Oak Crest Retirement Center

TGRWA provided the structural design, working drawings, and construction phase services for this new 3-story, 70,000 square-foot retirement center addition located in DeKalb, Illinois. The facility includes (24) apartments, (23) ground-level parking spaces, various administrative and communal spaces, and an indoor pool/spa. A large entry canopy and a myriad of balconies were some of the defining features for the structure. The structural system consists of two-way flat plate concrete slabs with conventional reinforcement and reinforced concrete columns and shearwalls.

Involvement: Structural Engineer of Record

Client: Mark Zinni Architects, Inc.

Owner: Oak Crest Retirement Center

Location: DeKalb, IL

Completion: 2016

Images courtesy of Irving Construction Co.