Structural Engineering, Consulting, Seismic Certification

Residential Buildings

F&W has concentrated on higher-end residential projects with demanding design requirements. Through inventive solutions, we enable architects and owners to achieve shapes and spaces that are not obtainable through conventional means. We incorporate the knowledge that we have gained through our experiences in commercial and theme park designs into challenging residential construction to capture unique architectural features.


This residence is triangular shaped in plan and contains steel moment frames across the ocean side to allow floor to ceiling windows along its entire length.		1 HARBOR ISLAND DRIVE \| Newport Beach, California \| This 5,000 square foot triangular shaped home is located at the tip of Harbor Island. It utilizes steel and timber framing, and foundations designed to minimize liquefaction damage.

		ROCKLEDGE \| Laguna Beach, California \| This 9,000 square foot, three story hillside structure utilizes steel and timber framing. It has a self supported elevator with a spiral staircase surrounding it. The design also included an integrated pool and numerous site retaining walls.

		LINCOLN BOULEVARD CONDOMINIUMS Santa Monica, California \| Nine units utilizing steel and timber framing with concrete subterranean parking.

		HIGMAN RESIDENCE \| Pelican Point, California \| This 6,000 square foot home utilizes steel and timber framing.

This residence contains a central elevator with a helical stair surrounding the elevator, and contains numerous steel cantilevers allowing corner windows without visible supports.		PIWOWARSKI RESIDENCE \| Somis, California \| At 6,000 square feet, this home has large open spaces and utilizes all timber framing.

		9th STREET LOFT CONDOMINIUMS \| Santa Monica, California \| This six unit building utilizes steel and timber framing to accomplish the architecturally skewed and curved walls. The design also included a subterranean parking garage.

		VILLA FIRENZE \| Beverly Hills, California \| The main residence structure is 35,000 square feet and utilizes structural steel, concrete, and light gauge steel.

		McGHEE RESIDENCE \| Bel Air, California \| This 5,000 square foot home utilizes light gauge steel framing and plywood shear walls.

		TUCKER RESIDENCE \| Laguna Beach, California \| 11,500 square foot ocean front property with special moment resisting frames across front window openings.