Ecotek® low pitch roofing panels by Ritek from Composite Roofing Structures

Ritek's New ecotek® low pitch roofing panels for Kingaroy Crematorium from Composite Roofing Structures

The Kingaroy Crematorium is a new state of the art facility located on the outskirts of Kingaroy Queensland that includes a chapel and administration rooms.

Architect: JMA Architects
Builder: Symphony Homes

JMA Architect's Paolo Denti worked closely with his client and the builder, ensuring that that the buildings on the site were appropriately situated to maintain the serenity of the natural bush setting.

The soaring roof of the chapel was achieved with large spans provided by Ritek's ecotek® Roof Panel, as were the many shaded walkways.

Ritek supplied 1,670m2 of ecotek® roof panels for the $3.4m Kingaroy Crematorium facility. Ritek's ecotek® Roof Panel comprises a Trimdeck profile upper sheet, EPS insulation and a corrugated bottom sheet.

Architect Paolo Denti of JMA Architects' said "The client's brief was for a single level building that was functional, provided some volume in the chapel as well as intimacy in the more private and personal spaces; insulation and practicality were chief considerations during the design process."

"The main aesthetic considerations of the building was the relationship of it to the surrounding site and conceptualizing the 900m2 main roof as the continuation of the ground plane itself. With the choice of 'Pale Eucalypt COLORBOND®' on both upper and underside and the low pitch the design should blend in to the environment, satisfy its varied functions , ranging from the contemplative to almost industrial use, while at the same time retaining a dignified human aspect, " he said.

The building has a 'flat' roof and the benefits of the ecotek® Roof Panel including the 3 degree roof pitch capability and the 6.7 metre unsupported spans meant savings for both the project and the environment, as materials were reduced. Another tangible benefit of ecotek® is that it has over ten times higher water carrying capacity than Ritek's Custom Panel Roof, and the whole roof area is being used to harvest water into a 37,000 litre holding tank, to store water for use throughout the building including potable drinking water as well as sufficient water for use in the case of a bush fire.

The project builder, Joseph Conti, Director of Symphony Homes, was impressed with the roof system said "I believe the biggest savings when using this all-in-one roof panel is that it reduces building components as well as removing trades usually associated with traditional roof truss construction such as roof fixers who install trusses, plasterers, painters and insulation installers."

Ritek's experienced team provided the architect and the builder with a complete roofing solution and support throughout the project.