Home / Platform Innovation Centre & Parkade
Exterior Rendering of 9th Avenue Parkade & Platform Innovation Centre

Platform Innovation Centre & Parkade

Calgary, Canada

The Platform Innovation Centre & Parkade (formerly, the 9th Avenue Parkade & Platform Innovation Centre) on 9th Ave SE is a strong addition to the fabric of downtown Calgary and is unlike your typical parking garage structure.

TAGS

Mixed use
Parking Facility
Structural

Platform Innovation Centre & Parkade

Exterior Rendering of 9th Avenue Parkade & Platform Innovation Centre

Calgary, Canada

The Platform Innovation Centre & Parkade (formerly, the 9th Avenue Parkade & Platform Innovation Centre) on 9th Ave SE is a strong addition to the fabric of downtown Calgary and is unlike your typical parking garage structure.

With 510 parking stalls, it supports visitors to the New Central Library and the National Music Centre, in addition to other East Village and downtown destinations. It will also serve as an innovation incubator space, in an interesting mixed-use scheme. Flexibility was integral to the design so that amenity spaces and future occupancy changes, such as residential and/or commercial spaces, could be facilitated.

This resulted in superimposed dead loads that are double what a conventional parkade is typically designed for. The floor-to-floor height is designed to be higher than a typical parkade to allow for future occupancies and the structural system does not consist of upstand edge beams that would impact the transparency of future curtain wall systems. 

Read more about this fascinating project in our Behind the Project article.

location

Calgary, Canada

Budget

$80 M

Role

Structural Engineering Consultant

Award of Merit

Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA)

Architect

5468796; Kasian Architecture

Client

Calgary Parking Authority; Platform Calgary; Calgary Municipal Land Corporation

Size

9th Avenue Parkade: 20,440 m² (220,000 ft²); Platform Innovation Centre: 4,645 m² (50,000 ft²)

Award of Merit 2022

Prairie Design Awards

Rendering of 9th Avenue Parkade

Contact us to learn more about this project.

Get in Touch

Interested in learning about how we work? Message us and we will get back to you in a timely manner.

  • Your Contact Information

  • Write Message

Challenge

The site has several constraint challenges, such as the CP Rail corridor to the south, the existing LRT tunnel bisecting the site heading in a somewhat north/south orientation (approximately 30 degrees skewed from due north), a large water main and utility right of way corridor to the east and adjacent to the LRT tunnel, 9th Avenue SE at the north end of the property, and access requirements from Enmax’s District Energy. The structure spans up to 38 meters across the existing LRT tunnel and utility right of way (ROW) creating a vast column-free entrance.

Solution

Four (4) large structural steel mega trusses encased in concrete for fire protection and corrosion resistance (in addition to matching the architectural layout of the perimeter columns) were designed to clear span the LRT tunnel and the utility ROW. These trusses were installed in-situ piece by piece and required an elaborate system of temporary bracing.

Learn more about how Entuitive approaches engineering challenges, and discover why Engineering Performance matters for your project.

Get in Touch

Interested in learning about how we work? Message us and we will get back to you in a timely manner.

  • Your Contact Information

  • Write Message

Processing...
Thank you! Your subscription has been confirmed. You'll hear from us soon.
ErrorHere