High-Rise Office Towers
Location: Arlington, Virginia
Client:  Developer

This high-rise consists of a twelve (12) story office building above grade with a three (3) story parking garage below grade.  The structure is founded on spread footings and framed with reinforced concrete and an architectural precast concrete exterior. 

All WDP's testing and inspection services were performed in accordance with the Arlington County Special Inspection Program including submitting of stripping
authorization to allow for early  form removal.

Services WDP provided on this project included:

  • Verification of required soil bearing 
  • Verification of proper formwork placement
  • Verification of proper reinforcing steel placement
  • Testing of all structural concrete
  Location: Reston, Virginia
Client:  Developer

Phase II of this project consisted of a twenty (20) story office building with a seven (7) story parking structure.  The office building is founded on caissons and framed with post-tensioned, reinforced concrete and an architectural precast concrete exterior.  The parking structure is founded on spread footings and framed with structural precast concrete.

All of WDP' testing and inspection services were performed in accordance with Fairfax County's Special Inspection Program.  This includes submitting stripping authorization requests to allow for early stressing and form removal.

The Developer has won three awards for this office tower. 

  • It was voted Best Building in the "speculative high-rise" category by the National Association of Office and Industrial Properties. 
  • The Metro Washington and Virginia Chapter of Associated Buildings and Contractors selected the high-rise as the Best Commercial Project in the "over $40 million" category.
  • It also won an Award of Merit by the Northern Virginia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for the multi-story parking facility. 
Services WDP provided on this project included:
  • Verification of required soil bearing 
  • Verification of proper formwork placement
  • Verification of proper reinforcing steel placement
  • Testing of all structural concrete
  • Verification of proper post-tension cable placement
  • Monitoring and verification of post-tension cable tensioning
  • Verification of structural precast concrete
  • Verification of architectural precast concrete
  • Verification of structural steel placement
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