The Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, WA contracted Conservatek to enclose their new simulated Tropical Rain Forest/Aviary. The dome is 54′ in diameter and 9′ high with 90 double glazed polycarbonate blown skylights. Conservatek’s unique dome design allows for the zoo to maintain their desired atmosphere. With birds inside, the Star*Dome hubs feature conical filler […]
The Conservatek Team’s first project with a job number was number 1,000, supplied to Woods Hole Oceanographic which was installed in May of 1972. The project was a total of $6,185.00 for two 30′ diameter Star*Dome – 3 frequency domes. The aluminum dome framework supported a clean vinyl membrane suspended beneath the framework on liner […]
In the spirit of Imhotep, the great Egyptian architect who built the first pyramid, S.O.M. has created another rooftop pyramid in New York. World Wide Plaza is a large multi-use office building with a glass glazed pyramid at the peak. This project was developed over six months, working with the architects, to develop the right […]
Location: Yonago City The plaza in front of Yonago Station has a very graceful, almost bird like hypar shaped canopy with glass glazing. This hypar is 13.4m x 8.7 meter and 5.5 meter high. The folded metal edge creates a very clean cutting edge. Client: Yonago City Architects: Mitsuura Kentiku Kikaku Sekkei Contractor: Konoike Construction […]
Location: New York, NY Roof Top houses have become a hot architectural area of interest in many cities. There is a movement toward both new buildings and old buildings to be topped off in new and exciting dimensions. Features and Benefits: An Omni*Hub system painted green with gold anodized louvers mounted to the struts Four […]
The STAR*BAY 3 development was the result of the ongoing joint venture of the Shimizu Construction, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, the world’s largest contractor, and the Conservatek R & D Team. The objective in our plans for space and lunar construction – the new field called “Astrotectonics” is to have a lightweight, easy to assemble systems […]