2024 Archive : Hamilton Workingmens Club – Bowls – Partial Enclosure

Project Details

Fabric 1

Hiraoka HG 212 HT - 21% Light Transmission
Producer/Manufacturer: Hiraoka & Co. Ltd.
Primary Use: Main Fabric

Fabric 2

Steel Supply, Plates, Rolling and Fabrication
Producer/Manufacturer: Structel Steel
Primary Use: Steel Frames

Fabric 3

Tensioning Hardware (Extrusion Supply)
Producer/Manufacturer: Vulcan/Ullrich Aluminium
Primary Use: Hardware/Findings

Fabric 4

Gutters and Downpipes
Producer/Manufacturer: Metalcraft
Primary Use: Hardware/Findings

Fabric 5

Foundations and Civil Works
Producer/Manufacturer: HTDE Ltd
Primary Use: Civil Works

Design Name
Andrew Row

Design Company
Wades Design Engineers

Please describe the project specifications

To design, engineer and build a Fabric Structure over a bowling green with 2 x walls along two sides.
The remaining two sides had the clubhouse and a large concrete wall (on the boundary) providing shelter, hence only two walls being required.
The client also requested that the wall which ran alongside the next green was built to be operable, hence a custom curtain was installed along this side, with the second wall being fixed.
Because of the closed nature of the site, the client wanted to maximise the light transmission that came through the PVC membrane, hence the Hiraoka product was specified as it has a 21% light transmission.

What is unique or complex about the project?

The geotechnical report illustrated the site was very challenging, meaning a traditional pile design was not possible, hence a blade pile was required. This created a lot of extra complexity in both the Foundation design and resulting construction phase.
The site itself was bordered by other businesses, meaning access through another tenancy was very tight, making all stages of Foundations/Civil works, then steel installation particularly challenging, whereby a concrete pad was used to position the crane in order to get the steel into the site and erected. Then because of the limited access around the boundary, the PVC and Gutters install also had to be completed from inside the green, creating added challenges for these stages as well.

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