Design Architect: Elkus Manfredi Architects

Architect of Record: Neumann Smith Architecture

Owner: Hunter Pasteur Homes

Status: Under construction

Project Information:

Architect: Hornberger + Worstell

Owner: SOMA Hotels

Status: Design completed at Arup, under construction

Project Information: 17-storey, post-tensioned flat slab and concrete core-only structure. This 250 key hotel boasts thin 8 inch slabs throughout the typical floor plates with roof gardens at the podium and tower roof levels. Collaborative working/meeting spaces, a public rooftop restaurant and bar highlight the many amenities of the development. The piled foundation system bypasses the liquefiable soils of Mission Bay to deliver loads directly to bedrock 200 feet below.

Architect: Hornberger + Worstell

Owner: San Francisco International Airport

Status: Completed at Arup

Project Information: The Grand Hyatt SFO hotel is a 350 guestroom, 280,000 ft2 hotel at the San Francisco International Airport. It includes a 17,000ft2 conference space, a restaurant, spa and amenity services. The hotel is post-tensioned concrete flat slab with concrete shear walls. PT Transfer girders span the conference rooms to provide column free space. An auger cast pile system is used to avoid liquefiable soils. High strength reinforcement was introduced to reduce the total project reinforcement by nearly 20%.

Photos by Hornberger & Worstell