Adelaide Pointe Condominium #1

Overview

As part of a 30-acre development on Muskegon Lake, this mass timber condominium is nestled within a vibrant new community featuring a working marina, three public parks and event center. The 160,000-square-foot, 55-unit mass timber condominium features a pool area and five levels of residential units atop a ground-floor fitness center and concrete podium for parking. 

We provided base structure and connection design services to KORB Architecture for the project, which includes luxury residences featuring exposed wood interiors and bespoke hybrid mass timber balconies with sweeping views of the lake. Residents will have access to bike paths, trails and the marina, and the development was designed to complement its beautiful natural surroundings. 

Highlights 

• To support the owner’s vision for tangible biophilic design, our team optimized the structural design by incorporating exposed CLT floor panels and shear walls, glulam columns and beams and auger cast deep foundations.
• Working with the geotechnical engineers and contractors, our team assisted in developing a pile load testing program to increase the foundation efficiency by nearly 100%.
• Our team worked with the local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) for the adoption of select provisions from the most current mass timber provisions (SDPWS 2021) for the seismic design, detailing and construction of the project’s CLT shear wall lateral system. This coordination yielded a significant savings in the fabrication, construction and erection of the CLT panels; resulting in savings valued at over $1 million.