Our most challenging project to date

There’s much debate about how long it took Noah to build the ark, but we know it took 1243 Sunshine Coast hours at Nambour Christian College.

A giant hardwood ark, (13 metres long, spanning 4 metres and 3 metres high) was handcrafted in the middle of the junior school for 495 primary school students.

The ark’s design posed a challenge for our five carpenters who needed to slowly bend the timber over six weeks into the shape of a bow.

It was Everything Outside’s most challenging project to date.

Getting timber to bend is a challenge in itself but we also had to walk in most materials through a tight corridor and find a way to get 20 x 500 kilogram sandstone blocks in place.

The playground features a dry-river bed with water pumps, climbing frames, a sand-pit, shelter pods and an indigenous yarning circle.

Three Queensland artists were commissioned for the project including, Rachel Saurini, Indigenous artist, Allan Ninyette and Chainsaw wood carver, Matt Bird

Have another challenge for us?

Make contact with Andrew on 0466 166 054 or andrew@everythingoutside.com.au for a visit to your school.