b'FEATUREproviding heightened oversight of the Canadian Formula 1 Grand PROJECT TEAM Prixinfrastructurerefurbishment.Veryspecificconstructability challenges had to be considered in the design, such as absolute adherence to the schedule to limit any impact on event activities, CLIENT:SOCIT DU PARC JEAN-DRAPEAU (SPJD) STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS: a small, enclosed workspace between the Olympic Basin and CIMA+ ARCHITECT:ARCHITECTES FABG GENERAL CONTRACTOR:GEYSER GROUPthe racetrack and structural work primarily undertaken in winter conditions.Binetteoptedforasteelstructuredesign,which GIRDERS: CANAM GROUP QUALITY CONTROL: FNX-INNOV allowed the team to meet both the technical challenges and the projects very tight deadlines. As compared to other construction materials,thischoiceaffordedtheSocitduParcJean-Drapeau a more cost-effective solution.The new paddocks at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve houses thegaragesofthevariousF1teams,controltower,staff premises, corporate loges, media spaces and podium. The three-storey building, with a surface area of more than 21,500 square metres, comprises a ground-floor structural slab on screwpiles,steelframingcoveredprimarilybycomposite cement slabs on the upper floors and glued-laminated timber roofing.Adesignusingconcreteslabonmetaldeckand girders was favoured in the office area due to smaller spans. The trusses were supplied by CANAM Group Inc.With a length of more than 300 metres, the building was separatedintofourstructurallyindependentsectionswith connections allowing for longitudinal movement. Sliding steel beams allow the expansion joints separating these sections to move.Two Ironworkers completing bolting operations at a splice location ofBUILDING SEPARATED INTO FOUR SECTIONStwo track elements. Longitudinalexpansionjointstomitigatetheeffectsof thermal expansionFabrication of exposed steel meets AESS requirements and specificationsComposite beams on upper floors to maximize the capacity of steel beamsExposed columns in HSS with tapered endsPlan design: Final plans and specifications within six monthsConstructionofthepaddocks:Nine-monthconstruction timelineA building that aims to be multi-purpose, conventional in its choice of materials and modern in its envelope. While blending almost seamlessly into the Parcs landscape, the refurbishment of the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve paddocks includes:Credit: Martin BrossuAn accelerated project completed in record timeten months between two Canadian Grand Prix events,A concern for the surrounding ecosystem and users of nearby facilities, including the Olympic Basin and Jean-Dor Beach, as well as cyclists on the circuit, andCarefullyselectedconstructionmethods,includingfactory-Major projects: Espace PaddockAn international-scale experience,prefabricated structures requiring little assembly on site.just steps from downtown MontralENTERPRISING DESIGN BY ARCHITECTES FABGThebolddesignofArchitectesFABGpresentedstructural engineers with several significant challenges. Among them are very long spans (more than 12 metres), numerous overhangs at each end of the building, leaning tubular steel columns with conical tops slanted on two floors, precast concrete slabs on tiered beams, giant 38|SUMMER 2020 ADVANTAGE STEEL'