Electronic Arts Parking Structure, Redwood City, CA

This 880-car, 4-story long span parking structure for Electronic Arts, the world’s leading entertainment software developer, was part of the first phase of the 45-acre campus, which also includes 8- and 6-story office buildings and a 2-story commons building. To build the parking structure quickly and economically, we offered several innovative approaches. We moved the shear walls to the perimeter, which allowed them to provide structural shear and replace the equivalent area of precast concrete, and paved the first level of the parking structure in asphalt rather than structural concrete. This efficient design optimized the stall count, met the rigid Redwood Shores design guidelines, and was extremely cost-effective.The remaining skin utilized a Webcor design build architectural precast site cast panel system used on the Oracle World Headquarters’ four parking structures. Our experienced concrete crews manufactured and installed the panels, resulting in a significant savings.

Siebel Systems Parking Structure, Emeryville, CA

Siebel Systems, in Watergate Tower IV, is a 17-story steel and concrete framed high rise half of which integrates with the four level parking structure. Because the building rests on the parking structure, we had to balance an aggressive construction schedule with the structural requirement that all concrete shear walls in the building be complete through the four levels of parking before erecting steel above. By building the interior portion of the parking structure first and then completing its exterior and the building simultaneously, we were able to complete the project earlier than expected.

611 Gateway Parking Structure, South San Francisco, CA

The 611 Gateway Parking structure has 250,000 sf. The concrete structure has 250,000 sf and holds 1800 cars. It is part of the 611 Gateway Office Complex and rests next to an 11 story structural steel frame curtainwall office building with architectures precise panels. The building is 290,000 sf.