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December 17, 2018 In

Lino Iacomella

Lino Iacomella

Senior Consultant
B. Econ.

Lino has extensive experience in the property industry. He is the former Executive Director of the Property Council in Western Australia with his career spanning at the Property Council for over 10 years. He also has imperative knowledge in property research and land redevelopment due to his previous roles as Director of Policy and Research at the Real Estate Institute of WA, Deputy Chairman of the Land Redevelopment Committee MRA and a Board Member of the Australian Urban Design Research Centre.

Lino is a property economist and corporate strategist and is highly respected in the Western Australian property industry. His experience, skills and knowledge is valuable to the KPA team.

November 26, 2018 In

Maurice Zeffert Home Alterations

The Keren Or Centre Alterations at Maurice Zeffert Home in Dianella involved the demolition and modification of part of the existing aged care home and the addition of four bedrooms with modified connecting corridor.

Located in the middle of the site, the modified corridor connects the new with the existing and the spacious bedrooms provide a new home for residents. Each bedroom has their own ensuite, built in robe cabinetry and large windows to let natural light and ventilation in. The alterations also include a new nurse / medicine recess and modified dirty utility.

Matching materials were used externally to connect the new with the existing, with new finishes internally to give a fresh look. The new addition ties in seamlessly with the existing home and provides a natural outlook for residents to the surrounding gardens.

All works were undertaken amongst the fully operational aged care home. With the works in the middle of the site and the facility, great lines of communication were established between all project stakeholders throughout the project to ensure staff and residents were safe during construction, and result in a smooth transition at completion.

July 30, 2018 In

Treeby Parklands Care Community

Treeby Parklands Care Community is a new aged care home comprising of 120 aged care beds with a memory support unit (dementia) wing for national provider Opal HealthCare. The development is two storey and includes dining areas, multi-purpose activity spaces, lounge and audio rooms with extensive landscaping and courtyard spaces.

The design of the building is of a low scale nestled within its surroundings, blending in with the existing residential context. Face brickwork mixed with considered articulations and  landscaping give the building a residential and homely feel welcoming residents, their families, staff and visitors. Wherever possible the interior spaces have views to outdoor landscaping and gardens. These gardens provide places for both quiet contemplation and social interaction, and provide ever changing views, fragrances, textures and bird life.

Extensive verandahs and balconies provide places for the residents to sit and enjoy views to the dog park to the south. The double volume porte – cochere clearly identifies the main entry, whilst the external café overflow area, Allied Health consultancy suites, public art and informal pedestrian link to the dog park help provide an activated street presence that will continue to contribute to the vibrancy of the area.

You can find out more about this care home on the Opal HealthCare website by clicking on the link below:
https://opalhealthcare.com.au/residential-aged-care/treeby-parklands

Photo credit: Opal HealthCare

September 14, 2017 In

Beeliar Hive Shopping Centre

Beeliar Hive Shopping Centre is a family oriented neighbourhood shopping centre consisting of an ALDI Supermarket plus 1000m² of specialty tenancies including food tenancies and an alfresco area.

The brief from the client was for a centre that was modern, simple and functional.  Public artwork features strongly in the design, with edges that ‘peel back’ to reveal the artwork below. The site also boasts three pad sites facing Beeliar Drive, including fast food and petrol.

September 13, 2017 In

Casa Cabrini

The new facility sits proudly adjacent Wanneroo Road and consists of 84 beds over three levels plus a mezzanine.

The development compliments and supports the existing aged care facility, providing lounges and dining spaces facing outward to gain sun penetration, natural light and ventilation and take advantage of the vast outlook. The building is modern in style, which does not try to replicate existing facility, but instead looks to set a new architectural language for Villa Terenzio and the local area with a simple, low maintenance palette of materials with strong architectural forms and massing.

July 7, 2017 In

Bethanie Gwelup Retirement

This meticulously planned Low Care Facility includes 68 contemporary designed retirement suites which provide spectacular views over picturesque Lake Gwelup.

The apartments have centrally located amenities including two roof-top gardens with bar and lounge, gymnasium, alfresco courtyard and reception and concierge. With a soft pallet of interior selections through the apartments they retain a modern and stylish design. The building also has a bridge access to the adjacent Aged Care Facility which provides seamless access between the adjacent buildings.

Bethanie Gwelup has been specifically designed with sustainability in mind.

The waste water is retained from the industrial washing machines and used to reticulate through surrounding landscaping, which in turn saves water and reduces running costs. The power provisions for these buildings are predominantly self-sufficient with over 680 PV (Photo Voltaic) modules situated on both roofs.

Click here to watch a fly through to see the full extent of the development.

Click here to view the completed project feature in the West Australian TV program ‘Home in WA’.

June 28, 2017 In

Bethanie Beachside Apartments

This project is a two storey apartment building and associated siteworks, which provides a total of 41 one and two bedroom apartments adjacent to the recently completed Clubhouse. The apartments have been fully documented by KPA Architects and are currently awaiting construction.

The apartments are designed to provide residents with the option of independent living or, alternatively, residents can take advantage of the adjacent clubhouse and have their meals and laundry needs provided. In plan the building forms an ‘L’ with the long axis aligned east – west and the shorter axis aligned north – south, maximising solar access and capturing cooling south west breezes, resulting in an effective and welcoming passive design. All apartments are designed with views to the adjacent natural bushland, or to intimate courtyards separating the development from the clubhouse. Natural materials, a contemporary style and a relaxed colour palette will all contribute to the holiday, seaside aesthetic.

Externally the building is linked to the Clubhouse with a covered walkway, providing easy access to the Beachside gymnasium, heated swimming pool, outdoor pizza oven and bowling green.

Clever use of the steep site has resulted in universal access being provided to the whole facility.

June 28, 2017 In

Bethanie Esprit Villas

The overall site is broken up into two stages. Stage One includes areas for 65 single housing lots and 84 Independent Living Units (ILU). Stage two includes 15 assisted housing units and a two story Serviced Apartment Block.

The development has been staged and completed in sections. To date, the development consists of the 84 ILUs from Stage 1, along with an important social infrastructure including the Workshop and Clubhouse with the Serviced Apartments from Stage 2 awaiting construction.

The Villas were broken into Stages 1A, B, C, D and E, and Stage 2.  KPA came on board with Bethanie for the documentation of Stages 1C, D, and E and to review the master planning concept. The new master plan was to incorporate a future extension to the serviced apartments, realignment to existing traffic and road layouts, and to extend and increase the number of ILU’s for Stage Two.

Documentation of the ILU’S for Stage 1 included a review of the kitchen and bathroom areas and updates to the external facades. The result of this has been the production of a new set of ‘Master Documents’ for implementation for all future building programs.  This set of documents has since been used to document Stages 1C, D, and E.

As part of this process KPA have also under taken reviews of standard details to propose modernisation of internal and external elements of the building fabric resulting in a fresh new look of the ILU’s. These design elements and philosophies were then used and co-ordinated with the design of the Clubhouse and Workshop.

May 11, 2017 In

Pearl Sea Commercial Laundry Services

The Pearl Sea Commercial Laundry is a large commercial laundry service catering for large resorts, aged care facilities, restaurants and hotels in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.

Responding to the outback nature of Broome and the Kimberley, the building is reminiscent of typical outback architecture such as corrugated steel cladding and a high pitched roof surrounded by the iconic Australian outback landscape. Working closely with the Client, KPA were able to provide a high end laundry facility with a bold design sitting amongst its surroundings.

May 11, 2017 In

RAAFA Gordon Lodge

This project for the Royal Australian Air Force Association (RAAFA) is a BCA upgrade from Class 3 to 9C of an existing aged care facility known as the Gordon Lodge as well as an interior refurbishment.

A number of fully accessible ensuite bathrooms to the Australian Standard AS1428 – Design for Access and Mobility were incorporated. The refurbishment also includes fire safety upgrades, general refurbishment of common areas along with a new residents’ café, shop, hairdressing salon, covered entry foyer and upgraded amenities for residents and staff.