A designer is hoping to take out a Guinness World Record for his Darwin casino beachside marquee. Source: AAP
IN a city that gets its fair share of tropical cyclones, one man is hoping his tent design will blow the Guinness World Records away.
A local innovator has submitted his design for Darwin casino's beachside marquee to the Guinness World Records, aiming to take out the title of "strongest public temporary structure in the world".
The pavilion is certified to withstand winds of 250km/h, or a medium-range category-4 tropical cyclone.
"Some people think we Aussies are very stupid - why would you want to build a tent or marquee to take (that) wind speed? Why don't you just put a permanent building there? That's the attitude from overseas," designer Colin West told AAP.
"But we're different in Australia."
A permanent structure could not be built on the site, which is Aboriginal land.
So Mr West, along with consultant engineer Peter Russell, designed the 25m x 40m temporary structure, making sure it complies with the National Construction Code, and had aluminium parts such as rafters, columns and knee braces manufactured and shipped from Germany.
It was built for one-third of the cost of an equivalent permanent building.
"We're hoping (Guinness's) London office will accept it, because it is the strongest - unless someone proves us wrong," Mr West said.
"But we can't find anywhere in the world, any manufacturer that makes (such) structures or components; there isn't one."
The marquee has a curved inflatable fabric roof designed to cope with heavy rainfall.
It has a five-metre veranda, covers 1000 square metres and is 6.5 metres tall at its peak.
It also features an internal vent system, which lets the structure cope with potential changes to internal pressure during a cyclone.
The overall design will have wide-reaching implications for mining, oil and gas companies, which are building temporary facilities across northern Australia that need to be cyclone-coded, Mr Russell said.
"On crown or public land or foreshores, people don't like people building things, but (now) you can put up something temporary that meets the safety code, isn't going to blow down, no one's going to get hurt, and a few years later you can take it away," Mr West said.
He is hoping for a quick response from Guinness.
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