Taronga Zoo – Wildlife Retreat
Rickard Engineering was engaged by Hi-Tec Windows to provide design engineering and certification on the latest Taronga Zoo upgrade – Wildlife Retreat. This Eco-Retreat consists of five buildings (Accommodation Pods), Restaurant and a Guest Lodge. Rickard Engineering was responsible for engineering the glazing on the project including:
- Glass sliding doors and windows
- Point supported curved glass on the restaurant staircase
- Glass awnings at the accommodation pods
- Glass Skylight on the Guest lodge
- Aluminium louvres on the Guest Lodge
- Vertical perforated sunshades at the restaurant and pods
- Thermal assessment of the glass
