Stromlo Leasure Centre

The longest spanning glulam roofing structure in Australia covers a 50 metre swimming pool.
Project Name
Stromlo Leasure Centre
Case Study Type
Commercial
Location

Dave McInnes Rd
Stromlo ACT 2611
Australia

Consultants
Sellick Consultants
Builders
Kane Constructions Pty Ltd
Architects
Cox Architecture
Fabricators
Rubner Holzbau Srl
a group of people outside a building
a large indoor swimming pool with people swimming in it
a large indoor pool with people swimming in it
a construction site with a crane and a wooden structure
a construction site with a large wooden structure

Overview

Whilst common throughout Europe and other parts of the world, large timber framed structures are still a rarity in Australia. The glue laminated timber in this job will provide a connection between the building and the natural landscape of the Stromlo Forrest Park.

The roofing structure is composed of 47 metre main beams, spaced with 7 metre rafters. The entire structure is supported by tree-shaped engineered connections made of tapered glulam.

Rubner provided technical advise during design fase, the entire engineering of all the glulam as well as the steel connections and base. 100% of the materials were manufactured in Bressanone, Italy.

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