Commercial Buildings

Crate and Barrel Michigan Ave

  • Crate and Barrel Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL
  • Note that the shape of this building is like a crate and a barrel


Crate and Barrel North Ave, Chicago, IL


Tube bending for Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, PA

  • 300 tons of 5in square tubing bent 45º off axis for a barrel-vault skylight 150ft high and 327ft long.
  • Radius tolerance within 1/16in--"unheard of in structural steel or even architectural steel" according to Rafael Vinoly Architects.


Tube Bending for Rock 'n' Roll McDonald's, Chicago, IL

  • 20x12 tube formed into 60ft-high parabolic arches
  • Each tube was curved to multiple radii to minimize costly and time-consuming weld splices.
  • To meet the customer's tight schedule, all the tube bending was done within 3 days after he supplied the material.


Barton Malow Headquarters, Southfield, MI

  • Bending structural steel into elliptical shapes

Falls View Casino Resort, Niagara Falls, Canada



Reebok Headquarters, Canton, MA


St.Coletta of Greater Washington, Washington, DC

  • Designed by Michael Graves
  • Serves children and adults with cognitive disabilities


Wakpa Sica Center, Fort Pierre, SD


KC Live! Kansas City, MO

  • Tube bending of 50 tons of 10in square
  • Roof Trusses support a single-layer EFTE translucent membrane
  • The bending of the structural members was done in both Chicago and Kansas City.