Challenge
Deliver a world-class cultural venue to meet the high expectations of the owner, cultural groups, and donors while respecting a limited budget.
Solution
Early in the design phase, our team undertook multiple parametric modelling studies that explored, tested, and optimized many aspects of the structural design to rapidly explore options and find optimal, cost-effective solutions. This included comparing conventional two-sided formwork foundation walls against tilt up wall construction, structural resistance to lateral earth pressures, as well as concerns about water retention to protect the substructure program. Other examples included parametrically modelling solutions for a feature stair in the front of house lobby and selecting alternate materials for the stage house by comparing various structural steel schemes to a cast-in-place concrete scheme.