Year of Completion: On-going Project
Year of Completion: On-going Project
Year of Completion: On-going Project
Year of Completion: On-going Project
Milpitas Station
Scope:
PSE provided due diligence for the asset acquisition and provided the ownership team with structural engineering services for the re-alignment of the office complex and change of programming from light medical manufacturing to office park.
The structural engineering services included:
• Provide design documents for a new pavilion, landscaping and walkways
• Realign the point of entries with the new pavilion and provide visual focus that consists of new trellises and vertical signage throughout the complex site
Scope:
PSE provided structural engineer services as consultant for the acquisition and for the renovation of 2 steel office buildings construed over a landfill.
Improvements Include:
- Repair of all site amenities built over the landfill.
- Repair of all means of egress as cantilevered structures to prevent movement relative to the building.
- New canopies and entrance focal points.
- New façade system for building 7000.0
Challenges:
- The site surrounding the property is sinking, however the building is on pile and does not move. All new construction must remain level with the building access points.
- The use of piles, or any ground improvement is not possible as there is a methane barrier 5 ft below grade.
Solutions:
- Cantilevered concrete structures tied back to the building’s pile caps, using the buildings as a counterweight.
- A hinge system that will bear on the building and allow the site structures to settle without cracking.
- Use of structural Styrofoam ( Geofoam) in larger areas.