Deakin waterfront extensions

Originally the buildings levels were 3m floor to floor which is not adequate therefor the floors had to be moved. They were lifted and are now 3.6m floor to floor, after services are put in the ceiling height is 2.7m.

Steel bracing is used to tie the building together. One particular example of this is tieing the pre-cast lift core to the rest of the building. The image below is an example.

Both steel and timber studs are used in the building. Where timber is used often steel nogging is used where something is going to be hung on the wall when finished, this means that some foresight is needed.

In the images below and above it is obvious to see that the steel columns are painted white. This gives it a fire rating, otherwise two layers of fire deck plaster would've needed to be used. The idea is that the paint won't absorb the heat.

The props, as seen in the next two images, remain until the building is tied together, then it will have natural stability.



Edit: photos taken April 28