Kingaroy
Crematorium
Story added - 16th December 2009
The Kingaroy Crematorium
is a new state of the art facility located
on the outskirts of Kingaroy Queensland
that includes a chapel and administration
rooms.
Architect: JMA Architects
Builder: Symphony Homes
JMA Architect’s Paolo Denti worked
closely with his client and the builder,
ensuring that that the buildings on
the site were appropriately situated
to maintain the serenity of the natural
bush setting.
The soaring roof of the chapel was achieved
with large spans provided by Ritek’s
ecotek® Roof Panel, as were the
many shaded walkways.
Ritek supplied
1,670m2 of ecotek® roof panels for the
$3.4m Kingaroy Crematorium facility. Ritek’s ecotek® Roof Panel
comprises a Trimdeck profile upper sheet,
EPS insulation and a corrugated bottom
sheet.
Architect Paolo Denti of JMA Architects’
said ”The client’s brief
was for a single level building that
was functional, provided some volume
in the chapel as well as intimacy in
the more private and personal spaces;
insulation and practicality were chief
considerations during the design process.”
“The main aesthetic considerations
of the building was the relationship
of it to the surrounding site and conceptualizing
the 900m2 main roof as the continuation
of the ground plane itself. With the
choice of ‘Pale Eucalypt COLORBOND®’
on both upper and underside and the
low pitch the design should blend in
to the environment, satisfy its varied
functions , ranging from the contemplative
to almost industrial use, while at the
same time retaining a dignified human
aspect, ” he said.
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The building has a ‘flat’
roof and the benefits of the ecotek®
Roof Panel including the 3 degree roof
pitch capability and the 6.7 metre unsupported
spans meant savings for both the project
and the environment, as materials were
reduced. Another tangible benefit of
ecotek® is that it has over ten
times higher water carrying capacity
than Ritek’s Custom Panel Roof,
and the whole roof area is being used
to harvest water into a 37,000 litre
holding tank, to store water for use
throughout the building including potable
drinking water as well as sufficient
water for use in the case of a bush
fire.
The project builder, Joseph
Conti, Director of Symphony Homes, was
impressed with the roof system said
“I believe the biggest savings
when using this
all-in-one roof panel is that it reduces
building components as well as removing
trades usually associated with traditional
roof truss construction such as roof
fixers who install trusses, plasterers,
painters and insulation installers.”
Ritek’s experienced team provided
the architect and the builder with a
complete roofing solution and support
throughout the project.
Contact one of our experienced sales
team today on 1800
066 321 or email sales@ritek.net.au
to see how ecotek can add to your next
projects bottom line!
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