Southeast Event Centre Atrium
Type: Commercial Mass Timber
Size: 6,100 sq. ft.
Region: Steinbach, Manitoba
Completed: 2024
Designer: Populous + Vern Reimer Architects
Builder: Graham Construction
Timber: Cornerstone Timberframes / Nordic Structures
- This 35’ high atrium forms the main entrance and focal point of a new civic space that will host concerts, tradeshows, community events, and will feature the region’s largest ice sports venue.
- The large roof beams of the atrium are 12” wide and 54” deep and span up to 59’, weighing as much as 8,300 lbs each.
- Cornerstone maintained close coordination with the structural steel supplier to ensure that wood to steel connections integrated smoothly, creating a visually seamless result.
- 78 tonnes of CO2-eq are stored in the atrium timbers.
