First Double Transfer Slab in West Campus
What is a Transfer Slab and How Does it Work?
A transfer slab is used to transfer all the weight from the floors above to the supporting elements below the transfer level. This allows for the columns above the transfer slab to be arranged in a different pattern and location than the supporting columns below. Therefore, the columns above the transfer slab do not need to be stacked on the columns below the transfer slab, thus allowing freedom for the architect to arrange columns to best suit the spaces at these levels.
C|P|H Structural Engineering, Inc.
C|P|H has prepared designs for numerous podium style buildings throughout Austin and especially in the student housing market within the West Campus area. Recent code changes have allowed architects to raise traditional podium heights thus allowing for an extra level of residential units above ground level but below the podium level. C|P|H has, for the first time, utilized a second transfer slab to transition from the garage column grid to the residential column grid below the traditional podium.
Advantages of Using a Transfer Slab at Ruckus 2.0
The transfer slab allowed the architect to place columns within the first and second floor residential levels with more freedom than the fixed parking garage column grid would allow. Additionally, the third level transfer slab (podium) allowed wood bearing wall systems to be constructed above.
Team included C|P|H Structural Engineering, Inc., Mark Hart Architecture, Nichols Engineering LLC, Lincoln Ventures, Wuest Group, Chelsea Kloss Interiors, and Motivado Group, Inc.