Wednesday, April 30, 2008


Geelong Waterfront Carousel

The Geelong Waterfront Carousel was constructed by McGlashan-Everist Architects in 1999. It is of mainly steel and glass construction. It is one of the more aesthetically dominant buildings of Geelong’s Waterfront.











The photo below depicts the canter lever corner roof section of the building. It shows the expansive steel mesh stretched of the curved steel framework, all joining to the central beam.











The photo below depicts the pin joint connection which supports the central beam mentioned above.











The photo below to the is view of the interior ceiling and the connection between the four corner beams being pin together allowing the forces of each beam to balance with each providing a state of equilibrium throughout the structure. The second photo below is the external joint that occurs between the two corners allow for gutter to be installed

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