Santa Clara Family Justice Center
San Jose, CA- Architectural Precast
- 2016 PCI National Award Winner
- See Architects Interview
Providing Innovative Solutions to Creative Precast Designs
GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete)
 Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete is made of a 1" thick cementitious skin, reinforced with alkali resistant glass fibers, and attached to a metal stud frame system. GFRC can be formed into ornate shapes, and its light weight provides many benefits for high rise buildings. |
Panel Description
GFRC panels consist of a 1" thick solid concrete skin attached to a 16 gage 2" x 4" steel stud frame system. The overall thickness of this system is typically 6 ". Studs are typically placed at 2'-0" on center and typically have 5/16" diameter galvanized steel pins welded to the steel frame and bounded to the concrete skin. The entire concrete skin and frame system weighs approximately 20 pounds per square foot. The maximum size of a GFRC panel is governed by the material properties, project requirements and shipping limits.
Architectural Design Capabilities
There are very few limits to the shapes and sections that can be achieved with a GFRC panel system. Some of the most ornate and decorative buildings in recent years have been made using GFRC panels. GFRC allows the designer to use deep panel sections without the weight of conventional precast. The lighter weight panels can minimize the cost of the building foundations, structural steel and panel supports. The metal studs of the GFRC panels may also be used to attach interior finishes. These aspects of light weight GFRC can amount to a substantial savings to the overall project cost. The mix design of GFRC typically consists of: white cement; sand; and a color additive to achieve the Designers desired look. Other materials such as black fleck can be added to create a different textured look. Multiple colors in the same panel can be done with GFRC.
GFRC Projects
Broad Museum
Los Angeles, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Full Project Description
Architect:
Diller Scofidio Renfro
Executive Architect:
Gensler
General Contractor:
Matt Construction Co.
Citrus Tower Corporate Plaza
Riverside, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete using multiple colors; Granite adhered GFRC at Base
Architect:
Nadel Architects
General Contractor:
McCormick Construction Co.
San Jose State University Campus Village
San Jose, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete using multiple colors
Architect:
Niles Bolton Associates
General Contractor:
Clark Construction
Tamian Place
San Jose, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete using multiple colors
Architect:
Barry Swenson Builders
General Contractor:
Barry Swenson Builders
State Veterans Home
West Los Angeles, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete using multiple colors
Architect:
Smith Group/URS
General Contractor:
S J Amoroso
San Jose Police Facility
San Jose, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Architect:
Ross Drulis Cusenbury Architecture
General Contractor:
S J Amoroso
Sutardja Dai Hall
Berkeley, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete with custom board form liner. PCI National Merit Award Winner.
Architect:
Smith Group
General Contractor:
Hathaway Dinwiddie
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
City Heights
San Jose, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete using multiple colors
Architect:
Berger Detmer Ennis
General Contractor:
Barry Swenson Builders
360 South Market Residences
San Jose, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete using multiple colors
Architect:
Solomon Cordwell Buenz
General Contractor:
Bovis Lend Lease
Brooks Brothers
Beverly Hills, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Architect:
Allan Greenberg Architect
General Contractor:
Peck/Jones
Ignacio Center
Walnut Creek, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Architect:
ADD Inc
General Contractor:
Bovis Lend Lease
Crown City Plaza
Pasadena, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete using multiple colors
Architect:
Langdon Wilson
General Contractor:
PCL Construction
SF Recreation & Wellness
San Francisco, CAGlass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
Architect:
WRNS
General Contractor:
C W Driver
Willis Construction is one of the leading Architectural Precast Concrete manufacturers and installers in the Western United States. We are 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
Broad Museum
Los Angeles, CA- Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete
- 2015 PCI National Award Winner
- See Architects Interview
UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay
San Francisco, CA- Architectural Precast
- 2015 PCI National Award Winner
- See Architects Interview
Latter Day Saints Tijuana Temple
Tijuana, MX- Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete and Architectural Precast
- 2015 PCI National Award Winner
- See Architects Interview
Willis Construction, San Juan Bautista, CA: We are Precast Concrete and GFRC Specialists Willis Construction has been providing Architectural Precast Concrete building panels and products to the construction industry since 1979. Willis Construction has consistently risen to meet the changing and challenging needs of the construction industry with innovative and creative precast concrete design solutions. We have had the opportunity to work with excellent Owners, Contractors, Architects and Engineers. We are qualified, competent, competitive, enjoy our work, and are good team members for any project. We look forward to the opportunity to work with you.
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