Institutional
Ipoh School Covered Court
A curved-truss roof spanning two badminton courts and an assembly area, built over the school holidays so lessons were never disturbed.
- Sector
- Institutional
- Location
- Ipoh, Perak
- Year
- 2024
- Steel
- 160 tonnes
- Scope
- Curved truss roof over courts and assembly area
- Client
- Private school
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Services
- Structural steelwork, Canopies and awnings
Overview
The trusses were rolled to a 60 m radius in the yard and delivered in halves. With the courts empty for the holidays, we erected all eleven trusses in nine working days.
Open sides keep the court ventilated in the afternoon heat, while deep eaves keep the rain off the playing surface.
Finishes specified
Structural steel S355
Epoxy and polyurethane
Gallery
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Curved trusses over the courts -
The court from the field side -
Roof edge along the classroom block
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