Case study · Architecture
A 28 m steel dome for a house of worship in Kinshasa.
The dome, rack wall and upper and lower canopies of a house of worship: a circular structure 28 m across and 26 m high, rolled and fabricated in our works for export.
- Structure
- 28 m circular, 26 m high
- Parts
- Dome, rack wall, canopies
- Finish
- Blasted, primed, painted
- Destination
- DR Congo
- Status
- Delivered
The project
Architectural steel is seen, not hidden: curved members had to be rolled true and every joint fair.
What we made
- Customised architectural rolled steel
- Dome and rack wall
- Upper and lower canopies
- Cooling tower ducting
How we built it
- Three-roll pinch cum pyramid plate rollsCurved members rolled to the dome geometry.
- Conveyor shot-blasting lineBlasted, primed and painted in house.
Shipped and erected in Kinshasa.
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