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Two-level hospitality module with a rooftop deck and canopy at Circuit of the Americas, Austin, at sunset

Photo: the builder, 2024

VIP hospitality module. Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas. Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, 2024.

Three months.Factory to finish line.

A two-level hospitality building with a rooftop deck, built in front of the finish line on the same steel frame and panel system we are bringing to New Zealand. A patented design.

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Two levels and a rooftop deck
Fabricated and installed in three months
Bolted frame, designed to come down

Built by our partner's team in Mexico. Same system, same steel.

This module was designed and built by one of our partners through his construction company in Mexico. It was fabricated in Chihuahua, exported to the United States and assembled at Circuit of the Americas in time for the 2024 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix.

We show it here because it is the same structural steel and panel system CJG brings to New Zealand, built to a tight deadline, in front of a crowd, with a finish made for the event. It is not a CJG project.

The glazed hospitality module and its canopy seen from below
Guests on all three levels of the hospitality module during the race weekend
The module lit at night during the event weekend
Steel frame being assembled on site with a lift
The bolted steel frame of the module standing on its footings before the panels were fitted
Guests on the rooftop deck, stairs and lower level of the hospitality module during the race weekend
The steel frame, stairs and decks seen from below during assembly
Welding the steel frame in the workshop
Beams, stair stringers and grating treads seen from below against the sky

How it goes together

Every column, beam and rafter was cut, drilled and numbered in the factory. On site, the frame is bolted, the decks and stairs are fixed, the panels close the envelope and the canopy goes on last.

Exploded drawing of the steel frame: columns, floor beams and roof rafters
The steel frame, exploded: columns, floor beams and roof rafters.
Exploded drawing of the module showing frame, wall panels and canopy as separate layers
Frame, panels and canopy as separate layers.
Drawing of the stair and landing structure
Stair and landing structure.
Drawing of the lattice handrails and screens
Lattice handrails and screens, cut from steel plate.

What this means for a building in New Zealand

Fast to assemble

In Austin, the frame arrived cut and numbered. Assembly was bolting, not cutting and welding on site.

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Designed to come down

A bolted frame can be unbolted, so a temporary building can come down without a demolition job. Moving or reusing one in New Zealand still needs consent.

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Room to grow

Add a bay or a deck. The frame is designed in repeating sets of columns and beams, so an extension is more of the same, not a new structure.

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The same system

Steel frame, factory-made panels, finishes to the brief. The system we are bringing to New Zealand.

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The bolted steel frame of the module standing on its footings before the panels were fitted

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