12  |  SPRING 2026 ADVANTAGE STEEL
Tekla modelling was key to closing the 
geometric challenges within the project 
and providing a stable structure for the 
trades that followed. The main structural 
steel support structure weighed in at 
723 tonnes and was the principal steel 
supporting the load for the architectural 
COR-TEN steel facade that envelops 
the buildings.
Pioneer Village Station’s bold, futuristic 
design is among its distinguishing factors. 
Cylindrical in form, it features massive, 
sweeping steel canopies, supported 
by structural steel by Benson Steel and 
covered by COR-TEN weathering steel 
that create a striking impression for 
commuters, and shelter bus platforms 
beneath a sculptural envelope.
“It’s one of the most architecturally 
assertive stops on Toronto’s subway 
network,” 
says 
Zelko 
Colakovich, 
president of Core Metal Inc., who remains 
as proud of the stop as he was seven years 
ago when his company played a key role in 
fabricating and supplying COR-TEN steel 
to make its unique vision a reality. “For us, 
it expertly reflects Canada’s commitment 
to 3D structural integrity and weathering 
steel design innovation.”
A LANDMARK IN  
WEATHERING STEEL
COR-TEN steel was chosen for both 
performance 
and 
aesthetics. 
While 
it looks like regular steel when first 
installed, this material begins to shift in 
colour, eventually deepening to a rich, 
stable dark brown within the first one 
to two years. “This surface weathering 
is intentional,” Mr. Colakovich explains. 
“This dense, stable patina protects the 
steel beneath from corrosion. After it gets 
to this point, the colour remains largely 
consistent, perhaps darkening slightly 
over decades. By about 40 years, the 
patina has fully stabilized.”
Indeed, the buildings’ architectural 
geometry combined with this weathering 
steel 
facade 
gives 
the 
station 
its 
PIONEER VILLAGE STATION
OPERATIONAL IN 2026
SMALL PARTS
New line for
HAMILTON PLANT
CORBEC.COM
Investing to support your galvanizing needs
GRANDES STRUCTURES
Des petites pièces aux
Galvanisation Québec grandit pour mieux vous servir
WWW.GALVANISATIONQUEBEC.COM
DÈS 2026

View this content as a flipbook by clicking here.