Adapting Fire Protection Systems Within a Heritage Industrial Warehouse | RED MILL

Back on site at the RED MILL RUM Distillery in Rozelle | Originally established in 1933 and now revived within Sydney’s White Bay industrial precinct, the project brings together distillery operations, barrel storage, production areas, and hospitality spaces within an existing warehouse environment.

Goldfish & Bay is delivering hydraulic, electrical, and fire services design for the project.

From a fire engineering perspective, areas with high ceilings, deep structural beams, and difficult access conditions required a more considered detection approach. In this case, projected beam smoke detection was used across parts of the warehouse to provide efficient coverage over large spans while reducing the number of individual detectors required throughout the space.

In buildings with complex roof geometry and beam arrangements, traditional point smoke detectors can become difficult to coordinate efficiently, particularly when considering ongoing maintenance access and long-term operation of the facility.

A great project to walk through and a strong example of how existing industrial buildings often require more tailored engineering solutions than a typical new build.

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