Metropol is getting ready to welcome residents home in a few months as last details are being finalized.  Metropol is the newest luxury residential project located just moments from the active CBD of Canberra. The unique development comprehends 110 personalized units and a hanging garden for residents to relax in, and room for commercial properties on […]

Manning Hub Residences, the boutique development of just 22 apartments located at the doorstep of the Canning River Foreshore, with Perth CBD just a short drive away, is ready for the construction phase. This residential project is at the centre of a close-knit community with so much to offer. After working with MJA studio and […]

Our project EZONE, the latest addition to the University of Western Australia, won the Hillson Beasley Award for Educational Architecture in the Australian Institute of Architects Awards.  The building, designed by international architect Hassell, connects people, ideas, places, and blurs traditional boundaries that separates disciplines, students, research and industry. Indeed, the architectural vision was to […]

WA Museum Boola Bardip, won awards in three different categories at the Museums and Galleries National Awards last night in Canberra: gallery fit out; interpretation, learning and audience engagement; and a research project. This $400 million state government-funded project, which opened to the public last November was visited by more than 480,00 people since the […]

Multiplex have been appointed by Blackburne as The Grove Residences official builder, chosen for being Australia’s largest tier one builder with an international reputation for excellence and quality.  The Grove Residences is the largest residential development in the western suburb of Perth, it will comprise 245 apartments spread across three towers. This 350-million-dollar project it’s a distinctive […]

The Boulevard project was awarded for its development over the weekend, as part of the inaugural Apartment Awards for Excellence, run by non-profit organization Australian Apartment Advocacy (AAA).  The award was established to honour the apartment living sector and recognize the design, use of space and choice of materials.  Hera Engineering has provided structural and […]

Cirque Apartments obtained the Winconnect Apartment Awards for Excellence – Luxury Cirque Apartments was awarded for its development over the weekend, as part of the inaugural Apartment Awards for Excellence, run by non-profit organization Australian Apartment Advocacy (AAA). The award was established to honour the apartment living sector and recognize the design, use of space […]

Woolworths Inglewood has officially opened to the public in March 2021. This $30M three-storey shopping centre comprises a Woolworths supermarket, liquor store, restaurant, convenience store, fast food outlet and 193 parking bays. The project has been designed by Brown Falconer and constructed by Broad Construction.  Hera Engineering has delivered all the structural engineering design for […]

Hera Engineering is excited about the successful involvement with Metronet and John Holland for the Claremont station redevelopment.  Works on Claremont Station began on February the 5th, 2021 as part of building new turnback infrastructure. During the work on the 135-year-old station, heavily degraded elements, which needed to be replaced, were found. Extensive works to the bridge footings had […]

The 23rd February 2021, our Managing Director Matteo Tirapelle presented at the Concrete Institute of Australia in Brisbane (via Zoom). The main topic was about Hera Engineering’s value engineering approach, sustainable design and the challenges encountered during the design of 300 George Street project. The building will rise 274m and form part of Brisbane’s largest integrated CBD development. Matteo talked […]

Construction of Treehouse apartments stage 1 in now completed. Well done to EMCO for the outstanding work.  This 49-apartment development in Parkside Walk Jolimont, include one, two and three-bedroom residences with high ceilings, spacious living areas and generously sized balconies.   Hera Engineering has provided full structural services for this boutique development.  The final outcome looks […]

Green Harbour will be the first Mass Timber framed office development in Western Australia. Timber is one of the most sustainable materials available and it’s also been shown to boost productivity and mood. Research has indicated indeed that satisfaction and wellbeing in the workplace are improved with the inclusion of wood and other natural materials. Construction […]

11 Freeman Loop in North Fremantle represents another great costal development for WA. Australian Development Capital submitted a planning application for the site in November 2020, with a beautifully designed building to reflect the rich history of North Fremantle and Leighton’s industrial roots. Finally, they received approval to commence.  Designed by MJA Studio, Freeman offers a […]

Our Managing Director Matteo Tirapelle has achieved the status of Fellow from the Institute of Engineers Australia.  Matteo is a Structural Chartered Professional Engineer with extensive experience in the structural design and project management of tall and super tall towers, façades, long spanning structures, and complex temporary works. Matteo has proved to successfully manage challenging projects with a […]

Our Managing Director Matteo Tirapelle has achieved the status of Engineer Executive from the Institute of Engineers Australia as a recognition of his leadership and engineering skills.  Matteo has been recognised as one of WA & Australia’s eminent individuals in leadership and management roles and amongst the true leaders of the industry and profession. “It is a great […]

Subiaco Pavilion working construction began during the second half of 2020 and they are scheduled to be completed in 2023.  One Subiaco is going to be the tallest tower in the area with 24 floors and 82 metres height. The project has been designed by architect Hames Sharley for our client Blackburne Group.  This $300m project will create more than 1,000 […]

City of Greater Geelong Office building is a project characterized by mass timber construction. Hera Engineering have been appointed by BESIX Watpac to perform a full peer review of the structural engineering design. Collaboration with structural engineer 4D Workshop and XLam has resulted in improvements to the design due to our broad knowledge and extensive experience with Mass Timber design across Australia and internationally. According to XLam, the project incorporating circa 1,000m3 of Glue Laminated Timber (GLT) Post & Beam Structure and 1,790m3 […]

203 North Terrace in Adelaide is progressing extremely quick on site, with a completion date scheduled for the end of 2021.  The building is a 35-level, 119m student accommodation building in the Adelaide CBD. This project represents Hera Engineering’s first project in South Australia and once completed this will be the 4th tallest structure is the state.  This 35-storey tower […]

Great talk by our Managing Director Matteo Tirapelle at the World Engineering Conference in Melbourne (organised by Engineers Australia). Matteo spoke about Hera Engineering experience with sustainable use of structural steel to construct high rise buildings and reduce embodied energies during construction. On 300 George Street, our alternative design removed more than 2500 concrete trucks […]

The Rechabite Hall restoration is now completed. This structure was originally designed in 1925 by architect Edwin Summerhayes. We have provided initial Value Engineering to reduce construction cost and then full design and documentation. Seismic assessment and subsequential strengthening design was the structural highlight of the project. It was great to work with developer Fini […]

Last night our Managing Director Matteo Tirapelle presented for the Australian Steel Institute and Engineers Australia on the design of the 41 levels steel office tower at 300 George Street in Brisbane.The project is quite unique with full composite floor and a concrete side core. The venue was fully booked with a lot of interesting […]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the WA Hera Engineering team. 2018 has been an incredible year for us. Thanks to our dedicated staff and amazing clients to let us do what we love. We look forward to an even better 2019

Hera Engineering manages to develop innovative solutions in the engineering field because it always stays informed. Our Managing Director Matteo Tirapelle visited Dubai this week during the annual international architecture and engineering high-rise conference, a very important event. As always, networking activity with innovative International practices in architecture and engineering was excellent. Tirapelle attended many interesting presentations on design and construction innovation. […]

Our innovative engineering solutions are very much appreciated because they reduce time and costs, while maintaining the high value of the constructions to be realized.  Hera Engineering’s approach is therefore a winner and we are pleased to announce that we have opened an office in Brisbane and are expanding our operations on the East Coast of Australia […]

Culture is key for the success of a company and we try to have fun and not only working hard. Young engineers in our organization deal directly with the senior team on a daily basis so they can absorb like sponges the knowledge that the leadership team took many years to gain. We see our […]

Hera Engineering Director Matteo Tirapelle is pleased – and humbled – to announce he has been named as a winner of the 2018 40Under40 Business News Award. The award is designed to recognise and celebrate Western Australia’s 40 leading business entrepreneurs under the age of 40, with the programme recognising not only personal determination and […]

Hera Engineering Director Matteo Tirapelle has been named as a nominee for this year’s prestigious 40Under40 awards. Matteo is delighted that his contribution to sustainable structural design in Australia has been recognised. He is committed to reducing materials in construction to help lower carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere responsible for global warming, and hopes […]

Hera Engineering launched in Subiaco today, heralding the beginning of a new style of structural engineering offered in Australia. Located at 513 Hay Street, Subiaco, the Hera team – comprising owner and Director Matteo Tirapelle and senior engineer Giorgio Marinelli – is sharing an office with Lucid Consulting as they kick off their first project, […]