Mixed-Use Building Structural Design

Engineering Line

Cone Collection Robot
Artifact Installation
Mixed-Use Development
Bridge Design
Transportation Planning
Main Station

Design Line

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Aerial City Rendering
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Main Station
Front view of building modeled in Revit. Final design was presented as a team to a panel of professional engineers and submitted in a report to professors.

Mixed-Use Building Structural Design

Senior design team project in the University of Michigan department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2020. My contributions are emphasized below.

Site plan showing buildable area, drawn in AutoCAD over existing topography map. Project used a real site in Southeast Michigan.

The purpose of this project was to design a mixed-use building on an empty lot in Southeast Michigan for a hypothetical client. The design needed to comply with the International Building Code and the Michigan Building Code, meet specifications outlined by the client, and stay within a $45 million budget. As a member of the structural engineering team, my role was to design the layout and structure of the building.

First, the team designed the site plan and building footprint. I used AutoCAD to create drawings showing the buildable area based on topography, several building footprint options, and the final selected footprint with parking areas and driveways.

Three building footprints considered, drawn in AutoCAD. Three building footprints considered, drawn in AutoCAD. Three building footprints considered, drawn in AutoCAD.
Final building footprint selected along with parking areas and driveways, drawn in AutoCAD. Selecting final footprint was a team effort.

Next, we devised floor plans and exceeded client specifications in order to maximize rental income potential. I used Revit to draft these plans for retail, office, and residential floors.

Floor plans for residential, office, and retail floors, drawn in Revit. Devised to meet client and code requirements as well as to maximize client’s income potential. Designing floor plans was a team effort. Floor plans for residential, office, and retail floors, drawn in Revit. Devised to meet client and code requirements as well as to maximize client’s income potential. Designing floor plans was a team effort. Floor plans for residential, office, and retail floors, drawn in Revit. Devised to meet client and code requirements as well as to maximize client’s income potential. Designing floor plans was a team effort.
Roof steel layout with each column, girder, and beam labeled based on size. Steel was sized using the AISC Steel Construction Manual. Same process was used for all building levels.

Finally, I designed the steel structure using the AISC Steel Construction Manual and modeled it in Revit. A teammate designed the wood structure for the west residential wing.

Our final submission included the structural engineering component as well as geotechnical engineering and a construction management plan, which were completed by teammates. Our proposal came in $1 million below budget, and we were able to meet or exceed all of the client’s specifications.

Steel structure modeled in Revit. West residential wing used a wood structure which was designed by a teammate.
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