Location: Providence, RI
Client/Architect: ZDS
EOR: Structures Workshop
Reference: SW21085
Down City- Westminster Street Properties
Location: Providence, RI
Client/Architect: UNION STUDIO
EOR: Structures Workshop
Reference: SW17022
Construction Documents for Union Westminster
A.D. Care
Location: North Kingstown, RI
Client/Architect: RGB Architects
EOR: Structures Workshop
Reference: SW21236
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Market Gas Station Canopy
Location: Sherborn, MA
Client: Sherborn Citgo
Engineer of Record: Structures Workshop, Inc.
Commonwealth Landing
Location: Fall River, MA
Client/Architect: LLB Architects
Engineer of Record: Structures Workshop, Inc.
The Greenwich Odeum Theater Renovations
Location: East Greenwich, RI
Architect: Union Studio
Engineer of Record: Structures Workshop, Inc.
179 Wayland Avenue
Location: Providence, RI
Client/Architect: Ed Wojcik Architect Ltd.
Engineer of Record: Structures Workshop, Inc.
Kurgo Offices Container Project
Location: Salisbury, MA
Client/Architect: AdaptDESIG
Engineer of Record: Structures Workshop, Inc.
Arcade Renovation
Location: Providence, RI
Client/Architect: Northeast Collaborative Architects
Engineer of Record: Structures Workshop, Inc.
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1261 North Main Street
Location: Providence, RI
Client/Architect: Truth Box Inc.
Engineer of Record: Structures Workshop, Inc.
Sweet + Salty Farm
Location: Little Compton, RI
Client/Architect: Stack + Co.
Engineer of Record: Structures Workshop, Inc.
Harpoon Brewery
Location: South Boston, MA
Client/Architect: Studio Luz Architects, Ltd.
Engineer of Record: Structures Workshop, Inc.
Spectra Energy Buildings
Location: Dighton, MA and Pascoag, RI
Client/Architect: Ed Wojcik Architect Ltd.
Engineer of Record: Structures Workshop, Inc.
The Box Office
Location: Providence, RI
Client/Architect: Distill Studio
Engineer of Record: Structures Workshop, Inc.
SHIPPING CONTAINER ENGINEERING
A shipping container uses the full depth of the corrugated metal walls to span 40 feet (much like a wide flange beam needs it's web. It acts as a deep beam which is as deep as the height of the container. Therefore, structurally, these walls are very important to keep. To keep costs down, you want to let the container be a container; and try to keep the walls. Unfortunately that is often at odds with flexible space and leasing requirements of offices being a minimum of two containers wide. So some walls need to go. If the walls are fully or partially removed, the container becomes much more complicated. It can lose almost all of its stiffness and shear capacity. You need to introduce reinforcing (horizontal members or columns) because the small base channel cannot span very far in flexure. You can accommodate small window openings but determining size for unreinforced or minimally reinforced openings can be complicated. This is due to the walls having different properties in different directions - in the horizontal direction, the web is as flexible as an accordion - but in the vertical and shear orientation it is very stiff. There is additional complexity in determining how to economically reinforce modified containers - that is, how to minimize field welding and simplify the connections to adjoining containers and foundations. The container can be joined the same way they are stacked on a container ship, using steel assemblies that have manual levers to lock the containers together at each of the four corner castings. They may also need additional welded plates to tie them together horizontally. Given all the costly reinforcing required, the only way to make a shipping container building economical is very close collaboration with the owner, architect, and builder. This was the case on this project.
Isle Brewers Guild
Location: Pawtucket, RI
Client/Architect: Ed Wojcik Architect Ltd.
Engineer of Record: Structures Workshop, Inc.
Walnut Hill Facilities Building
Location: Natick, MA
Client/Architect: designLAB architects
Engineer of Record: Structures Workshop, Inc.
Duxbury Crematory
ARCH: designLab Architects
ENG: Structures Workshop, Inc.
Design of a Crematory for the Town of Duxbury
SW # 10028
Imperial Place Addition
ARCH: From-In-Form
ENG: Structures Workshop, Inc.
LOC: Providence, RI
YR: 2008-2009
DESCRIPTION: Structural design of a one-story wood framed addition on top of a 6-story condominium. (SW# 08016)