Located in Northbridge, WA, the State Theatre Centre (STC) is approaching the end of its construction, which is expected to be completed in late 2010. The STC will feature a 575 seat Heath Ledger Theatre and a 234 seat flexible Studio Underground, with both theatres equipped with the latest stage technology and comfortable seating. Also included in the Centre is The Courtyard, a multi-purpose outdoor events space, two rehearsal rooms and two flexible-use private suites.
CableNet grids are suspended from existing steelwork by welding brackets into the bottom cord of the roof truss and bolting to the frame. Woven from 3mm diameter 180 grade high tensile theatre black finish carbon steel wire rope with a minimum break load of 540kgf, the grids are designed to support a maximum point load of 250kg in a square metre (only one such load per frame), which is indicative of two person's adjacent carrying equipment up to 50kg in weight between them.
Jands has also recently completed the installation of a second CableNet system into the Sydney Catholic Vocational College.
(Jim Evans)
