Architect:
Tectvs
BUILDER:
McConnell Dowell
Roofing Contractor:
S&LJ Roofing Contractors Pty Ltd
PROJECT SPECIFICS:
2,550m2 of 0.75mm tapered FreeForm™
400mm profile in Surfmist colour
18 metre sheet lengths
Steel grade: G300
Roof pitch increase from 2 degrees to 8 degrees
COMPLETED:
Early 2014
The Project
As part of South Australia’s Rail Network Electrification project, the $16.5 million Adelaide Showgrounds Train Station was built in 2013 to replace the temporary station constructed annually for the Royal Adelaide Show.
Opened in early 2014, the state-of-the-art facility has been designed as a fully covered, weatherproof station to cater for Adelaide Metro’s new electric trains, with a striking overpass footbridge completing the design.
Fielders were contracted by Tectvs and McConnell Dowell to provide FreeForm™ roofing material to cover the entire station, making it the first project in South Australia to utilise the brand new standing-seam profile.
The Process
The Fielders Mobile Mill was based on-site at Wayville to roll the FreeForm™ sheets, delivering a faster turnaround of supply and longer sheet lengths by eliminating the need to transport the profile by road.
After being rolled, the 18 metre long sheets were hoisted by a crane to the top of the station using a spreader bar to safely install the material to the roof.
The Solution
During the planning phase, FreeForm™ was selected by the architect due to its compliance with the original brief of a standing-seam roof profile with clean, visible lines supplied in a 400mm wide pan profile.
A total of 2,550m2 tapered Surfmist SuperDura™ Steel in 0.75mm BMT material was supplied for the roof. Encorporating a gradual pitch change,
the roof varies from eight degrees to two degrees in the plane.