CASE STUDIES - COMPLEX ARCHITECTURE

Architecture such as the Macquarie Bank, King Street Wharf site poses several challenges for maintenance. Being a unique design, a unique approach to access was required.

Typically a building of this height would incorporate a BMU system, however the application of the 'grid' system to the building exterior meant work crews required the ability to work externally around the grid and between the grid and the main building structure.

Working closely with the developers Multiplex - KA supplied a Davit Arm system that will allow maintenance crews abseil access to the structure's exterior and to work between the grid and building walls. Internally, a soaring atrium features glass pods that cantilever from the facade into the open spaces above housing meeting and break out spaces. The design is stunning, requiring a sophisticated network of monorails, installed above and below the pods to allow for full rope access. This fully engineered solution was necessary to ensure safe and simple access for cleaning and repair crews, enabling them to work safely above without impeding any foot traffic areas below.