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We're excited to share that Alameda Building 8 received 'Outstanding Structural Engineering Project' from the 2026 ASCE Golden Gate Branch Awards – congratulations to the entire project team!

Naval Air Station Alameda Historic District Building 8, also known as the General Storehouse, was used for heavy material storage until the air station closed in the late 1990s. Twenty-five years later, the warehouse has been transformed into a residential building with 198 live-work lofts and two restaurants. The mixed-use facility now contributes to the revitalization of Alameda Point by housing hundreds of new tenants and demonstrating the potential of other underused and historically significant buildings in the area. This 302,500-square-foot project shows how a creative, analysis-driven structural engineering approach can unlock the latent capacity of a historic building to deliver much-needed housing in the Bay Area. Learn more here: https://tippingstructural.com/projects/storehouse-lofts/

The recipients will be celebrated at the 2026 ASCE Golden Gate Branch Annual Awards Banquet on Thursday, July 30th. Registration: https://ggbr.r9-asce.org/events/2026-ggbr-awards/

Architect: Wong Logan Architects

Developer & Contractor: Alameda Point Redevelopers

Structural: Tipping (Marc Steyer, Isaac Williams, SE)

Nat’l Historic Registry no. 12001191

Imagery: Maurice Ramirez

We're excited to share that the Samuel Merritt University Oakland City Center received 'Outstanding Architectural Engineering Project' from the 2026 American Society of Civil Engineers Golden Gate Branch Awards – congratulations to the project team!

Located in downtown Oakland, the new high-rise building serves as the flagship campus for Samuel Merritt University, a leader in health science education. Featuring an innovative seismic design and a Buckling Restrained Braced (BRB) Mast frame, the new 10-story, 250,000-square-foot campus allows the more than century-old organization to double its enrollment and directly address the Bay Area’s critical shortage of healthcare workers. The campus headquarters features classrooms, laboratories, clinics, offices, a maker space, and a 41,000-square-foot simulated lab. Learn more here: https://tippingstructural.com/projects/smu-oakland/

The recipients will be celebrated at the 2026 ASCE Golden Gate Branch Annual Awards Banquet on Thursday, July 30th. Registration: https://ggbr.r9-asce.org/events/2026-ggbr-awards/

Owner: Samuel Merritt University
Developer: Strada Investment Group
Architect: Perkins&Will
Contractor: Hathaway Dinwiddie
Steel Fabricator: The Herrick Corporation
Structural: Tipping (Leo Panian, Gina Carlson, SE, Jason Armes, S.E., Christopher Tiran, PE)
Photo: Cheryl Norton / Tipping

Site visit to check out the first big mat slab pour at the new Bancroft–Fulton Student Housing high-rise underway at University of California, Berkeley!

Delivering 1,625 new beds and a 500-seat dining hall, the 23-story tower is set to become the tallest university-owned residential building on UC Berkeley's campus. Targeting LEED Platinum, the 430,000-square-foot building incorporates many sustainable measures including the integration of low-cement concrete in the building’s structure. Stay tuned for updates!

Architecture: KieranTimberlake

Developer: UC Berkeley Capital Strategies

Contractor: Clark Construction Group

Structural: Tipping

Tipping team: Marc Steyer, Abby Enscoe, Itria Licitra, Alec Zavala, PE, Ginevra Rojahn, and Shelly Cheng-Hsuan Hsu

Pictured from Tipping: Abby, Ginevra, Shelly, Christine Ting-Yu Chang (intern)

New to our website, check out Storehouse Lofts — an of a WWII-era military warehouse transformed into a residential building with 198 live-work lofts and two restaurants.

https://tippingstructural.com/projects/storehouse-lofts/

Naval Air Station Alameda Historic District Building 8, also known as the General Storehouse, was used for heavy material storage until the air station closed in the late 1990s. Twenty-five years later, the mixed-use facility now contributes to the of Alameda Point by housing hundreds of new tenants and demonstrating the potential of other underused and historically significant buildings in the area. This 302,500-square-foot project shows how a creative, analysis-driven structural engineering approach can unlock the latent capacity of a historic building to deliver much-needed in the Bay Area.

Architect: Wong Logan Architects

Developer & Contractor: Alameda Point Redevelopers

Structural: Tipping (Marc Steyer, Isaac Williams, SE)

Nat’l Historic Registry no. 12001191

Imagery: Wong Logan Architects, Maurice Ramirez