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Brookfield Pavilion

RTS Design provided the site stakeout for the Brookfield Place Pavilion curtain wall, Calgary.

Brookfield Place Pavilion is the podium to what is currently the tallest tower in Alberta (a taller one is expected for completion in 2019). This project had four distinct parts that were almost separate jobs in themselves; the glass wall, the glass roof, tower curtain wall levels 1 to 3 and Plus 15s.

The glass wall is a curtain wall is made up of huge curved glass units supported on "candy cane" mullions, a German mullion and transom system constructed in steel. The glass curves at both the parapet and at the corner of the building meaning that the corner parapet units had to be curved in 2 directions at the same time.

The curved roof was so complex in geometry, and so critical for survey, that the steel frame was surveyed at different temperatures and then 3D modelled at each temperature, to enable the glass roof to be manufactured – and fit. Survey work for the roof (and the glazing installation) was carried out by using the blue netting as a working platform. The first time this has been used in Canada, this netting creates a structure that can be walked upon by numerous workers without safety harnesses (unless close to the edge). Slightly sceptical at first, we soon became used to the fact this made it very easy to move around the roof as surveying requires us to visit multiple points but only be at each point for a few seconds – so being able to move around easily was very useful. This benefit is further enhanced by the fact that holes can be cut into the netting (eg to fit brackets to the roof steel) and the netting still works (you do have to follow a procedure on how to do this).

The main tower curtain wall connects to the glass wall for the podium and this connection is designed to accommodate the differential movements expected between the tower and the podium. Due to this the stake out had to be undertaken to two separate super elevations.

Plus 15s is a glazed network of bridges which allows you to walk through most of the city centre without going outside. Called plus 15s because they are 15 feet above the road. RTS Design staked out the glazing to the two bridges connecting Brookfield Pavilion with the rest of the city.

Chinook Centre

Chinook Centre

Panel Fabrication Drawings
Site Survey and Stake-out
ACM Panels

Stanley Milner Library

Stanley Milner Library

Zinc and Aluminium cladding
Standing Seam
Shop Drawings
3D Modelling

Dufferin Car and Truck Wash

Dufferin Vehicle Wash

Precast Panels
Solid & Insulated
Shop Drawings
Engineering

Brookfield Pavilion

Brookfield Pavilion

Curved Glazing
CW Stake Out
Glass Roof
Calgary

Block D

Edmonton Arena

Complex Cladding
Curved Glazing
3D Co-ordinate Extract
Edmonton

Block D

Edmonton Ice Tower

High Rise
Steel Stake Out
As-Builts

Block D

Remai Art Gallery

Structural Checks
Glazing Stake Out
Grid Transfer
Saskatoon

Seton Soffit

Seton Retail Soffit

3D Survey
3D Panel Modelling
Fabrication Schedules
Seton, Calgary

7th Ave Switch Heater

Switch Heater

3D Survey
3D Panel Modelling
Fabrication Schedules
Calgary

Talbot Gateway

Talbot Gateway

Structural Glazing
Curtain Walling
Site Set-out

Stratford City M6

Stratford M6

Brass Shingles
Picture Frame
Soffit
Secondary Steel

Stratford City M1

Stratford M1

Full Envelope Design
Curtain Wall
Bespoke Shuffle Glazing
Rainscreen Cladding.

Jaguar Land Rover Executive Office

JLR Office

Survey, Design, Set Out,
Procurement & Installation
Bespoke Rainscreen
Curtain Walling

Birmingham New Street Station Mock Up Pic

New St. Station

Birmingham
Design Development
3D Modelling
Innovative Thinking

Dormer Place

Dormer Place

Design and Installation
Bespoke Rainscreen
Pressed Metal
Curtain Walling

Kenrick Park, West Brom Pic

Kenrick Park

Survey & Analysis
Design & Fabrication Drawings
Trespa Rainscreen

Daventry Hospital Pic

Daventry Hospital

Design Drawings
Fabrication Drawings
Terracotta Rainscreen Cladding.

St Pancras Station

St Pancras

Design Drawings
Fabrication Drawings
Curtain Walling
Canopies

Emirates Stadium

Emirates Stadium

Design Drawings
Fabrication Drawings
Highlevel Glazing

Anglia Polytechnic University Pic

APU

Design Drawings
Fabrication Drawings
Complex Cladding
Rainscreen Cladding

Leeds Central

Leeds Central

Design Drawings
Fabrication Drawings
Terracotta Cladding
Aluminium Rainscreen

Birmingham Bull Ring Shopping Centre

Bull Ring

Design & Fabrication Drawings
Internal & External Aluminium Cladding.

Young Vic Pic

Young Vic Theatre

Design & Fabrication Drawings
Perforated Alum Planks
Award Winning Building.

Keely Road Pic

Keely Road

Design & Fabrication Drawing
Rainscreen Cladding

Arts Centre Rainscreen Cladding

Arts Centre

Rainscreen Cladding
Design Drawings
Fabrication Drawings

Lothbury

Lothbury

Survey
Design
Curtain Walling

North Point

North Point

Survey
Design & Fabrication Drawings
Rainscreen Cladding

Hyde Park Flats Pic

Hyde Park Flats

Survey and Analysis
Setting Out
Curtain Walling

Harvist Estate Pic

Harvist Estate

Survey
Installation

Saab Showroom Cardiff

Saab Cardiff

Survey
Design
Supply
Install