26 November 2020
LAVARACK BARRACKS
| Lavarack Barracks |
| Completed: 2001 |
| Location: Townsville |
| Material: Coloured and grey walls, honed floors, coloured broom finish balcony slabs |
| Panel Type: 72 Three Storey Buildings, 992 Accomodation Units, 4162 Precast Panels |
| Products: Structural |
| Uses: Total Solution |
| Notes: A total precast solution to providing high quality, durable accommodation for armed forces based in tropical Townsville. The size and remote location of the project involved setting up a new factory in Townsville for the manufacture of the 4162 precast panels. The 72 buildings were erected progressively along the 2 km long barracks over a 12 month duration which represented construction of 4 units per day, significantly quicker than what would have been possible with traditional insitu construction. |