The Opsal Steel building:
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Now architect Peter Busby is leading the conversion of the building with Bastion Development into a residential complex. Many of the building's distinct features, including the original timbers, will be preserved. The building will literally be taken apart then put back together after excavation and construction on the site is completed.
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http://vancouver.ca/Greaterdot_wa/index.cfm?fuseaction=GVTV.storyDet&storyid=379
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One of the mandates of the project is to salvage and incorporate the heavy timber framework, wooden siding and windows of the building into the new development. The timber frame will be documented and numbered, dismantled, removed and stored off-site. Much of the original cladding will be salvaged and reused for partitions in the interior courtyard.
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http://www.bastiondevelopment.com/developments/opsal/index.php
So it appears the structure will be dimantled esp. the heavy timber framework. The site will be excavated, underground parking put in place, and then the original heavy timber framework re-assembled.
I doubt that the roof planking itself was to be part of the re-assembly.
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