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2011 Projects |
Drexel University Integrated Sciences Building |
Drexel University opened the doors to its new science building, Pennsylvania's newest landmark for scientific research and the future of integrated science, on Sept. 20, 2011. The $69-million Constantine N. Papadakis Integrated Sciences Building serves as the new home of Drexel's biology department and includes a 4 story self-supporting helical stair with Glass Guardrails and Stainless steel handrails, designed, engineered, fabricated and erected by Anvil Craft Corporation. One of the most challenging projects ever undertaken by the firm, as well as the 2nd largest ever, the stair and railing system at the Papadakis building is meant to evoke the structure of DNA. The biological sciences are premier here and that's evident right inside the atrium. The entire project entailed hundreds of hours of detailing, all done in house, 3,924 hours of Shop labor and 6,822 hours of field labor provided by Local 401 Ironworkers. The monumental stair and railing alone was a total of approximately 2,800 shop hours and 2,400 field hours to install. It included 68,000 pounds of 2” thick by 16” deep solid plate stringers, 5/16” tapered and radius stair sub treads for the 2” thick terrazzo treads, 1,574 SF of ¾” bent tempered glass rolled to a 53” Radius on a 32.47 degree incline plus 400 Lineal feet of aluminum glass shoe molding and polished stainless steel handrail rolled to the same radius and incline. All handrails joints on the stair were seal welded and polished in the field to create a seamless continuous inside handrail. There is no top rail so all top of glass edges had to align perfectly. Each run is held in place by four hardened steel pins to allow the stair to move independent of the poured in place cantilevered concrete platforms. This stair has been featured in multiple publications, including The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Drexel Alumni Magazine, as well as Chicago Rolled Metal Products Blog. |
2012 Projects |
Anvil Craft awarded stair contract for Statue of Liberty |
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today announced that the Statue of Liberty National Monument will undergo a $27.25 million renovation that includes long-planned safety and other critical facility renovations beginning in late October. "Two years ago, when we reopened Lady Liberty's crown to visitors for the first time since the September 11 attacks, I promised that we would continue to upgrade the interior to makeit safer and more accessible for all," Salazar said. "With today's announcement, we aretaking a major step in bringing a 19th Century icon into the 21st Century." The National Park Service awarded the work to Joseph A. Natoli Construction Corporation of Pine Brook, NJ, to install code compliant stairways within the monument, (to be fabricated by Anvil Craft Corp.) update mechanical, electrical and fire suppression systems, replace the elevators, and rehabilitate restrooms. The improvements will also allow for increased visitor access to the monument, including the pedestal and the museum. The National Park Service will keep the monument open to the public through the Oct. 28 celebration of the 125th anniversary of the statue's dedication. The interior of the Monument will be closed the following day as work commences; however, Liberty Island will remain open during the project and views of Lady Liberty will remain largely unobstructed during the year-long upgrade to the statue's interior. |