Homeworld Helensvale

Homeworld Helensvale Stage 6 is a two-building, mixed-use retail and medical centre delivered by Tomkins on behalf of Macpro Properties. The development sits on a 6,000m² suspended ground floor deck elevated approximately three metres above the Q100 flood plain of the Coomera River catchment — a structural response to one of the project’s most significant site constraints. Detailed volumetric studies and surveys were completed to ensure no structural element increased the Q100 flood level.

With the ground conditions extremely soft, 364 timber piles were driven approximately eight metres into the ground to support the structure. Drilling revealed approximately 1,000 tonnes of acid sulphate soil fill, which required specialist contractor Lantrak to remove, treat and dispose of at an approved facility.

The two-storey medical building required particular structural precision — the upper level houses a Queensland X-ray facility, demanding specific slab set-downs, load ratings and vibration isolation to protect the X-ray equipment in operation. Tomkins resolved this within the developer’s slab thickness parameters.

Scope also included Energex conduit works on Hope Island Road, where existing infrastructure was found to be incorrectly documented. After failed underboring attempts due to an unknown buried road, Tomkins coordinated a solution using supervised night works between 10pm and 5am to minimise traffic disruption, ultimately achieving permanent power connection.

Finish quality was a priority throughout. Sunhood cladding was changed from Colorbond to prefinished Cemintel board on Tomkins’ recommendation — avoiding the oil canning risk identified in the original spec. The on-deck car park was honed and sealed to achieve a polished concrete finish consistent with the development’s high presentation standard.

Tenants including Guzman Y Gomez, Queensland X-ray, Artius, Bear Boy, and Fish Hub opened in time for the Christmas trading period.