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AQUATICS + SPORTS + LEISURE FACILITIES

SELECTED PROJECT LIST 2019

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AQUATIC OLYMPIC VENUE NATIONAL AQUATIC CENTRE, BUKIT JALIL, MALAYSIA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION NAC

Malaysian National Aquatic Centre is comprised of an Olympic 10 lane competition pool with moving

bulkhead; an 8 lane 50 m training pool with moving floor; a 25 m diving pool and a warm up pool for the

divers. Originally built in 1996/1997 for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia, this facility can now

boast world’s best practice in filtration, sterilization and finishes and equipment.

PROJECT INFORMATION LOCATION: National Sports Centre, Bukit Jalil, Selangor, Malaysia.

CLIENT: MRCB

SERVICES BY ARGO: Full architectural and mechanical and electrical engineering design and documentation

services. Periodic inspection services during construction, clerk of works on site.

PROJECT COST: AU$ 25 million (TBA)

CONSTRUCTION: 2016-2017

BACK STORY: Originally built for the 2008 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia, Argo was instrumental in the

establishment of the moving floor system in the training pool, managing the design process, tendering,

manufacture and installation on behalf of the government. 20 years later, Argo has been re-engaged as

architect and mechanical and electrical engineer for the full refurbishment of the aquatics including all plant

and equipment, pool and concourse finishes and the moving floor and moving bulkhead, both of which are

being fully replaced. This project‘s completion: April 2017 in time for the South East Asian Games.

Argo created with Casalgrande Padana and new concourse tile specifically designed for aquatic centres. This

new tile has a slip rating of a high P5 and is coloured royal blue to offset the mid blue swimming and diving

pools. This striking new tile is in a 600 mm square format and likely to become the new standard in aquatic

centre design for years to come.


SPLASH PARKS WETSIDE, WATER EDUCATION PARK, HERVEY BAY, QUEENSLAND

PROJECT DESCRIPTION Wetside

Water Park and Environmental education facility. Largest interactive water play park in Australia, 2nd largest

on Earth. All water harvested from the town storm water system and recycled. Low energy design. Over

2,000 interactive water jets and water play items including the World's largest wave rider machine.

PROJECT INFORMATION LOCATION: The Esplanade, Pialba, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia

CLIENT: Tim Waldron CEO, Wide Bay Water Corporation

SERVICES BY ARGO: Full architectural design and documentation services.

Periodic inspection services during construction.

PROJECT COST: AU$ 12.5 million


BACK STORY: The brief for this gift to the Hervey Bay community was simple and succinct. Create a

facility that can educate the public about water conservation that will also generate enough

interest in the region to double the bed-stay nights in Hervey Bay, already famous for whale

watching and Fraser Island, a national treasure. Argo selected the site immediately on the beach

adjacent to the local aboriginal gathering place and designed a major piece of urban art based

on water and its ability to hold many forms. Wetside transcends the kitsch, elevating splash parks to

the status of art by collaboration with local artists and artisans to create over two million dollars

worth of art embedded into one of the most sophisticated water play spaces ever conceived. At

night, Wetside transforms into a spectacular sound, light and water show with computer controlled

water jets 8 to 12 m high choreographed to music. This free access water attraction has

successfully attracted over 600 new backpacker rooms within300 metres of the site and is well over

by locals as their favoured recreational venue.


SPLASH PARKS SPLASH ZONE, GLADSTONE, QUEENSLAND

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Splash Zone

Zero depth water play zones for children 0-12 years. Dedicated toddlers pool, age appropriate water features

and water play including tipping bucket, mist zone, action river, custom designed water play and off the shelf

units. Includes 30% site shading with retractable sails and seating for 150 adults in sun lounges and bistro style

areas.

PROJECT INFORMATION

LOCATION: Gladstone Aquatic Centre, Gladstone, Queensland, Australia

CLIENT: Gladstone Regional Council

SERVICES BY ARGO: ARGO: Full architectural design and documentation services. Tendering assistance to

council and Superintendent and special aquatic advisor to the project manager during construction.

PROJECT COST: AU$ 2.2 million

CONSTRUCTION: 2013

BACK STORY: Gladstone Council required a facility to attract workers at Boyne Island to become residents of

Gladstone instead of flying in and out each shift. An Agora (outdoor meeting place) approach to the design

would create a facility that attracted families and hence satisfied this criteria. The design was developed with a

high level of amenity feeling more like a resort than a public pool. Shade, seating and landscape gardens were

established into which the water play was inserted, Each area of water play is dedicated to a specific age group

with seating within a few metres for parents to passively supervise. This high level of climatic and social comfort

ensured that this facility when opened, lifted attendance at the aquatic centre by 49% (as reported by Council 1

year after the grand opening. Anecdotally, the children’s water play area went from having 4 to 8 people on

average to having 50 to 70 on weekdays and up to 800 on weekend days.


WATER THEME PARKS PANDAWA, SOLO BARU, JAVA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Pandawa Water Park

Largest interactive water play park in Indonesia, Features largest wave pool and action river ride in Indonesia.

Themed on the Pandawa Lima heroes from Mahabharata mythology Largest sculpture of the Hindu god,

Krisna, in the world with collaboration and blessings from the regional Hindu temple.

PROJECT INFORMATION

LOCATION: Solo Baru, Central Java, Indonesia

CLIENT: PT Pondok Solo Permai

SERVICES BY ARGO: Master Planning, full architectural services

PROJECT COST: Ind.Rp 190 billion


BACK STORY: This 2.5 hectare themed water park is the largest and most popular facility of its kind in Central

Java, Indonesia attracting regularly in excess of 8,000 on weekends. The Pandawa Lima are the five brothers of

the Hindu epic and religious text the Mahabharata. The Pandawa are royal brothers with magical powers and

many stories of their adventures in the Mahabharata weave a social and moral tale upon which Hinduism is

based. The trail of Hinduism out of India, through Sri Lanka and across Java until it settled finally in Bali has left a

layer of Hinduism in the Javanese Island despite it now being predominantly Moslem. This has allowed the tales

of the 5 brothers to become well known in this region and effectively become cultural heroes easily and quickly

adopted by children as theme park icons. Auspiced by the local Hindu temple, this water park is an important

link to their history and culture for most Javanese. The water park was also a collaboration between Argo and

the famed Indonesian sculptor Wayan Winten and his team of over 100 local artisans to conceive the world's

largest sculpture of Krisna. A simultaneous collaboration between Argo and the famed Javanese sculptor Dr

Dunadi of Studio Satiaji to create the heroic


WATER FEATURES SUIKINKUTSU (WATER HARP), BRISBANE

PROJECT DESCRIPTION Water Harp

Ancient Japanese garden water feature (Suikinkutsu) recreated by master Japanese landscaper

Kubo Yoshinobu in conjunction with ARGO. Ancient aboriginal “electric eel” totem of the Turrbal

Tribe was incorporated into the path and blessed by both Japanese and Aboriginal elders. Wash

hands in the basin to play the water harp.

PROJECT INFORMATION

LOCATION: Roma Street Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, Australia

CLIENT: Project Services (State Government of QLD). Collaboration between the Australia Japan Society; Turrbal

Tribal Elders, Japanese Consulate of Queensland, Queensland University, Premier's Office, State Government of

Queensland.

SERVICES BY ARGO: Full architectural

PROJECT COST: AU $35,000

CONSTRUCTION: 2009

BACK STORY: The technology for this type of ancient Japanese water feature was thought lost until Master

Landscaper, Kubo Yoshinobu, excavated the ancient remains of one during a Japanese temple restoration

effectively resurrecting the art of 'washing hands' while 'playing harp'. Eager to revive this landscape treasure,

Master Yoshinobu agreed to international cultural exchanges such as this one in order to promote Japanese

culture and to engender greater understanding of landscape. The 'water harp' is designed to give greater

appreciation of the environment while functioning as a drinking fountain, hand wash and drainage system.

As water emerges from a bamboo pipe, the act of washing hands or cupping water to drink, creates an

interference wave in the stone bowl that creates a 'plucking' effect on the drops of water that fall below into s

submerged terracotta bell. The sound of water dropping into the bell reverberates and when tuned properly

creates the sound of a harp. "Wash hands - Play harp."


SHORT COURSE OLYMPIC POOLS SHERATON MIRAGE SHORT COURSE OLYMPIC POOL, GOLD COAST

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Sheraton Mirage Short Course Olympic Pool

Fastest short course Olympic pool in Australia.

Featuring mild salt water chlorination and automatic retractable pool blanket fitted under the concourse.

PROJECT INFORMATION

LOCATION: The Spit, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

CLIENT: Christopher Skase, Quintex Group.

SERVICES BY ARGO: Design and documentation of pool and pool hydraulics. Periodic inspections during

construction.

PROJECT COST: AU $450,000

CONSTRUCTION: 1988

BACK STORY: This sports pool represented the 'state of the art', including the following world firsts in

Olympic Pool design:

- Fully automatic retractable thermal blanket concealed in a sub-concourse chamber,

- Mild salt water chlorination.

- Solar heating

The intellectual property held by Argo led to this Pool being the fastest pool of its type in Australia and as a

consequence, the preferred pre-Olympics training facility for many elite swimmers. As intellectual property

developer of the world's fastest Olympic pools, Argo has been involved in the design of the following Olympic

Complexes: Homebush Aquatic Centre, Sydney Olympic Venue, Australia; Common-wealth Games Natatoria,

Bukit Jalil, Malaysia; Olympic Selection and Training Facility, Nanjing, PR of China and Perth Aquatic Centre,

Western Australia, 1998 FINA World Aquatic Championships venue where 12 World Records were broken in the

Olympic pool first equipped with Argo intellectual property. In no other sporting event, ever have so many

world records been broken in a single meet.


INTEGRATED RESORTS INFINITY, LANG FANG, HEBEI PROVINCE, PR of CHINA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Infinity

Water Park, Ocean Park, Underwater Museum, 5 star and 4 star hotel and convention centre.

3 tourist attractions all located under one 325 m diameter free spanning dome. Day capacity of 1 million

visitors. Located on 50 hectares on the main Langfang off ramp on the super freeway between Tianjin

and Beijing.

PROJECT INFORMATION

LOCATION: Langfang, Hebei Province, PR of China.

CLIENT: Australian Leisure Industries for the Quan Yin Corporation, Beijing.

SERVICES BY ARGO: Master planning, schematic design.

PROJECT COST: US $1.25 billion

CONSTRUCTION: Commenced 1997, incomplete.

BACK STORY: This integrated resort was inspired by the need to entertain the rising middle class in China who

had limited destination holiday packages. Capable of a one million standing population, this attraction

boasted the world's largest free standing done at 324 metres in diameter. So large was this design that it

was anticipated that a micro-climate within the dome would generate its own weather. As a result, Argo

developed an interactive skin that reacted to the climate modifying temperatures from 40 deg C below to

36 deg C above zero.. An additional design test was the category A earthquake zone of the site requiring

the structure to withstand up to 7.5 on the Richter Scale. Aided by SMEC, Asia Pacific's largest engineering

consultancy, Argo established a schematic design and superintended the commencement of construction.

Over US$120 million was spent on site before the Asian financial crisis of 1996/97 halted construction. The

dome design stands as an example of hi-tech mechanical and architectural design.


AQUATIC CENTRES BLACKALL, QUEENSLAND

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Blackall Aquatic Centre

Public facility located in the Outback of Queensland. 15 hours drive from Brisbane the closest capital city. 50

m six lane swimming pool with resort style beach edges, underwater ledges, islands and water play features.

Public amenities, multi-purpose rooms, kiosk, office and club facilities. Awarded equal best public facility prize

in Australia 1992 by National Heart Foundation and Local Government Association. First public pool in Australia

to merge resort edge detailing with competition pool

PROJECT INFORMATION

LOCATION: Blackall, Central West Queensland, Australia.

CLIENT: Blackall Shire Council.

SERVICES BY ARGO: Master planning, architectural.

PROJECT COST: US $1.25 million

CONSTRUCTION: 1991

BACK STORY: Blackall is a small country town in Outback Australia approximately 1,000 km West of Brisbane. At

the time of the design, the Mayor was seeking a facility that would help to offset the lack of leisure facilities in

town with the recent closure of the only cinema within 300 km. The aquatic centre featured new design

ground in aquatics combining a resort style atmosphere and high quality architectural detailing with the

required 6 lane Olympic sports pool. With permission of FINA, Argo designed a beach edge and entry to the 50

m pool which incorporates islands, underwater ledges and lounges, a spa and beach entries for leisure

swimming and learn to swim capacity. The pool is fed by a natural spring bore emerging at 58 deg C. A multi-

purpose pavilion for events and club activities has allowed the residents of Blackall to embrace the facility for

everything from weddings to birthday parties, swim meets to family picnics. As a result, the population of

Blackall rose for several years after completion of this project and has levelled against the demographic trend

for most country centres in Australia.


MOVING FLOOR SYSTEMS NATIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX, MALAYSIA

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Moving Floor

Largest moving floor system in SE Asia. Cable drum driven movable floor insert into existing Olympic Pool.

25 m x 27 m. Allows water depth variations of zero to 2.5 m depth across half the pool.

PROJECT INFORMATION

LOCATION: Malaysian National Sports Complex, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia.

CLIENT: UEM Sdn Bhd

SERVICES BY ARGO: Specialist consulting and detail documentation advice to the manufacturer.

PROJECT COST: MYR $1.2 million

CONSTRUCTION: 2003

BACK STORY: After the successful design and implementation of the moving floor system at Sydney's 2000

Olympic venue, Argo was engaged to design and technically manage the system design, manufacture and

installation of the moving floor for the Malaysian National Aquatic Centre for the 1998 XVI Commonwealth

Games. Project Managers, United Engineers Malaysia (UEM), oversaw this technically challenging installation,

which was awarded to Variopool in the Netherlands. Manufactured from folded stainless steel beams and

composite plastics, this transparent floor system became, for a period, the largest moving object in Asia. The

push button control system allowed pool management to regularly alter the depth of the training pool each

day to suit the user groups' programmed activities, such as: learn to swim, leisure swimming, Aquarobics, swim

training, hydro-therapy and water polo. The installation of this unit allows for considerable additional usage of

this pool and inherently greater income per square metre of pool water surface.


STADIA SUNSHINE COAST STADIUM, QUEENSLAND

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Sunshine Coast STADIUM

Multi Award Winning Facility 2010 Master Builders Queensland.

Best Project $10-$20 million.

Stage 1 of a 15,000 seat rectangular sport stadium for soccer, rugby league and rugby union. Stage 1 includes

all change room facilities, management offices, cafe, kitchen and concourse members' club.

PROJECT INFORMATION

LOCATION: Sportsman's Parade, Bokarina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

CLIENT: Hutchinson Builders D&C contract to the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.

SERVICES BY ARGO: Full architectural design and documentation services.

Inspection services during construction.

PROJECT COST: AU$ 10 million


BACK STORY: This heavily contested tender was won by the Hutchinson Builders + Argo Architects team

through the innovation of a commercial mezzanine floor capable of accommodating allied sports clubs,

sports therapists and complementary retailers. The additional passive income for the local government

owners was a convincing argument and Argo's clean, screened stadium design was selected. The West

facing Coreten rusted steel sun shading device protects the building from harsh setting sunrays and has

become a local icon, dubbed "Ned Kelly" due to the viewing slot at the top to allow upper concourse

balcony views across to the rowing course behind the stadium. The Coreten steel sun screen features a

basket weave pattern of punched high tensile steel. The facility is water self-sufficient and is constructed

from materials with g low to no ongoing maintenance requirements. This facility is energy neutral with a 30

KW photovoltaic collector and the first electric car recharge points in any public facility in Australia.

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