November 4, 2004
The City of Vancouver's National Works Yard has been awarded the Canadian
Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) 2004 BC Steel Design Award in the
Architectural Division for outstanding steel structure.
With imagery drawn from the historical industrial and railway uses previously
located on the site, this project demonstrates both the structural and architectural
abilities of steel. The structure of the building is a composition of tilt-up
concrete, structural steel and engineered wood. Large steel 'V's are reminiscent
of train trestles and act as eccentric-braced frames to provide lateral stability
to the building against earthquakes. Canopies at the entryways of the Administration
and Parking Operations buildings repeat the theme and provide structural expression.
The five hectare works yard located on National Avenue is the City of Vancouver's
new engineering operations centre, replacing the old Cambie Works Yard. The new
yard incorporates the operations of eight City branches along with associated
administrative support for the facility. The project is the City's pilot initiative
to promote sustainable design practices, with the Administrative Centre and Parking
Operations Building receiving LEED® Gold Certification from the Canada Green Building
Council.
Omicron Architecture Engineering Construction Services Ltd. provided integrated
design and construction services to the City of Vancouver for the development of the
$23 million facility. The Architect of Record for the project is Scott M. Kemp with
Ed Davis, Rod Yeoh and Ivan Lee leading the project as Structural, Mechanical and
Electrical Engineers of Record, respectively. Omicron's Tim Loo coordinated all
construction services as Construction Manager, with Peter Bremner as the Project
Manager for the City of Vancouver. Solid Rock Steel was commissioned to fabricate
the structural steel for the Administration Centre, Parking Operations Building and
Fuelling Station.
The Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) is the national industry
organization representing the structural steel, open web steel joist and steel
plate-work fabricating industries. Formed in 1930, CISC was granted a Federal
Charter as a non-profit industry association in 1942. CISC operates as a technical,
marketing and government relations organization.
For more information, contact:
Beverley Attfield
Marketing and Public Relations Manager
Omicron
604 632 4353
battfield@omicronaec.com
