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Phinney Ridge Prefab – On Site Construction

The Phinney Ridge pre-fab home has seen a lot of changes over the past 2 months. Since our last update the rest of the fiber cement boards were placed on the front façade of the home. Construction of the front porch has begun, the framing, roof, and railings are in place. The driveway and retaining walls were cast and poured. When the modules were set in place, a lot of the interior work was already completed at the factory. Prefabrication allows the...

Phinney Ridge Modular Construction Time Lapse

The prefab collaboration with Method homes was pieced together in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood of Seattle. This Option series house was custom built over the last few months and it was erected in the month of January 2015. We have documented the process of this prefabricated home in our previous blog posts. The time lapse video illustrates the quick process of setting the modular in place. The neighborhood was able to witness a two story home being built in one...

LIV Apartments – Aerial Photos – March

Construction has been moving along during the month of March, the exterior framing of the East Building has been completed.  All the windows on the westerly buildings have been installed and the construction team is continuing to wrap the building with the weather protective membrane and continue installation of the building’s cladding systems.Due to the great weather exterior work such as painting, cladding, and site work have been accelerated accordingly. The landscaping and construction team has been busy applying finishes...

LIV Apartments – Construction Update Mid March 2015

The exterior shells of the North, South, East and West buildings were completed.  As you can see in the image above, the North Building’s building wrap is being applied against the sheathing.  It will soon look similar to the South Building, shown on the right, with the exterior finishes installed and painted. The corten steel planters have been placed in the lower plaza deck of the North Building with seat wall benches in cast-in-place concrete. These benches will receive a wood...

LIV Apartments – AERIAL PHOTOS – Feb.

Construction at the LIV Apartments in Bellevue has made substantial progress in the recent month.  The East building has reached level 6 of framing and flooring including roof trusses.  The framing of the lower roof deck amenity space on the 5th level is complete and the green roof, concrete pavers, dog run, planters, and trees will be installed next. The large crane previously located in the center of the plaza was removed as the North, South, and West buildings are nearing...

Capitol Hill Apartments – Construction Update – January

Our Capitol Hill Apartment project has been progressing through the wet season.  The construction team has been busy with the foundation forms now that shoring has been installed.  The reinforcing rebar can be seen protruding from the completed concrete footings.  The columns are due to be poured later this week, followed by the perimeter foundation walls. The column forms are assembled including rebar and awaiting the future concrete pour. Stay tuned for updates on our Capitol Hill Apartment project!...

Phinney Ridge Prefab – Module Set

Exciting news on the Pre-fab home front here at Grouparchitect!  The latest collaboration with Method homes is taking shape in the Phinney Ridge neighborhood of Seattle.  This Option series house has been in the works for the last few months, and as detailed in previous blog posts progress has been continuing steadily.  The most exciting part of a pre-fab project is setting the individual modules onto the foundation and several of our staff (as well as most of the neighbors!) were...

Capitol Hill Apartments

Grouparchitect is working with Rudd Development to build a new 34 unit apartment complex in Capitol Hill near Capitol Hill Family Health Clinic.  The eclectic neighborhood is rich with low rise residential buildings; and the design of the Capitol Hill Apartments reflects the density, diversity and ambiance of the neighborhood. Construction began in September with the demolition of the existing building.  Customary with the developer’s traditions, a ground breaking ceremony accompanied the demolition. Excavation and shoring quickly ensued.  This was the start...

Phinney Ridge Prefab – Construction

The Phinney Ridge project is a single-family, prefab house. Since our last update we have seen a few changes regarding the site and house. The framework for the foundation was built and the concrete was poured. The site is prepared for the prefab house to be dropped in. One of the benefits of prefabrication is the ability to work in a dry enclosed facility during wet seasons and maintaining the exposed materials during the construction phase. The building’s current state is...

Alaskan Copper Works, Addition, Steel Building, Industrial

Alaskan Copper Works – Early August Construction Update

Adding to our industrial work portfolio, our ongoing project with local manufacturer Alaskan Copper Works exhibits a construction type not often undertaken in this office.  We at Grouparchitect welcome the opportunity to work on various project and construction types, and administering the construction of this addition onto an existing factory in SODO has been exciting. Built to house new state of the art fabrication and cutting equipment, this addition will allow Alaskan Copper Works to expand production to meet the demand...