Project
Cairns Rainforest Dome

Client
Port Douglas Reef Resorts Pty Ltd

Location
Wharf Street, Cairn

Contract Type
Design & Construct

Contract value
$1.6 million

Completion date
December 2003

Matrix was commissioned to design and construct the world class ecotourism facility, the ‘Cairns Rainforest Dome’, which demonstrated the company’s ability to deliver unconventional and challenging projects to the highest standard.

The Matrix team worked closely with the centre’s wildlife staff and the curator of the Port Douglas Habitat wildlife Sanctuary to create and implement the intricate criteria of this complex project. They also managed stakeholder relations with the Queensland Government’s Project Services department, as well as the Casino’s executives, gaming body, security and operations team.

Matrix was involved in cost planning and design input from the concept stage through to construction management and project delivery. The project included a complex ecotourism sanctuary, now called ‘Cairns Wildlife Come – your zoo in the city’, which is situated atop the fully operational Reef Hotel Casino.