SIEPR'S NEW HOME DEDICATED
MARCH 11, 2010

Hohbach-Lewin, Inc. provided structural engineering services for the recently opened John A. & Cynthia Fry Gunn Building for the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). This conference and office facility at Stanford University, near Hoover Tower, features exterior detailing and materials at the exterior that refer to the Romanesque architecture of the campus' original inner quadrangle. The stone cladding and steel window system required careful attention to structural detailing to provide compatibility with the building's modern steel buckling restrained braced frame lateral force resisting system. The architects were Ike Kligerman Barkley in association with Kornberg Associates.

Founded in 1982, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) is a nonpartisan economic policy research organization, with the goal of improving long-term economic policy. It unites remarkable economic talent from all parts of Stanford University; researchers at SIEPR study a variety of economic policy-oriented issues and advise them on meaningful ways to contribute their research and ideas to policymakers who are looking for solutions to a number of complicated concerns.

Click here to read about SIEPR in Stanford University News.

NEW CREEKSIDE PLAZA OFFICE COMPLEX
OPEN ON TIME & ON BUDGET!

With their current 13 year lease in Oakland about to expire, non-profit, Regional Center of the East Bay began looking for a different location that was still close to public transit. The new Creekside Plaza Office complex in San Leandro proved to be the ideal solution. Creekside Plaza is located directly across the street from the San Leandro BART station, and is part of the city's transit oriented development strategy which was adopted in 2007. The building is now fully leased. Starting this month, the center will occupy three floors, the balance will be occupied by the Alameda County Public Health Department...

Hohbach-Lewin, Inc. provided complete structural engineering services to MCG Architecture for this new, steel framed, 4-story, structural steel, Class A office building and parking garage expansion in San Leandro.

Click here to read about Creekside Plaza in The Oakland Tribune.

Announcing... Hohbach-Lewin's
Latest New Associate...

Hohbach-Lewin is pleased to announce the promotion of Chris Morton, S.E., to the position of Associate. Chris is one of seventeen, California registered structural engineers employed by Hohbach-Lewin. Since joining the firm in 2001, Chris has utilized his highly tuned attention to detail as the project engineer on many intricately detailed custom homes ranging in value from $1M to $30M plus, for local CEOs and Bay Area sports celebrities. Also counted among Chris' experience is the design of wineries, including the recently completed new Napa Valley Silver Oak Winery.

When not pursuing his passion for structural engineering, Chris can be found on the golf course looking for errant golf balls or at spring training following his beloved A's. Finally, and perhaps most importantly of all,
Chris chairs and organizes the annual Hohbach-Lewin golf tournament -
feel free to give him a call to wheedle an invitation this summer!