The Construction Source Australia

4 | Mardini Constructions with a couple of medium sized residential builders , until embarking on his own ven- ture – which ultimately became Mardini Constructions. “When I first started the company, my ex- perience was with smaller jobs,” Elvis recalls. “But I always wanted to get into the high end with special and unique projects, which is what I’ve been dealing with for quite a few years.” As an example of the kind of challenge he likes to take on, Elvis cites their Bellevue Hill job, which they completed in 2012. That project involved slicing into an imposing 17-metre cliff face, and repurposing a “crum- bling home into a castle-like lair.” “That project involved a solid rock moun- tain, on top of which was an old house built in 1914,” Elvis explains. As part of that project, Mardini Con- structions successfully delivered a number of highly ambitious architectural features. For example, they removed the original ter- racotta roof tiles one by one, built an attic, and put the roof tiles back on. They also in- stalled a glass lift into the excavated area, a new cabana, a special landing complete with its own lift stop, and an 18 metre pool cover- ing the width of the landing. “That job had been put on the backburner