Structural Engineering, Consulting, Seismic Certification

Light Gauge Steel Exterior Wall Systems

F&W has developed an excellent reputation for providing engineering services to the design-build, light gauge framing construction community. We have provided structural engineering services on a wide variety of projects, including entertainment facilities, commercial office buildings, hotels, retail facilities, and casinos.


The Desert Passage at the Aladdin Hotel has elaborate themed façades under an artificial desert sky.		DESERT PASSAGE \| Aladdin Hotel \| Las Vegas, Nevada \| One million square feet of retail space. Highly themed with several free standing structures. Themed walls, rockwork, water features, and a sky ceiling are part of the turn key package.

		JAMBOREE BUSINESS CENTER \| Irvine, California EIFS exterior system over spandrel light gauge framing. Expansion joints at each window allow for seismic drift and floor deflection.

		SOKA UNIVERSITY \| Aliso Viejo, California University lecture halls and dormitory buildings with cubic stone cladding.

		CLASSIC RESIDENCE by HYATT \| Palo Alto, California \| F&W provided the design of this light gauge structure at roof level as well as the exterior wall system for this over 700,000 sq ft facility.

THE ST. REGIS MONARCH BEACH RESORT & SPA \| Dana Point, California \| Exterior stud framing system design using light gauge steel and EIFS.

The Silver Legacy Casino has several themed façades that span the length of a city block.		IRVINE SPECTRUM CENTER \| Irvine, California \| Single story outdoor retail and entertainment facility.

		SILVER LEGACY CASINO \| Reno, Nevada \| The exterior framing has several themed façades that follow the length of a city block.

		NEIGHBORING THEME PARK ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY \| Anaheim, California \| Several Hollywood themed façades designed and detailed to recreate a Hollywood street scene. Other facilities included: House of Blues, Lego Store, and AMC Theater.

		CITY WALK \| Universal Studios \| Hollywood California \| Universal Studios retail and restaurant space. Highly articulated shapes create a larger than life streetscape.

HOLLYWOOD & HIGHLAND \| Hollywood, California \| Large multi-use facility with Oscar Awards Theater and mall space. Designated to be premier shopping, dining, and star watching center for Southern California.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RESIDENCE HALLS \| Berkeley, California \| F&W provided the design and detailing of the exterior framing for the cladding wall systems of 4 new buildings in this project.

MGM MANSION \| Las Vegas, Nevada \| Several luxury suites with elaborate façades at the MGM Casino.