Richmond Swimming Centre & Oasis Aquatic & Leisure Centre

The works form part of a broader program to renew and upgrade community infrastructure, delivering modern, accessible and resilient aquatic environments to support a growing regional population.

The Richmond Swimming Centre redevelopment comprises the replacement of the existing ageing 1960s outdoor facility with a new district-level aquatic centre. The design introduces a 50m outdoor pool, indoor learn-to-swim and program pools with hydrotherapy capability, splash play areas, and supporting amenities to enable year-round community use.

The Oasis Aquatic & Leisure Centre upgrade focuses on expanding existing facilities to improve program capacity and community amenity. The scope includes a new shallow-depth program pool, additional school and community facilities, outdoor gym, children’s splash pad, covered deck connections, expanded car parking, and water harvesting infrastructure.

erbas™ is providing mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, fire protection, and sustainability engineering services across both projects through concept and schematic design phases, supporting coordinated design development and compliance outcomes.

Building Services Deliverables

• Mechanical services including air conditioning, ventilation systems, radiant heating, and building management and control systems
• Electrical services including power distribution, lighting systems, communications and ICT infrastructure, security systems, public address and audio-visual systems, PV systems, and lightning protection
• Hydraulic services including water supply and drainage, hot and cold-water systems, rainwater harvesting, and pool water heating systems
• Fire protection services including hydrant, hose reel, detection and alarm systems
• Sustainability services including NCC Section J compliance assessment, building fabric and façade review, energy efficiency analysis, and J1V3 modelling (where required)

The projects are being delivered through close coordination between architectural and engineering disciplines to ensure integrated, compliant, and functional aquatic facilities. The outcome will support long-term operational performance, efficiency, and adaptability, providing high-quality community infrastructure for the Hawkesbury region.

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