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Quay Quarter Tower
2019 - 2022
Multiplex
Stairs
Value
$21 million
Brief
Fabrication and installation of 38 sets of spiral stairs in this 3XN-designed sustainable development for AMP Capital. Installation of structural steel reinforcing in the lobby area.
Challenges
- Difficult access rigging
- Preserving pristine white paint and glass finish
- Complex geometrical engineering
Our site installation and rigging teams had to employ some very creative techniques to get these huge sections of spiral stairs in place, each piece weighing 4 tonnes. The largest set of spiral stairs (left) covers 9 floors of commercial space and forms the architectural centrepiece of the building's main atrium, offering 180 degree views of Sydney Harbour.
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6 & 8 Parramatta Square
Fabrication and installation of feature atrium stairs and glass bridge.
Built
2021 - 2022
Sydney University School of Business
Design, manufacture and installation of the central spiral stair feature, multiple connecting stairs, handrails and balustrades both within and external to the building.
John Holland
2016
CBA Darling Square
Fabrication and installation of perforated aluminium clad stairs, balustrading and stainless handrail.
Lendlease
2015 - 2016
50 Martin Place
Fabrication and installation of atrium stairs in perforated aluminium, with a powder coated finish.
Multiplex
2014
Coca-Cola Amatil
Structural steel stair with an unusually high specification paint finish to meet Coca-Cola's branding standards.
CBRE
2014
8 Chifley Square
Fabrication and installation of the atrium stairs in powder coated aluminium cladding and curved glass finish.
Mirvac
2014
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall
2019 - 2022
Taylor Construction
Structural steel
Value
$6 million
Brief
To increase the load-bearing capacity of the stage from 8 tonne to 38 tonne by reinforcing the main stage and choir stall area.
Challenges
- Difficult access
- Working in confined spaces
- Working safely at height
- High fire danger
- Preservation of world heritage-listed interiors
To fulfill the brief required the installation of 180 tonne of steel inside the cavity between the outer shell of the Opera House and the internal wall of the auditorium, and 25m above the auditorium in the Tech Zone from where the stage is suspended.
Without using a crane, up to 2 tonne of steel at a time was brought into the building in stages using pulleys to lift and trolleys to move the steel around inside the cavity.
In places the space inside the cavity was less than a metre wide.
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Chinese Garden of Friendship
Fabrication and installation of the 9-meter bridge for the Chinese Garden of Friendship in Darling Harbour.
THE PROJECT STUDIO
2023
Sydney Opera House Glass Lift
Installation of a glazed lift with architecturally exposed steel detailing over three floors. Precision rigging to ensure the heritage listed roof and glazed atrium were not damaged during lifting.
Laing O'Rourke
2017
Queen Square Law Courts
Icon's first major structural steel job. Supply and installation of structural steel.
Reed Construction
2012
Parramatta Light Rail
2021 - 2024
NSW Government | Laing O'Rourke
Rail & metro
Value
$14.6 million
Brief
Icon Metal was awarded various packages including the fabrication of light rail stops for stations connecting Westmead to Carlingford via Parramatta CBD and Camellia. The packages include steel canopies and cabinets, balustrading, handrails, cladding and aluminium battens.
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Victoria Cross
Fabrication and installation of access panels, balustrades, handrails, ladders, fire curtains and lift pits.
Lendlease
ONGOING
Barangaroo Station
Fabrication and installation of balustrades, louvres and miscellaneous metalwork.
BESIX WATPAC
ONGOING
Pitt Street
Fabrication and installation of metal handrails, ladders, balustrades and support posts.
CPB
ONGOING
Northwest Rapid Transit
Structural and architectural steel and miscellaneous metalwork to 8 stations simultaneously.
CPB Contractors
2019
Wynyard Station
Icon Metal's first project undertaken with State Rail. Balustrade and glass screen works
Laing O'Rourke
2016
Randwick Hospital Redevelopment
2022
LendLease
Health & defence
Value
$2 million
Brief
Miscellaneous metalwork package for the redevelopment of the Prince of Wales Hospital funded by the NSW Government for Health including design, procurement, supply, delivery, installation and certification of all metalwork.
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Children's Hospital Westmead
Supply and installation of roof structural steel in diverse locations of The Children's Hospital Westmead Stage 2.
KANE CONSTRUCTIONS
ONGOING
Sydney Children's Hospital
Link bridge structural steel and feature stairs packages for the Sydney Children's Hospital Stage 1 and Minderoo Children's Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Randwick, New South Wales.
John Holland
ONGOING
Stadium Fitness Facilities
Fabrication and installation of a series of stainless-steel handrails with electroplating finishes.
John Holland
2021
St. George Hospital
Atrium and feature stair glass balustrade, picketed stair balustrades with integrated timber handrails.
Multiplex
2017
Paddington Aged Care Facility
Stainless Steel handrail and balustrade and miscellaneous work.
Multiplex
2017
Westmead Hospital
Perforated aluminium and galvanised steel fire stairs.
Multiplex
2016
Dept. of Defence Moorebank Unit
Balustrading, military training equipment, vehicle maintenance trenches and security partitions.
Laing O'Rourke
2015
Chris O'Brien Lifehouse
Supply and installation of miscellaneous metalwork and glass balustrading.
Multiplex
2014
Roof For Stray Thoughts
2019-2023
Multiplex
Miscellaneous metalwork
Value
$1.7 million
Brief
Installation of "Roof for stray thoughts" stainless steel artwork canopy at Quay Quarter Tower. The artwork was created by the international artist Olafur Eliasson.
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Lands Build
Fabrication and installation of glazed balustrades, timber handrails, and steel balustrades with "Blackened" concept finishing. As well as metal thresholds, soffits, wall rails, corner guards, bollards, lift cladding, access platforms, architectural louvres, skirting, and strengthening the existing structural steel inside the heritage building.
Built
ONGOING
Western Sydney Airport
Fabrication and installation of balustrade, ladder, handrails, tactiles, nosings, bump rails, structural stairs, chain wire mesh, bollards, skirting, bumper rails, and corner guard at the terminal of the airport.
Multiplex
ONGOING
Martin Place Tower
Fabrication and installation of Corner Guards, Balustrades, Custom Stainless Steel Bollards, Ladders, Metal Screens, Gratings, Roller Shutters, and Handrails at Martin Place Tower North and South.
Lendlease
ONGOING
Liverpool Civic Place
Supply and installation of glazed and steel balustrades with posts, handrails and stanchions.
BUILT
2023
Circular Quay Tower
Supply and installation of wall support, galvanised steel balustrades and handrails, steel bollards, corner guards, bike racks, and access ladders in diverse locations of the commercial building.
Lendlease
2022-2023
NEXT DC
Fabrication and installation of miscellaneous metalwork including bike racks and bollards for the new NextDC building.
MULTIPLEX
2021-2022
Wynyard Place
Design, supply and installation of galvanised and stainless steel bike screens, handrails and balustrades, aesthetic and functional maintenance gantry in the clock tower, gold stainless steel feature wall installed in the car park.
Multiplex
2020 - 2021
Arthur Phillip High School
Perforated metal balustrades, handrails, gates and column cladding.
Watpac
2019
ICC Darling Harbour
Supply and installation of screens, bollards, and balustrades in a variety of finishes.
Lendlease
2016
ANZ Stadium
One of the largest projects Icon Metal has ever undertaken. Balustrading and cladding package for 90,000 capacity olympic stadium.
Multiplex
1999
High Volume Side Tippers
2023
Graham Lusty Trailers
Bulk haulage
Icon Metal has been appointed by Graham Lusty Trailers for the fabrication and assembly of High Volume Side Tippers.
The GLT High-Volume Side Tipper is an engineering masterpiece. It is customisable and designed with safety in mind. With a Tare weight 10.7 tonnes, and load capacity around 53mᶾ, it keeps the centre of mass within the footprint of the trailer throughout the tipping process, making it ideal for the waste transfer and high-volume markets.