Acacia Creek
Union City, CA
This project contains 123 residential units over parking and covers 226,000 square feet. The four and five story cold-formed steel framed residential structure above the concrete podium is a senior living community, offering independent and assisted living apartments with private decks and patios. FWCSE is the structural engineer of record for the cold-formed steel residential levels. The project was completed under the design-build delivery system.
Acacia Creek
The Palms Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, NV
FWCSE completed the design of the exterior low-rise and high-rise curtain wall systems for this 34 story concrete tower and surrounding three story steel casino, retail, banquet, and conference center. The high-rise tower prefabricated wall panels were two levels high and two rooms wide. These large panel sizes were used to minimize the use of the tower crane, which was also used by the general contractor to construct the primary structural system of the floors above. Light-gauge steel and structural tube steel were used in combination to accommodate the large window openings of the guest rooms. In many cases, the most critical load combinations occurred during the lift of the panels.
The Palms Hotel and Casino
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA
This project consists of nine, four and five story cold-formed steel framed dormitory buildings for the Cal Poly North Student Housing. The project contains 618 residential units, each with at least four private bedrooms. FWCSE was the structural engineer for all nine cold-formed steel framed structures. The project was completed under the design-build delivery system.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
885 Woodside Road
Redwood City, CA
This project consists of 43 residential units over parking. It covers 105,000 square feet. The upper four story structure was constructed with cold-formed metal stud bearing walls. The lower two story parking garage is built utilizing post-tensioned concrete construction. FWCSE was the structural engineer for both the cold-formed metal structure and post-tensioned concrete podium.
885 Woodside Road
A Southern California Hotel
Anaheim, CA
FWCSE designed and analyzed a significant portion of the facilities within this new theme park and resort complex that opened in Anaheim, California. The structures that FWCSE designed included construction materials of structural steel, concrete, masonry, timber, and light-gauge steel. Facilities included large interactive theaters, numerous restaurants, retail, exterior dining venues, restrooms, and exterior curtain wall systems. In all, FWCSE provided structural engineering services for 20 structures within the new resort including new design, exterior design-build curtain wall, and peer-review services.
A Southern California Hotel
St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and Spa
Dana Point, CA
FWCSE completed the design of the exterior curtain wall cold-formed steel framed system for this luxury hotel and golf resort in Dana Point, California. This significant project had over 250,000 square feet of elaborately themed curtain wall components. The facade was engineered and configured to allow for relative floor movements due to the gravity, seismic, and thermal loads. In addition to the curtain wall system, FWCSE was involved in the concrete structural slab review process and the design of many of the auxiliary surrounding landscape facilities. The main building is seven stories and the north and south wings are six stories.
St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and Spa
Jack London Gateway
Oakland, CA
60 residential units are located over retail space and parking. The project covers 77,000 square feet. The residential units are three story Type III cold-formed steel stud bearing walls with metal joists. FWCSE was the structural engineer for the residential units and partnered with another structural engineer who designed the podium building below.
Jack London Gateway
Jackson House
San Francisco, CA
This Downtown San Francisco infill project contains nine residential units over retail and parking. It covers 28,000 square feet. The residential units are four story Type III cold-formed steel stud bearing walls and metal joists. FWCSE was the structural engineer for the residential units. The project was completed as a design-build with FWCSE teaming with a well known light-gauge subcontractor.
Jackson House
450 Rhode Island
San Francisco, CA
Located on a sloping lot, the project contains 165 residential units. The units are located over parking and retail covering. The project contains over 160,000 square feet. The two, three and four story units are constructed with bearing cold-formed metal stud walls with metal joists. FWCSE was the structural engineer of record for the cold-formed steel units.
450 Rhode Island
Westin Desert Willow Villas
Palm Desert, CA
Covering over 630,000 square feet this complex contains 300 time share residential units. The units are contained in 18 separate buildings. The buildings are three and four story cold-formed steel bearing walls and joists.
Westin Desert Willow Villas
Edie and Lew Wasserman Building
Los Angeles, CA
This six-story structure features both modern glazing and metal panels. In addition, the design included terra cotta tiles and plaster finishes to blend with the surrounding structures. FWCSE provided solutions for the various finishes and their vastly different behaviors.