The Flamingo Courtyard shopping mall features the spaceframe system as a mauve ribbon that joins all the gray concrete buildings together. The architect complemented the mauve spaceframe with a mauve reveal line in the concrete. This is a good example of using the spaceframe network as an exciting example of structural art. Client: Sierra NV […]
CST’s Omni*Hub spaceframe launched the expanding Fort Fischer Aquarium in Wilmington, North Carolina. This Omni*Hub spaceframe is a multi-ridged design in an “L” shaped plan view covering 17,776 square feet (1652 square meters). The surface area is 20,117 square feet (1869 square meters). This spaceframe has 570 hubs, 2,132 struts, and 72 anchors. Client: The […]
Exterior amphitheaters are a perfect use for non-corrosive aluminum as they are general exposed to the elements and the fact that aluminum will not rust, spall or corrode eliminates any life cycle costs or maintenance. CST worked with the DDA (Downtown Development Authority) and Rhett Roy Landscape Architects to develop this amphitheater in the center […]
The dome roof system includes a multi-faceted insulated ceiling consisting of white vinyl-faced fiberglass panels. The pyramid-shaped panels provide a U-value of .035 and create an aesthetically unique ceiling designed to minimize sound focusing and provide optical interior acoustics. The dome is supported off of 45-foot high concrete wall and is engineered for a snow […]
The Golden Moon Casino is the second casino developed by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; the first is the Silver Star Casino, in northeast Mississippi. This project is a major expansion of the existing casino across the highway in this very rural location in Mississippi. The globe covers three floors of a restaurant, a […]
The use of spaceframes in residential applications is limited in practice. Only the most unique and creative homes might employ the exciting, high visibility architectural system that CST designs and builds. The residence used an Omni*Hub Type A spaceframe arch. Omni*Hub Type A consists of a rectangular upper chord to allow for a perfect seat […]
The Great Lakes Science Center features a 120′ diameter dome to enclose an IMAX theater in Cleveland, OH. This dome is 60′ high and used a trapezoid geometry to allow for the placement of CST’s spherical wood panel system. The Aluminum I-beam framework was assembled with an “X” brace and the entire structure was assembled […]
This atrium is an exciting design by WZMH Group to create a “rocky mountain high” through this whole office complex. The 90 degrees of a circle on a slope creates a challenge geometry development to provide the support for the sloped glass overhead. The Omni*Hub was assembled on the rooftop, lifted into the air and […]
The Butterfly Dome at the Guadalajara Zoo is 79′ (24 meters) in diameter, 58′ (18 meters) high and is a 4-frequency dome. The dome system consists of 131 hubs, 370 struts, 20 anchors and 240 panels. The panels are a welded, 1/8″ square wire mesh attached to the inside surface of the dome frame. The […]
We successfully secured one of the most challenging spaceframe projects of the 1980’s. The job consists of five geometric structures; two pyramids, two conical shapes and one circular flat spaceframe. It was designed by the world renowned designer, Emilio Ambasz, and has already won multiple AIA design awards. The project utilized a Omni*Hub spaceframe to […]