Yello on Yates

819 Yates Street, Victoria, BC

Located in the core of Victoria’s downtown, across the street from the Atrium, the purpose-built mixed-use development contains ground floor retail with 209 rental apartments above. It has a very intricate exterior design and includes three levels of underground parking, a rooftop deck as well as a communal patio area on level 12 that features a custom kitchen.

This is Chard Development’s 7th consecutive project in Victoria since 2003, and the project has been pre-sold to Realstar – a major Canadian investment group and operator who will own and manage the rental suites.

There were areas of the construction that required Atlas to provide a detail that compensated for the build-up on parapet walls. CST pedestals were used in a horizontal application as a spacer to get solid bearing on the concrete and still keep the anchor flush with the finished wall material. Eliminating any damage to the wall when anchors are in use.

Applications:

1. Building Roof top Maintenance (RTM)
2. Scheduled Exterior Building Maintenance

Products:

1. Fall Arrest and Restraint Anchors

YMCA

14988 57th Avenue Surrey BC

The YMCA building on 57th Avenue in Surrey, BC, contains a unique mixture of structural elements
including engineered timber beams and space framing. Atlas utilized a custom designed saddle to utilize
the timber members with the structure.

Applications:

1. Roof Top Maintenance (RTM)

Product:

1. Fall Arrest and Restraint Anchors
2. Horizontal Lifeline System (HLL)

YVR Airside Operations Building

Airfield Vehicle Roadway, Vancouver, BC

Applications:

1. Rooftop Maintenance

Product:

1. CST-9100-4R

2. CSW-9100-WR

3. HLL

4. VLL

UBC – Student Union Building

6138 Student Union Blvd, Vancouver, BC

The University of British Columbia’s newest centrepiece at the Vancouver-Point Grey campus. Centred around an impressive, airy atrium with a bird’s nest-shaped space and lounge-like amenity hovering high over the expansive concourse spaces. Wood was used extensively throughout the building. Incorporating elements of the Living Building Challenge. The Building was conceived as a means of shaping flows through space – flows of peoples, of materials, ecologies, energies…and ideas.

Atlas was involved early in the design of this project, providing Pre-Engineering and Analysis support to this signature project’s design team. Close coordination between Atlas and the Architect and Structural engineering teams was critical to ensure a safe and functional system was provided while not compromising the aesthetic views of the large internal atriums known as “The Nest”.

During the construction portion of this project, it was important to follow the tight schedule and coordinate with other subtrades; including Glu-Lam, Glazing and Roofing contractors. After the successful completion of the supply and installation of this complicated project, Atlas provided training to the client and UCB on the systems function and maintenance.

Applications:

1. Roof Top Maintenance
2. Scheduled Interior Maintenance
3. Unscheduled Interior Maintenance

Product

1. CSW-9100-1W
2. CSW-4100-1W
3. ASP-8100-1R
4. Horizontal Lifeline
5. Monorail Track

Rogers Sugar

ATLAS has been working with Rogers Sugar for many years, providing safety solutions for a variety of applications within their compound. In every building, ATLAS has worked with the staff at Rogers to provide custom application safety solutions to keep workers safe. From overhead cable systems complete with self-retracting lifelines to horizontal lifelines on the Colby Cranes at the dock, ATLAS has been there.

Applications:

1. Interior Scheduled Maintenance
2. Interior Unscheduled Maintenance

Products:

1. Fall Arrest and Restraint Anchors
2. Horizontal Lifeline Systems (HLLs)

Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre (SPARC)

Gate 3, Airport Road, Swift Current, Saskatchewan

Established in 1920, the Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre (SPARC) is one of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) network of 19 research centres. Located at Swift Current in the southwest corner of Saskatchewan – a province holds 20 percent of the arable land in Canada (the brown soil zone) – the research centre conducts major agricultural research on the dryland regions of Canada’s prairies. 92% of the durum wheat and nearly 50% of the spring wheat grown in western Canada traces its origins to research from the Centre.

The facilities include greenhouse and growth facilities, design and maintenance shops, field services laboratory, and animal husbandry facilities.

Atlas staff worked closely with the client to ensure the HLL is the most effective solution for its coverage and perform well on the roof.

Applications:

1. Building Roof top Maintenance (RTM)

Products:

1. Horizontal Lifeline System (HLL)

The Spot

2888 Cambie Street, Vancouver

Developed by Shato Holdings, which is famed of its ownership of White Spot, this 8-story concrete commercial/residential building is on the site of an old White Spot restaurant on the Cambie and W 12th Street. It is just steps above Vancouver City Hall and has 160 condo units that range from 1 to 3 bed rooms.

The unique design of this building presented its own challenges with tapered cantilevers and large roof top decks making access some areas of the building a challenge. Atlas proposed a combination of single point anchors, horizontal life lines and underhung rope guides to provide safe access to the building façade.

Applications:

1. Building Roof top Maintenance (RTM)
2. Unscheduled Exterior Building Maintenance

Products:

1. Fall Arrest and Restraint Anchors
2. Horizontal Lifeline System (HLL)

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Campus

500 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA

Funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and designed by Seattle-based NBBJ, this $500 million campus has three six-story office buildings and will be the new home for the Foundation with total capacity of 2,100 staff. Adjacent to Seattle downtown landmark Space Needle, these buildings sit on 12 acres ex-parking lot and will be completed into 2 phases, 900,000 sf for the first two buildings and 400,000 sf for the third building respectively.

The project adopted lots of sustainable features including large living roofs, rainwater storage, thermal energy storage, smart light and ventilation, native and non-invasive landscapes etc. This campus is the world largest LEED Platinum non-profit building, and is planned to last 100 years instead of the typical 20 to 30 year timeline envisioned for typical office space projects.

Atlas US team worked closely with client to ensure this is the most efficient and best aesthetic solution for full coverage, and that critical construction timelines were achieved.

Applications:

1. Building Roof top Maintenance (RTM)
2. Scheduled Exterior Building Maintenance
3. Unscheduled Exterior Building Maintenance

Products:

1. Monorail System
2. Fall Arrest and Restraint Anchors