Matthew Obst

Matt_ObstDirector

Principal Design Engineer and Project Manager

SPECIALIST EXPERIENCE

Hotel / Residential

  • Arora Hotel, Heathrow, UK - 2 level basement and Post Tensioned transfer elements supporting multi storey precast
  • Atlantis, Royal Tower Dubai, UAE - post tensioned floor system for Atlantis 22 storey resort building. Alternative floor design submission and approval. The Palm Jumeriah.
  • Prince's dock, Liverpool, UK - post tensioned floor design and detail for 26 storey residential development.
  • Altolusso - Cardiff, 30 storey residential
  • Glasgow harbour - residential
  • Sentinel Liverpool - multi story residential / commercial
  • Western harbour, Edinburgh - 15 level residential
  • Rosebank - Edinburgh, multi block residential
  • Grosvenor waterside - London, 7 storey residential
  • White swan - London, 12 storey residential, transfer structure over rail.
  • Hornsey - London, 8 storey multi block residential
  • Royal Quay - multi block residential
  • Long Lane - London, multi block res, 23 storey
  • Merton Abbey mills - London, multi-block residential 9 level.
  • Castle site, Putney - 5 storey residential
  • Holloway circus - Birmingham, 40 storey PT floor plates
  • Arena Central, Birmingham, UK - detailed design and design management of three, 19 storey apartment towers build off common podium and 2 level basement car park. Liaison with Project Consultants for certification and approvals of Post tensioned floor plates.
  • High Point Apartments, Townsville - detailed design of three-multi level post tensioned apartment buildings including evaluation of construction alternatives.
  • Artillery Mansions, UK - 12 storey apartment building, post-tensioned typical floors, support to minor transfer at setbacks to upper levels.
  • Leavesdon Park, UK - design review of post-tensioned raft foundations, post tensioned floor slabs for 7 block office park.
  • Leavesdon Park, Carpark UK - post tensioned carpark flat slabs 8 m grid, single level 13500 m2.
  • The Arbour On Grey, Brisbane (Mirvac) - 5 block Apartment, retail office structure at South Bank. Ground floor post tensioned transfer of 5 storey over basement carpark. Additional transfer at levels 1 and 4, partially post tensioned typical floors at 2 and 3, roof at 5. Fast tracked construction, 120 drawings designed and documented in 6 weeks for external consultant review.
  • Marine Parade, Coolangatta - post tensioned basement slab on piled foundations, resisting Hydrostatic loads.
  • Madison on Abbot, Cairns (Hedley Constructions) - post tensioned transfer slabs at levels 1,2 and 4 of 9 storey apartment building.
  • Altair Apartments, Sydney - 22 storey apartment building for Australand developments. Post tensioned transfer beams over existing automobile express way, carpark decks, Ground level tower transfer podium (staged stressed 12 and 17 strand multi strand systems), post-tensioned upper level decks.
  • Botanic Cove, Sydney - post tensioned podium slab transferring 3 storey apartment loads over basement carparks - staged development for Baulderstone Constructions. (Azure waters, Cairns (Matrix), Turtle Beach, Gold Coast (Matrix), similar).

 

Commercial / Mixed Use

  • Freston Road, London - post tensioned slab design 5 storey commercial inclusive of lateral moment frames.
  • Park Street Camberly, UK - Apartment, carpark and Cinema complex. post tensioned flat slab residential and band beam carpark for specialist concrete contract.
  • Bottle lane, Nottingham, UK - post tensioned floor design and detail for retail and residential development.
  • Baltic triangle, Liverpool, UK - post tensioned floor design and detail for retail and residential development.
  • Park end street - Oxford, 3 storey office
  • Royals business park - London
  • Chiswick Business park - London
  • Manor Mills - Ireland, commercial / residential
  • Mary's Abbey - Dublin, multi storey office

 

Health / Hospital

  • Pembury Hospital, UK - design and detail of 75,000 m2 PFI hospital. Wards, theatres and carpark structures.
  • Oxford Hospital PFI
  • Newcastle Hospital PFI

 

Foundation Systems

  • Motor City, Dubai - 2500 t PT design contract, multi block residential. Presentation of post tensioned raft design from tender to authority approval (region first) and construction.
  • Palmerston St Apartments, Perth WA - design development and submission of post tensioned raft foundation system supporting multi level residential apartments over existing freeway tunnel. Finite element modelling within strict project controls for load distribution and variable subgrade parameters.
  • Starfish Hill Wind Farm - finite element modelling, dynamic modelling, model development and detailed design submission of anchored foundation bases to wind turbine towers to international standards

 

Airport / Transport Structures

  • Terminal 5 satellite Building (BAA)- Heathrow, 2 storey arrivals / departures.
  • Terminal 5 energy centre (BAA) - Heathrow, PT raft foundation
  • Terminal 5 Multi Storey Carpark and Transit centre - Heathrow - 6 Storey PT beam / slab
  • Gatwick Airport (BAA), - raft foundation, ground slab.
  • CTRL - London, bridging structures
  • Edinburgh Airport Multi Storey Carpark (BAA) - 6 storey Post Tensioned (PT) beam/slab,
  • Glasgow Airport, Carpark - post tensioned carpark slab over 16.5 m span bank beams, 5 levels 8200 m2 each level.

 

Heavy Lifting

  • Gold Coast Convention Centre, QLD - design and methodology for 4 point lift of 300 tonne roof structure, 15 height. Includes design of temporary works and support structures, modification of roof truss design.

 

Industrial

  • Steetley - 24,000 m2 industrial pavement. Supporting random machinery and transport loadings.
  • Elektrisola Factory complex, Pahang, Malaysia - preparation of design concepts and tender documentation, detailed design and design management of 3 levels of post tensioned industrial floors to 25 Kpa loadings. Included raft foundations and concrete column designs.
  • Melbourne Cement - detailed design of raft foundation to cement storage silos. Post tensioned section analysis to finite element models.

 

Public Buildings

  • Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh - detailed design and design management of Post tensioned elements - two way spanning 15 clear span floor plates. Finite element modelling of deflection contours.
 
Elysium Road Factory

Elysium Road Factory

Carrara

Australia

Jalan Nordin

Jalan Nordin

Penang

Malaysia

Brookes St

Brookes St

Brisbane

Australia

SuperCondo Transfer Slab YTL

SuperCondo Transfer Slab YTL

Malaysia

Scarborough Beach Resort

Scarborough Beach Resort

Brisbane

Australia

The Barracks

The Barracks

Brisbane

Australia

Giant Hypermarket Klang

Giant Hypermarket Klang

Klang

Malaysia

Pavillions on Broadwater

Pavillions on Broadwater

Gold Coast

Australia

Kirra

Kirra

Musgrave

Australia

Block C, Plot 1, Al Reem Island

Block C, Plot 1, Al Reem Island

Abu Dhabi

U.A.E.

Ultra Apartments Broadbeach

Ultra Apartments Broadbeach

Gold Coast

Australia

299 Adelaide St.

299 Adelaide St.

Brisbane

Australia

Chiswick Park

Chiswick Park

London

U.K.

Corination Residences

Corination Residences

Brisbane

Australia

Meena Plaza

Meena Plaza

Abu Dhabi

U.A.E.

Block B, Plot 1, Al Reem Island

Block B, Plot 1, Al Reem Island

Abu Dhabi

U.A.E.

Knightsbridge Parade

Knightsbridge Parade

East Sovereign Island

Australia

Plot 1 Marina, Al Reem Island

Plot 1 Marina, Al Reem Island

Abu Dhabi

U.A.E.

Block C15, Plot 3, Al Reem Island

Block C15, Plot 3, Al Reem Island

Abu Dhabi

U.A.E.

5 Viking Court

5 Viking Court

Paradise Waters

Australia

Northbridge

Northbridge

Brisbane

Australia

The Village

The Village

Burliegh Heads

Australia

Pembury Hospital

Pembury Hospital

Pembury

U.K.

Whisper Bay Airlie Beach

Whisper Bay Airlie Beach

North Queensland

Australia

BMR Bridge

BMR Bridge

U.S.A.