Elegant tension-only seismic restraints, built to TriPyramid standards, that reduce residual drift by 70-85%.
Restorative Seismic Braces reduce residual drift and support functional recovery. Designed for architectural flexibility, they provide resilient performance without permanent deformation or routine maintenance. Most seismic braces are designed to absorb energy and reduce building deflection during an earthquake. A Restorative Seismic Brace (RSB) goes one step further by helping a structure return to its original geometry after seismic movement.
FEATURED PROJECT
The West Podium Art Wall
The West Podium Art Wall (20 Hudson Yards) delineates the entry between the shops & restaurants and the public square and gardens. The facade stands at 92 feet high, 312 feet long and contains over 30,000 machined components by Tripyramid. Tripyramid designed and developed the cable net façade and canopy through a series of mockups
HOW IT`S DONE
Manufacturing Close To Home
When TriPyramid opened in 1989, we used a Connecticut machine shop, busy making America’s Cup yacht hardware, to manufacture the tension rod system which supports the Louvre Pyramid.
Today, we still use the machines and machine shops across the country that make the best hardware components, regardless of industry specialization. Brainstorming with experts outside the building and construction trade helped us realize that maintaining aerospace tolerances on geometry and museum-worthy surface finishes could provide the fit and finish which distinguish the TriPyramid brand.
FEATURED HARDWARE
Cable Assembly for Bridge
The Goethels Bridge vertical infill required 21,000 cable assemblies. Each features TriPyramid AS10-0188 ø3/16-inch 1×19 structural strand, with a fixed clevis on one end and an adjustable clevis and bushing on the other.