Francis Walsh Intermediate School - Branford, CT

Architect Antinozzi Associates

Address Branford, CT

e2 engineers is the Structural Engineer of Record (SER) for the Additions and Renovations to the Francis Walsh Intermediate School located in Branford, Connecticut. The project entails demolition of the classroom portions of the existing structure while maintaining 52,000+ s.f. of the existing common space area(s.) The bulk of the existing structure to remain is a proprietary space-framed structure completed in the 1960’s. Careful consideration of new loading(s) on the existing roof have been part of the analysis and design of the renovations.

THE CHALLENGE

One of the primary challenges with renovating the existing building that was to remain, was analyzing the exisiting proprietary stell space-frame structure. The existing building was framed with structural steel trusses supporting light gage steel space frames designed and manufactured by Butler Building Systems. Very little information was available at the time of e2’s work about the proprietary stem and porions of the roof were required to be strengthened due to increased loading.

Francis Walsh Intermediate School
$83M

Additions and Renovations

Multi-Phase
Project

THE SOLUTION

After documenting the entire space frame system, e2 determined that NO additional load could be carried by the existing roof framing. As such, the Engineer designed a new structural steel framing system that supplemented the exisring roof trusses and allowed the existing roof to be strengthened without altering the space frame system.

  • Francis Walsh Intermediate School digital front view left angle
    Francis Walsh Intermediate School digital front view left angle
  • Francis Walsh Intermediate School Front ISO view
    Francis Walsh Intermediate School Front ISO view
  • Francis Walsh Intermediate School structural steel supports close up
    Francis Walsh Intermediate School structural steel supports close up
  • Francis Walsh Intermediate School structural steel framework
    Francis Walsh Intermediate School structural steel framework
  • Francis Walsh Intermediate School digital side view
    Francis Walsh Intermediate School digital side view
  • Francis Walsh Intermediate School structural steel construction
    Francis Walsh Intermediate School structural steel construction
  • Francis Walsh Intermediate School structural steel building process
    Francis Walsh Intermediate School structural steel building process
  • Francis Walsh Intermediate School concrete slab foundation view
    Francis Walsh Intermediate School concrete slab foundation view
  • Francis Walsh Intermediate School structural steel front view
    Francis Walsh Intermediate School structural steel front view
  • Francis Walsh Intermediate School structural steel construction mid progress
    Francis Walsh Intermediate School structural steel construction mid progress