TL Robertson Library at Curtin University was a marathon rather than a sprint. Three and half years from concept to completion, working directly with Curtin University, architect Hames Sharley and builder Lendlease
What Curtin University needed.
Curtin University and Lendlease asked us to work as the FF&E Head Contractor with responsibility for managing multiple other companies and subcontractors to ensure reliable and sustainable operations of the library in modernised facilities.
How we acted on what we heard.
We started work on a state-of-the-art compactus on Level 2 in mid-2021. Installation works included laying tracks, building moveable units and shelving, which took approximately three months to complete.
At the same time our Sales and Projects Team worked with key stakeholders to finalise selections for furniture. With a value-engineered solution agreed upon, we set to work managing seven other furniture companies ensuring a seamless fit-out across six floors and 17,000m2 of floor space.
Inspired results
The refurbishment transformed the facility into a learning and research hub at the heart of the university campus. Our final furniture selections complement the building's iconic brutalist architecture while helping to revitalise and expand the internal space to facilitate an experience of informal learning, knowledge sharing and collaboration.
