Achievements

Hôtel Le Germain

Vertical addition
Montreal, Canada
2019

Upbrella’s second project was the elevation of an existing 17-storey hotel. Adding six floors to a building surrounded by closely spaced buildings without closing off the main street was a significant challenge. Installation of the Upbrella system was conducted in winter conditions from December 2018 to February 2019, directly from the building’s existing roof, using a spider crane.

The shelter was first moved in March 2019 and the project was completed in June 2019, 4 months later, concluding the 6-storey addition to the building. As a sign of the agility and performance of the Upbrella solution, the street will be closed for just two days (a Saturday and a Sunday) to complete the dismantling of the system using a mobile crane.