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Celeste Apartments are located at Breakfast Point in Sydney;
the apartments were constructed by Westform Formworks
Pty Ltd.
To reduce construction time on this
project and thereby reduce costs, Westform decided to
pour the structures columns and slabs at the same time.
This construction method meant that Westform wouldn’t
be able to secure the Airodek soffit formwork to the columns
for the forming of the slabs, as normally occurs, and
therefore they would be unable to stabilise the Airodek
panels. However by using Rapidshor shoring towers, instead
of props, in a 1.8m x 1.8m grid at 3.6m centres both ways
as bracing bays, the structure was totally stabilised.
The Celeste Apartments was the first
project that Westform Formworks utilised the Airodek system
on. They were extremely happy with the faster erection
times, which provided distinct savings in labour costs.
They were also pleased that Airodek eliminated the usual
untidy timber and ply off cuts that can hinder safety
at construction sites.
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