| Award |
2009 International Award of Excellence |
| Project |
Queensland State Tennis Centre – Outdoor Show Courts |
| Size |
2200m2 |
| Location |
Tennyson, Brisbane Australia |
| Brief |
The brief was to provide weather protection to championship size show courts and meet international tennis standards. Fabritecture designed the structures to be clearspan in both directions to allow unobstructed viewing while remaining in harmony with the main stadium. |
| Solution |
The final design consisted of two identical turtle back shaped canopies, fully framed with CHS curved arches, edge beams and integrated support trusses held up by only one column in each corner. Each structure is clad in perfectly tensioned PTFE Membrane patterned and fabricated into one piece per structure. In addition 21 Hypar spectator structures were commissioned. |