Camberwell South Primary School

New Performing Arts Building

PROJECT ARCHITECT (2009-current)
Taylor Oppenheim Architects, supervised by Michael Taylor (Company Director)
Project budget $2.2M
Floor area 850sqm


Brief Description 

• This project involves redeveloping part of Camberwell South Primary School site to build a new Performing Arts building. Project funding came as part of the government’s Non-Template Building the Education Revolution (BER) program.

Competencies Demonstrated

• Integrated schematic design, design development process. 
• Liason with school & DEECD. 
• Work with quantity surveyor to manage project budget & contingency sum through design process to tendering. 
• Contract documentation & coordination with specialist consultants. 
• Prepare technical specification & schedules. 
• Administer tender process, address tender queries, prepare tender report & recommendation. 
• Prepare building contract. 
• Manage contract administration process. 
• Assess, manage and negotiate contractor’s progress claims, variations, weather delays and extension of time. 
• Coordinate with specialist consultants in attending to contractor’s site query and RFIs. 
• Monitor contingency sum and projected date for practical completion throughout construction.

Concrete pouring, Camberwell South PS

Artist Impression

Heidelberg Regeneration Project

Redevelopment of La Trobe Secondary College site, Heidelberg

ARCHITECT (2009)
Taylor Oppenheim Architects , supervised by Helen Berthelsen (Senior Project Architect)
Project budget $30M
Floor area 12,000sqm

Brief Description

• As part of Heidelberg Schools Regeneration Project, the redevelopment project of La Trobe Secondary College involved the consolidation of primary and secondary schools from West Heidelberg. The project involved designing a P-12 school with the capacity of 1800 students while incorporating government proposed Specialist Math Science Centre.

Competencies Demonstrated

• Work with project architect in assessing project brief & budget, area entitlement and establishing site opportunities & limitations. 
• Overall Masterplan concept, spatial strategy diagram. 
• Produce rendered drawings, sketchup images and animation for presentation to client & public. 
• Schematic design and design development of Masterplan and new buildings. 
• Scope of design works includes renovate and extend an existing library building. 
• Coordinate with structural & civil engineer, services engineer, ESD consultants, interior and landscape architects during design process. 
• Work with quantity surveyor during design process to ensure design proposal and cost plan at different stages are within DEECD committed funding. 
• Producing & assemble complete set of Contract Documents, including specifications, schedules (including consultants’ documentation) 
• Observe project architect Helen in administering tender process. 
• Observe project architect Helen in contract administration process.

Aerial View, Heidelberg Regeneration Project

Front View, Heidelberg Regeneration Project

Elevations, Heidelberg Regeneration Project

Shoreham House

Shoreham House, SJB Architects

GRADUATE ARCHITECT (2007)
SJB Architects, supervised by Tamara Dunkley (Project Architect)
Project Budget $2M
Floor Area 450sqm


Brief Description

• A luxury holiday house sitting in farming land on top of a small hill overlooking Shoreham township and distant Western Port Bay. The building presents itself as two elegant, restrained form that sits lightly on this green lush landscape.

Competencies Demonstrated

• Work with project architect in developing schematic design and design development.
• Produce complete package of town planning application.
• Produce high quality rendered drawings and 3D renderings for presentation.