Design of the roof for the Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre, Surrey, Canada

摘要

Constructed to meet the diverse needs of one of Candada's fastest-growing cities, Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre (Figure 1) features an undulating roof structure with hanging timber 'cables' suspended between large concrete buttresses. It is believed to be the world'st-spannirtg pure catenary timeber roof, hinghlighting wood's potential as a cost-effective, structurally effcient and aesthetically pleasing building material for aquatic facilities.