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

Station Square Site #4

Station Square, at 35 storeys, with retail at ground level, is the fourth of a five-phase project on a 12-acre site with five landmark towers each with phenomenal panoramic views. Station Square rises before you as a sleek concrete and glass tower inspired by iconic skyscrapers in other metropolitan cities.

With some portions of the tower at over 300 feet tall, Atlas designed a Davit and Socket system for these locations, enabling window cleaning or exterior building maintenance from a suspended Platform or “Swing Stage”.

On green roof areas at the podium levels, Atlas provided specific equipment to enable safe landscape maintenance of these green areas.

Construction Type:

1. Concrete
2. Steel
3. New Construction

Application:

1. Roof Top Maintenance
2. Powered Platform Unscheduled Exterior Maintenance

Product:

1. Davit System
2. SystemStabilization Receptacles

One Burrard Place

1281 Hornby St, Vancouver

As one of the last buildings designed by Vancouver’s world-renowned architect, Bing Thom, the stunning landmark mixed-use development features a signature 54-storey skyscraper with sweeping views of English Bay, the North Shore Mountains and the Downtown Skyline.

The building has 810 condo units including 87 rental units, and over a million square feet residential and commercial space.

A 13-storey AAA offices tower at Burrard Place will animate one of the most prominent corners of one of Vancouver’s most notable streets. Complementing the curving glass of the exterior, the office interiors will be among the finest in the city.

Specifications:

• 3 stage Telescopic Boom
• Safe Working Load of 600lbs / 272 kg
• Track Gauge 12 feet
• Height Coverage Max. 200m
• Hoist Unit Type 4 Wire Rope, Multi-Layer Drum Hoist
• Reach 23000 mm from main slewing to suspension
• Glass Replacement Unit

Applications:

1. Scheduled Exterior Building Maintenance
2. Unscheduled Exterior Building Maintenance

Products:

1. Building Maintenance Unit

Silver Tower

6333 Silver Avenue, Burnaby, BC

One of the newest towers to go up in the thriving Metrotown area, The Silver is a prime example of the range of ATLAS’ abilities. We have incorporated a davit system into The Silver to facilitate scheduled and unscheduled building maintenance operations. Rooftop maintenance operations at the lower podium levels has been accomplished with a combination of horizontal lifelines at the perimeter gardens and single point pedestal anchors on the green roofs.

Applications:

1.  Roof Top Maintenance
2.  Scheduled Exterior Building Maintenance
3.  Unscheduled Exterior Building Maintenance

Products:

1. Fall Arrest and Restraint Anchors
2. Horizontal Lifeline Systems
3. Davit System
4. Stabilization System

EPCOR Tower, Station Lands

Edmonton, Alberta

Located at one of the downtown’s main gateway entries, this 30 storey building is one of the tallest and most distinctive structures in the provincial capital. The first in a series of four high rises to be built on a 9.2 acre site on a land area that stretches four blocks from east to west. The overall development of the site, now known as Station Lands will eventually provide more than 2,500,000 square feet of office, retail and residential living space.

Atlas was involved very early, providing Pre-Engineering and Analysis support to the design team on Epcor Tower. Close co-ordination between the Architect and Atlas was critical to ensure a safe and functional system was provided, while not impacting the sight lines of the building and its future tenants.

Working in partnership with Ledcor during the construction portion of this project, Atlas followed a tight schedule for design supply and installation of equipment including Anchorage Connectors, Custom Monorail, Flush Patio Deck Davit Bases, Mobile Davit arms and sockets for various roof levels using Permanent Powered Modular Platform.
After successful completion of all supply and install work on this complicated project, Atlas provided training to the client on its function and maintenance.

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

Manulife

Manulife Place, built in 1983, was the tallest tower in Edmonton, Alberta at 146 meters, until the completion of Epcor Tower in 2011. With an all glass façade, Manulife Place had a Building Maintenance Unit (BMU) installed during construction that had reached the end of its lifespan and needed to be replaced.

ATLAS, in partnership with Manntech, designed, supplied, installed and certified a BMU onto the existing perimeter track, complete with new mullion guides to fit into the existing mullion  tracks for platform stabilization. ATLAS worked closely with the building owner and operators to ensure that the new BMU satisfied their maintenance needs.

ATLAS managed the Co-ordination work between several subcontractors which was essential to ensure that the project went smoothly. From dismantle and disposal of the existing BMU, to hoisting, assembly, and full operational testing of the new Manntech BMU

Applications:

1. Scheduled Building Maintenance
2. Unscheduled Building Maintenance

Product:

1. Building Maintenance Unit.
2. Replacement Wheels compatible with existing roof mounted track at building.
3. Custom design Mullion Guide shoes and Stabilization Frame to Platform.