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No, 83 Isn’t Too Old to Renovate. Just Ask San Francisco Resident Roberta Gordon FTF Featured in Dwell Magazine Originally designed in 1957 and constructed in 1963, this home underwent a major transformation. Perched on a slope like many houses in the Westwood Highlands neighborhood, the shed-roofed 1960s structure boasted a two-car garage at the […]
A tree grows in Napa A private golf clubhouse on family-owned vineyard knoll is reimagined with nature in mind. Thanks to Marin Magazine for featuring a project we collaborated on with the talented Karin Payson and Plath Company Inc. FTF completed some minor engineering alterations, and it was a pleasure watching Karin transform an old, […]
FTF’s project, 415 Natoma won the Engineering News-Record Best of the Best award in the Office/Retail/Mixed-Use category! Located in San Francisco’s (SoMa) District, 415 Natoma is a 25-story office tower and is part of the four-acre Fifth & Mission (5M) development. FTF served as the associate structural engineer working in collaboration with Swinerton, Brookfield Properties, […]
FTF’s 415 Natoma was featured in The Construction Specifier’s article in the January 2023 Issue on the Carbon Paradox. “Brookfield Properties’ 415 Natoma in San Francisco, logistics centers in Bradenton, Florida, Adidas Fifth in New York, and many other projects have benefited from internal curing with liquid colloidal nano silica SCMs to increase quality, reduce […]
FTF Engineering’s Founder and Principal, Randy Collins, sat down with The Modern Architect host Tom Dioro, architect aficionado and principal of Accurate, to discuss the unique world of structural engineering. In this episode, Randy touches on his journey to becoming a structural engineer, what it was like starting his own firm just five years out […]
FTF was pleased to partner with Aleck Wilson Architects on this gorgeous home build in San Carlos. According to CA Home + Design, when tasked with designing a new ground-up home for former clients that were recent empty nesters, they spent considerable time on the hillside site, mapping the views and view corridors to site […]
FTF’s own Jillian van Enckevort, S.E. contributed this article on the challenging historical retrofit of The Printery in the Central California coastal town of Atascadero. The Printery is a 14,000 square foot unreinforced historic brick building, originally built in 1914. Severely damaged in an earthquake in 2003 and subsequently abandoned, we are working with local organizers […]
The Second Studio (formerly The Midnight Charette) is an explicit podcast about design, architecture, and the everyday. Hosted by Architects David Lee and Marina Bourderonnet, it features different creative professionals in unscripted conversations that allow for thoughtful takes and personal discussions. This week David and Marina are joined by Randy Collins S.E., Founder and Principal of FTF Engineering, […]
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