Portfolio

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  • Office and Retail Buildings and Tenant Improvements

    • Cannery Corner

      Located kitty-corner to the Cannery Hotel and Casino at Craig Road and Losee Road in North Las Vegas, the first thing you’ll notice at this site is the water-tower signage. The project consists of two single-story retail shell buildings with conventional foundations for a total area of 22,400 square feet.*

    • DI/Durango

      The prominent features of these two 4,400 square foot Las Vegas retail buildings are the towers that extend above the main roof, which are partially supported by beams and trusses in the roof framing. The roof systems consist of open-web TJL trusses spanning between wood bearing walls and glulam beams.*

    • Sunset Center Office Buildings

      The prominent feature of these six office buildings are the glass corners. To allow the windows to be inset from the main walls and wrap around the corners, the bearing walls above each corner are supported by a cantilevered beam, which is in turn supported by another cantilevered beam. The total footprint area for these Las Vegas offices is 42,200 square feet.*

    • Tompkins Shops TI

      This tenant improvement (TI) involved the addition of approximately 850 sf of office and storage space inside an existing metal warehouse building. To maximize space, mechanical units were located on top of three of the new offices (inside the warehouse), supported by cold-formed steel framing and decking. A 30 ft square steel frame was also added to support a chain hoist and trolly system used to move heavy steel members around the shop.

  • Multi-Family Developments

    • Cheyenne and Jones Rental Apartments

      The 161 rental units of the Alexan Cheyenne Apartments leased almost as quickly as each phase became available after construction. Located on the corner of Cheyenne Avenue and Jones Blvd. in Las Vegas, they are at a prime location near the 95 freeway. Onsite there are 12 three-story apartment buildings, with a Clubhouse, Loft buildings and Cabanas, for a total area of 210,500 square feet under structure. The roofs are framed with wood trusses, but the floors use I-joists. The slabs are post-tensioned for added strength and crack control.*

    • Craig and Allen Rental Apartments

      The first things you’ll notice at the Alexan Crossroads Apartments are the hexagon-shaped walls at the front of the buildings. These apartments are located on the corner of Craig Road and Allen Lane. There are a total of 34 buildings, which includes 13 three-story apartments (with 312 rental units), along with a Clubhouse, Cabanas, Garages and Ramadas, for a total area of 333,600 square feet under structure. The roofs and floors are framed with wood trusses and the slabs are post-tensioned to resist the forces of the expansive soils of North Las Vegas.*

    • St. Rose and Maryland Parkway Rental Apartments

      The St. Rose and Maryland Apartments in Henderson, Nevada were built in 2009 – 2010. These apartments include 24 three-story apartment buildings with 425 rental units, along with a Clubhouse, Loft buildings, Garage/Storage buildings and Cabanas, for a total of 566,800 square feet under structure. Many of the third story apartment units have an additional fourth-story loft above. The roofs and floors are framed with wood trusses and the slabs are post-tensioned for added strength and crack control.*

    • Arbor Pointe Apartments

      Located in the southwest of the Las Vegas valley, the Arbor Pointe Apartments consist of 8 three-story apartment buildings (180 rental units) along with a Clubhouse building shaped similar to a stealth bomber, for a total area of 210,000 square feet under structure. The roofs and floors are framed with wood trusses and the slabs are post-tensioned for added strength and crack control.*

    • Indigo Place Apartments

      The second story of these apartment buildings actually cantilevers about 6’ beyond the tuck-under garages below. To resist the lateral forces at the narrow wall piers between the tuck-under garages (without the use of steel moment frames), prefabricated Simpson Strong-Wall and Steel Strong-Wall panels were specified. There are 12 two- and three-story apartment buildings and a 3,500 square foot Recreation/Leasing building. Floors and roofs are framed with wood trusses, and foundations are post-tensioned to resist the forces of the expansive soils of North Las Vegas.*

    • Pioneer Meadows Apartments

      Located in Sparks, Nevada (near Reno), these apartments consist of 30 two-story apartment buildings, a Clubhouse, Loft buildings and a Ramada, for a total area under structure of 384,500 square feet. The roofs and floors are framed with wood trusses and the slabs are post-tensioned for added strength and crack control, with footings deepened below the frost line to prevent frost heave during frozen winter months.*

  • Single-Family Developments

    • Horizon Ridge

      Located in Henderson, Nevada, this development features four different two-story model homes ranging from 2,700 to 3,675 square feet. Each plan has several options, allowing homeowners to customize their home. These homes are framed with standard wood-framed construction with post-tensioned slab foundations designed to resist the forces of expansive soils.*

    • Novels

      To maximize the living space that will fit on a lot, this development includes 2 three-story models among the other two-story options. There is even an optional elevator to make that trip up the stairs less of a workout. And each home has several options to choose from, with livable area up to 2,030 square feet. These homes are framed with standard wood-framed construction with post-tensioned slab foundations. Located in the southwest of the Las Vegas valley.*

    • Courts at Tapestry

      Located in Centennial Hills Town Center, in the north-west part of the Las Vegas valley, this development features six two-story model homes ranging from 2,150 to 2,810 square feet. Each plan has several options, allowing homeowners to customize their home. These homes are framed with standard wood-framed construction with post-tensioned slab foundations.*

    • Candlelight

      This Las Vegas development has several models, ranging from one-story starter homes up to 2,500 square foot two-story homes. Each plan has several options, allowing homeowners to customize their home. These homes are framed with standard wood-framed construction with post-tensioned slab foundations.*

  • Custom Homes

    • Familian Residence

      This beautiful 16,000 square foot two-story home is located in the Anthem Country Club in Henderson, Nevada. The 14’ deep basement has a bowling alley that extends beneath the garage and guest house. That’s right, there is parking above the bowling alley on a 12” thick elevated concrete slab. The basement walls are concrete, and were formed using Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF blocks). Exposed heavy-timber trusses were used as an accent feature in the living and family rooms, with a hanging walkway suspended from the trusses in the family room leading to the tower’s circular stairway. The majority of the house is standard wood-framed construction, except for the steel beams used to support the living room and family room fireplaces above the basement.*

    • Holland Residence

      This home was designed for a large lot. Its 6,600 square feet are all on a single story with conventional wood framing and slab-on-grade foundation. As an accent feature, the floor steps down in an octagonal area near the entry. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada.*

    • Via Del Garda

      This beautiful 6,200 square foot two-story home was designed to be located next to Lake Las Vegas, in Henderson, Nevada. The house includes cantilevered balconies on two levels and a concrete daylight basement, with standard wood-framed bearing walls and wood trusses.*

    • Azurin Residence

      This house was designed to create an open feeling. The living room ceiling is coffered for increased ceiling height, with various steps in the ceilings throughout the house. It is a single-story 5,000 square foot Las Vegas home with conventional wood framing and slab-on-grade foundations.*

  • Home Additions, Remodels and Sunrooms

    • Kehoe Addition

      This home addition is two-stories with a third-story loft, added on to the side of an existing two-story home in Henderson, Nevada. Designed to fit on the existing lot, it maximizes square footage and provides a nice view of the valley.*

    • Thompson Residence Addition

      How do you add square footage to your house without adding on outside? This two-story house utilized existing space to create a new room. A floor was simply added in the full-height (19 ft tall) living room to create the new bedroom upstairs. Located in Henderson, Nevada.

    • Gutierrez Residence Elevator Remodel

      To provide wheelchair access to the basement, this house had an opening cut through the floor trusses for an elevator to descend. New bearing walls were added for the cut trusses along with new footings and an elevator pit in the basement.*

    • Bentley Residence Sunroom

      Ever thought of transforming a balcony or patio into more usable space? In Boulder City, Nevada, this three-story house overlooking Lake Mead converted an existing wrap-around deck on the upper floor into an enclosed sun room with aluminum framing supporting a curved glass roof and walls. It makes the perfect place to relax and enjoy everything from bright sunny days to dark starry nights.*

* = while at another engineering firm