Parking Structures
Whether it’s a new parking structure or the investigation and repair of an existing one, Souza, True and Partners has the experience to meet all of your parking garage needs.
With experience in a variety of parking garage construction types – composite steel and concrete slabs, flat plates, ribbed slabs, precast double tees, and more – Souza, True and Partners is able to work with our clients to determine the best structural system for any parking structure project. With due consideration for high performance and long-term weather protection, we work with owners and contractors to develop structures that will stand up to any climate and function for years to come. In addition to the design of new parking garages, Souza, True and Partners also has extensive experience in the repair and renovation of existing garages. By performing structural investigations, identifying deficient areas, and preparing repair details, Souza, True and Partners can help return an aging structure to peak condition and maintain its structural integrity for years to come.
Project Name: 65 Grove Street Garage
Location: Watertown, MA
Architect: MDS / Miller Dyer Spears
A new four-story precast parking garage with parking for 282 vehicles. The parking deck structure is comprised of 12’-0” wide by 30” deep precast prestressed pre-topped concrete double tees spanning approximately 60’ and supported on precast concrete beams and girders. The garage is founded on eccentric wall foundation footings and features interior shear / lite walls for lateral resistance.
Project Name: BID Needham Parking Garage
Location: Needham, MA
Architect: JACA Architects
This two-level, 98-car parking garage located adjacent to the new Lank Cancer Center serves the Needham campus of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital. The parking deck is constructed of 12’-0” wide by 34” deep precast pre-stressed pre-topped concrete double tees spanning almost 60’ and supported on precast pre-stressed concrete beams and girders. Conventional cast-in-place concrete foundations support the precast columns and infill wall panels supporting the parking deck above.
Project Name: Blue Cross Blue Shield – Hingham Parking Garage
Location: North Quincy, MA
Architect: Margulies Perruzzi Architects
This project is comprised of two separate structures to accommodate thermal stresses – a five-level, 1500-car parking structure in Phase I, and an additional 500-car parking structure in Phase II. The structure includes precast pre-stressed concrete double tees supported by precast concrete beams and columns. Lateral resistance to seismic and wind forces is provided by shear walls, and the structure is founded on conventional spread footings.
Project Name: Blue Cross Blue Shield – North Quincy Parking Garage
Location: North Quincy, MA
Architect: Margulies Perruzzi Architects
This four-story, 1450-car precast pre-stressed concrete parking structure utilizes a combination of existing pressure-injected footings from a previous garage structure and new pressure-injected footings to accommodate the additional dead-loads from the precast weight and added floor level.
Project Name: Landmark Center Garage
Location: Boston, MA
Architect: Bruner / Cott & Associates
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Project Name: St. Vincent Hospital Parking Structure
Location: Worcester, MA
This project is a new five level, 1,900 car parking structure adjacent to the Providence and Worcester Railroad enclosure and the adjoining 790,000 square foot St. Vincent Hospital. Structurally, the garage is comprised of precast pre-stressed double tees supported by precast columns, beams, and girders founded on cast-in-place foundation / retaining walls. Lateral resistance is provided by moment frames and shear walls. Due to the existing subsurface conditions, the structure is founded on conventional spread footings and pressure-injected footings.
Project Name: Newton-Wellesley Hospital Parking Structure
Location: Newton, MA
Architect: TRO
This project consists of a 2-story structural steel addition to an existing 5-story post-tensioned concrete garage structure. The original building was designed for a future vertical addition but was constructed prior to the local Code requirements for seismic design. To justify this addition, a complete seismic analysis was performed which showed that the existing structure could safely withstand the earthquake loading requirements implemented by the new building code.
Project Name: Westin Hotel Parking Structure
Location: Waltham, MA
Architect: Scott / Griffin Architects
This project consists of a new 8-story, 500 car parking structure constructed using a cast-in-place 8” deep one-way concrete ribbed-slab system supported on concrete spread footing foundations. Lateral resistance is provided by reinforced concrete shear walls.