April was a transformational month for S|EA HQ. Third and second floors are nearing completion with finishes and lighting installed throughout. The building is fully cladded and the brown coat for the stucco has been applied to the existing building. In the coming weeks, the exterior wood screen on the front of the building will be installed and the feature stair will start taking shape.
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Thoughtful Planning in Small Clinical Spaces
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2021 Recipients of the Kelly J. Edwards Architecture Scholarship
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Andrew Kraus and Jason Wesolowski: Celebrating Milestone Anniversaries
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An Experiential Approach to Design
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Exterior finishes and glazing are now in process! The first floor of the addition is now lined with glass as installation continues on the 2nd and 3rd floor. The large skylight that will be located over our main feature stair has been installed and is bringing in lots of natural light. The exterior box rib siding is up on the east side of the building and vertical sunshades have been installed on the west side.
The exterior is fully coated with a liquid WRB and window flashings are currently being installed. Roofing is getting closer to completion and openings for 4 new skylights have been punched in the existing building. On the Interior, MEP is rolling along and the new “CLT Spine” structure, which makes up two breakout rooms and the reception desk, has been constructed.
Our “CLT Spine” structure that makes up 2 conference rooms is starting to get assembled. The 38’ CLT slab is currently suspended in the existing barrel vault space while they prep the floor for the new CLT walls. The fire sprinkler system is starting to go in on each floor and mechanical continues their rough in and install of the fan coil units. The exterior of the building has been fully coated with a liquid WRB system called CAT5.
At the beginning of November, we officially topped out. The last shipment of CLT was delivered and installed. The interior space is really starting to take shape. All MEP systems are now starting to go in now that the roof is on. Mechanical is starting to install the VRF (variable refrigerant flow) system, while electrical is starting their rough in for the workstations and lighting.
October was a big month for HQ. We went from a slab to the 3rd story by the end of the month. This is mainly attributed to the use of CLT, which helped speed up the construction process. The process was generally one day for the installation of steel, one day for the installation of glulams and one day for the installation of CLT. This was then followed by a few days of constructing exterior walls. This process was repeated each week and the structure went up swiftly.
As we approach the end of September, the CMU perimeter wall is finished and all footings have been poured. They are currently forming up both concrete shear walls. The shear wall to the south will be board formed out of cedar planks.
The interior trusses and ceiling in the existing building have been bead blasted and look fresh and restored. New partition walls are being constructed and HVAC and electrical are finalizing their rough-in.
The basement for the new addition is fully framed and Joseph Hughes is starting to work above grade. The new CMU perimeter landscape wall is almost complete and they will begin forming footings and prepping for the 1st floor slab. Everything has been cleared out of the existing building this week to prep for bead blasting the existing wood ceiling and bow string trusses. This process uses fine particles at high pressure to clean and restore the existing wood surface to a brighter and more consistent look throughout.
As we approach the end of July, the new basement for the addition is coming together. All walls and footings were cast in one day by doing a monopour. As of July 23rd, we have officially connected the two buildings with the new basement slab. Basement framing and excavation of the first floor footings are coming up next.
June marks the month we got out of the ground! Formwork is taking shape for the new three-story addition. The elevator pit is complete and formwork for the basement walls will follow.
On the existing building side, they are making progress on the new vestibule and prepping for the new slab in the reception area. The new kitchen area will start to take shape this month. The steel package is scheduled to be installed later this month and will include a steel frame for the new 20’ folding door and a steel canopy.
