The following report contains an overview of the building site, size, architecture and structure in the first portion. An alternate solution to the structural framing of the building is offered and then explored in detail. A two way flat slab with drop panels and edge beams was designed for strength and serviceability requirements using spSlab and verified with hand calculations. These slabs are supported by concrete columns modeled in spColumn and verified with hand calculations. The existing lateral system consists of Ivany Block masonry shear walls which were redesigned as concrete shear walls. The lateral system was modeled using ETABS 2013. The redesign focused heavily on keeping the original column layout with marked exceptions. The change to a concrete system resulted in drastically increased lateral loads due to seismic forces, these loads were calculated by ETABS and verified by hand.

Two Breadth Studies were also completed. The first breadth was an architectural redesign of the building facade in an attempt to help better integrate the building with the surrounding architecture. The second breadth was a cost and schedule study focusing on the features changed throughout the report to determine the feasibility of the redesigns.