Olympic Case Study Architect, Stuart Scott, of Equus 2000 set out to create a new home for equestrian sport in Sydney which demonstrates the links between the equestrian industry and Australia’s rural people. “Our vision was to create something that reflected the undulating, rolling shape of the land - and the indoor arena with its gently curving roof in BHP ZINCALUME ® steel has that feeling about it,” he said. “By using different profiles of roof sheeting we created contrasts that give quite different shadow effects in the varying light, creating interest in what is a very large building. “Initially we explored a number of other roofing options, but after reviewing the life cycle costs, ease of fabrication and reliability, we settled on a steel fabricated truss covered with ZINCALUME

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