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Aerial view of the 42m roof.
Steel-ing perfection
Light Steel Frame (LSF) roof structures that showcase this
architectural wonder are pretty rare; but a Middelburg
training facility is one of a few that’s ahead of the curve.
By MiTek | Photos by Sasfa
T
he Kingdom Leadership Centre is a
training and education facility in
Mpumalanga developed by the Joe
Singh group, which required a complex,
curved Ultra-Span LSF roof structure.
The challenge was to build a scissor
bow-string truss over a 20m clear-span
section with additional mono bow-string
truss sections on either side, making a
total building width of 42m. In addition,
the client wanted the roof structure to
combine two end-projecting dog-leg
hipped roof sections with the main roof
section on a fully curved end wall – a
significant challenge in itself!
“This was a particularly complex job,”
says Uwe Schlüter, general manager of the
Ultra-Span (LSF) division at MiTek
Industries South Africa (Pty) Ltd. “But
ultimately this project showcases how
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Roof of the Kingdom Leadership Centre.
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