 707 Fifth East Lobby Entrance |  707 Fifth East Lobby Entrance |  Interior Oval Columns |
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 +15 Pedestrian Bridge |  Aerial Jan 2016 |  707 Fifth Topping off picture-2 |
 P1 Column Transfer Girder |  East Lobby Entrance Rendering |  Aerial Rendering |
 Isometric 3D Model |  Complete Tower |
707 Fifth, Manulife Place
Location
Calgary, Alberta
Completion Date
2017
General Contractor
EllisDon
Architect
SOM
Tonnage
4500
The new home to Brion Energy will be a 27-storey, 564,000 square foot, "AAA", LEED Gold Certified office tower. 707 Fifth Street's distinct elliptical form, with floor-to-ceiling glass, is designed to maximize panoramic views of the city and the Rockies.
The concrete-core, steel framed office tower was completed in 2017.
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Design Assist Elements
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Developed an adjustable curved bent plate system at the slab edge.
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Performed embed surveys and fabricated on site shim plates to capture the precise geometrical angle needed.
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Recommended 70 ksi steel for the lower columns.
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Redesigned (4) 46-tonne, below-grade transfer girders to accommodate the tower crane capacity and working radius.
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Provided input and sourced oval HSS mullions from Europe for the sawtooth entryway.
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Proposed a modular built-up box lift for the AESS steel in the Winter garden
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Finalist for the 2017 CISC Award in Architecture
