Company:
Eide Industries, Inc.

Project Details

Fabric 1

Serge Ferrari Soltis 86
Producer/Manufacturer: Serge Ferrari North America Inc.
Primary Use: Main Fabric


Engineer Name 1
Soheil Mohammadi

Engineer Company 1
Walter P. Moore

Design Name
Erik Volz

Design Company
Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Architect Name
Kevin Blocksridge

Architect Company
BAR Architects

Fabrication Name
Don Araiza

Fabrication Company
Eide Industries, Inc.

Subcontractor Name
Andre Sarai

Subcontractor Company
Metcoe Skylights

Project Manager Name
Rick McBride

Project Manager Company
Eide Industries, Inc.

Installation Name
Albert Soto

Installation Company
Eide Industries, Inc.


Please describe the project specifications

The City Center Bishop Ranch project was a re-invention of a shopping center to create a new lifestyle destination where surrounding communities, cultures and commerce will converge. The Sunset Development Company (owners) brought onboard acclaimed architect Renzo Piano Building Workshop and BAR Architects to design a vibrant market and escape place in the heart of San Ramon, California. The new facility features 300,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment experiences, a luxury cinema, and a luxury whole-body personal fitness, training and yoga center.


What is unique or complex about the project?

The Tension Structure division of Eide Industries, Inc. was awarded the project, by Plant Construction, which was comprised of an escalator canopy and over one-hundred eighty-six (186) retail awnings and canopies. A tensioned structure was the original vision as the escalator canopy; however, the design was changed to an engineered glass canopy during the early months of construction. This change created several challenges which were faced and resolved by Eide from assisting with the re-design and re-engineering of the escalator cover from a fabric structure to an industrial glass canopy system, to transporting and erecting the glass panels in tight quarters in the middle of the construction zone, to installing over 186 awnings and canopies throughout the facility. Eide Industries' experienced and dedicated team were able to execute all this and much more to meet the grand opening of the new City Center Bishop Ranch in San Ramon, California.

Approximate total combined coverage area is 9,748 square feet. All engineered 110 MPH Wind-Load Exposure C.
One (1) Glass ESCALATOR CANOPY is 24'-0" wide x 54'-0" projection by 32'-0" high with a coverage area of 1,296 square feet.
One-hundred eighty-six (186) FABRIC AWNINGS range is sizes from 5'-0" projection by 6'-8' wide with a coverage area of 6,930 square feet.
One (1) Plexi-Glass STAIR CANOPY is 46'-0" wide by 16'-5" projection by 10'-6" high with a coverage area of 759 square feet.
One (1) Plexi-Glass STAIR CANOPY is 32'-3-1/2" wide by 16'-5" projection by 10'-6" high with a coverage area of 532 square feet.
Two (2) Plexi-Glass ELEVATOR CANOPIES are 16' 6-1/2" wide by 6'-11" projection with a combined coverage area of 231 square feet.


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