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Oakland, CA Market: Hospitality Size: 8,300 sf Architect: FORGE Architecture & Design General Contractor: NOVO Construction This retail and production build-out project for Cellarmaker’s new location in Oakland involved designing: raised concrete pad foundations for tanks, brewing vessels, grain storage and milling containers, and associated equipment. steel framed platform for chiller and seismic attachments for […]

Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA Market: Institutional / Industrial General Contractor: Diani Building Corp. Foundation and anchorage design for a new clear span fabric shelter to expand the operations of the existing Horizontal Integration Facility located at Space Complex 6 on Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA Market: Institutional / Industrial General Contractor: Diani Building Corp. Provided structural design and construction administration ser-vice for a 90-foot-tall mobile trussed steel tower providing access to the vehicle while on the launch stand. The entire structure can be moved on rails to the stowed position to allow for launch of […]

Oakland, CA Market: Institutional Size: 7,600 sf Architect:Studio 2G Architects General Contractor: Abide International This project was a tenant improvement for the United States Department of Agriculture – Office of the Inspector General (USDA-OIG) on the 15th floor of the south tower of the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building. Approximately 7,600 square feet of the […]

Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA Market: Institutional / Industrial General Contractor: Diani Building Corp. Located at 2,000 feet above sea level and notorious for heavy winds, this design-build project required a cylindrical concrete wall structure on a sloped site to support a 44’ telemetry antenna with a 53’ protective dome structure that serves as infrastructure […]

Buellton, CA Market: Multifamily / Affordable Size: 99,431 sf Architect: Ravatt, Albrecht & Associates General Contractor / Developer: People’s Self-Help Housing This project involves a two-phased construction of a new 89-unit affordable multi-housing complex located on three acres in Buellton, California. One of the major site constraints was the proximity of the Santa Ynez River, […]

Portland, OR Market: Mixed-Use / Multifamily Size: 75,000 sf Architect: David Jaehning Architects The project involves a new multi-family construction in Portland, Oregon. The schematic design currently in progress evaluates all the potential building types that would be permitted for a 7-story building. FTF will provide preliminary structural data to assist the developer in a […]

Los Gatos, CA Market: Single Family Residential Size: 4,877 sf Architect: Mark Horton Architects General Contractor: Lencioni Construction The new construction of this modern home set in the hills above Silicon Valley highlights exposed cantilevered concrete walls and warm wood finishes. A unique element of this house was the design of a second-floor interior glass […]