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Steel Solutions Help Launch Seattle's Space Needle Into the Future
Steel Solutions Help Launch Seattle's Space Needle Into the Future

Albina Co. Inc. bent the spiral staircases at the newly renovated Space Needle in Seattle, Washington. The Space Needle's rotating glass floor, dubbed "The Loupe", is located just below the open-air observation deck and Albina Co., Inc. was the steel bender/roller for the custom spiral staircases connecting the two areas. The stair centilevers off concealed supports, so the staircase appears to float above the glass floor below thus creating a very unique experience for the visitors. 

Albina Co., Inc. bent 1" thick x 13 ¼" wide A572 GR 50 to yield three 180" pieces and three 144" pieces of rolled plate and 1" thick x 10-13/16" wide A572 GR 50 to yield one 80" piece of rolled plate. We also bent tube steel 10" x 6" x .625" WALL A500 GR B to a 11’ 6” inside plan view radius (the easy way).

More detailed information on the project can be found in the May 2022 Issue of Modern Steel

Space Needle Floating Spiral Staircase

Curved Steel Spiral Staircase at the Space Needle in Seattle

Steel Spiral Staircase at the Space Needle in Seattle

Space Needle Seattle, Washington

 

 

FINAL INSTALLATION PICTURE: Rare Curved Aluminum Material Creates Overhead Canopy at Pacific Plaza in Dallas, TX.
FINAL INSTALLATION PICTURE: Rare Curved Aluminum Material Creates Overhead Canopy at Pacific Plaza in Dallas, TX.

We were fortunate enough to be part of a unique urban renewal project in Dallas, Texas this year. We bent 30 lengths of 12" SCH40 (.406" WALL) 6061-T6 Aluminum material, a VERY rare material to get out of a mill, that were used to help create a unique overhead structure at the Pacific Plaza Pavilion in Downtown Dallas, Texas. Pacific Plaza is part of an urban renewal project transforming surface parking lots into neighborhood parks. Albina Co., Inc. bent, trimmed and marked top dead center on all parts. Material was bent to AESS standards and very tight tolerances.

Curved Aluminum for Pacific Plaza in Dallas, TX.
Curved Aluminum for Pacific Plaza Pavilion in Dalas, TX.