Next Gen Canberra

Project Features

  • Two-storey new construction
  • Health and lifestyle facility
  • Stand-alone BMS with remote access and alarm monitoring
  • High efficiency/low noise air cooled chiller with off duty and standby chilled water pumps
  • Condensing boilers with cascading controller with off duty and standby heating water pumps
  • Independent Fan Coil Units; Air Handling Units
  • Ducted Air Conditioning Units; Wall Hung Split Units
  • Specialised heat exchangers
Year Completed
2015

Project Details

Luxury health, lifestyle and wellness club arrives in Canberra.

Next Gen Health and Lifestyle Clubs are a premium members-only offering to the gym market in Australia and New Zealand. Awarded the mechanical services D&C contract by building specialists Manteena, Benmax played a key role in the construction of Canberra’s first Next Gen Club located in Lyneham, North Canberra.

From the initial design phase through to construction, Benmax’s experience in managing complex builds ensured the ongoing demands of conceptual and structural changes in the new build were managed effectively whilst maintaining the overall aesthetic and compressed timeline requirements of the job.

The two-storey $13m facility provides a diverse range of services including:

  • pool facilities (25m heated indoor pool & 25m heated outdoor pool)
  • vitality spa (6m x 4m)
  • steam and sauna facilities
  • gym with group fitness, yoga and spin studio rooms
  • squash courts (x6)
  • office accommodation and meeting rooms
  • restaurant, bar and members lounge
  • crèche facilities, and
  • retail tenancies.

Following the success of the build, the Benmax maintenance and service team (BEMS) secured the multiyear service and maintenance contract for the facility and continue to manage the facility today.

Awards

2016 Master Builders ACT Building Excellence Awards

  • Winner – Commercial Building $5M-$20M (Manteena)
Mechanical services for $13m new construction including pool facilities, squash courts, group fitness studios, and restaurant and bar.

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