PROJECT
Saint Mary of the Cross Mausoleum – Melbourne General Cemetery, Parkville
VALUE
$8 Million
SECTOR
Culture and Community
CLIENT
Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust
BUILDER
Walton Construction
KEY FEATURES
- Winner of MBAV award for Excellence in Construction
- Winner of MBAV award for Excellence in Safety
- First underground Mausoleum in Australia comprising 1000 in-situ concrete crypts poured using a patented formwork system with no mechanical fixings
- Design and construction of unique 6-9m basement retention system using ‘mega-shores’ to prop the pile and capping beam structure, in lieu of traditional ground anchoring due to limited access (existing graves within metres of site boundary)
- Live environment and heritage considerations
DIRECTOR'S ROLE
- Builder