Download Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI)

Walter and Eliza Hall
Institute (WEHI)
MELBOURNE | MARCH 2012
ARCHITECT: Denton Corker Marshall and SKM-S2F
BUILDER: Baulderstone Pty Ltd
EST. PROJECT VALUE: $130 Million
BRITEX PROJECT MANAGER: Mr. Tony Clynes
BRITEX PROJECT ROLE
Britex was engaged by the building contractor to manufacture
and install all specially fabricated stainless steel fixtures with
the PC2 and PC3 labs for the WEHI redevelopment. This process
included generating shop drawings, consultation in fixture
design, project managing and coordinating the production
of fixtures within the program of the building contractor and
installing the fixtures on site. Stainless steel works and fixtures
for the project included:
•Specially designed laboratory work surfaces (benches and
sinks) that incorporated a raised ‘Tap Deck’ that allowed
tapware to sit elevated above the working surface. This
raised tap landing that was pressed into the stainless steel
surface - thus providing a seamless height transition – ensures
greater infection control which is paramount in this area of
the facility.
•Specially designed window frames manufactured entirely
from stainless steel incorporating radius edges for improved
hygiene, durability and safety.
(L-R) Britex custom benching with custom window frame, Britex Free Standing Lab Sink, Britex ‘TapDeck’, Britex Work Station Laboratory Bench on joinery.
ABOUT
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute is the oldest medical research institute in Australia and will celebrate its centenary in 2015. The institute is
affiliated with The University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Hospital and offers postgraduate training as the Department of Medical
Biology of The University of Melbourne. The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute has redeveloped its Parkville campus to accommodate its rapidly
expanding research programs in cancer, infectious disease and chronic inflammatory disease. The building will open in November 2012.
New research facilities
• New western wing houses seven levels of laboratories and
scientific support services.
• Clinical Translation Centre with patient contact rooms
• Insectary, enabling malaria researchers to investigate the
critical liver stage of the malaria life cycle.
• Advanced cell and tissue imaging and flow cytometry centres.
Source: WEHI website 09/12
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