A bird has landed at Eckerd College. A 2900 square foot curved Omni*Hub spaceframe on four columns with a white vinyl membrane creating a bird like wing to cover an outdoor eating area at this beautiful water edge campus. The spaceframe is a 12′ x 12′ curved module with 52 hubs and 170 struts. The […]
Spaceship Earth at Epcot is called the golf ball in the sky. On this project, CST’s expertise is unseen as CST provided was the expertise in geometry and dome subtlety to develop the steel details, shop drawings and provide site assembly supervision as a subcontractor to Tampa Steel. The geometry is a 162′ diameter dome, […]
The world’s largest clear-span aluminum dome houses more than 135,000 square feet of permanent and temporary exhibit space as well as a special events center which can accommodate up to 3,500 people. The 145-foot diameter CST aluminum dome rises 130-feet above grade. The exterior is covered in maintenance-free fluorpolymer paint. The interior is treated with […]
The Fantasy Dome project – one of the two twin domes planned in a major new state-of-the-art recreational and retailing complex is a multi-faceted project calling upon many of Conservatek’s specialty experts. The basic structure is a 710’/216 meter dome that covers over 3 million square feet of interior recreation/retail area combined in a very […]
In Taipei, Taiwan there are two Omni*Hub arch spaceframes with lexan skylight systems. The smooth lines of the Omni*Hub system was chosen to reflect the quality of the buildings around them. The durable extruded lexan panels form a curved, almost wing-like shape to cover the entranceway stairs beneath the spaceframe. Gail Grant, model and California […]
Client: Federal Correction Agency, Phoenix, AZ Contractor: McCarthy Western Contractors, Phoenix, AZ
This pavilion represents the Federal Express success story to millions of visitors while inside. The presentation is the story of “Energy in Motion”. The spaceframe was assembled in a multi-plate form. Features and Benefits: 6′ X 6′ spaceframe Multi surface to create two new theaters within the pavilion Double membrane with 3 1/2″ of fiberglass […]
This spaceframe was designed by the architect to highlight the entranceway and atrium/reception area of the Festo Corporate Headquarter’s building. The glazing was PPG Solar Gray glass to allow light into the reception area, but to minimize any summer solar gain. The mullions are black anodized to contrast with the white spaceframe. Features and Benefits: […]
This sports enclosure provides versatile protected areas to be used on rainy summer days and during the winter months. The wide open span allows the facility to change as the sports seasons change. Due to the simplicity of the construction, the students, under a site supervisor, supervision, were able to assemble the dome. Client: Fiedel […]
The architect, Bob Probst of Design Collaborative in Columbia, SC, recognized the visual superiority of our system as soon as he saw the Geo*Hub with it’s award winning clean lines. The square aluminum tube made the interface with perimeter gutter guide easy. We saved the client money by suggesting we slope the spaceframe rather than […]