110’ Tall LED Christmas Tree
Vaughan Metropolitan Centre
Client: Penguin-Calloway Vaughan Partnership
Engineers: Blackwell Engineers
Lighting: Urban Visuals
Smartcentres asked Sixpenny to create the largest christmas tree in Canada
Standing 110’ tall, the tree also boasts a colourful LED display with 70,000 individual pixels
Sixpenny designed, engineered and fabricated the tree and installed the in-ground structural foundation
 
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
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      - 12 Helical piles support a ring rolled base structure of galvanized 6” Steel HSS 
- The tree frame is made from laser cut and powdercoated 3/8” steel plate and laser tube cut rectangular steel HSS of varying size 
- 70,000 RGB LEDs 
- PVC branch material 
 
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      - Sixpenny drafted a design and worked with Blackwell Engineers to ensure this installation could withstand the severe wind and weather experienced during the Canadian winter 
- All components of the modular, welded steel frame were cut using CNC processes to ensure a seamless fit-up for welding as well as trouble free installation 
- The frames were sandblasted, zinc-primed and powdercoated a deep green to match the foliage used to clad the tree 
- The frame include supports for the foliage as well as individual fingers for all the LED strands to maintain a consistent vertical and horizontal spacing between pixels 
- The tree is designed to break down into pieces which can be managed by two people and Sixpenny also designed and fabricated custom storage racks which allow the tree panels to be stored with all foliage and LEDs in place, aiding in installation for subsequent years 
- Sixpenny provided a detailed installation and maintenance manual as well a comprehensive warranty to provide our clients with peace of mind and lasting satisfaction 
 
 
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
       
          
          
        
      