Cost evaluations for this project clearly showed Tilt-Up to be the most economical method available. Further, Tilt-Up was able to meet the owner’s budget, schedule and rate of return required to make the project feasible.

This facility is located in an existing business district comprised of load-bearing masonry buildings constructed more than 40 years ago and the new facility had to be compatible with the aesthetic requirements for the district including a masonry exterior. Samples of coated Tilt-Up panels were provided to show that the Tilt-Up would appear as cast stone when viewed.

The building is located 36-feet from a canal on one side and sits adjacent to a busy street on the other. Crane access required construction of an engineered fill temporary road at the canal side for access.

The tenant’s sign required an additional 46-foot by six-foot panel to be set on top of the finished wall. Each of the two sign panels was set on top of the typical wall panels using a pipe and sleeve arrangement that required extreme precision to line up the four affected panels.

Insufficient floor space for pouring the panels required stack casting. Full-thickness masonry brick veneer and cast stone accents were used on floors one through three and the fourth floor is exposed Tilt-Up with a precast corbel sitting atop the concrete panel at the roofline. Copper roofing accents the entry to the main lobby. Reveals and patterns cast in the panels at the fourth floor mimic cast stone.

Huge windows created panels with an extreme amount of open area for their size and height. Stainless steel embeds were used for attachment of cast stone to minimize any future corrosion and staining of the building exterior.