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Digitally Design, Vet and Fabricate Metal Framing System for Patterned Tile Façade

/ PROJECT

Frost Museum of Science | Miami, FL

/ SCOPE

Work closely with the Architect and the Façade Installation Contractor to develop a cold-formed steel framing system to set the geometry for a compound curving façade of patterned tile with a 1/16” tolerance.

• Framing system to create a vented cavity and help achieve Miami-Dade NOA for hurricane resistance.

• Solution to overcome as-built structural conditions.

• Streamlined framing profiles to set the geometry and deliver specified tolerance for the tile finish system.
  
  

/ SOLUTION

Radius Track developed a uniquely designed cladding sub-assembly which allows the two-way cold-formed steel framing system to move independently without causing failure to the patterned tile finish.

• Custom cold-formed steel connectors support the loads individually and make installation easy and efficient.

• Ventilated cavity separating the cladding and waterproofing allows drainage and evaporation.

• Parametric modeling was used to meet the intent of the patterned tile design.

• Precision fabricated structural cold-formed steel framing elements were installation ready.
  
  

/ RESULT

Radius Track Corporation developed a process to input two-dimensional details, deploy them three-dimensionally and create a feedback loop to gain 360-degree exposure of the aquarium façade to ensure GEOMETRIC ACCURACY and SYSTEM PERFORMANCE.

/ PROJECT TEAM

• Architect: Grimshaw Architects

• AOR: Rodriguez & Quiroga Architects Chartered

• Construction Manager: Skanska

• Exterior Wall System Contractor: Kenpat

• Cold-formed Steel Development & Fabrication: Radius Track Corporation

• CFS Engineering: McClure Engineering Co.

/ AWARDS

• 2017 ENR Southeast Best Project Award; Category: Cultural/Worship

• 2018 AWCI Excellence in Construction Quality Award; Category: Steel Framing

/ VIDEO

• Expert Team Delivers Compound Curved Façade