We are pleased to finally announce details of our site tour and our wonderful site tour partner - Metz!
Stop one: SYNC Industries
SYNC’s pioneering prefabrication, digital design, and manufacturing processes are setting a new benchmark in the construction industry across Australia and New Zealand.
Our dedicated engineers and designers manufacture high-quality, fully customised bathroom, kitchen, and laundry pods using state-of-the-art prefabrication construction techniques. We work closely with architects, builders, and clients to create innovative and beautiful living environments.
Stop two: Trielle by Mirvac
Trielle is Mirvac's $350 million luxury residential tower and the tallest building to be introduced to the leading property group’s multi-award-winning Yarra’s Edge community in Melbourne.
Modscape manufactured the display suite, which sits onsite and gives potential residents a sense of the lifestyle on offer at this exclusive development.
HoTel-like in their extraordinary quality, Trielle’s finishes set a new standard for luxury residences.
The display suite is five modules, which were manufactured over 12 weeks and installed in just one day.
Metz Ceramic Tile Gallery - Lunch and learn
Metz was founded in Melbourne on the 25th of June 1953 and has since that time been a manufacturer and supplier of specialist building materials.
Operating throughout Australia, Metz offers a unique combination of manufacturing, supply and installation services.
Metz Façades division has recently brought on a much broader product set including the world-renowned brands OnyxSolar, manufacturer of Photovoltaic Glass for buildings, BB Fiberbeton, manufacturer of Glass Reinforced Concrete (GRC) panels, and a locally manufactured Metz Aluminium Cladding and Batten solution set to accompany the Presto Ceramic façade panels.
prefabAUS would like to thank Metz for being our Site Tour partner for Offsite 2023!
Stop three: Singapore Cottage
Singapore Cottage, formerly known as 1 Hoddle Street House, was imported from Singapore in the 1850s, it is one of the only Singapore-made wooden portable buildings from the 19th century to survive in the world (including Singapore!). The population explosion caused by the gold rush led to a severe housing shortage of housing and tradesmen hence the need for such cottages.
Threatened with demolition in 1983, it was rescued by architect Andrew Muir and re-erected on his property in Collingwood, where he has since collected other examples.
The Portable Buildings World Heritage Nomination Task Force has been set up by some high-profile heritage advocates who think these early examples of prefabrication should become the next Australian sites to be added to the UNESCO World Heritage list.
“The houses were generally built of dedaru (Singapore teak or Singapore oak) and meranti (cedar), and were cultural hybrids,” the taskforce’s report notes. “The dimensions and room sizes were designed to meet the European tastes of the market; the entrepreneurs were ethnically Chinese, and at least some of the labour was Malay.”
The campaign taskforce, which includes many leading heritage bodies and experts from Australia and further afield, notes that the buildings are significant for their association with “episodes of great moment” in history, including the proliferation of steam navigation, the gold rushes in Australia and the US, and the Crimean War.
The site tour is available for prefabAUS members who are registered for Offsite 2023.
The price is $150 per person and includes lunch and refreshments.
See the itinerary and complete the EOI form