2012
AUTHORITY:
Campbelltown City Council, Mine Subsidence Board, Energy provider
CONSULTANTS:
Access, BCA, Electrical, Energy, Fire, Geotechnical, Hydraulic, Interior, Media Services, Landscape, Lifts, Mechanical, Planning, Certifier, Racing & Sporting Technical, Quantity Surveying, Refrigeration, Structural, Survey, Traffic, Catering
DESCRIPTION:
The site at Menangle Park has been held by Harness Racing NSW since 1952 and had first hosted thoroughbred and harness racing in 1914. Preparation for creating New South Wales’ premier harness racing track was given a further boost with the eventual sale and relocation of harness racing from Harold Park in Glebe and saw the commencement of the upgrading of the entire site and facilities.
The result is a premier metropolitan Harness Racing track and entertainment facility, operating 7 days per week.
Stage 1 of the raceway development comprised documentation of a new track and the refurbishment of the unused Grandstand. Upgrading and widening the track brought it up to International standard, eased stress on the horses and increased their speed and raised it above the flood plain.
The $30M Stage 2 of the raceway development was a three year project for DTB and was the culmination of a five year project for Harness Racing NSW. It was officially opened in October 2013.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
DTB was head consultant for the Masterplanning, new Administration Centre, Grandstands & Media Centre, Officials Tower, Open Stand, new Race Day Stalls, Quarantine Stalls, Landscaping, Site Infrastructure (electricity, gas, drainage, roads, parking, floodlighting, emergency power, water harvesting).
The fundamental premise for the project was that the site remained live and operational 7 days per week with race day meetings given preference to construction programme. Completion was necessary by the Inter Dominion Harness Racing Competition in February of 2014.
The new administration building was the first building commissioned after the track works. The front façade of the building is heritage listed as being potentially the original entrance to the racetrack. The original building was used by the Show Society for office & storage and formed the patron entry for race day meetings.
Adaptive reuse of the building has ensured the long-term preservation of the heritage façade and given it a long-term purpose which respects its history. It was created to employ 12-15 full-time employees and thus establish a ‘sense of place’ for the harness racing industry.
The scope included removal of non-original metal sheeting, structural strengthening & repair works to the heritage façade. The floor level of the new building had to be elevated beyond the flood level while the existing heritage façade remained at the lower level. Careful use of masonry for the external walls created the impression of a building all at the same level and unified the connection with the existing building.
The new extension comprised a series of “pods” to allow for structural movement. The modern roof forms slope away from the façade providing a clear distinction between the old and new and creating a subtle backdrop to the rich texture of the original façade.
The design features passive environmental controls such as sunshade louvres, tinted windows, sawtooth roof shape with the solid, insulated portion of the roof facing west.
TABCORP PARK MENANGLE
2008 & 2014
AUTHORITY:
Campbelltown City Council, Mine Subsidence Board, Energy provider
CONSULTANTS:
Access, BCA, Electrical, Energy, Fire, Geotechnical, Hydraulic, Interior, Media Services, Landscape, Lifts, Mechanical, Planning, Certifier, Racing & Sporting Technical, Quantity Surveying, Refrigeration, Structural, Survey, Traffic, Catering
DESCRIPTION:
The site at Menangle Park has been held by Harness Racing NSW since 1952 and had first hosted thoroughbred and harness racing in 1914. Preparation for creating New South Wales’ premier harness racing track was given a further boost with the eventual sale and relocation of harness racing from Harold Park in Glebe and saw the commencement of the upgrading of the entire site and facilities.
The result is a premier metropolitan Harness Racing track and entertainment facility, operating 7 days per week.
Stage 1 of the raceway development comprised documentation of a new track and the refurbishment of the unused Grandstand. Upgrading and widening the track brought it up to International standard, eased stress on the horses and increased their speed and raised it above the flood plain.
The $30M Stage 2 of the raceway development was a three year project for DTB and was the culmination of a five year project for Harness Racing NSW. It was officially opened in October 2013.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
DTB was head consultant for the Masterplanning, new Administration Centre, Grandstands & Media Centre, Officials Tower, Open Stand, new Race Day Stalls, Quarantine Stalls, Landscaping, Site Infrastructure (electricity, gas, drainage, roads, parking, floodlighting, emergency power, water harvesting).
The fundamental premise for the project was that the site remained live and operational 7 days per week with race day meetings given preference to construction programme. Completion was necessary by the Inter Dominion Harness Racing Competition in February of 2014.
The Grandstand component comprised the Keith Conroy & Macarthur Stands, Open Stand and Television Studio. Commencing with three ageing grandstands the two large, semi-enclosed stands, although linked, were not on the same levels and required substantial reworking to enable them to present and operate as functionally unified facilities. One stand required to be stripped back to its structural base and substantially re-worked and expanded. The Open Stand also underwent a major overhaul with the inclusion of new roof structure, sponsors terrace and amenities. The new media centre was added to the rear of this building.
To tie the variety of building forms visually & aesthetically DTB chose light coloured concrete masonry in a range of surface finishes. Coloured concrete masonry also offered robust, versatile, cleanable & low maintenance finishes that could withstand use by a variety of equipment, vehicles and of course horses.
TABCORP PARK MENANGLE
2014
AUTHORITY:
Campbelltown City Council, Mine Subsidence Board, Energy Provider
CONSULTANTS:
Access, BCA, Electrical, Energy, Fire, Geotechnical, Hydraulic, Interior, Media Services, Landscape, Lifts, Mechanical, Planning, Certifier, Racing & Sporting Technical, Quantity Surveying, Refrigeration, Structural, Survey, Traffic, Catering
DESCRIPTION
The site at Menangle Park has been held by Harness Racing NSW since 1952 and had first hosted thoroughbred and harness racing in 1914. Preparation for creating New South Wales’ premier harness racing track was given a further boost with the eventual sale and relocation of harness racing from Harold Park in Glebe and saw the commencement of the upgrading of the entire site and facilities.
The result is a premier metropolitan Harness Racing track and entertainment facility, operating 7 days per week.
The $30M Stage 2 of the raceway development was a three year project for DTB and was the culmination of a five year project for Harness Racing NSW. It was officially opened in October 2013.
PROJECT INFORMATION:
DTB was head consultant for the Masterplanning, new Administration Centre, Grandstands & Media Centre, Officials Tower, Open Stand, new Race Day Stalls, Quarantine Stalls, Landscaping, Site Infrastructure (electricity, gas, drainage, roads, parking, floodlighting, emergency power, water harvesting).
The fundamental premise for the project was that the site remained live and operational 7 days per week with race day meetings given preference to construction programme.
Completion was necessary by the Inter Dominion Harness Racing Competition in February of 2014.
Situated in the northeast section of the “Racing & Entertainment Precinct”, named the “Smoken Up Race Stalls” after the legendary pacer became the first pacer outside North America to record a mile in under 1:50. The stalls were built to house up to 130 horses, their equipment and handlers, veterinary facilities, change and lunch rooms and horse wash bays. The facility included the adjacent horse supply retail outlet and the new parade ring and terrace viewing area.
The existing race stalls were converted into visitor stalls for use by intrastate, interstate and international trainers to stable horses before a race meeting.
Essentially a large portal framed shed, external finishes range from honed to split face blocks in two colours with intervening columns to create a rhythm in the façade. The internal blocks are smooth faced blocks to avoid hazards to the horses in their stalls in a light colour to provide a background to the horses themselves and the visitors & punters in their race day splendour.
Risk avoidance was maximised in the stalls with the innovative addition of two elevated walkways to allow visitors unlimited and unobstructed views of the horses & riders without jeopardising the safety or security of either horses or visitors.
The upgraded parade ring and the associated viewing terrace form an integral part of the physical and visual amenity of the Stalls project
ESD principles include naturally ventilated stalls, sensor activated lighting, rainwater harvesting, on site detention to provide offset stormwater discharge during peak rain periods, horse associated organic waste collected and re-used onsite for landscaping fertiliser and resilient finishes to limit dust and noise from horse movement.