Category: Tensile Structures, under 558m²

Outstanding Achievement Award

• Point Boston Peninsular
• MakMax Australia

The project is a roof installation on a clubhouse facility on the Point Boston Peninsula.
The architect specified PTFE as the roof of the building for its sustainable qualities, including minimal resource use, the ability to transmit up to 17.5 percent of sunlight to lower electricity costs, and the product's longevity. As the focal point of the development, the architect wanted to design something that would stand out. With the flexibility of tensile membrane, he was able to achieve the look he had envisioned.
The unique undulating awning framing of the building mimics the waves that can be seen through floor-to-ceiling glass walls that have a 180-degree view of the beach. Adding more interest to the building's overall look are the two conical umbrella structures that make up the main roof canopy. The natural light illuminating from the ceiling gives patrons a new viewing experience.
The building looks fantastic and has generated many positive reviews from the architect, client and patrons.

Category: Tensile Structures, 558-2322m²

Award of Excellence

• Battery Park City Ferry Terminal
• Birdair Inc.

The project was designed to house people waiting to board the ferry, as well as function as a sea taxi station. The client requested a fabric structure that would imitate the look of sails on a boat.
The tensile roofing structure is permanent, built on a barge that deflects. The peaked and undulating fabric design was meant to recall canvas sails, and was designed with as much glass as possible to preserve views from the Battery Park City Esplanade. Between 7,000 and 8,000 passengers are expected daily through the terminal.
The end result is a functional, visually intriguing and highly durable tensile roofing structure for the ferry and sea taxi terminal.
The Battery Park City Ferry Terminal sits on three-quarters of an acre and, at 1,200 tons, is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The terminal was originally constructed in 1989 to provide ferry service between Hoboken and Battery Park City, functioning as a temporary structure consisting of a floating landing terminal and appurtenances. New York Construction News named the new terminal “Best Public Works Project for 2008.”

Category: Architectural Structures

Award of Excellence

• Shenzhen East Huaqiao-City Indoor Water Park
• Shanghai Taiyo Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Shanghai Taiyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. designed an ETFE roof for the Shenzhen East Huaqiao-City Indoor Water Park (amusement park). The client requested that the ETFE cushions be blue and have three layers. Some of the cushions will be used as scuttles.
Part of the roof is retractable, so ETFE cushions and corresponding air circulation systems were designed to be able to move with the retractable roof. Due to the complex shapes of this project, there are several hundred types of ETFE cushions.
This project is one of the largest ETFE projects in China and will contribute to the popularity of ETFE structures in China.

Outstanding Achievement Award

• Kirloskar Brothers
• MakMax Australia

The purpose of this product was to creatively shade the front of the Kirloskar headquarters. The client requested that the facade reflect their company for promotion of their new building.
The complexity of this project was its unique 3-D steel design because the steel was not easily rolled into shape. The design was made from the company's logo.
The final result got much praise from the client.

Category: Protective & other, Miscellaneous

Award of Excellence

• QV Wind Remediation Structure
• MakMax Australia

The QV wind remediation project was developed to help reduce wind flow through a small lane in the city of Melbourne.
Many cafes and shops are located in this lane and they found it difficult to conduct business because of rough winds billowing through.
The lane is named Red Cape, so the architect decided to create a structure that represented the name.
Because the lane still required sunlight, the design included a transparent fabric to use as an accent to the vibrant red PVC, not only allowing for sunlight but also to break up the bold color.
The structure is suspended between the two buildings that frame the lane, giving it a unique floating appearance as well as looking like a red hood;
it's just another unique architectural finding in Melbourne.
The structure gave the lane a bright focal point for patrons to admire.