Location: Green Square, Sydney | Structural Engineer: TTW |
Client: City of Sydney | Contractor: CPB Contractors |
Sector: Public | Use: Aquatic and Recreation Centre |
Architect: Andrew Burges Architects in association with Grimshaw and TCL |
50 m long steel trusses either side of the pool hall support 36 m long glulam and CLT mass timber U beams. The glulam and CLT are used in composite action, creating a more efficient beam over this large span. Between the glulam beams, pressurised ETFE ‘pillows’ form a translucent roofing membrane.