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Farwest Steel

LOCATIONVancouver, WA
CLIENTFarwest Steel
SIZE360,000 SF manufacturing | 20,000 SF office
PROJECT LEAD
Scott Moore

A heavy manufacturing and office facility for steel fabrication.

SERVICES PROVIDED:
Interiors
Structural Engineering
Civil Engineering
Land Use Planning
Transportation Planning
Landscape Architecture

Mackenzie worked with development manager Specht Properties and general contractor Perlo Construction on this heavy manufacturing project. Built on 20 acres of formerly Port of Vancouver-owned land, the facility includes two concrete tilt-up buildings—a 20,000 SF freestanding office building and a 360,000 SF steel fabrication building.

DESIGN DRIVERS

The fabrication building is pile-founded, with heavy reinforced floor slabs to accommodate 20 ton overhead bridge cranes and has a 25' hook height, an overall building clear height of 35', and was designed to accommodate an internal rail spur.
The project was subject to local, state, and federal permits, including floodplain, shorelines, SEPA, and streamlined development review.
The team collaborated with the Port of Vancouver, City of Vancouver, State of Washington, Columbia River Economic Development Council, and non-profit community groups to secure financial incentives.