Parklands Disk
- Architect: ARM Architecture
- Builder: -
- Product: ShapeShell™-RT
- Area: 5,500 plate disc
- Application: Public Artwork
- Responsibility: Design, Engineer & Manufacture of Feature Elements
Details
The Commonwealth Games Parklands Disk is an iconic piece of interactive public artwork located within the Athletes Village. It has a diameter of 25m and stands approximately 6m high, with the front portion cantilevering 15m. The structure incorporates an oculus through which a blade of water is expelled, with all irrigation built within the structure. It also features a completely waterproof ShapeShell-RT roofing system.
ShapeShift Technologies was involved in the design, engineering, project management and design and as-built structural certification. The complexity of the structure required over 1,000 pages of 2D documentation to build the structure within the engineering parameters and also completely document the installation requirements and methodologies. This was all completed within the compressed contract period.
The design of the structure was developed in collaboration with the Architect in which ShapeShift Technologies provided buildability feedback on panel sizes, split details etc. The result meant that the entire underside skin was built in only 34 panels of sizes up to 10m x 2.6m.
The engineering of the disk was completed in-house and incorporated a steel backbone and structural composite panels. Shapeshift engaged with 3rd party engineering teams as a peer review for the structure.