Nonda Katsalidis

Leading the Way

Fender Katsalidis Architects

Nonda Katsalidis.

Photography: Ric Wallis

A new prefabricated steel building system – designed by Melbourne-based architect Nonda Katsalidis – aims to revolutionise offsite construction in Australia, and is delivering significant benefits.

With four projects complete and more in the pipeline, the recently unveiled Unitised Building system is already delivering on its promise of reducing construction risks and cutting construction timeframes thanks to the controlled factory conditions that remove many of the variables in the delivery cycle.

Nonda Katsalidis – of Melbourne’s Fender Katsalidis Architects – signature projects include the city’s tallest building, Eureka tower, and the stunning new Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) in Hobart. It is one of several projects Katsalidis has completed for client, friend and art patron David Walsh at Moorilla Estate, and features some innovative steel elements, including the distinctive weathering steel-clad fortress-like turrets that front the Derwent River.

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