Fernau & Hartman is glad to be working again with Tipping Mar & Associates, structural engineers and F&H's frequent collaborators. This mixed-use building will provide additional office space next door to the firm's current office, also designed by F&H. The new addition will reference the beloved 1994 design but assert its seismic independence with sturdy piers that support the second floor drafting room and offices. Each pier will sport a base-isolator near its top that--in the event of an earthquake--will allow the engineers to shift in a two foot radius above the cafe/retail space below.
See the Tipping Mar building on our main site.
site of proposed addition, adjacent to current office (click to enlarge)
Proposed addition on left; Existing office on right (click to enlarge)
Current office, design by F&H in 1994
Entry to current office
