit purchasers.

Result
The construction was carried out without any incidents, in time and within
budget. The development has won the UDIA QLD state presidents award for
best overall development in Queensland as well as the best small
- medium density development awards.

WESTERA PARTNERS | PROJECTS | COMMERCIAL, MULTI-RESIDENTIAL AND INDUSTRIAL

Freshwater point
Location Broadbeach Waters
Architect BDA
Supervising Partner Ross Keene
Situation
Freshwater point is positioned in the heart of Broadbeach and
neighbours Jupiters Casino and The Gold Coast Convention Centre. The
development boasts approximately two hundred and sixty units in
total across three buildings from four to ten storeys in height. The resorts
facilities include outdoor heated pool, children’s wading pool, sauna, spa,
steam room, gym, fishing jetty, café and meeting/function rooms.

Solution
Westera Partners were engaged by the client to provide Civil and Struc-
tural Engineering Services to this project. The buildings sit over a double
height basement that pushes well into the surrounding water-table. Ten-
sion ground anchors were required to resist the large hydrostatic forces
associated with this aspect. Precast walls and columns were adopted to
support the reinforced concrete slabs to assist in reducing the very tight
time frame given to construct the building. These precast elements were
constructed off site and were trucked and stock-piled on site ready to be
lifted into place after each deck pour. The modern architectural design
required large cantilevered slab elements that can be viewed from all
elevations.

Results
Freshwater point was delivered to the client on time and within budget.
The construction techniques adopted by the builder were very efficient
and resulted in the building being the “talk of the town” at the time,
with reference to the construction speed.


VIP Petfoods
Location Miller Street, Bargara
Client CABE Developments
Architect PCA
Supervising Partner Peter Ide
Summary of the Project
Located on the ocean front of Bargara Beach, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
This residential development consists of three levels of luxury units with a
basement floor, a concrete roof, swimming pool and landscaping features.

Situation
Westera Partners were engaged to carry out the civil and structural
engineering services for the project. There were a number of challenges to
overcome, one challenge was that the neighbouring properties were located
reasonably close to the proposed basement excavation and were in risk of
being undermined. Another challenge was the depth of the founding
boulder matrix below the basement excavation.

Solution
We were able to design and develop a construction methodology that
eliminated the need of expensive sheet piling, but still provided adequate
stabilisation to the excavation batters for the basement earthwork. The
foundation design of the building chosen was a high level spread footing
system in the low bearing capacity sands with localised compaction to
reduce settlement. We were also able to be flexible with our design
approach when the client decided to reconfigure the load bearing wall
locations in an effort to optimise the final unit spaces to suit purchasers.

Result
The construction was carried out without any incidents, in time and within
budget. The development has won the UDIA QLD state presidents award for
best overall development in Queensland as well as the best small
- medium density development awards.


Kula Beach Homes
Location Coolum
Client Turrisi Property Group
Architect Architectus, Base Architecture, BVN,
Davis-Sommerville
Supervising Partner Joshua Neale
Situation
The Kula Beach homes are situated on the Sunshine Coast nature
reserves and within a close walk of the beach. The project consists of
sixty two unique architecturally designed homes created by four of
Australias leading architect firms. The homes which are two and three
storeys high were required by the developer to be economically
constructed without compromising the designers creative intent.

Solution
Westera Partners were given the responsibilty of creating a uniform,
efficient and affordable construction methodology for all four architects
different design variations. We were able to simplify complex problems
and explore extensive options to satisfy the builder, architects and
developer.

Results
The completed homes have proven to be extremely popular in the market
with many industry awards already been won. The ability of Westera
Partners to communicate with so many different parties on this project
and deliver a simple and unified solution has been a contributing factor
in the projects success.


Harmony
Location Runaway Bay
Architect Hamilton Hayes Henderson
Supervising Partner Clive Cowdell

Situation
Harmony is a unique apartment development incorporating the fine art of
Feng Shui. The project comprised of six seperate buildings from between
three and eight stories in height built entirely over an underground
basement. The buildings size and orientation were paramount to the
desired theme. The development incorporates a common central courtyard
with pool, fire pit, private niches and community spaces surrounded by
planting which includes a number of original mature trees retained on the
site. A central water feature snakes its way through the central court-yard
naturally dividing the different spaces.

Solution
Westera Partners were commissioned by the client to undertake Civil and
Structural services on this project. The sites stormwater bio-retention
system was cleverly incorporated into the landscaping scheme. The
buildings foundation raft slab and podium slab were post-tensioned due to
the large basement spans and carying load pattern above the podium deck.
The roof slabs were also stressed to help ensure water-tightness. Generally
the typical floors were reinforced concrete supported on blockwork and cast
insitu concrete walls/columns. The site had a high water table so particular
attention was given to de-watering during the basement excavation and
construction of the buildings to ensure this would not be an issue for the
structure.

Results
Harmony is a unique development with a lot of special features
incorporated, that may not be necessarily visible and therefore appreciated
by the buildings occupants. The developer has been meticulous in following
his desired theme throughout and has worked very closely with the
consultants and builder to create a product that he is particularly proud of.


Audi Centre Gold Coast
Location Newstead
Architect Base Architecture
Supervising Partner Joshua Neale
Situation
The house is located on a very small site being only 230 square meters.
The site also required potentially complex foundations due to the
neighbouring property being built to the boundary. Bracing of the
structure was challenging as a result of the architectural form and the
need to maximise views.

Solution
We were able to design the structure to resist bracing loads by the
introduction of a simple steelwork portal frame and the introduction of
blockwork nibs which added minimal costs to construction. We also
adopted a hit and miss approach to the foundation system to avoid
undermining or underpinning of the adjacent residence which saved
significant costs during construction.

Results
An award winning architectural home that is intricate and yet structurally
efficient. The attention to structural detail is evident in the construction
simplicity and clean form.

“ BEING A VERY SMALL AND TIGHT SIGHT, THE
ENGINEERING WAS TO BE SMART, SIMPLE AND EASY
TO ERRECT.

SHAWN GODWIN - BASE ARCHITECTURE ”


Tweed Valley Respite
Location Kingscliff
Client Image Designer Homes
Architect Lightwave
Supervising Partner Joshua Neale & Dan Christie
Situation
The project is a relocatable modular structure built and transported to site,
then craned into position. The site had limited access which required lifting
the structure over the existing obstacles.

Solution
The design incorporated a welded steel chassis which can be seen in the
photos to act as the rigid support frame during the lifting process. Once the
building has been craned into position on the steel posts this frame then
becomes the floor structure. The building is supported on isolated pier foot-
ings.

Results
The structure is currently in operation and functioning effectively in the
community.

“ WESTERA PARTNERS PROMPT RESPONSES TO QUE-
RIES & ENGINEERING DESIGN SOLUTIONS HAS
FACILITTED A SMOOTH WORKFLOW

JOHN RISSMAN - ARCHITECT ”


Gold Coast Marina
Location Coomera
Architect Westera Partners
Supervising Partner Clive Cowdell
Situation
Gold Coast Marine Centre is a unique facility that provides boat
owners and builders a place to work on their craft through hiring the
Centres space and equipment. The facility is located within the Gold
Coast Marine Precinct at Coomera, home of the world famous Riviera and
Mustang brands. The building spaces had to be flexible in nature due to
the wide variety of boat building exercises that were anticipated for the
facility.

Solution
Westera Partners were commissioned by the client to deliver both
architectural and engineering services for this project. We were also
involved in Project Administration which inluded the tender process,
builder negotiations, post tender and construction supervision. Our
drafting team worked closely with the project owners to ensure every
aspect of the brief was covered in detail. Special design consideration
was given to the hire spaces including heights. Gantry cranes were
attached to the structural steel portal frames to assist tenants lifting
heavy materials. Westera Partners worked very closely with the steel
fabricators to ensure an economical design was presented which proved
to be the most competitive design available on the market.

Results
Gold Coast Marine Centre has become a popular facility for boat builders
and owners. The designed spaces have been well utilised by the tenants.
The project has had a number of additional stages through the years to
supply the increase in demand for this type of facility.


CONTACT US

Brisbane
Level 3 Limestone, 33 Longland St Newstead QLD 4006

PO Box 2016
Fortitude Valley BC QLD 4006

T: +617 3852 4333
F: +617 3852 4777

Gold Coast
Level 3, 17 Welch St Southport QLD 4215

PO box 6138 Gold Coast Mail Centre QLD 9726

T: +617 5571 1599
F: +617 5571 1330

Northern NSW
2/22 Moss St Kingscliff NSW 2487

PO Box 1131
Kingscliff NSW 2487

T: +61 2 6674 8047
F: +61 26674 8049

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