Community Centre and Hindu Temple

The development comprises a multi-purpose community precinct for the Punya Foundation, including:

• Place of worship (temple)
• 200-seat community hall
• Commercial kitchen
• On-grade car parking (~60–70 vehicles)
• Future residential and cultural development (staged masterplan)

Incon’s scope included:

• Civil site works and stormwater management plan
• DRAINS modelling and hydraulic calculations
• Feasibility advice on site grading and outfalls
• Identification of DA risks and mitigation strategies
• Coordination of surveys, soil testing, and sub-consultants

Key deliverables:

• Stormwater Drainage Plan & Calculations
• Soil and percolation testing
• Feature & contour survey

1. Greenfield Site with Limited Existing Infrastructure

The site was largely undeveloped open land with minimal services and unclear underground infrastructure, requiring:

• Detailed surveys
• Assumptions validation
• Coordination with surveyors for accurate base data

2. Complex, Staged Master Planning

The project included multiple future phases:

• Temple and hall (Stage 1)
• Residential accommodation (Stage 2)
• Spiritual park (Stage 3)

Stormwater design had to:

• Work for current DA approval
• Be scalable for future expansion

3. High Variability in Usage & Peak Loads

The facility had irregular but high peak usage patterns:

• Daily low usage (3–7 people)
• Weekend spikes (25–50 people)
• Events up to 100+ attendees

This created challenges in:

• Designing detention/retention systems
• Managing peak runoff from parking areas

4. Planning and Approval Constraints

• Council requirements for stormwater management prior to DA approval
• Potential requirement for detention basin allocation impacting masterplan layout
• Easement constraints limiting usable land

Incon delivered a practical, scalable, and approval-ready stormwater engineering solution:

1. Integrated Stormwater Strategy

• Developed a site-wide stormwater management plan aligned with DA requirements
• Incorporated detention and controlled discharge principles
• Identified optimal basin location considering site grading and constraints

2. Hydraulic Modelling (DRAINS)

• Performed detailed DRAINS modelling to:
• Simulate runoff scenarios
• Validate peak flow management
• Ensure compliance with council discharge limits

3. Smart Site Grading and Drainage Design

• Designed car park grading and drainage paths to:
• Minimise ponding
• Direct flows efficiently to collection points
• Integrated stormwater outfalls with natural site slope

4. Staged Infrastructure Planning

• Designed system to:
• Support Stage 1 (temple + parking)
• Allow future expansion without redesign
• •Reserved space for:
• Future detention upgrades
• Additional drainage infrastructure

5. Risk Identification & Mitigation

• Flagged key DA risks early:
• Basin sizing and location
• Easement usage constraints
• Service coordination
• Provided clear mitigation strategies, reducing approval delays

• Delivered a fully compliant stormwater design package for DA submission
• Enabled efficient planning approval pathway
• Balanced engineering performance with cost sensitivity
• Designed a future-ready system supporting staged development
• Reduced project risk through early identification of constraints