Architect and Builder November/December 2018 | Page 22

The gutter of the roof has a steel construction
tension ring and there is a compression ring in
the centre of the roof trusses.
The geometry of the cladding of the Sun
Arena is particularly interesting because the roof
was designed as a series of wedges. A curved
gutter edge, however, meant that when an edge
intersected with a curve, it would lead to a varying
height at the bottom. During the project, the team
had to resolve how they were going to marry the
varying heights at the bottom of the cladding that
resulted from the combination of curved gutter
edges and roof wedges.
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The roof has a 96m, column-free span, which
is unusually large. While there are many long span
roofs in warehousing projects, the unique acoustic
envelope that the team had to create makes it an
exceptional project.
The Maslow Hotel, Time Square
The last phase of the Time Square Casino Complex,
The Maslow Hotel, Time Square, was completed
and handed over in February 2018. Comprising
of three distinct room tiers of hotel offerings,
the Maslow Time Square stands out as a unique
concept in Sun International’s property portfolio.
Time Square