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Space Age SPACE Roof from Serious for Reading and Leeds
Serious recently demonstrated a series of new products including the Space Roof on Worthy Farm, site of the Glastonbury Festival – another event that will feature plenty of Serious products across its various areas this year.
Space Roof is built from SPACE truss, a space-efficient steel truss system that has featured in Serious Stages’ product portfolio since 1999, and is traditionally used for a range of building structures of up to 41m in span.
Serious has now developed the new 20m and 25m Space roofs to offer a logical step up from their smaller Orbit sibling structures, with increased load capacity, trim height and clear spanning. Constructed from steel Space truss, the 20m and 25m Space roofs utilise a new flatter arch profile with vertical ‘legs’”.
The modular main arches are spaced 4.8m apart so clients can tailor the stage depth to their exact requirements. The Roofs feature a flat rear gable end which maximises the usable covered area and an angled, load-bearing ‘cantilever’ arch providing front-of-stage cover and convenient rigging points for front lighting. The standard maximum trim height is 13.4m for the 20m roof and 15.8m for the 25m roof.
The configuration of the 20m and 25m Space roofs is extremely robust, allowing for a relatively high loading capacity. Load bearings are specific to the final stage specifications, but the 25m Space arch has a maximum distributed load capacity of 11 tonnes - and the front cantilever arch can support a distributed load of over six tonnes. Spreader beams are pre-rigged between the main truss arches to ensure that any required rigging points are ‘dead-hangs’.
The Space Roof is constructed very simply, by locking units together on the ground and using a crane and motor system to construct the stage. This is hugely beneficial from a Health and Safety perspective as it minimises the amount of people working at height.
In addition to all this, the Space Roof systems are highly versatile. The large clear span offers numerous options for viewing platforms, technical areas and wings created using Serious’s mezzanine systems off to the sides of the stage.
With the Roofs capable of flying such extraordinary loads, it’s possible to bring normally external elements like PA wings and video screens within the confines of the stage – reducing the need for event ‘extras’ like PA towers or masts – and making the Space roof even more cost efficient option for production managers and event organisers.
The new 20m and 25m Space roofs combine the proven weatherisation and hardiness of the Orbit Roof with a large load-bearing capacity and the flatter aesthetic of a more traditional roof. They can withstand a wind speed of up to 110 km per hour and have no snow-load limitations – an ideal and impressive structure for any climate and meteorology.
In picture: Serious Stages’ 20 metre Space Roof with 18m D-End stage built inside it – to illustrate the available space. This is a test-build; the stage is not fully sheete
19th May 2005
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