Phipps Conservatory, Victoria Room Renovations
DATE: July 2003
ARCHITECT: Simmons Associates Architects
CONTRACTOR: O.W.Taylor, LLC
CAP Needs Assessments 2001 and 2003
Structural Engineering Survey
Glazing System and Ventilation Sash Design
Owner Representative for the City of Pittsburgh Historical Reviews
Construction Administration
Constructed by Lord and Burnham in 1892 the Victoria Room is one of thirteen interconnected glasshouses that comprise Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Last restored in 1984 with wood and annealed glass, the Victoria Room was in extremely poor condition and was the primary candidate from the 2001 CAP Assessment for complete restoration.
This restoration concentrated on the “Side Vent-line up” components including: aluminum extrusions to replicate the original wood roof glazing rafters, aluminum replicated ventilation sash, laminated lapped glass glazing system, replicated castings, recreation of the vestibule entry and ridge cresting, lead coated copper valleys, complete refinishing of the interior painted components and new automatic vent operating equipment and new copper down spouting.
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