McClone Construction has been involved in the construction of over 30 concrete residential structures in the past 35 years. We have built combination of both High-rise and Mid-rise residential structures, some well in excess of a million square feet. With the experience gained building these structures we have been able to aid our clients early on during the design phase and right through the critical construction phase. The value engineering (VE) we can provide not only helps with the overall project cost, but typically helps in the constructability which translates into overall schedule savings. Concrete Residential structures are typically designed similarly to Hotel structures, but tend to have less retail and open areas on the lower levels similar to Mid-Rise Hotels. When the property sites allow, workout facilities and common areas are commonly designed as independent structures so as not to adversely impact the living areas.
High-Rise Residential Structures are typically constructed of reinforced concrete predominately consist of two-way post-tensioned slabs supported by columns and walls with bay widths ranging from 20’ to 30’ depending on the seismic and vertical load requirements. The floor layouts in most High-Rise Residential Structures tend to be very repetitious. Due to the repeating pattern of the structural frame, most forms for these types of projects are heavily ganged. Because the forms can be re-used numerous times, project cost and schedule can be enhanced. If the bays are arranged and aligned properly, most suspended slabs are constructed using a Flying-Form which allow the entire bay to be formed and stripped in one piece. Flying-Forms can be ganged up in several different ways, ranging from the traditional truss flyers to column hung. The lower levels of High-Rise Hotels typically have higher floor to floor heights to accommodate meeting rooms, ballrooms, retail shops and a lobby area.
Mid-Rise Residential Structures are similar to High-Rise Residential Structures are predominately made up of two-way post-tensioned slabs supported by columns and walls with bay widths ranging from 20’ to 30’ depending on the seismic and vertical load requirements. Since most Mid-Rise structures consist of less than 8 floors, there tends to be less repetition with regard to the structural elements. This lack of repetition prompts the use of less ganged forming systems and in most cases promotes slightly higher forming costs than High-Rise Residential Structures unless the footprint of the structure is large enough to replicate the same level of reuse inherent in High-Rise Residential Structures. Mid-Rise Residential Structures do not typically have extensive high open areas on the entry level, and tend to be spread out to achieve as much open area for the residents as the site will allow. This spread out nature requires additional consideration with regard to building sequence so that proper access and hoisting can be utilized to achieve the desired schedule and project cost.
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