Monash University, Clayton Campus

Partnering alongside Multiplex, Interpod successfully delivered 947 purpose-built bathrooms to the Monash University Student Accommodation complex in Clayton, Melbourne.

In early 2016 Monash University unveiled its brand-new $145 million student accommodation precinct, selected Multiplex as construction partners to execute the entire project build. Interpod established close ties with Multiplex to ensure a streamlined bathroom pod delivery and installation was achieved.

Certain challenges presented Bathroom Pods as the ideal solution:

The project was executed by leading global contractor, Brookfield Multiplex, who, faced with a range of time, budgetary and locational challenges, employed modular methods of construction to achieve its goal.

One of the key initiatives to accelerating the construction process was the use of prefabricated bathroom pods – complete bathrooms manufactured off-site – that were installed into position once structures were complete.

The greatest challenge was meeting the strict completion deadline. With the academic year due to commence in February 2016, the construction was highly time sensitive. In addition to meeting the deadline, the challenges of working within a busy, “live” education environment also needed to be addressed, with the need to minimise disruption to the day-to-day of the university, including managing different trades, storage of materials, transportation in and out of the university and waste management.

Sandeep Patel, a Production and Engineering expert from Interpod , was able to work closely with the design team and developers in the design of the bathrooms to ensure that the build would work perfectly, as well as liaising with the sub-contractors throughout the project to ensure that the bathrooms were installed to correct specifications.
Construction on the project began in September 2014, with a final completion date set for February 2016.

Equipped to deliver against deadline constraints:

Traditional “on site” construction of the bathrooms would have meant a blowout beyond the February 2016 deadline. Interpod was well equipped to adhere to the tight deadlines, with the requirement at any point during the project to have a building’s worth of bathrooms (approximately 250) ready to be installed.

A successfully delivered Student Accommodation facility:

From start to finish, the project took just over a year, and was amazingly finished two months ahead of schedule. In specifying Interpod prefabricated bathroom pods Brookfield Multiplex eliminated the risks associated with on-site bathroom construction which are a common cause of multi-unit building projects running late. Environmentally sustainable design is central to the project, with the building achieving a 5-Star Green Star rating. With better quality control, reduced wastage and sustainable construction methods, prefabricated bathroom pods help contribute to greater sustainability.