StoreLocal Pakenham

In February 2023, Regisbuilt was awarded the Design and Construction contract for StoreLocal at Merlot Road Pakenham, which included delivering two self=storage buildings on a greenfield site. The contract was awarded to Regisbuilt by Andrew Montague of Spare Square Pty Ltd. The facility is located in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

Regisbuilt, Spare Square and KLM Spatial collaborated to lead the team throughout the design phase and building permit procurement. These consultants included civil and structural engineers, building surveyors, fire engineers and numerous others. The design challenge of the site was the geotechnical conditions and the fall across the site. Remedial engineering was required to the whole site, as well as protection works engineering for adjoining neighbours.

Regisbuilt began the project under a staged building permit which allows remaining design works to be completed in parallel, while the projects’ construction has begun. While civil and concrete works were being completed, the remaining of the design work was completed and a “completion of works” permit was issued. This approach also allowed Regisbuilt to complete changes to the facade, make changes to the planning permit and obtain a secondary consent.

A soft opening was completed in February 2024 which enabled trading to commence before final completion in June 2024. The facility is run via a 24/7 national sales centre (Remotely Managed Site), connected through an ‘Australian First Virtual Technology Platform’ enabling complete automation, and boasts over 333 self storage units. 

Regisbuilt was proud to have its experienced design and management team engaged on this project, together with its network of external civil, structural, fire, mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic engineers. New benchmarks in design were achieved with a focus on unit configuration and the adjoining residential area.