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Skytrain: Rupert Station

Burnaby
British Columbia

Exterior view of the completed Rupert Station showing the roof support struts.

Exterior view of the completed Rupert Station showing the roof support struts. Rupert Station some of the early steel in place. Some of the glulam beams have been connected to the steel support system. Construction progresses on Rupert Station. End view of the station roofs during construction. The roof is now installed over the glue laminated beams. The steel is in place for the elevator tower. A view down the completed platform. Note the slender steel beam sections that connect the roof planes across the centre. A view from below of the steel strut system that supports the exterior roof cantilever. Interior of Rupert Station with sunlight streaming in. Exterior wall of the completed station. Exterior view of station from grade.

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Project Description

Rupert and Renfrew Stations in Burnaby, B.C, are "sister" stations that make use of similar structural vocabulary. Steel HSS round columns with steel plate fins support the glue laminated wood beams that cantilever over the platform area. Tie down support or bracing is provided by wood outriggers with steel connectors that assist in defining the exterior architectural language of the station.

The exterior of Rupert Station is marked by a series of steel struts that visually tie down the portion of the platform roof that cantilevers over the exterior wall of the station.

photos: George Third & Son, Terri Meyer Boake

Rupert Station

Renfrew and Rupert Stations in Burnaby, B.C, are "sister" stations that make use of similar structural vocabulary. Steel HSS round columns with steel plate fins support the glue laminated wood beams that cantilever over the platform area. Tie down support or bracing is provided by wood outriggers with steel connectors that assist in defining the exterior architectural language of the station. Where Renfrew Station allows the roof to simply cantilever over the waiting platform, Rupert station connects the roofs using slender steel beams, over the train area.

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