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Owner: AT&T Communications
Architect: KDW Architects
Completion: February 1998
This project
involved a complete seismic upgrade of the 71,000 SF AT&T telecommunications building in Tacoma, Wash. – the
primary long distance switch equipment facility for the area.
The building is a five-story cast-in-place concrete structure with
face brick veneer. Charter completely demolished the existing hollow
clay tile elevator shafts, main stairwell and egress hallways, as
well as eight feet of the triple course brick parapet, followed by
extensive seismic, structural and architectural upgrades.
All interior structural demolition was performed immediately adjacent
to operating phone equipment, which is extremely intolerant to dust.
Crews kept a tight schedule and detailed workflow to ensure that
AT&T experienced no shutdowns or negative impacts of any kind
during the duration of the project.
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