Santa Fe Depot Transportation Center,
San Bernardino, CA
The Parking Structure is for public
use and is part of the overall Santa Fe Depot District
Area Development Plan. It consists of a three-story
(4 level) two-bay floor plate with end parking and
is designed with all governing codes and regulations
with consideration given toward user convenience,
security, operations and maintenance costs. The
design incorporates necessary elements to control
vehicular access during daytime business hours and
unauthorized vehicles and pedestrians "after-hours".
The structure is designed for
350 cars, for two-way traffic flow and 90 degree
angle parking with the required ramping system being
a continuous helix from the first level to the fourth
(roof) level. The ground has a minimum 9' 0"
inside clear height to accommodate accessible parking
stalls. Access is by a staging area for parking
control operations. The first level to the fourth
is designed to comply as an S-4 occupancy open-air
structure per the California Building Code (CBC).
Construction costs are $15,000,000
University of Southern California,
Parking Structure #1, Los Angeles, CA
As part of the design/build
team Owen provided structural engineering services
for this project. The involved exterior architectural
finish, a design/build competition, and comparative
cost analysis all lead to the determination that
cast-in-place post tensioned concrete was the
most economical and practical alternative. There
are a total of 1400 parking stalls on six levels.
Construction costs are $28 million.
Howard Hughes Entertainment and
Parking Structure, Los Angeles, CA
Owen performed the structural
analysis and design of the nine level, 710,000
square foot, 3,100 parking structure as part of
the Howard Hughes Entertainment Center.The vertical
load carrying system consists of post-tensioned
concrete slabs and beams and the foundation system
consists of isolated footings.
Owen
recommended a change to post-tensioned concrete
slab and saved the owner $500,000
