Educational

With the continued growth in Sydney’s West, several projects are currently being fast
tracked to support the growing community.

One such project is the new Marsden Park and Melonba Education Campus. The new
school will include flexible learning spaces for approximately 2,000 students, specialist
classrooms for science, wood and metal workshops, and performing arts, learning spaces
for specialist support classes, a library, canteen and administration facilities, a multi-purpose
hall for sports and performance, along with sports and recreation facilities and landscaping.

The team at MGP are currently completing the hydraulic and fire design services for the Education
Campus, working closely with McPherson Plumbing, NBRS Architects and Richard Crookes
Construction. 

With a deadline of Term 1 2024 our team is full steam ahead on the timely delivery.

The new Bankstown campus forms part of the Western Sydney University growth strategy – an impressive program of works reshaping the University’s campus network, including establishing new vertical campuses within the growth centres of Western Sydney.

Located between Bankstown’s Council administration building, Library and Knowledge Centre, the campus will provide new jobs, educational opportunities and revitalise the heart of Bankstown.  

In 2019 the MGP Sydney Water team worked on the design and approval for the relocation of the sewer to enable the development of a new multi level basement and 18 storey vertical campus.  Both our Section 73 and Building Plan Approval team assisted with this essential early works stage.

In 2020 we were engaged to complete the hydraulic design workshop drawings for the campus. A time pressured schedule was undertaken, coordinating with other services to ensure a successful delivery of the project.

Parramatta continues boosting its place as the second CBD in the greater Sydney metropolitan area with its announcement in February of the new ‘Engineering Innovation Hub’. This joint venture between the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Western Sydney University (WSU) will offer a world class ‘Engineering Innovation Hub’ on the current site of the Commercial Hotel in the Parramatta CBD.

The development is set to cost $280M and the project will be completed by Charter Hall. Charter Hall built the $220M PSQ1 (Parramatta Square 1) 14 story vertical campus for the Western Sydney University, completing it in 2017 just metres away from the current proposal for this University.

The two universities developed a custom-designed, 15-storey, 27,000 sqm vertical Hub at Hassall Street to house a joint undergraduate engineering program alongside Western Sydney University’s architecture and business courses.

Complications in the project arose from the sewer running through the site and the necessity to develop a new multi level basement. A sewer deviation into Hassall Street was not available, and detailed designs were completed which included a sewer deviation within the site and the sewer to be suspended in the basement.

Project completed in 2021.

At the end of 2018 MGP were nominated to work on the hydraulic design and Sydney Water approvals, with FDC Construction on the redevelopment of the prestigious Shore School gym, pool and learning spaces.

The new Shore Physical Education Centre (SPEC) offers 11 new dynamic and flexible learning spaces and seminar rooms adjacent to new open spaces and courtyards. It also includes a modern indoor 50m pool with 8 lanes, a Multi-Purpose Sports Complex with basketball courts, tiered seating, gymnastics and weights rooms and other facilities.