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Navy Pier

Chicago, IL

Project Contacts: Vince Cammalleri, Matthew Johnson, Paul Kassabian, Matthew Normandeau

As part of a design competition, the James Corner Field Operations (JCFO) Team was selected to redesign the 3,000 ft long Navy Pier. The competition, spurred by the approaching 100th anniversary of the pier in 2016, set a goal to expand and...

Services:Structural Design, Building Enclosure Design

Markets:Sports & Entertainment

Keywords:Below-Ground Waterproofing, Finite Element Analysis, Glass and Glazing, Material-Related, Materials Analysis, Pier/Wharf/Boat Ramp, Roofing, Stair, Structural Glass, Waterproofing, Wood

Los Angeles Unified School District, Richard N. Slawson Southeast Occupational Center (formerly Bell Adult Education Center)

Bell, CA

Project Contacts: James McDonald, James Parker

The Slawson Southeast Occupational Center, formerly Bell Adult Education Center, is a new job preparation facility for the Los Angeles Unified School District. The center offers academic and technical education courses for adults and high...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Braced Frame, Condition Assessment, Metal-Steel, Revit/BIM, Truss, Wood

Lower Falls Pedestrian Bridge No. P40

Newton-Wellesley, MA

Project Contacts: Rosalind Imbaro

The structure is a former railroad bridge spanning the Charles River near Newton Lower Falls. The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) proposed to convert the abandoned railroad bridge to pedestrian use. SGH evaluated the...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Bridge

Keywords:Bridge, Pedestrian, Bridge, Railroad, Metal, Metal-Steel, Railing, Wood

National Park Service, David Wills House

Gettysburg, PA

Project Contacts: Charles Russo

Working with GWWO Inc., SGH provided structural and building enclosure engineering services for several sites as part of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the National Park Service (NPS). As part of this...

Services:Structural Rehabilitation

Markets:Government

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Excavation, Foundation, Metal-Steel, Museum, Structural Strengthening, Wood

Presidio Officers' Club

San Francisco, CA

Project Contacts: Carolyn Searls

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...

Services:Building Enclosure Investigation

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Award Winning, Below-Ground Waterproofing, Historic, Material-Related, National Register of Historic Places, Plaster, Preservation Technology , Roofing, Roofing, Clay Tile, Wood

New Hope Community/Woodland Terrace Revitalization

Pleasantville, NJ

Project Contacts: Joseph Zona

As part of the federal HOPE VI housing program, the Pleasantville Housing Authority received a grant to replace aging public housing with new housing. The New Hope Community comprises 140 wood-framed, one- and two-family homes, with twelve...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Residential - Single Family

Keywords:Green / Sustainable Design, Multi-Family, Wood, Wood Frame

The Cooper Gallery

Cambridge, MA

Project Contacts: Matthew Johnson, Susan Knack-Brown

Designed by David Adjaye, The Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art at Harvard University’s Hutchins Center repurposes an existing commercial space as a new gallery. The front elevation features a series of...

Services:Building Enclosure Design, Structural Design

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Award Winning, Building Science, Canopy/Ceiling, Fasteners and Connections, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Materials Testing for Design, Museum, Structural Glass, Thermal and Moisture Drive, Wood

Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

New Haven, CT

Project Contacts: Matthew Bronski, Stephen Ruggiero

Beinecke Library, designed by Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and built in 1963, is a significant work of twentieth-century architecture. It serves as a principal repository for early manuscripts and rare books, including a...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation, Materials Investigation

Markets:Education - College & Prep

Keywords:Building Science, Concrete, Concrete-Precast, Condition Assessment, Curtain Wall, Library, Masonry, Plaza, Preservation Technology , Stone, Waterproofing, Wood

Lofts at West Station

Roanoke, VA

Project Contacts: Gary Strand

For this adaptive reuse project, the project team converted two 20th century warehouses into the The Lofts at West Station. The Lofts at West Station is a mixed-use development that includes 71 loft-style apartments and a ground-floor...

Services:Structural Design

Markets:Mixed-Use

Keywords:Adaptive Reuse, Award Winning, Condition Assessment, Residential, Structural Strengthening, Wood

Mount St. Mary's College, Doheny Mansion

Los Angeles, CA

Project Contacts: Carolyn Searls

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,...

Services:Building Enclosure Rehabilitation

Markets:Cultural

Keywords:Adhesives, Sealants, and Coatings, Balcony, Cultural, Dome, Field Testing, Glass and Glazing, Historic, Laboratory Testing and Analysis, Leaded and Stained Glass, National Register of Historic Places, Plaster, Preservation Technology , Water Leakage, Waterproofing, Wood

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Navy Pier

Los Angeles Unified School District, Richard N. Slawson Southeast Occupational Center (formerly Bell Adult Education Center)

Lower Falls Pedestrian Bridge No. P40

National Park Service, David Wills House

Presidio Officers' Club

New Hope Community/Woodland Terrace Revitalization

The Cooper Gallery

Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Lofts at West Station

Mount St. Mary's College, Doheny Mansion

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