John St Bridge Whangarei

John Street Bridge, Whangarei Client Whangarei District Council Project Completed June 2011 Approximate Size: 60mtrs x 12mtrs – Project Location: Walkway bridge – between John St and Riverside Drive Whangarei Function Canopy for travel across bridge – Market Days FABRICS 1. Type and Grade of Fabric Used – a. Serge Ferrari PVC – 1002-T2 2. Fabric Manufacturer – Serge Ferrari – France 3. Fabric Supplier -Serge Ferrari – France PROJECT CREDITS 1. Design: Fabric Structures 2. Engineering Wade Engineering - Australia 3. Fabrication: Vaughan Bownes, Fabric Structures / Palmer Canvas. 4. Project Manager Graham Griffin – Hamish Scott-Davidson 5. Steelwork Culham Engineering Limited, Whangarei 6. Installation Culham for Steel and Fabric Structures for fabric Scope of Work Detailed design, engineering, manufacture, supply and installation of Fabric Roof Canopy for transit on bridge between John Street and Riverside Drive, Whangarei – needed to be something that projected the image of the area. PROJECT DESCRIPTION This is a structure depicting sails in keeping with the boat mooring area of the Town Basin. The design was to enable pedestrians to cross from one side of the river to the other by foot under cover. Once the cover was designed the Council started there monthly local night time markets on the bridge. The steel work constructed by Culham Engineering, local Whangarei Company, was designed by Fabric Structures in such a way that the steel structure supporting the canopy looked sails of boats This structure is lit up at night going through different colors through specialized lighting.