Custom Casting Features
Tree Column
Each 50-ft tall structural tree includes three tiers of casting geometries.
At the base of the timber trunks, CAST CONNEX custom-designed cast stainless steel column bases elegantly disappear into the floor and bolt to the hidden steel beam below.
Eye level to the second-story walkway are sculpted CAST CONNEX custom-designed cast stainless steel column caps that artfully transition to each of the 5 branches.
Terminating each branch are cast stainless steel CAST CONNEX Timber End Connectors™ (TECs) that provide a purposeful connection adding warmth and balance to the structural trees.
Walkway
Flowing, partially hanging walkways partition the travelers' experiences and offer thoughtful pathways for visitors traversing the new Pier D Expansion. These walkways are comprised of a series of steel beams that are supported by tension rods for both gravity and lateral loads. Compact custom-designed CAST CONNEX cast steel clevis-knuckles were designed to facilitate the pin joint between the tension rods and beam. The tectonic expression at the joint highlight the artful functionality castings can provide.