The Field of Dreams project at Oxford Falls Grammar incorporated the construction of a two story facility encompassing 79 parking spaces, ground floor amenities, suspended competition playing courts incorporating a bespoke canopy structure. A complicated three-dimensional steel frame was erected to support a roofing fabric over several suspended sports courts. This large span shade structure was designed in Australia and manufactured in China which required substantial detailed coordination to ensure all services were considered prior to manufacture, including provision for electrical cabling. The shade structure team carried out the complicated erection works including the use of a 450-tonne mobile crane to erect the trusses and drape the fabric into position. Complicated steelwork for the outdoor structure, long lead times for both the steel and fabric roofing added to the construction complexities of this project. The flexibility of a steel structure is highlighted with this project, providing an economical solution to achieve protected outdoor sporting facilities for the school.
Category
Construction (Commercial) » Best Use of Steel
Year
2024
Company
COWYN Building Group
Project
Oxford Falls Grammar - Field of Dreams
Photographer
Paramount Studios - Michael Anderson
Prize
Winner