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Designing with Stainless Steel
CONSTRUCTION CANADA'S MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Designing with Stainless Steel - Bioclimactic Hybrid Facades
Council House 2
Melbourne, Australia's 10-storey Council House No.2 (CH2) - a multi-award winning building completed in 2006 - was the first commercial building to achieve Green Building Council of Australia's (GBCA's) highest possible Green Star '6' rating.
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New Rod Catalogue OUT NOW!
The 2012/13 Ronstan Structural Rod Catalogue is here
– Download Today!
This month, Ronstan Tensile Architecture launches its new 12/13 Structural Rod Catalogue. Now with a distinctive purple cover, the new catalogue is a complete reference on tensile rod systems available worldwide. Among a host of changes designed to simplify the specification and installation of tensile rods and bars, the 12/13 Structural Rod Catalogue contains new and revised dimensional information, a new ARS1A rod system, more information in relation to finishes, installation considerations, custom solutions, project services and it contains a simple new quotation request sheet and order form.
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Ronstan E-Newsletter 5 2011
Ronstan Tensile Architecture provides full-service
engineering, design assistance, and installation services for an innovative
catenary lighting system that spirals through the Watergardens Town Centre in
Taylor Lakes, Victoria.
Watergardens Town Centre is a 56 hectare community hub that
offers shopping, dining, entertainment, hospitality, and other business
services. The area has been a vibrant and growing part of Taylor Lakes township
since its 1997 opening, attracting droves of visitors to its 200+ specialty
stores and community events.
Recently, the Centre has expanded to include a dining-focused "eat street"
called Station Streat, which is now outfitted with a custom Ronstan catenary lighting system. This system, designed by
Electrolight and Ronstan, stylishly assists in making the area functional after
dark without being obstructive to walking paths. More importantly, the system
creates a spectacular entry statement with its unconventional 3-D "ribbon like"
design that speaks to the geometric language of the Centre's existing graphic
motif.
"The idea was to create a lighting scheme that gives a sense of
movement and direction," explains Paul Beale, Director at Electrolight. "We
endeavoured to create a visual link from the Centre's train station to the main
entrance and shopping areas, while also highlighting the eddies of other parts
in the complex that may have otherwise gone unnoticed."
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Southbank Arbour - Greening System
Applications: Landscape & Greening
Location: Brisbane, QLD
Completion Date: 1999
Ronstan Tensile Architecture was chosen for this project as a specifier and supplier. The client knew they could rely on our service and assistance accompanying materials. Not only did Ronstan supply material for this job, but we assisted with the design and specification. Ronstan range was chosen for its quality and longevity.
Architect: Denton Corker Marshall
Product: AGS1H - Horizontal Single Cable Trellis
High resolution photography available in the Download Center >>
Pitt Street Mall Refurbishment - Catenary Lighting
City of Sydney Council Website: http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/development/cityimprovements/roadsandstreetscapes/PittStreetMallRefurbishment.asp
Download:
Pitt Street Mall Refurbishment – Catenary Lighting – Concept Design | PDF 69Kb
Pitt Street Mall Refurbishment - Catenary Lighting - Report l PDF 3.6Mb
Watergardens Town Centre
Applications: Catenary Lighting
Location: Taylors Lakes, Vic. Australia
Completion Date: 2011
Watergardens Shopping Centre is a focal point for the community in the growing township of Taylors Lakes in Melbourne’s western suburbs. The centre’s owner, QIC, has recently extended the centre and introduced a new ‘eat street’ offering a variety of hospitality options including a wide range of restaurants and taverns.
Electrolight’s brief from QIC was to design a light sculpture which would not only illuminate the street but would also create a spectacular entry statement for patrons entering from the station or car parks.
The concept for the lighting design uses the geometric language of the existing graphic centre motif with simple lines that reinforce the Watergardens brand and encourage an engagement with the precinct as a whole. The lines are a luminous manifestation of the journey made by visitors from arrival at the Watergardens Station to destinations within the centre. At strategic points along the journey the lines burst like fireworks into smaller lines of light reminiscent of iron filings drawn towards a magnetic centre. The creation of interweaving and meandering lines along the length of the street lead the eye to the town square and covered shopping centre. The light lines signal points of interest and transform the social space by creating a sense of intimacy and movement.
Please visit: www.electrolight.com.au, www.thincprojects.com.au
Architect: Lighting and concept design by Electrolight
Engineer: Ronstan Tensile Architecture
Product: ACS2-SS-M
General Contractor/Builder: Thinc Projects
Installation: Ronstan Tensile Architecture
High resolution photography available in the Download Center >>
Article on the LA Live Tower Project
Article on the LA Live Tower Project - August 2011 eddition of Design and Build with Metal (page 20).
Ronstan Tensile Architecture - Capability Brochure
Ronstan Architectural Capability Brochure
Ecoville Park Ampitheatre - A light load
Applications: Suspension & Structural Bracing
Location: Tarneit, VIC. Australia
Completion Date: 2011
Ecoville is a new community park and residential district.
The park's pavilion will become a landmark feature and is a very unique structure with many interesting design and technological features.
The levitating roof of the pavillion's ampitheatre is diamond shaped, multi faceted and weighs approx 250 tonnes. The rods solely support the whole structure and the brackets (which Ronstan Tensile Architecture will supply) that the rods attach to, create an open penetration through the roof, to give the occupant an appreciation for how the structure works and to portray a feeling of lightness.
We are drafting, suppling and installing M56 structural rods and the brackets that connect the rods to the surrounding structure. We have been assisting in the co-ordination and planning, to safely install our rods within difficult and detailed geometries, by gradually releasing the concrete slab onto the rods. Each rod is about 10m long with capacity of approx 100 tonnes!
RTA provides excellent technical support and assistance with the complicated geometry of this design. The tricky and high risk nature of this structure means the importance of utmost quality and reliability is paramount. The client sees the value in this and is able to rely on Ronstan Tensile Architecture completely.
At this stage, upper brackets and main portal frames are built. The levitating slab is being formed now, with rods expected to be installed 3rd quarter 2011.
Links to view more details:
http://www.hachem.com.au/index2.html
http://www.ecovilleproject.com/
Any questions regarding this project should be addresssed to:
Sascha Humphreys - 0420 980 706, shumphreys@ronstan.com.au
Architect: Hachem Architects
Product: ARS4-C2
General Contractor/Builder: Behmer Wright Constructions
Installation: Ronstan Tensile Architecture
High resolution photography available in the Download Center >>
Berrinba Wetlands Cable Stayed Bridge
An environmentally sensitive and significant project within a newly created recreation and wildlife reserve. Ronstan Tensile Architecture supplied and installed the cable systems for the stayed cable bridge.
For more details on this project, please download the PDF.
