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Established 2007
The COLORBOND® Award for Steel Architecture
is given to a project which utilises steel in an
innovative and creative manner.
PROJECT TEAM
Practice Team:
Paul van Ratingen
Project Director
Matthew Morel
Project Associate
Peter Blome
Project Associate
Richard Johnson
Matteo Salval
Walter Brindle
Brent Alexander
Mark Rostron
Gareth Jenkins
Natalie Minasian
Davide Galli
Michelle Vassiliou
Brendan Murray
Sisi Wang
Yi-Jan Lien
Tomek Archer
Paolo Strracchi
Consultant Team:
TTW Taylor Thomson
Whitting
Structural Consultant
BVN Donovan Hill
Interior Designer
Clive Wilkinson
Architects
Interior Designer
Arup
Acoustic Consultant
Acoustic Logic
Acoustic Consultant
Arup
Services Consultant
MBM
Cost Consultant
Surface Design
Facade Engineer
NDY
Vertical
Transportation
One Group
Accessibility
TKDA
Heritage Consultant
Steve Watson &
Partners
Building Surveyor
Construction Team:
Brookfield Multiplex
Builder
Savills
Project Manager
Research for the rejuvenation
of the Beaux-Arts 50 Martin
Place identified a significant
tradition of steel and glass
domes, confirming steel as
an appropriate material in
which to construct a major
contemporary addition atop
this significant heritage
building. Steel also offered
visual and structural lightness,
and the potential to celebrate
the craft of fabrication and
connections.
A collaborative and holistic
design process produced
a highly efficient structural
design that uses 30% less
steel than a conventional
design. The design process
employed both physical
and CAD modelling, and
documentation incorporated
the ASI AESS Guide. The
arched and domed form
capitalises on the strength
of steel, minimising and
efficiently resolving loads.
Tri-columns collect groups of
tapering trapezoidal rafters,
transferring the loads to the
existing structure, whilst
eliminating primary and
secondary members. Quality
control within a fast timeframe
was achieved through visual
mock-ups, shop drawing
workshops, workshop
fabrication locally and onsite
connections. Intumescent
protection ensures fire safety
while the steel remains
exposed, supporting an
equally crafted glass cladding.
A fine and light steel structure
of fabricated sections is an
expressed and celebrated
feature of the 50 Martin Place
rooftop addition, and one
of its central and significant
architectural characteristics.
COLORBOND
®
AWARD FOR STEEL ARCHITECTURE
WINNER
Scale
1:500 @ A4
0 2.5 5 10M
ARTIN PLACE
h Elevation
62