Nioa Headquarters

The design and project management of the NIOA national headquarters included all briefing, negotiation and approvals from relevant authorities such as the Airport Building Controller, Brisbane Airport Corporation, Department of Defence, Queensland Police Service and Queensland State Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy.

The NIOA National Headquarters is a high security facility, designed from inception to include significant physical security measures in the design and construction as well as electronic measures. The entire facility has been designed and constructed with ramraid and intruder denial features.

One of the key features of the NIOA National Headquarters is the indoor 100m test fire range, rated to cover weapons from small calibre up to 40mm cannon. This range is the only 100m indoor range of its kind in Australia and has been designed and constructed with significant mechanical, acoustic, ballistic, safety & security requirements. This provides perfectly controlled environmental range conditions.

The NIOA National Headquarters included 3 of the largest private Defence Certified Type 1 armouries in Australia. The design, coordination and construction of these facilities was significant and involved at all stages. The facility also includes a state-of-the-art weapons maintenance facility and positively pressured clean room/optics lab. A high-end showroom was designed into the facility with the brief of a ‘European Hunting Lodge’ and is also a Queensland Police Service rated armoury vault.