Geelong Gym

Project Overview

All good stories start with coffee, right?  Well, this one’s no different.  Tightly huddled around a central bar table at a Collingwood café, lattes and flat whites in hand, we were presented with a photo from the team at Wardle and it was put very simply to us…. ‘This is what we’re trying to achieve at Geelong Gym. Can you help?’

Had we supplied a ceiling similar to this before?  Yes.  But, had we supplied a ceiling exactly like this before?  No.  That of course didn’t deter us from answering the original question with a resounding ‘yes, we can help.’

The solution came in the shape of huge Apollo 2550 x 600mm expanded mesh sheets and a 300 x 100mm Apollo service trough – all designed in house to withstand high impacts, whilst remaining visually striking (no pun intended!).  Each element was powder coated to Dulux Duratec Zeus “Matt Canvas Cloth”, creating an industrial and architecturally imposing feature.

The 300 x 100mm service troughs became a highlighted theme throughout the facility, housing services within our Heradesign Wood Wool ceilings that could be found in the gym, function rooms and bathrooms, often complementing the brick and concrete elements within the spaces.

So, were we right to go somewhere we hadn’t been before?  Absolutely.  The results speak for themselves, and we’ll always stand on the right side of innovation and progress.

Special thanks go to the team at Wardle’s for believing in us, and our construction partners Austar & Lyons for collaborating so willingly.

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Details

Location:
The Geelong College Belerren Sports & Wellbeing Centre, 100 Fyans Street, Geelong, VIC 3220‍

Architect:
Wardle‍

Size:
2,500m²

Builder:
Lyons Construction

Ceiling Contractor:
Austar

Product:
Expanded Mesh

Sheet Size:
2550 x 600mm

Service Trough:
300 x 100mm Extruded Aluminium

Finish:
Dulux Duratec Zeus “Matt Canvas Cloth”

Acoustic Performance:  
Treated on underside of slab

Honourable Mention:  
Heradesign Wood Wool Panels, 1200 x 600mm

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