SASKATOON, SK
Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan
The Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan is situated in River Landing, a developing cultural and community hub in Saskatoon’s south downtown area.
The Remai Modern Art Gallery of Saskatchewan is situated in River Landing, a developing cultural and community hub in Saskatoon’s south downtown area.
The gallery more than tripled its space for temporary and collection-related exhibitions and includes a community gallery, studio classrooms, a film and lecture theatre, meeting rooms, and spaces for receptions and other public events.
It also exceeds some of these standards, thanks to project goals such as designing for 50% lower energy consumption compared to international gallery standards. Energy efficiency contributes to the project’s LEED Silver certification target.
The striking building features a unique composition thanks to four stacked horizontal volumes that overlook the South Saskatchewan River. The project meets rigorous gallery standards required to host world-class national and international touring exhibitions, previously unavailable to the city.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
CLIENT
The City of Saskatoon
ARCHITECT
KPMB;
Architecture49 (formerly Smith Carter)
OUR ROLE(S)
Structural Engineering Consultant
SIZE
19,000 m² (205,000 ft²)
BUDGET
$81.8 M
MARKET (OFFICE)
CALGARY
KEY CONSIDERATIONS
Challenge One
The gallery needed structural framing for stacked horizontal volumes that cantilever up to 45 feet while providing unobstructed views of the river. Vierendeel trusses met this need but presented an additional challenge: since the gallery’s multipurpose room will foreseeably host large crowds dancing near where others may sit and eat, excessive vibration of the room’s Vierendeel truss structure had to be prevented.
Solution One
A vibration analysis was performed, and a tuned mass damper was provided in the floor of the room to keep vibration below an acceptable level.
GALLERY
