The design of commercial buildings is strongly influenced by issues such as the ability to provide column-free floor spans, efficient circulation space, integration of building services, and the influence of the site and local access conditions on the construction process. For inner city projects, speed of construction and minimum storage of materials on-site require a high level of pre-fabrication, which steel framed systems can provide.

Buildings with large column-free spans are generally more expensive than buildings with small spans supported by columns and the task for Design consortium was to design the building in the most cost effective way.

Achieving the column-free span to the client’s requirements within an economical and innovative design

Coordination of the fabrication of a specially designed pre-engineered building frame — the most cost-effective way to achieve the column free span.

Design consortium delivered a cost-effective solution that met the client’s need for a facility featuring a 25 metre column free span.