The Eagle Street Pier is a portfolio of the Stockland Corporation Limited, one of Australia's largest retail property owners, managers and developers in Australia.

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Fabritecture will construct the 25 x 62.1metre structure designed as a two-chord arched roof truss clad in Seamen 8130 geomembrane.

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With a direct focus on the ITE College Singapore development, ACASPA highlights the project from design to completion of this striking custom roof structure.

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The Te Pai centre opening ceremonies attracted hundreds of Netball Waitakere members, council members, trust members who funded the project, as well as notable politicians including the Honourable John Banks, Mayor of Auckland and mayors from three other major surrounding cities.

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Fabritecture reaches new heights with ITE College (West), Singapore

Serving as a membrane sub-contractor for the newly-constructed Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College, Fabritecture recently completed a 3000m 2 architectural PTFE membrane roof which covers the new campus plaza.

Designed as a cable-supported hypar structure, the PTFE membrane was chosen as a cover over the 5-storey campus for its natural transimission of light, UV and weather protection, and unique aesthetic appeal.

The brand new ITE College will incorporate flexible and adaptable learning spaces allowing multiple configurations to support changing curriculum requirements and teaching methods.  It will include a campus housing 7,200 full-time, 8,100 part-time students, and around 630 staff.

Fabritecture embraces new thermally efficient fabric

As part of an exciting new initiative with Multispan Australia, Fabritecture recently sourced and introduced new insulated fabric composite AeroLite TM to its membrane portfolio.

The Great Wall of Light project called for the introduction of a revolutionary fabric composite with free-form, insulative and aesthetic appeal.  Planned as a feature wall within a residential development, the composite had to allow for an estimated 3.5% translucency to achieve overall design and visual intent.

AeroLite TM, developed by AeroLite Fabric Pty Ltd, is a "super insulated" tensile fabric composite that uses a thin layer of Aerogel blanket insulation sandwiched between PTFE or PVC fabric.  With beautiful translucence, freeform, and light-weight properties, along with its unsurpassed thermal and acoustic benefits, AeroLite TM can be integrated into any architectural membrane, facade, pre-engineered or pneumatic structure. In particular AeroLite TM can be considered for any enclosed structure where reducing the cost of heating and cooling is a critical success factor. Based on studies by the Sustainable Energy Centre (University of South Australia), AeroLite TM is 6 times more thermally efficient and provides 30-50% savings in energy costs compared to a single fabric structure. Fabritecture is eater to begin integrating this new composite, within proposed development opportunities.

For more information contact AeroLite on info@aerolitefabric.com or visit www.aerolitefabric.com

Caxton Street Nightclub to feature unique architectural membrane by Fabritecture

Fabritecture has recently been awarded the contract to provide a showpiece architectural membrane canopy for Caxton Street Nightclub, Brisbane.

Fabritecture will construct the spherical canopy which will cover the nightclub's external bar.  Designed by Teo Cavallo Architects, the structure will not only serve as a canopy, but also provide a surface free from all steelwork and cables which will be used for visual projection.  The gutter system which will appear to be floating high inside the structure, has been designed to be supported from above, enabling complete control over projection options whilst maintaining the structure's aesthetic appeal.  Set for structural completion in late April, the nightclub is scheduled for opening 1 May 2010.
 

Fabritecture to feature in Fabric Architecture 2010 Sustainability Portfolio

Fabritecture will feature in the 2010 IFAI Sustainability Portfolio, due for distribution in March 2010.  The annually released IFAI publication is a comprehensive guide to products, services, equipment and suppliers within the tensile architecture industry.

Speciality Fabrics Review interviews Fabritecture

Speciality Fabrics Review recently interviewed Fabritecture director David Gullis as part of a forthcoming feature on the future of the construction market; with a focus on how fabric structures play a key role in addressing sustainability requirements within the industry.

David discussed emerging market trends and Fabritecture's use of a new insulated composite to address the market need for thermal efficiency in enclosed structures.

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Working For Gammon Pte. Ltd., as part of a US $190M project, Fabritecture has been managing the design and pre-fabrication of the fabric membrane works for the past twelve months.

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Fabritecture Pty Ltd., a global leader in the design, manufacture and installation of state-of-the-art tensile fabric structures, has recently been awarded the contract to provide the architectural membrane upper balcony roof, as part of the Caxton Street Nightclub development.

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