VERTICAL ADDITION – Holiday Inn Darling Harbour, Sydney
Project
Architect : Tropman & Tropman Architects
Engineers: BG & E Consulting Engineers
Project Contractor : Built Construction
Sub-contractor/Builder: MRTFC, Sydney (Installation of TECBEAM joists)
The refurbishment of the Holiday Inn Hotel in Darling Harbour completed in Dec 2007 included the addition of three story light weight steel & timber structure to create 42 new hotel rooms.
The TECBEAM Floor Joist system, 250mm deep at 600 centres have been used for floor framing on Levels 10 & 11 to support floor loads and extra weight from a number of air conditioning units weighing maximum of 40 kilograms. Tecbeam joists were also designed to suit trimmers around floor penetrations for electrical, plumbing, mechanical and all other general service risers.
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