This 700,000-sq-ft, cast-in-place building features several unique structural and architectural elements, including a materials lab with a concrete strong floor and strong wall suitable for testing; the integration between structural steel and cast-in-place concrete; more than 800 architectural columns; and 38,000 sq ft of architecturally exposed slab.
As originally designed, the excavation system created an obstacle in the strong floor laboratory area. The concrete team turned this potential liability into an asset, using a portion of the system to brace the laboratory's 32-ft vertical reinforcement. This solution met the design requirements for the vertical wall rebar to be cast with the floor.