Natural Science III
University of California
Santa Cruz, California

Structural design of this three-story, 90,000-square-foot natural science laboratory which houses laser research, electron spectroscopy, and sensitive data storage vaults. In addition, a steel braced frame structure was designed for the administration wing of the complex.

Center of Comparative Medicine
University of California
Davis, California

Structural design of this major research facility for the School of Veterinary Science. It consists of a 20,000-square-foot, two-story laboratory, and 16,000-square-foot, one-story animal holding quarters.

School of Medicine
Research Building III
Davis Medical Center
University of California
Davis, California

Structural design of this four-story, medical research facility with 75,000 square feet of laboratory, office space, and full basement. Laboratory floor framing was designed to be vibration-sensitive beyond 20HZ to satisfy experimental research criteria.

Medical Center Building
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, California

Structural design of this new 15,000-square-foot, one-story health maintenance facility, which includes administration, outpatient treatment, and medical care functions. It was designed as an essential facility in accordance with requirements of Uniform Building Code to be fully operational after a major earthquake.

Foothill Students Housing
University of California
Berkeley, California

Structural design of this facility which houses approximately 800 students in a three- and four-story building, and consists of 6,000 square feet of classroom and administrative offices. In addition, it has a 22,000-square-foot multi-purpose facility that includes an assembly room for 400 and dining space for 600. Special mat foundation design was provided due to the proximity to the Hayward Fault (within 50 feet).

Berkeley High School
Berkeley, California

Structural design of the addition of a two story Administration Food Service/Student Union to this major urban high school campus. Project included the design of a single-story high-ceiling gymnasium and swimming pool, and locker/dance pavilion.

Mission High School
San Francisco, California

The project consisted of the seismic evaluation and retrofit design of this urban high school. This 1920 Historical Landmark was threatened with demolition because of earthquake peril. Mission High School, which embodies more than half a century of landmark and “neighborhood” qualities, was saved for continued service by innovative application of structural engineering principles. The structure itself has a decorative 130-foot tower and a column free 1,750-seat auditorium in the midst of the four-story, 200,000 square feet bulk of the building.

Argonne Elementary School
San Francisco, California

Structural design of this 51,000-square-foot structure that consists of a three-story classroom building and an adjacent one-story multi-use building for both school and community activities.

City College of San Francisco Library Building
(Learning Resource Center)
San Francisco, California

Structural design of this five-story 60,000-square-foot library building that houses a 25,000-square-foot learning resource center, a 7,000-square foot AV/TV center, and a full height atrium/lobby with stairs for passage between the lower and upper portions of the surrounding site.