Cook Shire Council - Cooktown Aerodrome

Cooktown

Gable Roof

20m

SMRT® hyrbrid design connection steel portal frame [hot rolled steel columns transitioning to cold form steel rafters]

500 sqm

SMRT® hybrid design connection solution portal frame cyclone rated fit-for-purpose aircraft hangar, built to client specifications, with a 20m sliding door.

XXL CONSTRUCTIONS built a cyclone rated fit-for-purpose aircraft hangar, to client specifications with a 20m sliding door in Far North Queensland.

The aircraft hangar is 25m long with a clear span of 20m and an eave height of 6m. The bay sizes are 6.25m and include a ventilated ridge, fibreglass roof sheets for light and insulated roof and walls. The structure has 20m wide sliding access doors with outrigger columns. The building incorporates an internal office and amenities.

XXL CONSTRUCTIONS was commissioned to design and build this aircraft hanger in remote north Queensland to suit the needs of it’s private client’s aircraft fleet and servicing requirements. The cyclonic wind conditions, open terrain and remote location made for a challengin design brief and budget. The structure houses aircrafts that take commuters from Cooktown to Cairns.

The SMRT® hybrid connection design solution was a key feature of this economical build, allowing strong and rigid steel hot-rolled columns to transition efficiently and effectively to the cold form steel rafters of this massive portal frame. Utilising the SMRT® hybrid connection design solution assured the engineering brief was met for the span required and importantly enabled the materials cost savings needed to maintain the project’s budget.

The single point-of-contact, concept to completion, build management solution provided by XXL involved the production of a design concept drawing, steel detailing drawings, structural drawings, engineering compliance and approval, construction drawings, council regulation compliance, materials and trade procurement and build management of the site preparation, the foundation works, the slab laying, the stormwater management install, the structural steel frame, roofing, and cladding install, the fire safety fixture install, and the occupancy certification.

XXL CONSTRUCTIONS excelled in the brief providing a single point-of-contact, concept to completion, build management solution that produced an excellent and functional portal frame which also met the client’s budget via the exclusive use of the patented SMRT® hybrid design connection solution.