Engaged By: BPSM Architects

Builder: Fairbrother

Client: OneCare

Location: Glenorchy, TAS

Category: Health

Engineering Services Provided: Electrical, Mechanical, Nurse Call, Fire, Comms/Sec

Barossa Park Aged Care Facility is a purposely built facility to provide the best care and lifestyle possible for ageing in place. The facility consists of 128 beds, a full Commercial Kitchen and Laundry and Administration Wing, constructed on a Greenfield site.

The open and airy design encourages residents to make the most of the indoor and outdoor facilities available. The project required flexibility with conversion of one wing from a Class 9c construction into Class 9a when complete.

Key Engineering features of the project included:

• Use of latest technologies and alternative solutions for an integrated wireless nurse call system with redundancy, Wi-Fi telephony complete with fire and security system alarm messaging

• Occupancy sensing for various exhaust and electrical systems control

• Emergency power generation plant

• Lighting throughout utilised the latest in LED technology coupled with control systems.

• Body protection systems to Class 9a resident’s rooms

• Wi-Fi infrastructure and networks to enable VLAN of both Staff and Residents wireless internet access couple with resident care software installations other than acting on a platform for these services

• Fully networked CCTV system comprising of some 80 cameras via dedicated Cat 6 cabling

• Public access and roadway lighting installations

• Natural gas distribution system mainly for the purpose of heated hot water systems inclusive of heating coils/exchanger units for conditioning of air.

• Variable Refrigerant Volume A/C systems

• Commercial Kitchen capture exhaust hoods and filtration systems

• Laundry systems incorporating dryer exhausts, tempered make up air systems

• DDC control technology for mechanical services systems control