This dome was assembled on one side of the rooftop area and swung into place using one of the cranes used in the construction of the building itself. The lightweight aluminum was a major advantage on this project as it enabled the relatively low capacity crane, typically used for concrete pouring, to be able to lift the framework and swing it out over the 33 meter diameter opening which was nine stories in the air.

The Al Akaria Shopping Complex III built by Sreco in downtown Riyadh, features a 108′ diameter/33 meter dome to be the major architectural feature on top of this seven story high, $100 million shopping complex. The dome shape helps create building identity plus provide natural light down through the large opening at the center of the building. The dome features a custom, blue tinted Lexan pan in the skylight system to provide a blue light glow through the Lexan to reflect off the white walls inside. The exterior is finished in Kynar paint for long term durability.

This dome was assembled on one side of the rooftop area and swung into place using one of the cranes used in the construction of the building itself. The lightweight aluminum was a major advantage on this project which enabled the relatively low capacity crane, typically used for concrete pouring, to be able to lift the framework and swing it out over the 33 meter diameter opening which was nine stories in the air.

Client: Saudi Real Estate Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Architect: Saudi Real Estate Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Engineer: Saudi Real Estate Company, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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The membrane unit allows light to pass through and provides a unique clerestory effect with 15% light transmission around the perimeter and 3% on the roof area. The Omni*Hub system was assembled at one end of the atrium opening and rolled out to cover the area. The assembly crew used two cable pulleys to easily roll the spaceframe down the parapet walls.

Client: Al-Araimi Establishment, Muscat, Oman
Architect: Quorum Design Workshop and Trading, Muscat, Oman
Contractor: Oman Transport and Contracting, Muscat, Oman

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This $350,000,000 development project by the King Faisal Foundation includes the main office, a 5 star hotel, residential accommodations, retail shopping mall, parking and much more. The architect, Sir Norman Foster, one of the world’s prominent architects, designed a structure that could be called the Eiffel Tower of Riyadh – a true signature structure. The CST team was chosen to do the design/build for a 24 meter 6 frequency dome with an insulated glass cladding system.

CST was selected over a number of other potential glazing suppliers based upon our global dome building experience and reputation. The all aluminum dome provided fast assembly in a challenging site condition.

Client: King Faisal Foundation, Al Faisaliah Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Architect: Foster and Partners, London
Construction Manager: The Turner Steiner Corporation, New York, NY
Engineer: Buro Happold, United Kingdom

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The structure covers approximately 5,400 square feet and was assembled in one piece and lifted into place being supported on just four columns. The membrane was placed on rolled formed arches to create an almost a saw tooth type of patterning, again to be representative of the shape of flight and the wing of a beautiful bird.

This is one of the many zoo projects that have been designed and built by the Conservatek team over the last 25 years and is the second project done with the Strand Hunt Team, the first being the Rain Forest Dome at the Woodland Zoo in Seattle, WA.

Client: State of Alaska, Seward, AK
Architect: Livingston Slone, Anchorage, AK
Engineer: Peratrovich, Nottingham and Drage, Inc., Anchorage, AK
Contractor: Strand Hunt, Kirkland, WA

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Features and Benefits:

• One large (56′ X 56′) and three small pyramid spaceframes together to form an attractive pavilion at the World’s Fair `82 in Knoxville, TN
• Tennessee
• Spaceframe 8′ X 8′ module using 2″ X 2″ members anodized finish to provide a reflecting sparkle
• Marine blue vinyl on polyester membrane suspended within the framework
• Fast erection – four days
• Lightweight – 10,000 pounds

Client: American Gas Assn.,Washington, DC

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• 6′ X 6′ Omni*Hub with non-machined strut plugs
• White baked acrylic finish
• Bidirectional camber
• Perimeter support

Client: American Standard Corp., Piscataway, NJ
Architect: Grad Partners, Newark, NJ
Contractor: Kuhn, Smith and Harris, Inc., New York, NY

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Features and Benefits:

• Large open clear span, large design load, 112′ X 200′ with 45 pound design load
• Big lift – 100,000 pounds of spaceframe lifted into place
• 10′ X 10′ modular size – 10′ depth of truss
• All aluminum spaceframe, columns, cladding

Client: Town of Amherst, Amherst, NY
Engineer: Velzy Associates, Carle Place, NY
Contractor: Huber, Hunt and Nicols, Indianapolis, IN

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This dome is part of the tower that graces the skyline of Ankara above the new Cankayka shopping mall. The dome is a combination revolving restaurant and disco on a thin and graceful concrete tower 350’/106 meters high. The dome was assembled in place using scaffolding as a tower on the top platform to build from the center of the dome out to the perimeter.

Client: Anitsal Yapilar, A.S., Ankara, Turkey
Contractor: Kutlutas, Enka, Ankara, Turkey

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Features and Benefits:

• 4′ X 4′ modules
• Smoke chrome polished finish
• Single lift
• Assembled in two days

Client: Arab National Bank, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Architect: Architects and Planners Group, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Contractor: Y. A. Cho/De Mattis, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Client: Aramco, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Contractor: Kong Yung Construction, Seoul, Korea

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