In a joint venture with Estrusa, the major aluminum extruder in Equador, Conservatek provided design, engineering, fabrication and installation support to create one of the largest clear span structures in Conservatek’s history. The structure is of an ovoid cone design which is divided into 32 space truss sections. The system used for this project is […]
The Columbia Square in Washington, DC is a 29,100 square foot vertical and atrium spaceframe that is ten stories tall and provides the natural daylighting to reflect off beautiful marble walls and the waterfall in the lobby. The spaceframe, painted with a kynar finish, supports a vertical curtain wall and a series of ridge atrium […]
Client: Continental Farms, Miami, FL Engineer: C and A Engineers, Miami, FL Architect: Antonio De Soto, Jr., Miami, FL Contractor: Aluminum Fabricators, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Convergys is a dynamically growing firm in the information system and their facilities needs are growing with them. For their new facilities in Lake Mary, the Farmers Baker Barrios team has created two state of the art glass canopies for the entryways. The glass is supported on the new “STARBURST” glass support bracket mounted on […]
A Star*Dome forms the restaurant over the underwater observatory at Coral World in the Virgin Islands. The dome was chosen since it could be shipped to the Caribbean pre-fabricated which eliminated time on the job site working under unusual conditions over the water. This structure was built on a 40′ diameter concrete cylinder with two […]
Coral World is a corporation that is building underwater observatories and sea life educational and recreational centers throughout the world. In 1977, the second Coral World was built in the U. S. Virgin Islands featuring four “AL-Wood” domes. More recently, two “AL-Wood” domes were built on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. The “Al-Wood” dome system […]
The CST Team worked with the Sear Brown Team for 6 years to create an economical dome for the Corning Community College. The planetarium facilities are part of the expanding science facility at this school and the increasing interest in the field of astronomy and space sciences. The 5-frequency dome is 54′ in diameter, 22′ […]
Conservatek’s Geo*Hub system forms the network – a spaceframe that joins together the four office buildings at the Coulter Technology Center in Miami, FL. Four of the spaceframes form the atrium roots that are clad in metal deck and acrylic skylights in each of the four office buildings. The five other form canopies between the […]
The 320-foot diameter dome at this 80,000 square-foot sanctuary has over 10,000 seats on the sloped floor with a stage in the center of the auditorium. The 10-foot high steel wall frame supports the 63-foot high aluminum dome roof at its perimeter. The dome’s exterior features a white baked-on paint finish and the interior is […]
For this private country club, an Omni*Hub system was used to provide a richness in the garden room restaurant area. The bronze finish of the spaceframe compliments the brass finish on the lighting fixtures, the columns and the wooden rails around the dance floor area. At night, with the light tracks mounted parallel to the […]