Emporium Melbourne

Covering 48,000 square metres over eight floors, the Myer Emporium is an iconic shopping destination in the Melbourne CBD. Big River was the major supplier of formwork and plywood materials, and also provided a range of other building materials required for the project.

Project Details:

Principal Architect: N H Architecture
Builder: Grocon
Formworker: Grocon
Project Cost: $1.6Bn
Building Type: Iconic destination CBD shopping precinct
Inclusions: Building links via multi-level Pedestrian air bridges and 2 tunnels
Floor count: 8
Amenities: 1100-seat food court, parenting room with digital interactive screens of retail space with 3 Department stores, 3 supermarkets, 220 specialty retail shops, 750 seat food hall, entertainment and community facilities

Plytech by Design supplied custom-cut architectural plywood panels with matched veneers across all tenancies. Big River’s technical team worked directly with the fitout contractors to ensure consistent grading and grain matching across the project.