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Yas island bbq & play area canopies.

Richard McClay
Richard McClay

The document summarizes a landscaping project on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi that included installing over 1700m2 of shade structures. Cracknell Architecture designed a series of arched, interleaving fabric canopies to serve as an architectural focal point and provide solar shading. The steel arch supports were assembled on-site to create large spans for the fabric forms without needing tie rods or backstays.

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Project: Yas Island Landscaping Canopies, Abu Dhabi, UAE February 2010 Over 1700m2 of shade structures have been installed as part of extensive landscaping project on the Yas Island development near Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Yas Island will play host to numerous attractions, such as a world-class racing circuit, signature hotels, theme parks, marinas, golf courses and will cater to the local resident population as well as international tourists. Project Brief Cracknell Architecture wanted to create an architectural centrepiece for this landscape area of YAS Island. Their client wanted to move away from the formality the existing urban design scheme, but instead an eye-catching architectural feature in a natural landscape setting. Design Solution Taking inspiration from the triangular Yas Island logo and the architects original concepts, a series of interleaving hyper forms were developed. Both PTFE glass fabric and traditional shade cloth were used to introduce subtle differences in colour and texture.
The steelwork design required some assembly and fabrication on site to create the large arch supports for the dramatic fabric forms. The arches provided the strength required to resist the high loads exerted by the canopies, without the need for back stay cables or tie rods. This left plenty of clear space between the steelwork for play equipment, as well as seating and benches in the barbeque area. Structure Requirements Features Type: Design & Build Iconic Design Asymmetric forms Model: Interleaved Hypers Solar shading Mix of fabric textures Location: Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE Clearance for play & BBQ Arched steel brace Fabric: Monotec HDPE 370 Fibertop PTFE Project Team Client: Aldar Architect: Cracknel Architects Engineer: Halcrow Main Contractor: Neal & Bin Harmal

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  • 1. Project: Yas Island Landscaping Canopies, Abu Dhabi, UAE February 2010 Over 1700m2 of shade structures have been installed as part of extensive landscaping project on the Yas Island development near Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Yas Island will play host to numerous attractions, such as a world-class racing circuit, signature hotels, theme parks, marinas, golf courses and will cater to the local resident population as well as international tourists. Project Brief Cracknell Architecture wanted to create an architectural centrepiece for this landscape area of YAS Island. Their client wanted to move away from the formality the existing urban design scheme, but instead an eye-catching architectural feature in a natural landscape setting. Design Solution Taking inspiration from the triangular Yas Island logo and the architects original concepts, a series of interleaving hyper forms were developed. Both PTFE glass fabric and traditional shade cloth were used to introduce subtle differences in colour and texture.
  • 2. The steelwork design required some assembly and fabrication on site to create the large arch supports for the dramatic fabric forms. The arches provided the strength required to resist the high loads exerted by the canopies, without the need for back stay cables or tie rods. This left plenty of clear space between the steelwork for play equipment, as well as seating and benches in the barbeque area. Structure Requirements Features Type: Design & Build Iconic Design Asymmetric forms Model: Interleaved Hypers Solar shading Mix of fabric textures Location: Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE Clearance for play & BBQ Arched steel brace Fabric: Monotec HDPE 370 Fibertop PTFE Project Team Client: Aldar Architect: Cracknel Architects Engineer: Halcrow Main Contractor: Neal & Bin Harmal