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AQUATIC OLYMPIC VENUE NATIONAL AQUATIC CENTRE, BUKIT JALIL, MALAYSIA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION NAC
Malaysian National Aquatic Centre is comprised of an Olympic 10 lane competition pool with moving
bulkhead; an 8 lane 50 m training pool with moving floor; a 25 m diving pool and a warm up pool for the
divers. Originally built in 1996/1997 for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia, this facility can now
boast world’s best practice in filtration, sterilization and finishes and equipment.
PROJECT INFORMATION LOCATION: National Sports Centre, Bukit Jalil, Selangor, Malaysia.
CLIENT: MRCB
SERVICES BY ARGO: Full architectural and mechanical and electrical engineering design and documentation
services. Periodic inspection services during construction, clerk of works on site.
PROJECT COST: AU$ 25 million (TBA)
CONSTRUCTION: 2016-2017
BACK STORY: Originally built for the 2008 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia, Argo was instrumental in the
establishment of the moving floor system in the training pool, managing the design process, tendering,
manufacture and installation on behalf of the government. 20 years later, Argo has been re-engaged as
architect and mechanical and electrical engineer for the full refurbishment of the aquatics including all plant
and equipment, pool and concourse finishes and the moving floor and moving bulkhead, both of which are
being fully replaced. This project‘s completion: April 2017 in time for the South East Asian Games.
Argo created with Casalgrande Padana and new concourse tile specifically designed for aquatic centres. This
new tile has a slip rating of a high P5 and is coloured royal blue to offset the mid blue swimming and diving
pools. This striking new tile is in a 600 mm square format and likely to become the new standard in aquatic
centre design for years to come.
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SPLASH PARKS WETSIDE, WATER EDUCATION PARK, HERVEY BAY, QUEENSLAND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION Wetside
Water Park and Environmental education facility. Largest interactive water play park in Australia, 2nd largest
on Earth. All water harvested from the town storm water system and recycled. Low energy design. Over
2,000 interactive water jets and water play items including the World's largest wave rider machine.
PROJECT INFORMATION LOCATION: The Esplanade, Pialba, Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia
CLIENT: Tim Waldron CEO, Wide Bay Water Corporation
SERVICES BY ARGO: Full architectural design and documentation services.
Periodic inspection services during construction.
PROJECT COST: AU$ 12.5 million
CONSTRUCTION: 2008-2009
BACK STORY: The brief for this gift to the Hervey Bay community was simple and succinct. Create a
facility that can educate the public about water conservation that will also generate enough
interest in the region to double the bed-stay nights in Hervey Bay, already famous for whale
watching and Fraser Island, a national treasure. Argo selected the site immediately on the beach
adjacent to the local aboriginal gathering place and designed a major piece of urban art based
on water and its ability to hold many forms. Wetside transcends the kitsch, elevating splash parks to
the status of art by collaboration with local artists and artisans to create over two million dollars
worth of art embedded into one of the most sophisticated water play spaces ever conceived. At
night, Wetside transforms into a spectacular sound, light and water show with computer controlled
water jets 8 to 12 m high choreographed to music. This free access water attraction has
successfully attracted over 600 new backpacker rooms within300 metres of the site and is well over
by locals as their favoured recreational venue.
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SPLASH PARKS SPLASH ZONE, GLADSTONE, QUEENSLAND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Splash Zone
Zero depth water play zones for children 0-12 years. Dedicated toddlers pool, age appropriate water features
and water play including tipping bucket, mist zone, action river, custom designed water play and off the shelf
units. Includes 30% site shading with retractable sails and seating for 150 adults in sun lounges and bistro style
areas.
PROJECT INFORMATION
LOCATION: Gladstone Aquatic Centre, Gladstone, Queensland, Australia
CLIENT: Gladstone Regional Council
SERVICES BY ARGO: ARGO: Full architectural design and documentation services. Tendering assistance to
council and Superintendent and special aquatic advisor to the project manager during construction.
PROJECT COST: AU$ 2.2 million
CONSTRUCTION: 2013
BACK STORY: Gladstone Council required a facility to attract workers at Boyne Island to become residents of
Gladstone instead of flying in and out each shift. An Agora (outdoor meeting place) approach to the design
would create a facility that attracted families and hence satisfied this criteria. The design was developed with a
high level of amenity feeling more like a resort than a public pool. Shade, seating and landscape gardens were
established into which the water play was inserted, Each area of water play is dedicated to a specific age group
with seating within a few metres for parents to passively supervise. This high level of climatic and social comfort
ensured that this facility when opened, lifted attendance at the aquatic centre by 49% (as reported by Council 1
year after the grand opening. Anecdotally, the children’s water play area went from having 4 to 8 people on
average to having 50 to 70 on weekdays and up to 800 on weekend days.
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WATER THEME PARKS PANDAWA, SOLO BARU, JAVA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Pandawa Water Park
Largest interactive water play park in Indonesia, Features largest wave pool and action river ride in Indonesia.
Themed on the Pandawa Lima heroes from Mahabharata mythology Largest sculpture of the Hindu god,
Krisna, in the world with collaboration and blessings from the regional Hindu temple.
PROJECT INFORMATION
LOCATION: Solo Baru, Central Java, Indonesia
CLIENT: PT Pondok Solo Permai
SERVICES BY ARGO: Master Planning, full architectural services
PROJECT COST: Ind.Rp 190 billion
CONSTRUCTION: 2003-2004
BACK STORY: This 2.5 hectare themed water park is the largest and most popular facility of its kind in Central
Java, Indonesia attracting regularly in excess of 8,000 on weekends. The Pandawa Lima are the five brothers of
the Hindu epic and religious text the Mahabharata. The Pandawa are royal brothers with magical powers and
many stories of their adventures in the Mahabharata weave a social and moral tale upon which Hinduism is
based. The trail of Hinduism out of India, through Sri Lanka and across Java until it settled finally in Bali has left a
layer of Hinduism in the Javanese Island despite it now being predominantly Moslem. This has allowed the tales
of the 5 brothers to become well known in this region and effectively become cultural heroes easily and quickly
adopted by children as theme park icons. Auspiced by the local Hindu temple, this water park is an important
link to their history and culture for most Javanese. The water park was also a collaboration between Argo and
the famed Indonesian sculptor Wayan Winten and his team of over 100 local artisans to conceive the world's
largest sculpture of Krisna. A simultaneous collaboration between Argo and the famed Javanese sculptor Dr
Dunadi of Studio Satiaji to create the heroic
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WATER FEATURES SUIKINKUTSU (WATER HARP), BRISBANE
PROJECT DESCRIPTION Water Harp
Ancient Japanese garden water feature (Suikinkutsu) recreated by master Japanese landscaper
Kubo Yoshinobu in conjunction with ARGO. Ancient aboriginal “electric eel” totem of the Turrbal
Tribe was incorporated into the path and blessed by both Japanese and Aboriginal elders. Wash
hands in the basin to play the water harp.
PROJECT INFORMATION
LOCATION: Roma Street Botanical Gardens, Brisbane, Australia
CLIENT: Project Services (State Government of QLD). Collaboration between the Australia Japan Society; Turrbal
Tribal Elders, Japanese Consulate of Queensland, Queensland University, Premier's Office, State Government of
Queensland.
SERVICES BY ARGO: Full architectural
PROJECT COST: AU $35,000
CONSTRUCTION: 2009
BACK STORY: The technology for this type of ancient Japanese water feature was thought lost until Master
Landscaper, Kubo Yoshinobu, excavated the ancient remains of one during a Japanese temple restoration
effectively resurrecting the art of 'washing hands' while 'playing harp'. Eager to revive this landscape treasure,
Master Yoshinobu agreed to international cultural exchanges such as this one in order to promote Japanese
culture and to engender greater understanding of landscape. The 'water harp' is designed to give greater
appreciation of the environment while functioning as a drinking fountain, hand wash and drainage system.
As water emerges from a bamboo pipe, the act of washing hands or cupping water to drink, creates an
interference wave in the stone bowl that creates a 'plucking' effect on the drops of water that fall below into s
submerged terracotta bell. The sound of water dropping into the bell reverberates and when tuned properly
creates the sound of a harp. "Wash hands - Play harp."
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SHORT COURSE OLYMPIC POOLS SHERATON MIRAGE SHORT COURSE OLYMPIC POOL, GOLD COAST
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Sheraton Mirage Short Course Olympic Pool
Fastest short course Olympic pool in Australia.
Featuring mild salt water chlorination and automatic retractable pool blanket fitted under the concourse.
PROJECT INFORMATION
LOCATION: The Spit, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
CLIENT: Christopher Skase, Quintex Group.
SERVICES BY ARGO: Design and documentation of pool and pool hydraulics. Periodic inspections during
construction.
PROJECT COST: AU $450,000
CONSTRUCTION: 1988
BACK STORY: This sports pool represented the 'state of the art', including the following world firsts in
Olympic Pool design:
- Fully automatic retractable thermal blanket concealed in a sub-concourse chamber,
- Mild salt water chlorination.
- Solar heating
The intellectual property held by Argo led to this Pool being the fastest pool of its type in Australia and as a
consequence, the preferred pre-Olympics training facility for many elite swimmers. As intellectual property
developer of the world's fastest Olympic pools, Argo has been involved in the design of the following Olympic
Complexes: Homebush Aquatic Centre, Sydney Olympic Venue, Australia; Common-wealth Games Natatoria,
Bukit Jalil, Malaysia; Olympic Selection and Training Facility, Nanjing, PR of China and Perth Aquatic Centre,
Western Australia, 1998 FINA World Aquatic Championships venue where 12 World Records were broken in the
Olympic pool first equipped with Argo intellectual property. In no other sporting event, ever have so many
world records been broken in a single meet.
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INTEGRATED RESORTS INFINITY, LANG FANG, HEBEI PROVINCE, PR of CHINA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Infinity
Water Park, Ocean Park, Underwater Museum, 5 star and 4 star hotel and convention centre.
3 tourist attractions all located under one 325 m diameter free spanning dome. Day capacity of 1 million
visitors. Located on 50 hectares on the main Langfang off ramp on the super freeway between Tianjin
and Beijing.
PROJECT INFORMATION
LOCATION: Langfang, Hebei Province, PR of China.
CLIENT: Australian Leisure Industries for the Quan Yin Corporation, Beijing.
SERVICES BY ARGO: Master planning, schematic design.
PROJECT COST: US $1.25 billion
CONSTRUCTION: Commenced 1997, incomplete.
BACK STORY: This integrated resort was inspired by the need to entertain the rising middle class in China who
had limited destination holiday packages. Capable of a one million standing population, this attraction
boasted the world's largest free standing done at 324 metres in diameter. So large was this design that it
was anticipated that a micro-climate within the dome would generate its own weather. As a result, Argo
developed an interactive skin that reacted to the climate modifying temperatures from 40 deg C below to
36 deg C above zero.. An additional design test was the category A earthquake zone of the site requiring
the structure to withstand up to 7.5 on the Richter Scale. Aided by SMEC, Asia Pacific's largest engineering
consultancy, Argo established a schematic design and superintended the commencement of construction.
Over US$120 million was spent on site before the Asian financial crisis of 1996/97 halted construction. The
dome design stands as an example of hi-tech mechanical and architectural design.
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AQUATIC CENTRES BLACKALL, QUEENSLAND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Blackall Aquatic Centre
Public facility located in the Outback of Queensland. 15 hours drive from Brisbane the closest capital city. 50
m six lane swimming pool with resort style beach edges, underwater ledges, islands and water play features.
Public amenities, multi-purpose rooms, kiosk, office and club facilities. Awarded equal best public facility prize
in Australia 1992 by National Heart Foundation and Local Government Association. First public pool in Australia
to merge resort edge detailing with competition pool
PROJECT INFORMATION
LOCATION: Blackall, Central West Queensland, Australia.
CLIENT: Blackall Shire Council.
SERVICES BY ARGO: Master planning, architectural.
PROJECT COST: US $1.25 million
CONSTRUCTION: 1991
BACK STORY: Blackall is a small country town in Outback Australia approximately 1,000 km West of Brisbane. At
the time of the design, the Mayor was seeking a facility that would help to offset the lack of leisure facilities in
town with the recent closure of the only cinema within 300 km. The aquatic centre featured new design
ground in aquatics combining a resort style atmosphere and high quality architectural detailing with the
required 6 lane Olympic sports pool. With permission of FINA, Argo designed a beach edge and entry to the 50
m pool which incorporates islands, underwater ledges and lounges, a spa and beach entries for leisure
swimming and learn to swim capacity. The pool is fed by a natural spring bore emerging at 58 deg C. A multi-
purpose pavilion for events and club activities has allowed the residents of Blackall to embrace the facility for
everything from weddings to birthday parties, swim meets to family picnics. As a result, the population of
Blackall rose for several years after completion of this project and has levelled against the demographic trend
for most country centres in Australia.
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MOVING FLOOR SYSTEMS NATIONAL SPORTS COMPLEX, MALAYSIA
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Moving Floor
Largest moving floor system in SE Asia. Cable drum driven movable floor insert into existing Olympic Pool.
25 m x 27 m. Allows water depth variations of zero to 2.5 m depth across half the pool.
PROJECT INFORMATION
LOCATION: Malaysian National Sports Complex, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia.
CLIENT: UEM Sdn Bhd
SERVICES BY ARGO: Specialist consulting and detail documentation advice to the manufacturer.
PROJECT COST: MYR $1.2 million
CONSTRUCTION: 2003
BACK STORY: After the successful design and implementation of the moving floor system at Sydney's 2000
Olympic venue, Argo was engaged to design and technically manage the system design, manufacture and
installation of the moving floor for the Malaysian National Aquatic Centre for the 1998 XVI Commonwealth
Games. Project Managers, United Engineers Malaysia (UEM), oversaw this technically challenging installation,
which was awarded to Variopool in the Netherlands. Manufactured from folded stainless steel beams and
composite plastics, this transparent floor system became, for a period, the largest moving object in Asia. The
push button control system allowed pool management to regularly alter the depth of the training pool each
day to suit the user groups' programmed activities, such as: learn to swim, leisure swimming, Aquarobics, swim
training, hydro-therapy and water polo. The installation of this unit allows for considerable additional usage of
this pool and inherently greater income per square metre of pool water surface.
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STADIA SUNSHINE COAST STADIUM, QUEENSLAND
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Sunshine Coast STADIUM
Multi Award Winning Facility 2010 Master Builders Queensland.
Best Project $10-$20 million.
Stage 1 of a 15,000 seat rectangular sport stadium for soccer, rugby league and rugby union. Stage 1 includes
all change room facilities, management offices, cafe, kitchen and concourse members' club.
PROJECT INFORMATION
LOCATION: Sportsman's Parade, Bokarina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
CLIENT: Hutchinson Builders D&C contract to the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.
SERVICES BY ARGO: Full architectural design and documentation services.
Inspection services during construction.
PROJECT COST: AU$ 10 million
CONSTRUCTION: 2009-2010
BACK STORY: This heavily contested tender was won by the Hutchinson Builders + Argo Architects team
through the innovation of a commercial mezzanine floor capable of accommodating allied sports clubs,
sports therapists and complementary retailers. The additional passive income for the local government
owners was a convincing argument and Argo's clean, screened stadium design was selected. The West
facing Coreten rusted steel sun shading device protects the building from harsh setting sunrays and has
become a local icon, dubbed "Ned Kelly" due to the viewing slot at the top to allow upper concourse
balcony views across to the rowing course behind the stadium. The Coreten steel sun screen features a
basket weave pattern of punched high tensile steel. The facility is water self-sufficient and is constructed
from materials with g low to no ongoing maintenance requirements. This facility is energy neutral with a 30
KW photovoltaic collector and the first electric car recharge points in any public facility in Australia.