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CONSTRUCTION WORLD
MAY
2017
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FORMWORK AND SCAFFOLDING
For the scaffolding contractor, the
biggest challenge was to meet the
extremely tight timetable in spite of only
minimum crane availability. The project-
specific planning service provided by PERI
Australia´s engineers, together with the
system advantages of the flexible PERI
UP Flex Modular Scaffolding, helped the
construction team to complete the work
within the very tight time schedule.
Construction work for the 34 000 m²
expansion of the Chadstone Shopping
Center began back in 2014; today, the
largest shopping centre in Australia has
a total area of around 212 000 m². The
structure receives up to 70 000 visitors
a day – who now have the opportunity
to stroll under an impressive, undulating
curved glass roof.
Flexibility and sophistication
PERI engineers developed a project-
specific solution in close collaboration with
scaffolding contractor, Nomad Scaffolding,
which was optimally adapted to match the
extraordinary geometry and scaffolding
heights of up to 20 m. It was necessary
to be able to reach every angle of the
steel construction along with bridging
large areas and ensuring the reliable
transfer in part of concentrated loads.
Nonetheless, the scaffolding construction
could be erected almost exclusively with
system components.
PERI UP Flex impressively demonstrated
its adaptability during this challenging
project. Thanks to the modular scaffold´s
high level of flexibility, the loads generated
by the steel roof construction could then
be reliably transferred from all areas and,
in addition, the PERI UP solution offered
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ARCHITECTURAL
HIGHLIGHT
‘down under’
In Melbourne, the continent’s
largest shopping centre has been
renovated and expanded. Now
an architecturally demanding,
curved glass construction covers
the Chadstone Shopping Centre
which was opened in 1960.
access points to all areas of the complex
shaped steel roof as well as the safe and
level work spaces. The modular scaffolding
can be optimally adapted to suit almost
any local conditions due to the continuous
metric system grid of all components
along with the possibility of changing the
direction of the decking. Through the self-
locking ledger connection on the rosette
and integrated lock against lifting, PERI UP
Flex can also be installed extremely quickly.
Light solution up for the task
A particular advantage of the PERI UP Flex
Modular Scaffolding in the project was
the low weight of the individual system
components. One reason: due to the
rectangular ledger cross-section, PERI
UP achieves an increased load-bearing
BELOW:
The PERI UP Flex Modular
Scaffolding was adapted to suit the complex-
shaped glass roof structure: all working areas
could be easily and safely reached while every
load transfer was optimally planned.