Curved steel at the building envelope
Steel framing associated with curved façade elements required accurate modeling of geometry and connections at architectural interfaces.
LocationEctor County, Texas, USA
Client / FabricatorTrueNorth Steel
Structural Steel1,473 tons
Project overview
A large-scale steel structure supporting flexible education.
Ector County ISD New Middle School is a two-story educational facility spanning more than 18,000 m² (approximately 194,000 sq. ft.), designed to accommodate around 1,000 students.
The building combines classrooms, flexible instructional spaces, common areas, athletic facilities and administrative functions. Its steel framing supports long spans, open interior layouts and curved architectural elements.
Working with TrueNorth Steel, Anatomic detailed approximately 1,473 tons of structural steel using Tekla Structures, coordinating complex framing geometry and fabrication information across the building.
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Project team and technical details
- Project
- Ector County ISD New Middle School
- Location
- Ector County, Texas, USA
- Client / Fabricator
- TrueNorth Steel
- Structural Steel
- 1,473 tons
- Year
- 2025
- Engineer
- Kubala Engineers
- Architect
- PBK Architects, Inc.
- General Contractor
- Teinert Construction
- Detailing software
- Tekla Structures
TECHNICAL COMPLEXITY
Coordination and detailing challenges.
Long spans and varied framing layouts
Open educational and athletic spaces required precise detailing across different structural framing conditions.
Steel interfaces with MEP systems
Coordination with mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems helped identify potential conflicts before fabrication and installation.
OUR APPROACH
From model coordination to fabrication information.
Using Tekla Structures, Anatomic developed a detailed 3D steel model to coordinate member geometry, connections and interfaces with other building systems.
The model supported clash detection, prefabrication planning and the preparation of fabrication information for TrueNorth Steel.
This coordinated workflow helped reduce potential execution errors and supported more efficient assembly of steel components.