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NIC Consultants celebrates the start of construction for the new control center expansion at Bachem’s research facility in Vista, California.

Bachem specializes in the development and manufacturing of peptides, organic synthesis, amino acid derivatives, and other pharmaceutical ingredients. This facility is being expanded to provide room for the addition of an advanced control center. The structural design for the new room has been provided by NIC Consultants in collaboration with Infrastructure Architects.

Halcyon House, a high-end urban mixed-use project, offers approximately 400 residential units to the world-class shopping and entertainment venue. The complex consists of two separate six story residential towers supported by Type-IA substructures. The towers blend ground-level modern retail spaces together with a public courtyard and an overlooking pedestrian bridge to form an extravagant environment. Roughly 30 duplex townhouses in the residential complex serve to provide spaciousness and a sense of luxury for the resident. Halcyon House offers a variety of contemporary retail spaces and other amenities including rolling hills, outdoor decks, two pools and spas, fitness centers, lounges, and pet-friendly enclosures.

The residential towers are built out of light-frame wood structures (Type-VA) and steel special moment-resisting frames (Type-IA). The Type-IA substructure is comprised of post-tension flat slabs supported by CIP reinforced special concrete shear walls and columns.  Cast-in-drilled-hole piles support the bridge structure while the mat foundation carries the weight of the towers with the help of a soil-stabilizing geopier system.

NIC Consultants has developed the project’s structural design to bring KTGY Architecture and Planning‘s vision to life in partnership with and under the supervision of LMC. Covi Concrete Construction managed the construction of the complex’s substructures.

Halcyon House,  NIC’s newest high-end mixed-use apartment complex, introduces approximately 400 residential units to the world-class shopping and entertainment venue. The complex consists of two separate 4-story residential towers supported by three-level substructures. The towers blend ground-level modern retail spaces together with a public courtyard and an overlooking pedestrian bridge to form an extravagant environment. Roughly 30 duplex townhouses in the residential complex serve to provide spaciousness and a sense of luxury for the resident. Halcyon House offers a variety of contemporary retail spaces and other amenities including rolling hills, outdoor decks, two pools and spas, fitness centers, lounges, and pet-friendly enclosures.

The residential towers are built out of light-frame wood structures (Type-VA) and steel special moment-resisting frames (Type-IA). The substructure, categorized as a Type-IA construction, is comprised of post-tension flat slabs supported by CIP reinforced concrete walls and columns.  Cast-in-drilled-hole piles support the bridge structure while the mat foundation carries the weight of the towers with the help of a soil-stabilizing geopier system.

NIC Consultants has developed the project’s structural design to bring KTGY Architecture and Planning‘s vision to life in partnership with and under the supervision of LMC.

(Photos Courtesy of KTGY & LMC)

Takeda, Asia’s largest bio-pharmaceutical company, makes changes in its production facility in Los Angeles as it redirects its efforts towards COVID-19. A new fall-protection assembly unit is being installed to accommodate an auxiliary fright elevator used frequently in one of Takeda’s research buildings.

NIC Consultants provided structural design services for the project in collaboration with Infrastructure Architects.

CNC Motors looks over the 210 freeway in Upland, California. This high-end dealership provides about 50,000 square feet of area. Several spaces serve as a showroom, office department, and service center. The building’s facade is softened by a variety of different panels to achieve a unique and more welcoming aesthetic. The dealership’s structure is primarily comprised of cast-in-place concrete tilt-up panels and steel structures. Roof framing includes a metal deck with rigid insulation. The roof framing includes pre-fabricated open-web steel trusses and steel girders. Trusses spanning 90 feet deliver large, unobstructed working spaces within the widest section of the building. An office department arranged between two levels is accompanied by storefront windows.

NIC Consultants has provided the project’s structural designs.  Collaboration with ADC architects and Culp Construction has made the project possible.

(Picture courtesy of ADC)

Halcyon House,  NIC’s newest high-end mixed-use apartment complex, introduces approximately 400 residential units to the world-class shopping and entertainment venue. The complex consists of two separate 4-story residential towers supported by three-level substructures. The towers blend ground-level modern retail spaces together with a public courtyard and an overlooking pedestrian bridge to form an extravagant environment. Roughly 30 duplex townhouses in the residential complex serve to provide spaciousness and a sense of luxury for the resident. Halcyon House offers a variety of contemporary retail spaces and other amenities including rolling hills, outdoor decks, two pools and spas, fitness centers, lounges, and pet-friendly enclosures.

The residential towers are built out of light-frame wood structures (Type-VA) and steel special moment-resisting frames (Type-IA). The substructure, categorized as a Type-IA construction, is comprised of post-tension flat slabs supported by CIP reinforced concrete walls and columns.  Cast-in-drilled-hole piles support the bridge structure while the mat foundation carries the weight of the towers with the help of a soil-stabilizing geopier system.

NIC Consultants has developed the project’s structural design to bring KTGY Architecture and Planning‘s vision to life in partnership with and under the supervision of LMC.

(Photos Courtesy of KTGY & LMC)

Edison High School Aquatics Complex in Huntington Beach undergoes a major renovation project by replacing the school’s Olympic-size outdoor pool and its supporting services housed in the central plant near the locker room. Additionally, the project involves upgrades to the pool’s existing equipment: holding tanks, chlorine storage tanks, a feeding system, CO2 tanks, an injection manifold, circulation pumps, bypass pipes, and values, backwash pits, housekeeping pads, control panels, hangers, stands, as well as their respective anchorage and seismic braces.

NIC Consultants in collaboration with PBK Architects designed the facility’s structural systems. The project received DSA approval in February and construction is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2020.

The Tommy Bahama restaurant, bar & store have undergone a major refurbishment aiming to create a relaxing atmosphere accompanied by an open-plan format. The new open facade and outdoor patio have been made possible by the innovative structural alteration of the existing structures. Large openings and relocation of the structural systems have been utilized to integrate indoor and outdoor seating. The placement of new matching trellises and eyebrows on the building has helped the project combine Tommy Bahamas’ original feel with its newly-renovated design and enhanced functionality.

NIC Consultants provided structural engineering services for the project in collaboration with ADC and Irvine Company.