The new facility includes 24 courtrooms and 32 justice chambers. Herrick was responsible for designing the temporary shoring system that supported “the cube” during construction. The building is designed to achieve LEED Platinum certification, due to such innovations as the serrated facade, which maximizes views from the interior and cuts down on up to 50% of heat generated from solar rays.
The 43-story high-rise is located adjacent the Transbay Terminal and City Park in San Francisco. This location provides tenants with immediate proximity to all forms of public transportation and amenities that support 24-hour work and life synergy. With 14 exclusive sky decks and over 50,000 square feet of outdoor and open space, Park Tower offers the ultimate user experience. The building is scheduled to be completed in 2018 and is designed to achieve LEED Gold...
Occupying an entire city block, this 13-story, 274 bed acute-care hospital is being built in a spirit of innovative collaboration that embraces a LEAN culture. The 740,000 square foot hospital includes 119 viscous wall dampers that absorb energy to reduce any lateral movement caused by earthquakes and wind. The system also reduces the amount of structural steel required in the building. It is the first of its kind in North America.
Currently under construction, the 64-story mixed-use high-rise is located at 50 First Street in San Francisco. The 910 foot hotel, residential and office tower will surpass the height of the iconic Transamerica Pyramid and become San Francisco’s second tallest building. Erection of the structural steel for the 1.4 million square foot high-rise is scheduled to be completed in 2021.
Completed in 2009, the LA Live Hotel and Residences is a 54-story, 1,001-room two-hotel hybrid tower. This skyscraper contains a JW Marriott and a Ritz-Carlton along with 224 residences in the Ritz Carlton condominium section of the tower. Constructed in 2008, it is the first building in Los Angeles to use a steel-plate shear wall design. This reduces the building's overall weight by 30% compared to poured concrete walls, increases window area and adds 20,000 square...
