General Building Data
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The Foundry at 41st
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Lawrenceville, PA
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Owner: Ft. Willow Developers
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Residential
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164,997 square feet.
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Six total stories
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Primary project team including owner, general contractor, CM, architects, engineers, etc.
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Owner- Ft. Willow Developers
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CM-PJ Dick
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Architect- Rothschild Doyno
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MEP- Allan & Shariff
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Structural- Atlantic Engineering Services
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November 2015-May 2017
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$35 million
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Design Bid Build
Architecture
The Foundry at 41st is a 162-unit apartment complex with six floors. Some of the units have balconies which make the structure more complex. On the sixth floor there is a roof terrace. The total occupancy is 1,821 people. The Foundry uses the 2009 ICC code. The building is zoned to be a residential building, but in the future commercial development might happen on the masonry building on the property. The Foundry is built in the historical site of Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh. There are requirements to protect Bay 4, which is existing to the area.
Building Enclosure
Building façades
In image 1 and 2 below depict a typical wall section for second to third floor both with and without a balcony. In Image 1, the steel beam holding up the post tensioned slab in the parking garage is visible. There is a total of 23 different wall types in this building, so enclosures will face as a challenge. Especially in estimating the different types of material, and keeping all of the types straight.
Image 1. Typical Wall Section from Second to Third Floor without Balcony
Image 2. Typical Wall Section for Balcony
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Roofing
The roofing of the Foundry is a typical EPDM roofing. This item was selected by the owner because it has worked on other projects and is economical
Sustainability Features
The roof top garden on the sixth floor is the main sustainable feature of the building. Local and sustainable plans will be maintained on the roof top garden for the occupants. Like most residential projects, sustainability is not the main driving force behind the project.
