This is a VIERENDEEL TRUSS – our first ever. It was built for the new corporate headquarters of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph. The arch, spanning 144′ will be the world’s largest tressel. Covered in ivy, it is situated between two large buildings which form two large geometric “L” shaped multi-story office buildings. The structure contains […]
CST worked with Imperial Signs in Canada and Consorcio in Venezuela to provide a 54-foot diameter globe on a round ring around the base of the globe. The Globe and the Ring is the base for this Pepsi sign on top of a 22-story high office building in the center of Caracas. The globe is […]
This atrium is an exciting stepped design, providing a traditional type of architecture and creates an exciting shaft of light throughout the building. The vertical surface has a curtain wall treatment and the horizontals have pyramidal skylights. The steel support brackets are located at each floor level. Client:River Park Office Complex, Norwalk, CT Architect: Hugh […]
This Omni*Hub spaceframe canopy system consists of 60 hubs and 184 struts. The canopy is supported on four columns and three wall supports. The spaceframe is clad with aluminum v-beam decking supported on our standard mullion system. The gutter system is provided by CST. There is a surface area of 1472 square feet. Client: Publix […]
Queens Theater in Flushing Meadow Park, NY, has been totally renovated since its original construction for the 1963-1964 New York World’s Fairs. The dome roof sits over the performing theater. CST’s 100-foot diameter dome structure covers the existing wooden dome roof which had been deteriorating and leaking. The CST dome features a proprietary silicone sealing […]
The Omni*Hub system utilized a contrasting paint finish and special groove providing an accent design feature. CST’s standard collar is sent through one additional step on the CNC automatic machines to create the valleys that form this very attractive accent collar. The bellow form creates a unique high tech look that may be the same […]
The Nations Bank on Brickle in Miami features two CST enclosures. The main building and the parking garage are joined together with a 24′ X 48′ Omni*Hub spaceframe with pyramid acrylic skylights. The front entranceway features a roll formed arch over 100′ long with total acrylic glazing system. Both systems feature a Kynar finish for […]
Southland Corporation has developed a new 7-11 facility in an architecturally sensitive area of Orlando. This unique structure was designed to disguise the appearance of a traditional gas station, especially to the adjacent high rise buildings. The creative answer was to cover the area with 23,400 square feet of Omni*Hub spaceframe and a vertical concrete […]
This spaceframe is the highlight of this office complex. It joins two sections of the building together and grows from the ground – – vertically 60 feet and horizontally 170 feet. It has the effect of a white ribbon of light for the offices inside. The spaceframe was lifted into place in five sections that […]
The two atriums at Stroh’s Beer in Detroit were part of a renovation of a former 1920’s warehouse building to an exciting office building on the Detroit waterfront. The two ridged form atriums provide natural light throughout the five floors of open space beneath the spaceframe. Features and Benefits: 6′ x 6′ spaceframe, Ridge form […]