Jason O'Rear
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The Clara

Multi-use living for market rate housing

Located on a two-tower site that combines market rate housing, senior living and mixed-use spaces, The Clara features over 500 market-rate apartments throughout 21 levels, a seven-story mid-rise base with ground floor retail, along with outdoor and indoor amenities for residents, including fitness, wellness, co-working and group gathering spaces.

An attached 174,000-sf concrete garage provides tenants with over 500 parking stalls. The combined towers, parking, and amenity areas total over 1M square feet.

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Location:
Santa Clara, California
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Square Feet:
848,000
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Stories:
22
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Service:
Structural
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Industries:
High Rise / Performance Based Design, Multi-Family Residential
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Primary Material:
Concrete

Project Highlights

  • A seismically separated podium structure provides an efficient shear and core wall layout for the wind and seismic lateral force resisting system.
  • Due to a high-water table, design included waterproof concrete and concrete piers for the foundations.
  • DCI utilized cantilevers exceeding 12’-0” with thin (8”) post-tensioned slabs. This minimized the number of columns, which, in turn, optimized interior spaces and contributed to the overall aesthetic of the structure.

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