Maratahu Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand
| Client: | Taranaki District Council |
| Function: | Protection/Architectural |
| Approximate Size: | 2,878 m² |
| Fabric: | Serge Ferrari |
2023 OFPANZ Overall Supreme Winner
2023 OFPANZ Winner Tension Structures over 100m²
The Client’s brief was to provide a lightweight fabric roof design solution to fit the existing structural steel on the west grandstand of Yarrow Stadium. The existing structure was comprised of 14 rafters requiring 13 separate panels, along with two wing panels at the north and south ends of the stand.
This project offered the opportunity to provide a modern, cost-effective roof solution fitting to existing steelwork. The existing roof need to be removed, new arches and DonoBraces installed and all existing steel repainted before we could start the insulation of the new fabric roof. No work was permitted during the NPC rugby completion therefore the organisation and sequencing of the various construction elements was of the upmost importance.
Due to the requirement to fit to the existing steel we came up with a fabric gutter system between each rafter to carry the rainwater from the canopies into the internal gutter at the rear of the stand. We also had to install leather boots at the interface of our fabric with the existing steel bracing struts and dress our fabric into the internal gutter at the rear of the stand.
