As part of the permanent exhibition “Where Montréal Began” highlighting the remains of the first settlement in Montreal in 1642 (at its 375th anniversary), ELEMA designed the glass floors and their fixtures in the new pavilion of the Pointe-à-Callière museum.
The mandate being carried out jointly with the glass supplier/installer, technical solutions not only related to the glass compositions, but also their handling and final installation were worked out in collaboration with the general contractor and the glass subcontractor. The glass floor design was carried out early at the start of the project so that the specific glazing work planning could be integrated into the construction schedule.
By ingenious measures for handling the glass elements, budgets and deadlines were respected. Extremely satisfied with our engineering services, the museum subsequently commissioned us to develop a strategy for handling the various glass components during maintenance.
