Builder Name: Brookfield Multiplex
Architect: Cox Howlett & Bailey Woodland Architects & Planners
Project Value: $195 million
Start Date: September 2005
Completion Date: March 2008

The District Court of Western Australia commenced operating in its new purpose-built CBD headquarters at 500 Hay Street, Perth on 3 June 2008.

The $195 million dollar project was designed to meet the requirements for more jury and video courts, and better facilities for all court users, court staff, and the judiciary.

After three years of construction starting in September 2005, the District Law Court complex offers the following features:
• 24 courtrooms including 20 jury courts
• Connection of 2 facilities by tunnel under Hay St
• Five hearings rooms and 18 mediation conferencing rooms
• Videoconferencing facilities, closed-circuit television and screen displays
• A high-security courtroom suite
• 300 square metres of on-site café and other refreshment facilities;
• An open-air terrace garden

Rondo’s QUIET STUD® was used significantly in this project as minimising sound transference through walls was of upmost importance in a law court complex. QUIET STUD® was manufactured to suit wall heights of 4.4m and 4.8m to enable ease of installation on site.

Rondo also provided ongoing technical assistance, by giving feedback based on our extensive experience with similar designs.

Rondo would like to thank Architects Cox Howlett & Bailey Woodland Architects & Planners for specifiying our product, and Rondo’s manufacturing department for producing it in special lengths required for the project.