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toowoomba sports club
Redevelopment
One of the CBD’s most exciting redevelopments will breathe new life into the city’s northern end. The ambitious and thoroughly modern Toowoomba Sports Club will continue to provide a social hub as it raises funds for local sporting associations. With thanks to Karen Evans General Manager Toowoomba Sports Club
Redevelopment: Started: October 2019 Completion Date: September 2020 Cost of works: approx $4M plus additional FFE of around $1.5M Architect: John Ford – Director of Ultralinea Architects Brisbane Engineer: Kehoe Myers Toowoomba Builder: Arete Australia Trades: Local trades were used wherever possible including specialist building consultants, painters and plasterers, electricians, joiners, fire services, flooring specialists. In addition: Amentco security services, Big Picture AV specialists, Ryan Hagan’s furniture & coatings, Barco joinery, Livewired electrical, and Maxgaming local technicians, Toowoomba Portable Toilets, Kennard’s Hire.
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• Two new escalators and passenger lifts • More than 100 digital CCTV cameras in building and car park • 345 new chairs • 206 new chairs in the gaming room • Seven different broadloom carpets • 12 new staff
Scope: The brief was to “modernise” the Club premises aesthetically and improve usable floor area by creating flexible spaces for members and guests. The building footprint is unchanged.
Ground Floor In line with the Toowoomba Regional Council’s vision for revitalisation of the city centre, the ground floor area is all about vibrant CBD living.
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Entrance: The Club’s entrance has been moved to Russell Street to bring it closer to the 98-space carpark.
• Nine air conditioning units • 200 new electronic gaming machines • Three huge projector screens • 29 new large digital TV screens
Terrace on Russell a new café featuring connectivity to the footpath through large hydraulic windows that open to bring the sights and sounds of the CBD in.
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