Architect David Hood chose Kingspan products for the Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre in Murwillumbah.

KS1000 RW Insulated Trapezoidal Roof panel in Colorbond Woodland Grey was complimented by Kingspan Architectural Wall Panels in Micro-Rib profile (KS1000 MR) in Colorbond Citi. Both ustilise Kingspan’s new Aquasafe liner— the Aquasafe coating is a specially developed 200 mm plastisol layer which is used on the internal liner.

The combination of the non-corrosive Aquasafe surface with the closed-cell, rigid PIR insulation core and purpose engineered panel joints, result in an impermeable barrier.

The $16.5m Aquatic Centre and multi-level car park was designed and constructed by Multi Span Australia to provide facilities to the regional and international community.

“Kingspan Insulated Panels are a sound solution for this type of project. They satisfied all our requirements with ease. The insulated panel technology provides a pre-finished product — they are quick to install, have good insulation properties to aid in compliance with building regulations, and with the secret fix installation provide clean lines which adds to the overall aesthetic effect," Hood says.

"The Aquasafe liner provides a protective internal skin that will resist attack from the internal pool environment, and all this is backed by a 15-year guarantee.”

The Kingspan panels allowed the structural design of the building to use less supporting steel, leaving the internal environment with clean lines and minimal internal structural steel exposure. The spaning capabilities of the Kingspan panels allowed us to design an efficient structurally sound model, which gave us savings in terms of time and money spent on onsite materials and construction.

The external sweeping roof lines with the wide ribbed Kingspan RW profile allow the roof to fold and rap down the building façade creating the desired architectural form.

The Kingspan roof and walls panels were installed by Hales and Lunn.

Kingspan insulated panel systems comprise the external finish, bonded to a rigid insulation core with pre-finished internal liner offering an all-in-one package offering an effective alternative to traditional multi part systems.