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Demonstrating its commitment to serving the architectural community, Canam Canada is proud to offer a wide range of services and solid expertise gained from working with building designers for the past 50 years.
Customized solutions
Granted, the construction of superstores and typical commercial buildings usually requires steel joists and girders. Yet, it is the unique versatility of these components that allows designers to think outside the box to achieve daring shapes. In fact, they can explore various steel characteristics to highlight particular architectural elements or create surprising visual effects.
Special shapes
Looking for an attractive solution to enhance an atrium, a lobby or some other open space? The possibilities are endless. All you have to do is imagine the concepts or special shapes and leave us to do the rest!
The role of our Canam experts is to help you turn ideas into reality. Curved lines, for example, will add a distinctive touch to the geometry of your building.
Figure 1: With steel, the possibilities are endless. (Haverstraw Marina, West Haverstraw, NY)
Specific applications
What function will the girders or joists serve in your project?
- Will they be left exposed to act as a decorative element?
- Will they be horizontal, vertical, diagonal?
- Will they be structural and feature a spectacular span to produce a vast interior space devoid of structural columns?
Every project presents an opportunity to innovate, to showcase your vision and creativity. Transforming a standard joist into an ingenious concept is something only an architect can dream up.
Figure 2: Galvanized joists positioned vertically on the exterior walls of the building (Espace 400e Pavilion, Quebec City, QC)
Figure 3: Espace 400e Pavilion
Versatile material
In addition to lending itself particularly well to green construction, steel is highly compatible with other materials. Depending on the visual effect desired, architects have the luxury of pairing steel with concrete, wood or glass.
Steel is a material of choice that can be used in a variety of shapes and finishes to create clean lines or stunning contrasts with different textures at play. For more information, consult the article Steel, a material of choice in the Sustainable development section of our website.
Figure 4: A harmonious mix of wood and steel (Mountain Equipment Coop, Montreal, QC)
Complementary products
Canam has added a number of alternatives to its range of steel deck products. We now distribute Versa-Dek®, produced by Metal Dek Group®, a unit of CSi® (Consolidated Systems Inc.). With its unique dovetail shape, Versa-Dek® has the advantage of concealing attachment systems. This feature provides a smooth, clean, aesthetic appearance.
When it comes to more functional applications, using Deep-Dek® makes it possible to increase the spacing between the supporting members, while at the same time fulfilling structural needs. These two metal deck profiles are offered in acoustical and cellular versions. For more information, consult the articles on Versa-Dek® and Deep-Dek® on our website.
Visit our Photo gallery and 3-D animations to get an up-close view of these two products.
Figure 5: Versa-Dek® S Acoustical (Park Station Chamber of Commerce, Pinellas Park, FL)
Value engineering
Canam already enjoys an excellent reputation for the quality of its products, services and customized solutions. That is why you can rely on Canam and why Canam wants to be associated with your successes.
Our architectural services team, in collaboration with our technical team, is eager to support you from the outset of your project. If you have any questions, even at the preliminary stage, we will provide you with the value engineering services you need for our steel products.
Lunch & Learn seminars
To better address the needs of the architectural community, we have put a team dedicated to architectural services at your disposal. Always mindful of the importance of improving customer service, we offer to go to the offices of our customers anywhere in Canada, upon request, to speak at Lunch & Learn seminars.
This is an educational session intended to familiarize your team with all Canam Group products, services and building solutions and encourage exchanges between your team and ours, while allowing us to offer customized training.
Canam’s LEED Accredited Professionals
Fully committed to supporting the needs of architects, Canam Group is proud to now have three LEED APs (LEED Accredited Professionals) on its team, one being responsible for the completion and submission of the letters and documents required for projects pursuing LEED certification.
Two other members of the Canam Group team are in the process of obtaining their accreditation. It is no secret that sustainable development is a rapidly growing trend, and we have the resources to facilitate the documentation phase of your projects.
Canam Group is a member of the Canada Green Building Council.
Canam’s presence at the Festival of Architecture
Canam Canada was present at the Festival of Architecture held in Montreal from June 17 to 20. Close to 500 architects attended this event, organized jointly by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC), the Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ) and the Association of Architects in Private Practice of Quebec (AAPPQ).
Figure 6: Canam Canada presented its new solutions at the Festival of Architecture organized jointly by the RAIC, OAQ and AAPPQ.
Information
For more information on our architectural services, contact Anthony Gerace, Caroline Côté or John Gracey:
Telephone: 1-877-499-6049
Online: Architectural solutions
Our projects
Consult the list of projects completed by Canam Canada.
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