Submitted by: PCL Construction Services, Inc. As the second residential phase of the Bravern development in Bellevue, this $250-million project consists of 29 levels of condominiums in each of the two towers, for a total of 455 individual units. Also included are an athletic club, events room with catering kitchen, and a spa area. Photo: Michael Walmsley Photography Photo: Michael Walmsley Photography Related Links: Best Of 2010 List Each tower consists of a centralized concrete core, concrete columns and post-tensioned slabs. The building enclosure is comprised of a glazed curtainwall system, pre-cast architectural concrete panels and metal panels. During the
This 40,000-sq-ft center incorporates a range of learning environments, from small spaces for individual tutorials to a large 150-seat auditorium, encouraging collaboration and peer interaction.
Submitted by Fisher & Sons, Inc. VersaCold Logistics’ $22.5-million cold storage and distribution plant in Tacoma serves as a key transfer point between Vancouver, B.C. and California. Temperatures inside the precision-controlled warehouse provides multiple temperature zones ranging from minus 20�F to 34� for optimal storage of a range of products. Even the loading dock is maintained at 34�, maintaining freshness as product is transferred in the logistics chain. Photo: IRA Buckley Photographer Photo: Jerod Ketchel, Project Engineer Related Links: Best Of 2010 List Built on what was once a low-lying estuary, the 198,000-sq-ft building required a structural steel frame on
Submitted by CH2M HILL This $108-million project reestablishes steelhead and salmon passage around a hydroelectric dam near Madras, Ore., for the first time in 40 years. After two years of design for a site where there was almost no room for construction, engineers came up with the selective water withdrawal facility, which is the only floating surface fish collection facility connected with a hydroelectric power generation intake system in the world. The project also improves downstream water quality by regulating water temperature. Photo: CH2M Hill/Dix Corp. Photo: CH2M Hill/Dix Corp. Related Links: Best Of 2010 List The facility stands 273
Submitted by Howard S. Wright Constructors, LP The two, 33-story high-rise office buildings at The Bravern, occupied by 2,400 Microsoft employees, include private offices, conference rooms, main building lobbies and reception areas, cafeterias and server labs. The project team built these tenant improvements at the same time as another contractor completed the shell and core. Separate architecture firms also completed the shell design and TI design. Both contractors substantially completed the project in thirteen months at a significant cost savings, due in part to their thorough logistics planning prior to the start of construction. Construction teams from both companies met
Submitted by: Graham Contracting, Ltd. The complexities of this school renovation included the expansion of an existing mechanical systems tunnel, complete restoration of the historic exterior facade and preservation of existing decorative plaster ceiling scrolls throughout the building and high end interior finishes such as terrazzo floors, exotic wall and ceiling panels and veneer plasters. Photo: Matt Todd Photography Related Links: Best Of 2010 List It also included a 115,400-sq-ft school facility and 12,626-sq-ft addition of a gymnasium, as well as a play area of approximately 15,000 sq ft and associated site work. A 31-ft elevation difference on the site
Submitted by: Andersen Construction This highly complex renovation in downtown Seattle called for replacing the existing window washing equipment on top of the 64-story Seattle Municipal Tower. Photo: Sky-pix.com Photo: Sky-pix.com Related Links: Best Of 2010 List Placing the equipment on top of such a tall and uniquely shaped building proved especially difficult. The team first examined the use of a tower crane, then helicopter, before deciding a derrick crane would cause the least tenant disruption and most schedule certainty. The design team responded by working diligently to overcome the challenges that came along with placing large, heavy equipment on
Submitted by Swinerton Builders Bellevue This three-level tenant improvement for the first Neiman Marcus in the Northwest included mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection along with numerous high-end finishes throughout. With work on the Bravern proceeding all around the project by other contractors, the team needed to adhere to strict site logistics, pre-planning and precise scheduling of materials and trades. The construction of over 20 vendor shops within Neiman Marcus, including Armani and Prada, created a difficult design challenge. Each vendor had its own design team, making coordination and communication key. To ensure the mechanical and other systems would all
Submitted by Lease Crutcher Lewis This $16 million baseball park for the University of Oregon in Eugene was built in two phases next to the school’s existing football stadium. The first phase began with the demolition of part of the stadium’s parking lot and the excavation and laser-grading of the baseball field to a tolerance of 1/4 in. per 25 ft. Crews built a practice area, lower level seating for a thousand people and a temporary grandstand. Photo: Lincoln Barbour Related Links: Best Of 2010 List Phase two added the main seating bowl for more than 2,500 fans underneath an
Submitted by Absher Construction Co. This 210,000-sq-ft, eight-story housing facility provides 150 high-quality apartments for 600 sailors along with a 912-stall, 10-story parking structure. Located on an active, secure military base, the jobsite was very tight, requiring close coordination of material deliveries and the erection of two tower cranes. Photo: Ric Peterson Photo: Ric Peterson Related Links: Best Of 2010 List To maintain a tight schedule, the post-tension deck for each floor was divided into three sections. This allowed crews to place one-third of each floor every week and complete each floor on a three-week cycle. The site’s soil-bearing capacity