Cove Theatre
Renovation (Commercial)
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La
Jolla
Architect:
W. Scott
Ballard Design & Architecture
Contractor:
Bycor
General Contractors.
Renovation of an existing two-story masonry theatre
located in downtown La Jolla. Structural design
included installation of new steel moment-resisting frames
to seismically upgrade modified/removed sections of existing
masonry walls. Also required complex vertical
modification at existing theatre lobby due to expanded
second floor areas and re-located columns. |
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Paradise Point Resort
(Commercial) -
Mission Bay,
San Diego
Architect: Rossi Architecture
Responsible for
structural engineering associated with the renovations/additions and new
buildings for the Presidential Suites, Fitness Center, Lobby, and Baleen
Restaurant. Project required careful solution analysis due to
“tie-in” with existing “non-conventional” structural systems which
included “open” rebar roof beams and round timber pile lateral systems.
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Ecco Lofts
(Residential)
- Little Italy
Owner:
Building Urban
Contractor: Mark Malone
A
four-story ten (10) unit wood-framed residential apartment building
over a “cast-in-place” concrete/masonry parking garage located in Little
Italy. Structural design provided for non-repetitive floor plans at
various building levels, a large free-standing fire-wall, and creative
foundation design due to proximity of an adjacent structure.
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Neuhas Ateliers
(Residential)
- East Village
Owner:
Graham Downes Architecture, Inc.
Contractor: Wheelihan Construction Company
An eighteen (18) unit four-story wood-framed apartment building constructed
over a Type I on-grade parking garage. Floor over garage consisted of
corrugated steel deck/girder system with an on-grade structural concrete
topper. Design also included a five (5) story mixed-use tower element
connected with exposed steel stair elements.
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Lawrence Residence
(Residential)
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La Jolla
Owner:
Larry Lawrence
Contractor: Tekton Master Builders
An approximate 10,000 sq. ft. two-story single-family residence located in
La Jolla, California. Project complexities consisted of a radial
building shape with large expanses of glass which resulted in a bi-axial
steel moment-resisting frame core and several curved steel elements.
Lower level rooms largely subterranean resulting in large masonry walls on a
terraced site. Project required daily interaction with contractor
throughout the building phase. |
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Walters Residence
(Residential) -
Carlsbad
Architect: Friehauf
Architects
A 6,910 sq. ft. two-story single-family
residence with a 1,275 sq. ft. basement/living area and 1,045 sq. ft.
attached garage, located in Carlsbad, California. Included a variety of
custom moment frames such as a pentagonal-shaped frame, two-story
“hangman” frames, and a two-story “bent-corner” frame. Other challenges
included several custom connections in order to obscure hardware as well
as many custom steel-connection details.
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Pacific Sales Building
(Commercial) -
Rancho Mirage
Architect: MPA Architectural Group
Contractor:
Oltmans
Construction Company
An approximate 30,000
sq. ft. one-story commercial structure utilizing concrete “tilt-up” wall
construction with a hybrid roof framing system consisting of steel
joists/girders with panelized wood-framed in-fill. Storefront tower
element construction utilizing steel moment-resisting frames covered with
wood-framed architectural features.
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Saddlebrook
Estates (Residential)
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Poway, California
Architect/Builder: McCullough Ames Development
Custom residential
housing development consisting of fourteen (14) approximately 6,000 sq. ft.
single-family residences in Poway, California. Continuous interaction with
the Builder during the design phase resulted in “cost-efficient”
conventional designs which required modification due to the adoption of a
new/updated Building Code during the course of the entire project. |
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River Run Recreation Facility
(Commercial) -
Mission Valley
Architect: MPA Architectural Group
Contractor: Bycor General Contractors
Elevated wood-framed recreation facility
and tennis court over a one-story on-grade parking garage/lot located in
Mission Valley, California Raised level constructed of pre-cast
concrete decking supported by perimeter concrete beams and masonry
piers. Design also included a masonry elevator/stair tower.
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Scripps
Gateway
(Commercial) -
San Diego
Architect: California Design
Collaborative
Two (2) one-story retail building
approximately 5,000 sq. ft. and 4,000 sq. ft. located in Scripps Gateway
Freeway Center, San Diego, California. Design of both structures involved
conventional stick-frame construction with a combination of flat & sloped
roofs. Lateral design included conventional wood shear walls and steel
moment frames. Foundation systems consist of conventional concrete
slab-on-grade.
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Day Office
Building
(Commercial) - Ramona
Architect: Architecture
Illustrated
Developer: Day
Company
An approximate 25,000 sq. ft. two-story commercial office building located
in Ramona, California. Floor and roof framing consisted of open-web wood
trusses and glue-laminated beams. Lateral systems included two-story
Ordinary Moment Resisting Steel Frames, a two-story masonry shear wall, and
light-framed wood shear panels.
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Howe Residence
(Residential) -
San Diego
Architect:
House & Dodge Design
Contractor: Sharratt Construction
Total remodel of an existing 5,872 sq. ft. two-story single family residence
on the San Diego Bay waterfront. Project scope included the
removal/relocation of nearly all interior walls. Revisions included the
creation of a new 2,284 sq. ft. basement under the existing structure with
CMU retaining walls. Lateral systems included light-framed wood shear
panels, steel Ordinary Moment Frames, masonry shear piers, and
discontinuously supported steel moment frames.
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Monterey Marketplace – Phase IV
(Commercial) -
Rancho Mirage
Architect: MPA
Architectural Group
A 24,000 sq. ft. one-story commercial structure with slender CMU shear
walls and steel roof joists and girders with a panelized wood roof
diaphragm. Architectural tower elements projecting beyond the building
envelope and above the primary roof elevation are laterally supported by
steel Ordinary Moment Resisting frames.
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University City Village Phase I
(Residential) -
University City
Architect: M.W. Steele Group, Inc.
Contractor: TBD
Structural design for
Phase I of a project which includes the addition of approximately 600 new
units to an existing Senior Residential Housing Development. Project
consists of new wood-framed second floor additions over several existing
one-story structures. Structural design included minimizing structural
modifications to the foundation and lateral systems within the existing
one-level structures.
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North Santa Fe Shopping Center
(Commercial) -
Vista,
California
Architect: Don Goertz
Builder: Gulf Construction Company
An approximate 42,000 sq. ft. retain
shopping center and mini-mart located in Vista, California. Despite
large spans and storefront openings, structural engineering accomplished
with primarily conventional wood-frame construction with minimal steel
elements.
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