Stromlo Leisure Centre

ACT, AUSTRALIA Stromlo Leisure Centre

  • Sector

    Council, Public

  • Location

    Stromlo, ACT

  • Builder

    KANE Constructions

  • Architecture

    COX

  • Service

    Mass Timber

Status Completed

Stromlo Leisure Centre was a pioneering project; boasting the longest spanning Glulam installation in Australia, at the time.

The whole Project volume totaled 320m3 of European sourced spruce timber. Part of this was used to cluster beams reaching up at intervals around the perimeter of the main concourse like tree branches. Both the beams and struts taper, allowing the structure to read more finely and the space to read more fluid and open.

The total span of each rafter is a whopping 47m, covering the full width of the pools and concourses with rafters positioned at 7m centres. To enable such a long span, each rafter is 1200mm deep x 200mm thick. This also allows for all steel connections to be recessed and concealed.

 

AWARDS

• 2021 ACT Master Builders Excellence in Construction of Commercial Buildings $20M-$50M Winner