vancouver millennium line:
production station


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Production Way Station

Hotson Bakker Architects

Vancouver Millennium Line
Vancouver, British Columbia

 


Project Information:

Production Way/University Station uses an all steel frame to form the support and canopy for the station. The side walls, which are made from round HSS sections, were delivered in prefabricated sections to the site. The curved roof trusses were ultimately clad.

Architect: Hotson Bakker Architects
Contractor: Westpro Contractors
Steel Fabrication and Detailing: Solid Rock Steel, Vancouver, B.C.
Steel Erection: Solid Rock Steel, Vancouver, B.C.


Project Images: Construction (images courtesy Solid Rock Steel and George Third & Son)

HSS side wall trusses arriving at the site.
Lifting the side wall trusses into position.

Roof trusses are erected.
Joining operations between the roof structure and the side wall truss.

Steel frame nearing completion.
Additional subframing is installed prior to cladding.
Project Images: Completed Station
View along glazed side of station at steel truss.
View along open side of platform.
Exterior of steel truss elevation of station.
View looking up steel HSS truss.

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Updated May 29, 2006 x

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