EJE had a successful night at the 2018 AIA Newcastle Awards, taking home five prizes across a large spread of categories. The University of Newcastle’s NeWSpace building, designed jointly by Lyons Architecture of Melbourne and EJE, received awards for Interior Architecture, Urban Design, Educational Architecture, and also the Newcastle Jury Prize, the top honour of the evening. EJE’s Nelson Bay Golf Club won a Commendation for Commercial Architecture. Congratulations to all recipients on the night,…

Contractors Lipman and Bennett Constructions are proceeding quickly at the Ballina Coast High School site.  With doors to open in 2019, the school showcases the latest technology in flexible learning and teamwork spaces.    

Pasterfield Community Centre at Cameron Park is nearing completion. The project incorporates a playing field, tennis courts and outdoor recreation areas as well as a new two storey community centre and change facilities. The building makes use of a change in level in the site with the lower level addressing the playing field and incorporates change rooms, public amenities, plant areas and a kiosk. The first floor accessed directly off the carpark houses the main…

Following the devastating flooding of March 2017, EJE has been involved in getting the town of Lismore back on its feet with the reconstruction of this local financial institution.

The new Ballina Coast High School on the existing Ballina High School site has commenced construction and is well underway. Expected to open in 2019, the new school will feature the latest technology and innovation in classroom design, providing new flexible learning spaces for students to work on group and individual projects that require research, problem-solving and critical thinking. The new school will also promote opportunities to share its facilities with the wider community.

A slight change from his Nelson Bay projects, EJE Associate Richard Waterson will be looking forward to his next site visit to the Glen Huon House project in southern Tasmania following this week’s snowfall. The design task was to create a small peaceful residence on a spectacular site overlooking the Huon Valley and river below.  When the owners purchased the site it came with the building materials for an abandoned house project from previous occupants, including bricks, hardwood…

Congratulations to all contractors involved in the Newcastle Master Builders Association Excellence in Building Awards 2017. EJE designs featured strongly among the winners, with four projects recognised on the night! Custom Built Homes $800,00 – $1.5m: Lovett Residence. Contractor: A & K Mackay Building Co. Commercial Extensions $2.0m – $5.0m: Battlesticks at Scratchleys. Contractor: PDA Building Commercial Extensions $5.0m – $10.0m: Scenic Tours Head office. Contractor: Graph Builders Restoration of an Historic Building: Christ Church Cathedral. Contractor: Compton…

EJE is proud to have expanded it’s practice management team this week with the promotion of two Associates, Shane Smede and Bede Campbell to the new position of Principal. With 50% growth in staff numbers in our Newcastle office over the last 9 years, the change reflects the extension of EJE’s capabilities in the thriving construction market in Newcastle and further abroad. The EJE group currently employs over 70 staff in Newcastle and the addition of the Principal position will further the company’s…

Core Project Group have broken ground on the former Newcastle City Holden site in Newcastle West, beginning construction of the new RSL Lifecare development. The building program includes a 14 storey “vertical village” for seniors living on King Street opposite Birdwood Park, and a 5 storey vertical childcare centre on Hunter Street. The project takes a long term view on the needs of the city and provides valuable  accommodation and care options for a diverse range of…

The University of Newcastle’s NeW Space Campus opened its doors to students and staff this week, ready for teaching to commence next Monday. At full capacity, the new campus will house more than 3500 students and 400 staff across the faculties of Law, Business and Creative Industries. The design of the building includes cutting edge pedagogical space programming and high-tech collaborative teaching facilities, along with an outward-looking urban interface that connects its users to the city…