Steel: A History of Strength. A Future of Possibilities.

Canadian Institute of Steel Construction

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Caisse de Dépôt et Placement

lightness of structure using the strength of steel

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photos: Ken Lum and Terri Meyer Boake
 

Some Key Numbers

Project Cost: $102.5 M
Area: 57,915 m2
Number of users: 1,200
Completed: 2003
Tonnes of steel: 5,480 tonnes

Contributors

Architectural Consortium: Gauthier Daoust Lestage / Faucher Aubertin / Brodeur Gauthier / Lemay et associés architecture et design urbain
Structural Engineering Consortium: Pasquin St-Jean & Associés / Saia Deslauriers Kadanoff /Groupe SM General
Contractor: J.E. Verreault et Fils Ltée / Construction C.A.L. Client: Décartel Verreault Coentreprise
Owner: Société immobilière Camont Ltée Steel Fabrication: ADF (Au Dragon Forgé) / Beauce-Atlas
The Caisse de Dépôt et Placement is a highly complex project that employed steel for a variety of reasons. The building itself was constructed on top of the Autoroute Ville-Marie, and needed to maintain a lightness of structure in addition to requiring a system that could span across the expressway. Large steel trusses were used throughout the cross section of the building to this effect. The building also employed an new "intelligent facade".  More technical information may also be found by following the links to the Project Gallery in the Quebec CISC Regional Site. link