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SANTA BARBARA, CA Market: Historic / Hospitality Size: 64,990 SF Architect: DesignARC Structural Engineer of Record: Van Sande Structural Consultants FTF is currently supporting Van Sande Structural Consultants on a two-story addition to Santa Barbara’s iconic Lobero Theatre, originally designed by George Washington Smith and Lutah Maria Riggs in 1924 and recognized as California’s oldest […]
Paso Robles, CA Market: Historic Architect: BAR Architects This historic bank building was built in 1921 and is located in downtown Paso Robles, CA, an area heavily damaged by the 2003 San Simeon Earthquake. The unreinforced masonry building has an existing subpar retrofit that was completed in the early 1990’s but leaves the third floor […]
Pacific Grove, CA Market: Institutional / Historic Size: 13,000 SF Architect: Karin Payson Architecture + Design FTF Engineering served as the Structural Engineer of Record for this public library renovation project. The Pacific Grove Library was built and remodeled in many stages since the 1908 construction of the original Carnegie Library, which still lies at […]
San Francisco, CA Market: Single Family Residence / Historic / Unreinforced Masonry Size: 5,610 SF Architect: David Armour Architecture General Contractor: Colindres & Associates FTF performed a seismic evaluation and full seismic retrofit of this 7,100 square foot unreinforced masonry single-family residence including new foundations to accommodate 9-foot ceilings in the basement. The seismic evaluation […]
Rutherford, CA Market: Historic / Hospitality Architect: Signum Architecture Scope: Conceptual Design Asked to create a conceptual design for a seismic retrofit of these iconic stone buildings which house the winery’s tasting room and hospitality spaces that date back to 1885, FTF created an innovative solution that would hide the structural elements and not disturb […]
Atascadero, CA Market: Historic Architect: Ravatt, Albrecht & Associates Developer: Atascadero Printery Foundation Working under the State Historic Building Code, FTF has begun the lengthy process to reinforce, rehabilitate, and repurpose this 14,000 square foot unreinforced historic brick building originally built in 1914 to house the largest rotogravure press complex west of the Mississippi. The […]