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Skytrain: Production Way /University Station

Burnaby
British Columbia

Interior view of Production Station showing stained glass/public art installation.

Interior view of Production Station showing stained glass/public art installation. View of exterior wall of station taken from below. Note cross bracing to stablize the frame. A row of columns is erected and preparation is underway to install more steel. Steel is delivered to the site and is ready for offloading and erection. A series of side wall steel frames with X bracing is installed. The curved roof truss is exposed to view prior to the commencement of roofing operations. A view of the exposed steel frame during construction. Side view of the station with the steel nearing completion. More detailed view of work on the steel frame during construction. The crescent shaped steel structure of the roof is entirely clad both at the roof membrane level and from beneath. View along open edge of platform of the completed station. View of the completed station from the adjacent parking lot.

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Project Description

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.

photos: Solid Rock Steel, George Third & Son, Terri Meyer Boake

Production Way/University Station

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.

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