LINEA is a 35-story, 366,834 SF tower at 215 W Lake Street directly adjacent to an active transit line within the Loop of downtown Chicago. BASE performed value engineering of the post-tensioned slabs and vertical elements. Typical parking and residential levels were studied in detail using 3D finite element analysis to optimize the layout of… Read More
Located in Lahaina on Maui’s Ka’anapali coast, this resort project was originally conceived in 2006 and site and infrastructure and foundation work began in 2008. Vertical construction was postponed soon after foundation construction began due to the Great Recession, however the project was revived in 2014 with a similar layout. The hotel building consists of… Read More
BASE was originally engaged to only provide a value engineering evaluation of the structural design for the contractor, but based on realized cost savings of several million dollars the State of Hawaii allowed BASE to take over as the structural engineer of record. This project is a four-level, 1.85 million SF facility that consolidates more… Read More
BASE was the structural engineer of record and AT/FP consultant on this 74,500 SF, competitively awarded design-build project that called for 96 identical living units to house 192 soldiers in one six-story building constructed using cast-in-place concrete tunnel-forms. Progressive collapse avoidance was performed in accordance with UFC 4-023-03 and the design included integration of the… Read More
Design-build of an open parking structure located on the current campus of Queens Medical Center West. The freestanding, eight-story, 180,000 GSF garage includes approximately 518 parking stalls. The structural system is cast-in-place concrete using a long-span post-tensioned garage beam system supported on isolated spread and mat foundations. BASE worked with the design-build contractor to create… Read More
Constructed in two phases, this 900,000 SF project consists of two complementary 38-story luxury residential towers atop an eight-story podium that includes parking topped with several swimming pools, a café and sky lobby. The project was encumbered by height limits, easements, a large wastewater pump station, and truck maneuvering areas under the building. These demanding… Read More
Design-build renovation of Gate 6 at the Diamond Head Concourse of the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu to accommodate the relocation of commuter aircraft. BASE and the design-build team worked very expediently to complete the design and construction of Gate 6 for the relocation of turbo-prop carriers Island Air and Mokulele. Unfortunately, in… Read More
This mixed-use residential and retail project includes two 13-story towers and retail buildings. One tower features 154 affordable senior rental units, the other has 143 affordable units for families, and the ground level of both buildings include retail space. The retail buildings are four one-story structures with 21,698 SF of space and is constructed with… Read More
BASE worked closely with the development team and design-assist contractor to help create Keauhou Place, a 920,280 GSF project including a 43-story residential tower of approximately 441,700 SF situated atop seven levels of parking with townhomes on two sides of the parking podium. The different uses included in Keauhou Place led to providing three distinct… Read More
This affordable residential project includes 111 “microunit” apartments of about 300 SF each. 12 residential floors are built over a two-story podium that encompasses a residential recreation area, management offices, and a ground-floor community and commercial space. Located between three existing buildings on a tight trapezoidal-shaped site required the typical floor plan to be trapezoidal… Read More