Located at the end of The Great Ocean Road, The Deep Blue Hotel and Hot Springs of Warnambool project included extensive demolition and alteration to the existing hotel, reception centre, and additional expansion to create the new layout for this iconic destination.
Macbuild Australia worked closely with the exceptionally talented team at CSA architects and the Deep Blue Hot Springs staff to bring this complex project to life. Implementation of the Master Builders commercial site safety pan allowed the team to navigate complex services and highly regulated works (due to the nature of the hot springs and regional location) whilst also scheduling staff relocations and flights for project managers.
The project embodied construction of the Thermal Hot Springs, utilising part of the existing hotel and constructing an additional purpose-built facility of approximately 500 square metres. The newly built facility now includes the reception, change rooms, gift shop, decked areas and pergolas for the new facility.
Structural works included reusing existing components of the building by strengthening and adding new structural steel concrete and foundations.
One of the unique features of the building is the in-floor heating under the polished concrete floors. The hot water to heat the floors is supplied from the thermal hot springs pipe that goes approximately 1000 metres underground. This unique feature ensures the running costs are minimal to heat the facility.
