This recently completed four-level, 550,000 sq. ft. cast-in-place concrete parking facility has the capacity to hold over 1,600 cars including a few electric vehicle charging stations. With a plan dimension of 630 feet by 254 feet the structure was too large to be built as one building. Thus, the structure includes a 12 inch seismic joint between the two halves of the building. The structure is laterally supported by concrete moment frames in both directions and post-tensioned slabs and beams to minimize deflections and cracking. Supported on driven piles, we worked closely with the contractor URS Corporation in San Jose to create the most optimum and safe foundation system. The facility includes an architecturally enhanced elevator tower and landing, with a glass exterior wall hung from the roof of the stair and elevator tower. Given the extremely tight schedule for design approval and construction we worked closely with Shums Coda of Pleasanton and the City of Santa Clara to expedite the plan check review and ensure a timely construction start. We are working on Phase 2 and 3 as well.

A six level cast-in-place post tensioned parking structure totaling 167,000 square feet of elevated deck area. The footprint of the structure is approximately 310’x130’. The gravity system consists of a 5” thick post-tensioned slab supported by post-tensioned beams and girders. FWCSE designed a lateral system consisting of special concrete moment resisting frames along the perimeter of the building. The elevator tower is comprised of 12” masonry blocks supported by a mat foundation. The foundation for the parking structure consists of shallow spread footings with the slab on grade serving as ties to inter-connect the individual pad footings.

Pacific Arts Plaza parking facility is a three level 356 stall parking garage with long span concrete post-tensioned beams and slabs. The structure has a special concrete shear wall lateral system in both directions and semicircular speed ramps between floors. Due to site constraints, the structure has a unique geometry and eccentric continuous foundations to minimize impact on the surrounding area.

A five level, 295,000 square feet, 900 car cast-in-place post-tensioned slabs and beams concrete structure. Concrete moment frames were used on all four sides of the structure to support the lateral seismic loads. The facility included a stand-alone elevator and stair tower as well as a 33,000 square feet steel canopy that supports photovoltaic panels.

Pelican Hill Resort Parking Structure
A four story, 257,000 square foot, 530 car facility with concrete shear walls with post-tensioned beams and slabs. It is a cast-in-place concrete post-tensioned structure built into the hillside. Due to its long and narrow plan geometry, the building is separated into two separate buildings. The exterior is heavily themed with pantheon style colonnades at the entrance and side with tile roof at the elevator towers to match the resort’s architecture. The lateral system is concrete shear walls in both directions.

Pelican Hill Golf Parking Structure
A four story, 144,000 square foot, 322 car facility with concrete shear walls with post-tensioned beams and slabs. It is a cast-in-place concrete post-tensioned structure built into the hillside on two sides of the structure. The exterior is themed with pantheon style colonnades at the entrance and with tile roof at the elevator tower. The lateral system is concrete shear walls in both directions.

A total of three, six story design-bid-build, post-tensioned concrete parking structures. This 3,000 plus car facility is located less than 2km from the San Andreas Fault and thus required extensive 3-D computer analysis to design the exceptionally large special moment frame beams and columns.