The developer wanted to build a mixed-use property in San Francisco’s Pan Handle neighborhood. The five buildings consist of three wood-framed residential levels on a concrete podium with ground-level commercial space. SGH assisted the...
The first phase of a multi-parcel development, The Emerson is a twenty-story residential tower designed by Arquitectonica. In addition to its luxury apartments, the building houses a restaurant and offers a pool and spa, gym, library, ground-...
Frank Gehry designed the four-story, cement plaster-clad building as the headquarters for the Rouse Company. The building, which opened in 1974, features several tiered terraces with wooden trellises. As part of renovation project to...
Providing passenger service to the region since 1926, Sacramento Valley Station, formerly Southern Pacific Railroad Depot, is listed on national, state, and local historic registers. SGH performed seismic/structural and facade assessments...
Tulare County needed a new courthouse to serve their growing demand for court services, consolidate court operations, and improve access and services for the southern half of the county. Located on the former site of Porterville Fairgrounds...
Set on the historic Presidio grounds, this structure housed the Officers’ Club for the Army Base throughout the 20th century. The Presidio Trust sought to renovate and rehabilitate the club and establish it as a cultural center for...
Built in 1899 for the Oliver P. Posey family, the Doheny family occupied the home for nearly sixty years. The three-story mansion was designed by architects Theodore A. Eisen and Sumner P. Hunt with elements from the Gothic, Chateauesque,...
For years, the Classic Revival courthouse was plagued by damaged interior finishes from water leaks and deteriorating exterior sandstone facades. After limited restoration campaigns addressed portions of the building’s exterior, the county...
Building codes require a concealed water-resistive barrier (WRB) with a means of drainage (drainage subassembly) at the base of an exterior Portland cement-based plaster (stucco) drainage wall. Although not mandated, similar drainage screed...
SGH's Payal R. Vora and Jeffrey A. Bowlsby published a paper in the ASTM E06 Selected Technical Papers 1549. The paper, titled “The High Costs of Minimum Quality Cement Plaster (Stucco) Assemblies: A Performance Case Study...