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Neville Thomas, senior consultant, has been practicing architecture
for more than 25 years. Over this period he has been involved in a
broad range of building types, including commercial offices,
residential, hotels & resorts, industrial facilities and
projects for the Australian government. He has particular expertise
in site analysis, documentation review, problem solving and
rational building design.
After
attending Sydney Technical High School, Neville undertook his
architectural studies at the NSW Institute of Technology,
graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in
1971.
On
graduation, Neville was awarded the Silver Medal of the Royal
Australian Institute of Architects – the highest award granted to
graduating students in Architecture in Australia.
Neville
worked initially with well-known Sydney architectural firms
Brewster Murray & Partners and Ian McKay & Partners –
spending approximately 3 years with each Firm – before joining the
multidisciplinary architectural/planning firm of Jackson Teece
Chesterman & Willis. Neville spent 24 years with Jackson Teece,
during which period he developed a depth of skills over a wide
range of project types.
Some of
the projects in which Neville has been involved include:
Commercial/Industrial
- Design
of office buildings in Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra
- Facilities for the
Sydney and Australian Stock Exchanges
- Commercial office
refurbishments in Sydney
- Industrial workshop and
maintenance facility for Hochtief in Southern Sydney
- Womens’
Medical Facility, Sydney
Residential
- 40-unit
SEPP5 residential development, Pymble
- 36-unit
residential development, St Ives
- Documentation review for
12-unit SEPP5 residential development, Palm Beach
- Residential components
within integrated resort developments in Hunter Valley, Katoomba
and Ballina
Hotels
and Resorts
- Sharing-la hotel,
convention and exhibition centre in Sydney
- Katoomba
golf and residential resort, Katoomba (NSW) – residential,
clubhouse and hotel
- 300-unit
resort hotel at Hervey Bay (QLD)
- Resort-style hotel in
Campbelltown
- Perisher
Range Master Planning Study, Snowy Mountains NSW
- Master
planning and facilities design for proposed Blue Cow ski resort in
Snowy Mountains
- Hunter
Valley Golf & Country Club, Hunter Valley – residential
terraces, apartments, individual houses, hotel and
clubhouse
Educational
projects
- Library
facilities, behavioural sciences laboratory and
teachers/administration buildings for Macquarie
University
- Site
master planning and building design for the Sydney campus of the
Sydney College of the Arts
- Facilities
refurbishments and campus upgrades for the Sydney Teachers
College
Australian Government
projects
- Royal
Australian Navy: refurbishment of an
historic building in Sydney to accommodate 500 personnel of Naval
Support Command
- Australian Federal
Police: facilities service and
administration centre, Canberra ACT; scientific investigation and
ballistic facilities; central computer facility; transport
maintenance and storage and equipment handling facilities; and
police training centre
- Department of Foreign
Affairs: refurbishment design
and documentation for the Australian Embassy, Bangkok
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