Structural Engineering: Project List
Educational
North Hollywood High School Modernization-LAUSD
Large project including over 110,000-sf of new classroom, gymnasium, auditorium buildings and seismic retrofit of three existing building structures.
Ocean Charter School New K-8 Campus, LAUSD
New elementary school building including classrooms, multi-purpose/gymnasium, administration and underground parking structure.
Monsenor Oscar Romero Charter School, YPICS
New elementary school building including classrooms, multi-purpose/gymnasium, administration and underground parking structure.
ACES Charter Elementary School-Los Angeles, California
New Elementary Charter School. Project consists of classroom, administrative, multipurpose/cafeteria building, over an underground parking structure.
Marshall High School Gym, PUSD
A new sports complex including gymnasium, lockers, and classrooms.
Idyllwild Arts Academy Performing Arts Center
Concert Hall with 300 seats at Idyllwild Arts Academy. All steel frame
Valley High School No. 5-LAUSD
A new High School for approximately 2,160 students. The project features four 3 story classroom communities each constructed of structural steel framing with SCBF frames to resist seismic loads. Other buildings included Multi-Purpose, Gymnasium and Library.
Juan Soria Elementary School-OXNARD USD
The project consists of a new steel-framed elementary school adjacent an airport facility with barrel vaulted roofs.
Central Region #13 Elementary School-LAUSD
A new primary school facility consisting of two-story classroom and Multi Purpose buildings over an underground parking structure.
Rio Hondo College – Technology Center
Seismic upgrade to current code, three building structures.
Extension Center and Alumni House UC Irvine, Irvine California.
A 10,000 SF facility with classrooms, offices and meeting rooms and adjacent alumni house for use as a reception center and conference facility.
South Region SPAN K-8 School-LAUSD
Project consisted of several steel-framed buildings for classroom, gymnasium, auditorium and administrative buildings and pre-stressed Concrete Parking Structure.
Park E.S., Marguerita, E.S. and Baldwin E.S. – Alhambra USD
New Building Additions to three elementary schools. Type II construction
Luther Burbank Middle School-LAUSD
Gymnasium, Multi-purpose Building and Classroom Building. Located adjacent to seismic faults with surface rupture hazard.
South Region Elementary School No 5-LAUSD
A new school facility consisting of three buildings; a 28,000-sf two-story classroom and library, two story 41, 800-sf classroom and administrative offices, and multipurpose building.
Blair IB Magnet School- Pasadena USD
The Classroom Building is a two story 60,000-sf two-story steel framed building. The roof and floor plates have a large opening over the central courtyard between the three buildings.
Banning Elementary School-LAUSD
Project consists of a new elementary school facility with a 2-story, wood-framed Type V classroom structure over a Type I concrete-framed underground parking structure.
Santa Ana School District P2P-Santa Ana USD
Four two-story structural-steel classroom buildings ranging from 30,000-sf to about 50,000-sf.
Oxnard School District P2P- Oxnard USD
Seven Two-story structural-steel classroom buildings from 30,000-sf to 61,000-sf.
Carmen Dragon Elementary School-Antioch, California.
A new Elementary School facility in Northern California. Project is the first design-build school built in California under Assembly Bill No. 1402.
East Los Angeles Pre-Employment Training Center, LAUSD
Seismic upgrade of 300,000 SF of floor space converted from industrial to classroom use. Structural systems consisted of tilt-up walls, precast concrete planks and beams and steel-framed roof.
Duarte Junior High School– Duarte USD.
Classroom building , gymnasium, administrative buildings as well as a 500-seat community auditorium.
Chavez Elementary School-Oxnard USD
Two-story structural-steel classroom building, 60,500-sf, designed as a structural steel structure with composite decks. Design for lateral loads included the use of BRB (Buckling Restrained Bracing). Foundations are Mat-Type designed to mitigate liquefaction.
Mc Arthur Park Elementary School-LAUSD
Three-story classroom building and multipurpose building over underground parking garage.
Long Beach Community College-Student Center
Seismic upgrade to current code of 1939 center and addition of new office space.
Libraries
Silver Lake Library, Los Angeles, California
A branch library facility with a concrete-framed underground parking structure. The building features use of large glass panel exterior walls and exposed steel framing.
Pico-Union Library, Los Angeles, California
A new library facility constructed of structural steel framing and masonry bearing walls. Project made use of architectural precast concrete to create classic architectural features.
Arroyo Seco Library, Los Angeles, California
A new library facility constructed of structural steel framing and masonry bearing walls. Special design of heavy timber trusses over the main reading room were used to feature a “craftsman style” architecture.
Malabar Library, Los Angeles, California.
Seismic Rehabilitation of a historical branch library building of un-reinforced masonry construction to meet L.A. City Division 88 Code Standards.
Stevenson Library, Los Angeles, California.
Seismic Retrofit of branch a library building.
Cahuenga Branch Library, Los Angeles, California.
Seismic Retrofit of branch a library building.
Watts Library, Los Angeles, California
A new 25,000 SF branch library facility of structural steel framing.
North Hollywood Branch Library, Los Angeles, California.
Seismic upgrade and reading room addition to existing historic library building.
Freemont Library, Los Angeles, California.
Seismic Retrofit of branch a library building.
Housing / Hotel / Residential
5252 Maryland Apartments, Las Vegas, NV
New four-story residential building with 38 units.
Dos Lagos PA3 Work-Live Condominiums
Project consisting 90 Work-Live three-story complexes.
Dormitory Addition, Claremont-McKenna College, Claremont, California.
Addition of dormitory units and recreation/meeting room facilities
Palm Springs Radisson Resort Hotel, Palm Springs, California.
Complete renovation and rehabilitation of hotel facilities and addition of ancillary buildings.
Central Avenue Villa, Los Angeles, California.
A 20-unit low-cost housing in South-Central LA with underground parking.
Florence Avenue Villa, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
A 16-unit low-cost housing in South Central Los Angeles with underground parking structure.
Las Casitas Housing Project, Los Angeles California.
Structural Engineering for low-income Type V single and multiple family housing units
Community Centers
Costa Mesa Community Center, Costa Mesa, California.
Steel-framed long-span roofs over gymnasium. Masonry bearing wall.
Del Rio High School Gymnasium, Oxnard, California.
Steel-framed long-span roof over gymnasium. Facility included shower, locker rooms and meeting facilities.
Dos Lagos Theme Pedestrian Bridge Bridge and Covered Walkway, Corona, CA
The project consists of a unique free-form walkway structure and 120-ft pedestrian bridge over a central theme lake. The walkway end bridge are covered by steel ribs spaced at 10-ft on center that open and close forming following pattern. The walkway links residential and retail areas of the development. A 120-ft long water wall that acts as a dam between the two artificial lakes was also engineered as part of this project.
East Los Angeles Childcare Center, Los Angeles, California.
Design of a 10,000 SF, wood-framed childcare Facility.
Hook Community Center, Victorville, California.
Steel frame, masonry walls, Community, gymnasium and Childcare center.
Lynwood Community Center, Lynwood, California.
Steel frame, masonry walls, Community and Childcare center.
Estrada Courts Community Center, Los Angeles, California.
Steel and wood framed structure including a childcare facility and gymnasium.
Office / Commercial
Porto’s Bakery, Central Kitchen, City of Commerce
A 50,000-sf food preparation facility, including refrigerated and freezer warehouse areas, loading docks, etc. Structure consisted of a Tilt-up building with a panelized roof supported on steel framing. Steel Moment Frames throughout the building interior where provided to control seismic drift and have a post-earthquake Immediate-Occupancy performance.
Porto’s Buena Park, Porto’s Bakery
The projects consist of the one-story Porto’s Bakery building, of roughly 20,000-sf on the ground floor plus a 4,800-sf office mezzanine. The building also includes a covered loading dock. In addition, project also includes a separate one-story restaurant building of about 5,000-sf.
Porto’s West Covina, Porto’s Bakery
The projects consist of the one-story Porto’s Bakery building, of roughly 20,100-sf ground floor plus a 5,800-sf office mezzanine. The building also includes a covered loading dock.
552 W. Foothill MOB, Glendora, CA
New two-story, wood and steel frame 15,000-sf medical office building.
Chen Office Building, Glendale, CA
New three story 6,935-sf wood and steel frame office building.
Harman International Business Campus, Northridge
160,000 SF office building, tilt-up construction.
Sherman Oaks Office Tower, Sherman Oaks.
A 17-story steel-framed office building with underground parking.
Carmenita Commerce Center, Santa Fe Springs
300,000 SF office/light-industrial/park. Use of Tilt tilt-up construction and panelized roof system.
Commerce Business Park, Building No. 118, City of Commerce.
Four-story office building, 80,000 SF of Type I construction.
26th & Wilshire Building, Santa Monica
Three-story office building with four level underground parking.
Cypress Pointe, City of Cypress
175,000 SF office building complex.
Conejo Spectrum, Thousand Oaks
New light-industrial buildings (140,000 SF). Construction consisted of panelized roof and tilt-up perimeter walls. Steel columns and diagonal seismic braces was used for the interior supports. Project included seismic retrofit and renovations of existing tilt-up buildings (400,000 SF).
Haven Pointe Office Building, Rancho Cucamonga
A 30,000-SF three-story steel-framed office building. Steel moment resistant connections.
Three Major Stores, Arizona.
Two-story steel-framed Department Stores. Composite floor deck; steel diagonal bracing used to resist seismic loads. Each store is roughly 100,000-sf.
Lincoln Distribution Center, La Habra California.
120,000 SF Warehouse, Retail and Light-Industrial complex of tilt-up/panelized roof construction.
Riverside Business Center, Riverside.
Retail, Office and Light-Industrial Buildings. Project included tilt-up/panelized roof and conventional wood-framed retail structures.
Ontario Mall, Ontario California.
New multi-tenant 25,000 SF retail structure of wood framed construction
Imperial Bank, Sherman Oaks, California.
Fifteen story office tower. Structural steel moment frame
Sport Facilities
North Hollywood High School Modernization Gym, LAUSD
New steel-framed, two story gymnasium building. Total square footage area is about 44,000-sf.
Ray Wiltsey Middle School Wellness, Arts & Technology Center
New gymnasium 17,685-sf and education facility building.
Serrano Middle School Wellness, Arts & Technology Center
New gymnasium 17-685-sf and education facility building.
Marshall High School Gymnasium, PUSD
A new sports complex including gymnasium, lockers, and classrooms. Total square footage is about 23,000.
De Anza Gymnasium, Ontario-Montclair School District
New gymnasium 17,685-sf and education facility building
Vernon Gymnasium, Ontario-Montclair School District
New gymnasium 18,246-sf and education facility building
El Monte Aquatic Center, City of El Monte, California.
An aquatic center featuring an Olympic-sized pool, as well as recreational pool and sauna facilities. Project included a community meeting room, locker rooms, etc.
Tennis Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
A 5,000 seat tennis stadium built for the 1984 Olympics. Construction is of reinforced concrete frames and founded on belled caissons. Seating is constructed of pre-cast, prestressed units.
Teen Center and Skate Park, Baldwin Park, California
A new community and teen center featuring a skate park.
Warehouse / Industrial
Crown Recycling, Los Angeles, CA
New Material Recycling Facility consisting of 257,000-sf of waste treatment plant space with long-span (300-sf) structures founded on piles to meet the code requirements at a difficult site with uncertified fills up to 50-ft in depth.
Burbank Environmental Center, Burbank, California.
Design of reinforced masonry warehouse, office and maintenance buildings totaling 42,000 SF.
Athens Disposal Co. MRF, City of Industry, California.
A large materials recovery facility for processing solid wastes.
MWD Operations Control Center, Los Angeles, California.
Design of “Essential Facility” Control Building housing computer equipment for control of water supply flows into Los Angeles County.
Consolidated Freightways, Miraloma, California.
A 375-dock, 150-door, freight loading and off-loading steel-framed canopy and warehouse and adjoining two-story office building.
Envases de Zacatecas Zacatecas, Mexico.
A 230,000 SF can manufacturing plant building structure.
Federal Agency
Wagner Station, Inglewood, California.
For the U.S. Postal Service. A 12,000 SF mail steel-framed facility with underground parking.
Westchester Post Office, Los Angeles, California.
A new branch Post Office facility and adjacent concrete-framed parking structure.
Military
Fort Bliss Sergeants Major Academy, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Training facility of reinforced concrete frame construction.
KC-10 Flight Simulator Training Facility, March AFB, California.
Training facility building including classrooms and housing of heavy flight simulation apparatus and computers.
Dormitory Complex, Edwards AFB, California.
An Award-Winning 240-Bed dormitory project consisting of eight 2-story steel framed building and Recreation Building.
Camp Wilson Fire Station, Twenty-Nine Palms, California.
A steel framed fire station building structure.
Camp San Luis Obispo Consolidated Dining Facility, San Luis Obispo, California
Structural engineering services provided for a 15,000-sf new food serving facility.
Correctional Institutions
Men’s Dormitories, California Rehabilitation Center, Norco, California.
Project consists of 440-bed dormitory facility constructed in five phases. The building structures consisted of plant precast concrete exterior wall units and steel-framed roof. Ten building units steel structures totaling 150,000 SF.
Fire Stations
The following list shows a few of our more significant Fire Stations projects representing our experience.
FIRE STATION 104
The project consist of a one-story, 11,000-sf structural design, calculations and drawings.
Architect: Martinez Architects, Inc., Playa del Rey, California
Owner: City of Los Angeles
Cost: $8,800,000
Camp Wilson Fire Station, Twenty-Nine Palms, CA
A steel framed fire station building structure.
Architect: Martinez Architects, Inc., Playa del Rey, California
Owner: U.S. Department of Defense
Cost: $1,500,000
VCFPD Support Services Facilities, Oxnard, CA
Addition of new 12,200-sf steel-framed long-span Warehouse Building, Relocation of 2,400-sf Fleet Building to new foundations and various site improvements
Architect: Martinez Architects, Playa del Rey, California
Owner: Ventura County Fire Protection District
Cost: $1,500,000
VCFDP Headquarters Building, Oxnard, CA
Seismic retrofit and remodel of the Districts Headquarters. The work included a 2000-sf addition for a new reception area and exhibition space of historic fire engine.
Architect: Martinez Architects, Playa del Rey, California
Owner: City of Oxnard
Cost: $2,000,000
VCFDP Fire Station 50, Oxnard, CA
Structural Peer review of the construction document for a new 12,000-sf Fire Station and Training Tower.
Architect: Martinez Architects, Playa del Rey, California
Owner: City of Oxnard
Cost: $3,500,000