Aspira

Seattle & Area, WA

Completion date: 2010

Client: Keller CMS, Inc., LMN Architects

Project Description

Floor Area: 345,000 sq ft
No. Levels: 38
No. Suites/Units: 326
Use/Occupancy: Commercial, Residential
Building Type: Concrete Frame, High-Rise
Located in downtown Seattle, Aspira is a new high-rise residential tower (with some commercial units on the ground level) clad primarily with unitized curtain wall manufactured by Walters & Wolf. Other aspects of the building enclosure include metal panel-clad wall areas, a 6th-floor terrace, unit balconies with glazed rails, and the tower roof.
In 2008, RDH was retained by the architect to review the design of the building enclosure including the curtain wall, cladding, decks, roofs, and balconies.
RDH was also retained by the developer to review curtain wall shop drawings, submittals, and conduct field review of the building enclosure assemblies during construction. This included quality assurance field water testing of the curtain wall and balcony doors.
As part of our field review services, RDH provided the letter of certification that the building enclosure construction was in substantial compliance with the design documents, satisfying the requirements of RCW 64.55.

Design Concept Review
Our goal is to understand the designer's aspirations for the project and work with them in the selection/development of the building enclosure assemblies.
Construction Document Review
In our review of construction documents, we focus on the details of integrating the various building enclosure assemblies.
Construction Field Review and Testing
RDH reviews construction for conformance to drawings and specifications. We also regularly perform various on-site testing in our quality assurance role.