Stretching the length of half a city block, the Butterfly Pool feels less like an amenity and more like a moment suspended in space. Its 50-metre span sits beneath a rhythm of sculpted precast ribs, each one catching light in its own quiet way, while the glass enclosure folds around it like a clear, breathing skin. The RAICO curtain wall and skylight systems hold the whole thing together — calm, precise, built to handle the humidity and the heat without ever losing that crisp transparency. The pool is a kind of elevated refuge: water, light, structure, and sky meeting in a single long room where you can float, think, and feel the building settle around you.
Project: The Butterfly + First Baptist Church Complex (LEED Gold)
Architect: Venelin Kokalov for Revery Architecture
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Fabricator: Blackcomb Façade Technology
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Glass Manufacturer: Garibaldi Glass
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Façade Engineer and Consultant: RDH Building Science
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Structural Engineer: Glotman Simpson
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Client/Developer: Westbank Corp.
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Systems:
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RAICO THERM+ A-I curtain wall: main vertical glazing + skylights
RAICO THERM+ S-I: single horizontal
RAICO FRAME+ 75: manual vents and swing doors with panic/escape functions
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