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The Pride of Terrace

Friday, November 9, 2007


It was a typical wet and blustery winter day in Vancouver when the call came in. "We're working on the design drawings for twinning the Arena in Terrace, would you be available to review some details and concepts for us?" spoke Bruce Carscadden of bruce carscadden ARCHITECT inc. "Of course" came the reply and shortly after David Thompson and Scott Robinson from Colony's office were en-route to visit with Bruce, David MacKinnon of CWMM, the Project Engineer, as well as Wayne Aussem, President of North American Ice Development, the Project Manager. The original concept called for a typical Rigid Frame structure with foam insulated double sided roof and wall panels. A good system no doubt, but budget constraints were pulling hard on the purse strings of the overall project and time was also of the essence. The good citizens of Terrace already had been anxiously waiting a long time for an upgraded twin to their existing curved roof arena facility. These requirements, as well as the advantage of the ability to match the curved roof, prompted both David and Scott to re-introduce the Behlen Corr-Span building to members at the meeting.

The Corr-Span system would be able to provide the equivalent facility or, in some cases, upgrade the performance of the proposed system while at the same time contributing to overall cost savings. "There were some real advantages to the kind of structural design of the Corr-Span relative to the use" Bruce Carscadden later commented. "The Corr-Span building had advantages for the Structural Engineer as far as the kind of footing arrangement as opposed to the footings of other types of steel buildings". The fact that there was no internal structure leaning in over the arena we could actually reduce the size and the span of the building" further noted Bruce "(Corr-Span) doesn't require all the kind of fittings and fussiness associated with a portal frame system where you've got exposed insulation and beams and things that are kind of intruding into the space." Wayne Aussem agreed "no wasted space on the interior, a clean interior finish, and very good insulation values".

But it was also important that both the building and Colony perform on all levels to produce a successful and functional result that everyone, including the community, would be pleased with. Bruce commented "It's actually the second time we worked with Colony, we also did the arena in Nelson with you and both of our experiences have been very positive and I thought that you contributed at a high level." Wayne Aussem concurred "Scott has been extremely helpful from day one and was attentive to even the small details. He represents your company and products very well and it will be a pleasure to work with him again on our next project."

In summation I think that Bruce Carscadden said it best when he noted "I think the kind of interior finishes of the building are very robust and conducive to the hockey rink kind of environment. At the end of the day the interior view of the building is very solid and simple, not overly cluttered and actually helps as far as the programmatic function of the space."

Colony has just completed their scope of work for this project and are proud to have played a role in the creation of this wonderful community asset.

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The Pride of Terrace
Posted by Colony Management on Friday, November 09, 2007


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