The Glen Innes Masonic Village is Residential Aged Care Facility in Glen Innes owned by the Royal Freemasons’ Benevolent Institution. The centre currently caters for 51 residents with each suite having its own ensuite. In addition, the facility contains other essential rooms with various functions such as a laundry, main food preparation kitchen, dirty and clean utility rooms, skip rooms, mechanical and electrical equipment rooms, various dining, sitting and activities rooms, storage, nurse’s stations and health care provider rooms, staff room, and administration and office areas.

Other structures and provisions on site include outdoor spaces and gardens for residents, car parking for visitors and staff, sheds, a garage and a carport for the Glenwood Gardens bus.

Planix Projects were engaged to Project Manage the addition of 13 new state of the art suites and the alterations and upgrade of meeting rooms, common areas and external facilities. Due to the facilities numerous minor renovations in the past Fire Safety upgrade was a critical Design challenge with these Works.

To manage the unknown risks associated with a refurbishment projects an ECI Procurement Model was implemented to ensure transparent and ‘best for project’ culture was endorsed throughout the lifecycle of the Project.

Due to Bed licensing timelines, an innovative staging plan was implemented to ensure critical Separable Portions were prioritised without impacting residents during construction.

Overall the Design, Construction and Project team worked collaboratively to achieve a well-coordinated outcome.