Renovation of existing historic building in downtown Charleston, with attached addition, for use as a new restaurant. Design includes steel framing with welded moment frames to assist in bracing the existing building, restructured diaphragms in the existing building, and masonry walls with steel framing for the new addition.
This project was completed as 4SE, Inc., prior to joining EM Structural in 2021.
This project involved the design of a new interior elevator shaft cut through the masonry groin vaults, as well as repairs to wood roof framing. The building is a National Historic Register Site.
Formerly known as Memminger Auditorium, Festival Hall makes a striking first impression within the historic Charleston landscape.
With over 14,000 SF of combined indoor and outdoor space, Festival Hall is Charleston, South Carolina’s most versatile venue for any type of occasion.
The renovation of this 1935, 1-story auditorium into a black box theater included 10,000 SF of flexible indoor space, a 4,000 square foot outdoor courtyard, 6 dressing rooms, an extensive catwalk and theatre grid system, and a loading dock.
The existing structural system consisted of load bearing masonry walls supporting pitched structural steel roof trusses. Removed sloping cast-in-place concrete first floor to replace with flat steel frame and structural slab floor. A 5,000 SF addition for a theater, warehouse, office space, and storage, was also constructed.
This project consisted of the design of a new interior stair and elevator for visitor use in order to avoid grand staircase, as well as repairs to other parts of the house.
Renovation of 2 buildings for use as restaurant: one building was 1900’s era, 2-story wood framed structure, and the other was 1850s era brick structure. Renovation included strengthening floors to meet restaurant loading requirements, lateral load and building stabilization strengthening, and modifications to fit architectural layout.
This project included additions and renovations to the historic First Presbyterian Church in Raleigh.
Additions included a 3-story, structural steel and cast-in-place concrete framed structure with a full basement. This building houses classrooms and office spaces for church administration. The project also included major renovations to the 100 year-old historic sanctuary and fellowship hall.
This is a 3-story addition for a downtown Charleston church. Included in the project was a renovation of the existing administration/classroom building. New facility includes a large meeting space, classrooms, administration spaces, and a kitchen.
This project was completed as 4SE, Inc., prior to joining EM Structural in 2021
This project consisted of renovating structural elements of a 160-year-old masonry structure with timber framed floors and roofs for office space and events areas.
The structure had large areas of timber floor framing with termite and moisture damage issues that needed to be addressed. A new 5-story elevator shaft and stairs were designed to fit within the existing building and foundation, and a new steel frame was constructed to support the existing, unreinforced masonry shell.
New additions included a 6,000 SF steel framed amenities building. All steel framing was designed to resist seismic and wind loads.
This project was completed as 4SE, Inc., prior to joining EM Structural in 2021.
Located in Durham, NC, the Liberty Warehouse project provides 246 luxury residential units and approximately 25,000 SF of retail and commercial space including a bowling alley/entertainment complex. This LEED project is located on the site of an abandoned brick warehouse. Although the majority of the building was not salvageable, portions of the historic façade were maintained and incorporated into the design. The structure consists of 5 levels of wood framed, Type III construction supported by a post-tensioned concrete podium slab above the ground level retail and amenity space and bearing on slab-on-grade shallow foundations at the remainder of the site. The wood framing wraps all sides of a 5-story precast concrete parking structure with 386 parking spaces.
This project includes structural engineering and design services for repairs, strengthening, and maintenance of various portions of a 3-story masonry and wood house and outbuildings. Repairs include tying back and stabilizing the piazza, which was being undermined, settling, and rotating.