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J&D Pierce’s spiral curved ‘Roberto Carlos free kick’ roof underway

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J&D Pierce have started the erection of ORIAM, the elite sports performance centre at Heriot Watt University.

The spiral curved roof follows the profile of a free kick by Roberto Carlos of Brazil.  J&D Pierce redesigned both roofs and are now well through the small sports hall and the starting the main hall for a full size football pitch.  Extensive temporary works, designed in-house, were required to build the first frames and achieve frame stability.

Concrete “pier” columns between the two halls were redesigned as steel from the original concrete for programme gain.  Steel plating in the fabrication shop produced the architectural finished profile to a high quality.

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