Breaking the limits of height with 6 stories of wood-framed Type IIIA over 2 stories of concrete for the first time in the United States using the AMMR (Alternate Means and Methods Request) process.
D & S Development -a prolific developer in the Sacramento, CA market was facing challenges making numbers work in a mixed-use urban infill project using the traditional 5 over 2 configuration which has been permitted in the Seattle Building Code for some time. The small urban infill site required more residential units to make it profitable within Sacramento’s competitive building market. The International Building Code (IBC) traditionally permits light wood-frame buildings up to five stories over a single-level podium. The project team had to provide a solution that would generate more units while eliminating the need for more expensive steel and concrete.
Owner: D & S Development
Architect: HR Group Architects
