Broad Museum
Los Angeles, CA- GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
- 2015 PCI National Award Winner
Providing Innovative Solutions to Creative Precast Designs
Commercial Office/Retail
Hollywood Park Office
Inglewood, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Architect:
Gensler
General Contractor:
Pankow
1700 Pavillion
Summerlin, NVGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Architect:
Hart Howerton
General Contractor:
Whiting Turner
ICON Sunset Bronson Studios
Hollywood, CAThinshell Precast
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Architect:
Gensler
General Contractor:
McCarthy
The Campus at 3333
Santa Clara, CAThinshell Precast
Architect:
RMW Architects
General Contractor:
Devcon Construction
1212 Bordeaux Office
Sunnyvale, CAArchitectural Precast with Board Form Liner
Architect:
Devcon Construction
General Contractor:
Devcon Construction
599 Castro Office
Mountain View, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete and
Limestone on Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete Back-Up
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Architect:
Arc Tec, Inc.
General Contractor:
Devcon Construction
Citrus Tower Corporate Plaza
Riverside, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
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Riverside Jewel
This project features Granite-clad GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete) column covers; multiple colored GFRC spandrels and column covers; and GFRC cantilevered roof crown.
Willis Construction is proud to announce the completion of the newest addition to the skyline of Riverside, California. The Citrus Tower Corporate Plaza project truly stands out as a jewel located at the corner of University Avenue and Lime Street. It is also very noticeable, even at 65 miles per hour from Highway 91 that borders the east side of the building.
The architectural design expresses a very rich and grand visual for the entire base of the building as well as the multiple colored vertical elements that span upward to the perimeter roof crown. All of this was created with granite-clad GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete) column covers; multiple colored GFRC spandrels and column covers; and GFRC cantilevered roof crown. Each bay opening has a two colored arched spandrel with multi-facetted granite clad GFRC column covers at each structural column. The major focal point of the project is the turret-like corner entrance at University Avenue and Lime Street. This corner is the signature feature utilizing the flexibility and beauty of Granite and GFRC that sets it apart. The entrance extends two stories in height that has a compound radius canopy of GFRC panels. From the 3rd floor to the roof, multi-colored vertical GFRC panels give the effect of supporting the roof rotunda.
The project structure is set above a post-tensioned slab, 4 story, subterranean parking garage. This design demanded that the above ground structure be as light as possible. From the beginning of schematic design, Nadel Architects decided the skin needed to be clad with a precast product for its longevity and durability. When the weight of the structure was evaluated, it was determined that the lighter weight of GFRC would be the best option. The ease and cost effectiveness of casting multiple colors in one GFRC panel was welcomed by the owner's budgetary requirements as well.
Architect:
Nadel Architects
General Contractor:
McCormick Construction Co.
Corona Pointe Office Complex
Corona, CAArchitectural Precast and Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Architect:
Nestor + Gaffney Architecture
General Contractor:
Rexco Development
Crown City Plaza
Pasadena, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Architect:
Langdon Wilson
General Contractor:
PCL Construction
Esquire Plaza
Sacramento, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete at Tower. Architectural Precast at the Ground Floor to 5th Floor.
Architect:
HOK
General Contractor:
Hensel Phelps Construction Co
GAP Headquarters
San Francisco, CAThin Brick on Precast Back-up, Limestone with Precast Back-up, and GFRC at Tower.
Architect:
Gensler
General Contractor:
Swinerton Builders
Genentech Building 33
South San Francisco, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Architect:
Johnson Fain Architects
General Contractor:
Hathaway Dinwiddie
Ignacio Center
Walnut Creek, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Architect:
ADD Inc
General Contractor:
Bovis Lend Lease
Brooks Brothers
Beverly Hills, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete. PCI National Merit Award Winner.
Architect:
Allan Greenberg Architect
General Contractor:
Peck/Jones
Chiron Life Sciences
Emeryville, CAThin Brick on Precast Back-up and custom board form liner for Precast at base.
Architect:
Ricardo Legorreta Architectos
General Contractor:
Rudolph & Sletton
621 Capitol Mall
Sacramento, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete at Tower and Architectural Precast at Parking Garage
Architect:
HOK
General Contractor:
Hensel Phelps Construction Co
Pleasanton Commons Office Complex
Pleasanton, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Architect:
HOK
General Contractor:
Whiting — Turner
Corporate Headquarters for Taylor Farms, Inc.
Salinas, CAGFRC with tile and thin brick veneer , multiple colors, and custom form liner
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Architect:
Barry Swenson Builders - Architectural
General Contractor:
Barry Swenson Builders
510 Townsend
San Francisco, CAThin Brick on Precast Back-Up
Architect:
Studios Architecture
General Contractor:
DPR Construction
Willis Construction has been providing Architectural Precast Concrete building panels and products for the construction industry since 1979. Willis Construction is dedicated to providing Owners, Architects, and General Contractors with the design and engineering expertise necessary to meet the building challenges of today and the future. The quality, durability, and long life of Architectural Precast Concrete, Thinshell, and GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete) systems provide a wide range of design options for virtually every type of building. Contact us to decide which system would be best suited for your next project.
Noteworthy Precast Projects
Hollywood Park Office
Inglewood, CA- Pre-Glazed GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
- 2022 PCI National Award Winner
1550 Mission Street Housing
San Francisco, CA- Architectural Precast
- 2021 PCI National Award Winner
- See Architects Comments
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Los Angeles, CA- Architectural Precast
- 2021 PCI National Award Winner
- See Architects Comments
Projects in Progress
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