Maple Lawn Retail #1 and #2
2008 Tilt-Up Achievement Award Winner :: Retail Division
Submitted by Chesapeake Contracting Group, Inc. of Reisterstown, Maryland
The owner of this project wanted a retail development that would resemble an old-fashioned main street, but there was a catch: The one-story building needed to look like two stories. Using Tilt-Up allowed the large walls necessary for such a project to be raised economically, and also provided the architectural capabilities needed to achieve the main street aesthetic.
To deal with elevation changes, Chesapeake Contracting Group designed the panels to have different heights that would match the exterior grade. Because of site restrictions, the panels were cast in stacks four to six panels high, and thickened panel legs allowed for moment connections.
In keeping with the old-fashioned look, the buildings’ exteriors feature EIFS cornices and moldings, cast-in reveals and multiple brick veneers. Tilt-Up panels also were used to create an octagonal tower feature.
This retail development stands at the entrance to Maple Lawn, a 1,000-acre mixed-use community in the Baltimore/Washington area that also features 600 homes and 1.5 million square feet of office space.
Project Notes
- Tallest Panel
- 35'-7"
- Largest Panel
- 410 sq ft
- Heaviest Panel
- 48,000 lbs
Participating TCA Members
- Chesapeake Contracting Group, Inc.
- Role: General Contractor
- Precision Concrete Construction Co.
- Role: Tilt-Up Contractor
- Morabito Consultants, Inc.
- Role: Project Engineer
- Meadow Burke Products
- Products: Lifting Hardware
- Nox-Crete Products Group
- Products: Bond Breaker, Form Release
- Textured Coatings of America
- Products: Paint
- Innovative Brick Systems, LLC
- Products: Cast-In Material
The purpose of the TCA Awards Program is to recognize outstanding site cast Tilt-Up structures and advances in technology, products and methods used in the Tilt-Up industry. For more information on the program, submittal requirements and deadline dates, please refer to the awards submittal information page.
If you have further questions, please contact Jim Baty by email or by phone at (319) 895-6911.
Maple Lawn Retail #1 and #2
Maple Lawn, Maryland
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