Cardiff Towne Center
Retail centers on the North County coast face a maintenance reality that inland centers do not, and the steel specification has to account for it from day one.
About the project
Cardiff by the Sea sits directly on the coast in North County San Diego. Buildings there are exposed to marine air continuously, and steel assemblies that are not specified and coated for that environment begin showing corrosion far sooner than owners expect.
Retail center steel is also unusually varied. Structural framing for tenant spaces, canopies and covered walkways, trellises and shade structures, storefront framing, service area platforms, trash enclosure structures, guardrails, bollards and a long list of miscellaneous metals across the site.
Multi tenant centers add a phasing dimension. Tenants open on different schedules, spaces are built out at different times, and construction generally proceeds while other portions of the center are serving customers.
Conditions that shaped the work
- Coastal salt exposure driving material and coating decisions
- Phased tenant build out over an extended schedule
- Center remaining open to the public during construction
- Exposed architectural steel in customer facing areas
Project details
| Project | Cardiff Towne Center |
|---|---|
| Category | Commercial and Retail |
| Location | Cardiff by the Sea, California |
| Contractor | Struc Steel, Incorporated |
| License | CA Lic. #724066 |
Typical scope on work of this type
- Retail building structural framing
- Canopies, walkway covers and trellis structures
- Storefront and entry framing
- Corrosion resistant coastal detailing
- Site steel including bollards and enclosures
- Miscellaneous metals across multiple tenant spaces
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