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

This eight-story 154-bed assisted living and memory care community consists of six floors totaling approximately 92,721 SF over a two-story parking structure of approximately 23,082 SF. The project site was wedged between two waterways and a primary urban thoroughfare with little area for setdown and staging for construction. After evaluating several structural schemes the team… 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

A 117-unit (145-bed) assisted living and memory care community. This is the first Plaza community to offer skilled care, located on the first floor of the facility. The building consists of four floors totaling 94,302 SF and the structure is Type V-A wood-framed construction. BASE worked closely with the development team to strategically locate structural… 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 six-story, 160-bed residential care facility is 89,961 SF with an additional 17,358 SF of basement parking and service area. The structure consists of structural steel composite floors with cold-formed steel roof trusses and it is designed for high seismic and hurricane wind forces using a combination of structural steel diagonal braces and concrete shear… 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

This 72,500 SF competitively awarded design-build aviation maintenance hangar features high bay spaces, crew and equipment spaces, administrative spaces, and a fire pump building. The hangar supports MV-22 aircraft and, with a minimum of renovation, is capable of supporting other aircraft, such as the KC-130J, CH-53, UH-1, and AH-1, in the future. This project includes… Read More

Competitively awarded design-build of a 72,500 SF Type II aircraft maintenance hangar with high bay spaces, crew and equipment spaces and administrative spaces. Facilities are constructed with features to meet Guam’s severe wind, seismic, and corrosive environmental conditions. Through value engineering with the prime contractor it was determined that money could be saved by switching… Read More