Whole Foods Market

Retail + Commercial

Location:

San Jose

Square Footage:

86,000

Completion Date:

2009

Structural System:

Glue-laminated girders with steel truss secondary members and masonry walls

Construction Cost:

Estimated at $5 Million

New one-story supermarket and adjoining retail building.

Main structure consists of glue-laminated girders for aesthetics with steel truss secondary members and masonry walls. Large heavy timber and steel signage and canopy structures surround the main entrances. Foundation is a tied spread footing system which stabilizes the structure during expected liquefaction of soils during a major earthquake.

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