Masonry Magazine July 1968 Page. 15
A floor was completed every 4 1/2 working days during construction of the 13-story addition to San Diego's Catamaran Hotel. Hazard Products, Inc., manufacturer of the concrete block used in the structure, mailed progress photo postcards the same day slabs were positioned for each floor.
CAN YOU TOP THIS?
Project: Catamaran Motor Hotel Addition
Architect: J. V. Thompson & Associates
Structural Engineers: Arevalo & Deardorff
Photography: Robinson's
The west coast's tallest building with load-bearing masonry walls was erected in record-breaking time in San Diego this summer. Ground was broken on March 1st for the 13-story structure, a free standing 168-unit addition to the Catamaran Motor Hotel, in San Diego's Mission Bay Aquatic Park.
The 27" thick foundation slab, measuring 66 x 124 feet, spanned the area between the exterior load-bearing walls and contained 800 cubic yards of concrete. The foundation was completed on March 15th and four days later work began on the concrete block walls.
On March 22nd, first floor walls were complete and, on that same day, the pre-cast slabs that formed the first floor ceiling and the second floor deck were lifted into position.
The construction schedule called for completion of a floor every 4 1/2 working days. The schedule was maintained and the 13-story tower was topped out on June 7th-just 59 working days from the time work was begun on the first floor walls. Occupancy is scheduled for July 15th, during the peak of San Diego's busy tourist season.
The $1,360,000 structure was designed for owner William D. Evans by J. V. Thompson & Associates. Arevalo and Deardorff were the structural engineers. (Please turn page)
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