University Flatts Residence and Parking Deck

 

Birmingham, Alabama

  • The new four story residence with parking on the main level was constructed adjacent to the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus to serve as student housing.

  • The structural system is a post-tensioned concrete beam and slab system with concrete columns at the parking level which serves as a podium for the load bearing residential units.

  • The residential units are constructed using load-bearing light gauge framing.

  • The lateral system consists of masonry shear walls around the stair and elevator shafts.

  • The foundations are conventional shallow foundations.

3300 CAHABA ROAD • SUITE 210 • BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35223 • 205.879.5660