This new 65,000 SF four-story steel-framed building is located at the heart of the historic University of Virginia Grounds. Designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects, Bavaro Hall is the new focal point for the Curry School of Education.

Steel-framed open-air colonnades on the south and north ends of a new courtyard link the existing School of Education's Ruffner Hall and the new $26.6 million Bavaro Hall.

The courtyard creates a scenic gathering place for students and faculty.

The structural steel framing system is stabilized by both braced frames and moment frames. A combination of structural steel and light gage steel trusses frame the gable roof.

Semi-circular brick openings in the 212-foot long building exterior walls are supported by cast-in-place concrete back up wall panels.

Rice Hall is a six-story steel-framed information technology engineering building. It is located at the south end of UVa's School of Engineering and Applied Science.

The A/E team used Building Information Modeling (BIM) throughout the project design phase. (Screenshot from Autodesk Revit Structure)

Cantilevered steel beams form the roof cornice, extending as much as twelve feet beyond the penthouse floor slab.

A two story truss accommodates the 150-seat first-floor auditorium that extends beneath the building's south exterior wall.

Structural steel design of the 100,000 SF building employed three-dimensional modeling. (Screenshot from Bentley RAM Structural System)

Structural steel framing under erection at the building southeast corner.

Architectural model shows the three-story split level steel-framed replacement with new lecture hall for the Davidson Hall chemistry building at Virginia Tech (indicated in brown). The model also indicates the south building block to remain (in gray). Construction cost is $23.6 million. (Rendering by Einhorn Yaffee Prescott)

BIM (Revit Structure) model for the replacement building.

The south block of the original building will remain. Structural design included new systems for lateral stability in the north-south direction after demolition of the remainder of original Davidson Hall.

This cast-in-place concrete building is designed to house vibration-sensitive research laboratories and faculty support spaces. (Rendering by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson)

Reinforced concrete shear walls provide lateral stability in the plan orthogonal directions.

The new research building is sited adjacent to the UVa Chemistry Building, and its basement elevation is a story below the Chemistry Building's lowest floor. (Rendering by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson)

The new 100,000 SF building is framed with two-way cast-in-place reinforced concrete flat slabs. Maximum span length exceeds 30 feet.

Engineering construction administration included site observations of reinforcing steel by our structural engineers.

Irregular shaped floor slab openings and pockets in a concrete bearing wall await structural steel framed landings for the focal point monumental stairway.

This $11.4 million structural steel framed four-story building addition and renovation project included partial removal of an upper story exterior bearing wall and reinforcement of existing open web floor joists.

Structural engineering services included design of a new suspended structural steel catwalk system above the existing auditorium ceiling, assessment of the existing roof structure for additional above-stage loading, structural design of a new mechanical annex adjacent to the existing building, and design to accommodate a new elevator shaft and mechanical openings through existing walls.

The renovation of Monroe Hall included significant upgrades to horizontal and vertical circulation, and to the mechanical systems.

Structural engineering work included design of elevated exterior ADA access ramps, structural steel framed mechanical equipment support platforms in the existing attic, and supports for new elevator and floor openings.

Pinnacle Engineering conducted structural condition investigations and building assessments of seventeen residence halls at Virginia Tech, including structural concept designs for major improvements to selected residence halls.

Pinnacle Engineering services included assessment of the existing roof capacity to support new mechanical units, and subsequent design and detailing of the equipment platforms.

New steel framed canopies and terraces enhance student life. Design work included terrace retaining walls.

This renovation project of an existing four-story dormitory hall involved retrofitting the building to accommodate air-conditioning, and designing a new steel-framed exterior canopy.

Structural framing for the pre-renovation Franklin Terrace arts building included a combination wood consistent with residential construction, and structural steel. Structural renovations included modifcations for new stairs and horizontal circulation improvements. Pinnacle Engineering also observed and assessed the condition of wood floor framing exposed during the construction phase.

Pinnacle Engineering was structural engineer in the preparation of design and bridging documents for this football locker room exapnsion. These documents were used by the Owner in obtaining a design-build project delivery.

Pinnacle Engineering provided structural consultations for integrating information technology and A/V equipment into six classrooms, which included design of renovations for some rooms.

Originally First Baptist Church, designed in 1841 by the same architect that designed the U.S. Capitol, the building was bought by Virginia Commonwealth University and converted to a student center. Pinnacle Engineering provided structural analysis and design services for this $3.5 million renovation project.

The existing building structure consisted of masonry bearing walls with wood and steel framing members. Work included design for replacement of floor structures, reinforcement of wood floor joists, and addition of structural steel framing to accommodate significant new bearing wall openings.

Pinnacle Engineering designed support for new storefront openings in a masonry bearing wall, and a new steel framed entry vestibule. Work also included field measurement of existing open web steel roof joists with subsequent analysis and design of reinforcement for support of new hanging theatre loading.

Structural renovation work included the design of framing and support for a new rooftop mechanical unit and design of new light-gauge steel stud wall connections to the existing roof structure. (Screenshot from Autodesk AutoCAD)