Construction:
Concrete Masonry / Cold-Formed Metal Studs
Item of Interest:
This 4-Story, 80 room hotel was built using load-bearing concrete masonry & cold-formed metal stud walls on a shallow concrete foundation. Interior & exterior masonry shear walls resist all lateral forces. The floors and roof were constructed with 6" hollow core precast concrete units. This building was designed to resist 130 MPH wind and Seismic 'D' loadings.