Metal Construction News, January 2021
Belvedere Transit Centre Edmonton Alberta Canada Size 2282 square feet Completed October 2019 Owner City of Edmonton General contractor K Rite Construction Ltd Edmonton www krite com Architect DIALOG Edmonton www dialogdesign ca Fabricator installer Flynn Canada Ltd Mississauga Ontario Canada www flynncompanies com Circle 40 Zinc RHEINZINK America Inc Woburn Mass www rheinzink us Circle 41 The raised portions of the building house primary functions heated and unheated waiting areas a security office and other spaces Entrances are located at lower portions We have a series of four doors that go into the transit center and even the landscaping is organized around that the circulation around the landscaping is organized around that up down principle Swart explains So that became a real central organizing device for the project It was that very strong built form Glazed Volumes Exposed Structure Another way the transit center design distinguishes itself from other buildings at the complex is with its glazed walls and exposed structure Wherever possible fasteners are concealed To create the expansive glass walls special attachments were engineered to maximize transparency The other challenge with the building was to be able to hide the connection points of the structure while exposing the elegant structural aspects that are sympathetic to the architecture Swart says And so we did some interesting things like conceal the eaves trough within the roof form itself We ran rainwater leaders through the actual building structure so that you didnt have separate rainwater leaders exposed To create the large glass walls so called spider glass was used Swart says Coordinating the structural design with the building enclosure and the glazing was very critical We detailed the point support glass connections to the structure using low profile plate girts and hangers to reduce obstructions to the glass system So the structure feels very light and theres an awful lot of glazing In addition to a giving a sense of openness and welcoming the largely transparent design met requirements for security as well We designed the building in accordance with CPTED crime prevention through environmental design principles and created a very inviting light structure Swart says Its well lit so people can see where theyre going there are no places for people to hide Photos courtesy of DIALOG January 2021 METAL CONSTRUCTION NEWS 31 www metalconstruct ionnews com
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