North Queensland Cowboys High Performance Centre
The builder loved it so much, they sponsored the building
The new Hutchinson Builders Centre of Excellence is the community, training, and high-performance facility for the North Queensland Cowboys. The Cowboys are one of the four Queensland clubs currently competing in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition.
The centre sits in prime position next to the Townsville Stadium overlooking the club’s practice oval, Ross Creek River and Townsville CBD.
Spantech designed, manufactured and installed the deep blue Longreach 800 wall cladding prominently featured on the Eastern side of the building. The cladding defines and supports the team logos that adorn the world class training facility.
This new world class facility was designed by Populous and built by Hutchies through an intensive early contractor involvement (ECI) process. This maximised opportunities to drive innovation and deliver value.
Hutchies brought Spantech to the project to deliver a significant amount of Longreach 800 as external feature cladding.
A key feature Spantech delivered was the splash of colour. Spantech was the only contractor able to deliver the signature ‘Cowboys Blue’ that Populous was seeking.
The matching Dulux colour is Blue Steel. Spantech arranged short runs of pre-painted steel and aluminium for the project. We even pre-painted the bolts.
Most of the Spantech Longreach profiles were manufactured from pre-painted steel.
COIL PRE-PAINTED IN TEAM COLOURS
The long-span capabilities of the Longreach (steel) profile dramatically reduces the number of structural support points in the building while also allowing the cladding to support large signs.
Steel panels were used on the south wall and parts of the east wall.
UNIQUE CYCLONE RATED PERFORATED ALUMINIUM CLADDING
The Eastern and Northern walls that enclose the plant room were clad in Longreach 800 manufactured from perforated aluminium.
Aluminium was used to eliminate the risk of rust in the perforated sections.
The perforations covered 50% of the finished surface area providing excellent ventilation to the plant room.
This amount of perforations is unique for a large span cladding system, particularly one designed and approved for cyclone regions.
Client
North Queensland Cowboys
Rugby League Football Club
Location
Townsville, Qld
Architect
Populous Architects
Builder
Hutchinson Builders
Spantech Scope
Manufacture and install feature wall cladding
Products
Longreach 800 Wall Cladding
(steel and perforated aluminium
Awards
North Queensland Project of the Year and Best Sporting Facility at the Master Builders North Queensland Housing and Construction Awards.
