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Quality Inn & Suites

Location:
Mount Pleasant, SC

Size:
65,000 sq.ft

Construction:
Cold-Formed Metal / Structural Timber

Item of Interest:

This 3-Story, 103 room hotel was built using exterior load-bearing cold-formed metal studs and interior load-bearing timber studs on a shallow concrete foundation.  Interior timber shear walls and exterior metal strap bracing resist all lateral forces. The floors and roof were constructed with 2x12 members with a plywood diaphragm. This building was designed to resist 130 MPH wind and Seismic 'D' loadings.


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