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Improving facilities through thoughtful security and engineering design

At a Glance

  • $1B+

    Construction Value

Location
Townsville, Queensland
Offices
Client
  • Queensland Government
Partners
  • NBRS Architecture

Townsville Correctional Centre

Looking to address the demand for more beds, Queensland Correctional Services (QCS) undertook a detailed business case to expand its facilities in Townsville with a 500-bed therapeutic centre and a 1,000-bed high security facility.

To help bring this project to life, we were selected to lead the early design phase, providing expertise in security and multidisciplinary engineering services. This included acoustics, civil, electrical, fire protection, hydraulics, information and communications technology, mechanical, structural, and sustainability works.

Working closely with QCS and architectural consultants, our team created designs that incorporated trauma-informed approaches and best practices from across the country. Through stakeholder workshops, we outlined each facility's objectives and designed various building types, from the gatehouse to accommodation and support services. These initial designs informed the massing, spatials, equipment selection, infrastructure services, and security requirements, all of which contributed to developing a cost plan for submission to Queensland Treasury.

Our work, which adhered to QCS standards and minimised the need for future changes, allowed QCS to secure funding and advance the projects to the design stage—ultimately supporting QCS’s vision for humane, modern, and sustainable corrective services in Townsville.

At a Glance

  • $1B+

    Construction Value

Location
Townsville, Queensland
Offices
Client
  • Queensland Government
Partners
  • NBRS Architecture

Meet Our Team

John Avramiotis, Associate, Security Group Leader

Keeping safe the most important assets—our community.

Andrew Williams, Principal, Specialist Services Group Leader, QLD

Delivering sustainable solutions across the built environment.
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Karim Shehab, Principal, Building Services Group Leader, QLD

I’m passionate about applying innovating methods to problem solving, fault finding, and design-led thinking to achieve design optimisation.
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Drew Kowalski, Principal, Defence Sector Leader, Buildings, QLD

Be patient with technical learning and your professional development.
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Michael Lanchester, Principal, Acoustics Group Leader, QLD

I love working on projects with something outside the norm.

David Sheikh, Principal, Senior Structural Project Technical Lead, Group Technical Leader

The key to successful project management is delivering projects that are mindful of clients’ needs, time, costs, and environmental impact.
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John Avramiotis

Associate, Security Group Leader

Andrew Williams

Principal, Specialist Services Group Leader, QLD

Karim Shehab

Principal, Building Services Group Leader, QLD

Drew Kowalski

Principal, Defence Sector Leader, Buildings, QLD

Michael Lanchester

Principal, Acoustics Group Leader, QLD

David Sheikh

Principal, Senior Structural Project Technical Lead, Group Technical Leader

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