Pier 5 Columbus Center Parking Garage
McLaren Engineering Group, in collaboration with the project team, provided parking layout design and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing services for the Columbus Center Garage at Pier 5 in Baltimore, MD. The seven-level, 207,000-square-foot double-helix parking structure provides parking for 640 vehicles. Elevated ramps and parking areas were designed using one-way post tensioned concrete slabs supported by post-tensioned concrete beams.
Parking Garage Design Features
McLaren overcame several challenges on this project, including coordinating a deep foundation system around existing concrete tie-backs. The tie-backs were used to support an existing bulkhead on the east side of the project. McLaren designed the lowest level of the Columbus Center Parking Garage to provide 10-foot clearance for construction equipment should the need arise for repair of the tie-back system.