Cheatham Street Flats is one of the most advanced modular buildings ever conceived. This 143-unit mixed-use multifamily concept heralds the next major phase in construction delivery.
Project Name- Cheatham Street Flats
Studio Name- Forge Craft Architecture + Design
Project size- 198950 ft2
Site size – 43560 ft2
Project Budget – USD 30,000,000.00
Completion date- 2020
Building levels – 8
Location- San Marcos, Texas, United States
Photographer- Patrick Wong
Over an 8-month period, over 360 modules were fabricated off-site with steel-tube-and-metal stud frames, fully finished from interior to exterior sheathing, with all fixtures and appliances wired and plumbed ex situ, and shipped (with furniture inside) to our site. In a mere 4-months, modules were stacked and stitched together on a multi-level garage podium, itself comprised of a prefabricated steel-and-concrete beam and column system.
Public and private realms are gathered from the street up a monumental stair and converge into a beautiful interior courtyard amenity space which features natural vegetation and a dynamic feature stair and tiered platform seating which promises to be the focal point of social activity, a blend of both interior and exterior living space. Each dwelling unit features double-walled en suite sleeping areas (each a module themselves) which share a kitchen-living room suite, all of which feature juliette balconies.
Intensive research into modular design, fabrication and delivery manifested far-reaching innovations in conceptualization, practicum and logistics. Consequently, Cheatham Street Flats is revolutionary and may prove to be a watershed moment for both architecture and construction – and not just in the State of Texas.
Cheatham Street Flats in San Marcos, TX is a 143-unit, 234-bed student housing mixed-use development that is a landmark project at the nexus of innovation in student housing, and progressive prefabricated modular design and construction methods. The structural system supporting the podium is pre-fabricated and the residential units themselves are built off-site and delivered to the site fully finished. The design of the building’s MEP systems are also designed to utilize off-site fabrication methods. The building itself provides 143 residential units in San Marcos, Texas. The building construction includes a concrete podium separating the residential component from the parking and commercial spaces. Common space amenities & leasing office as well as approximately 190 parking spaces and 5,000 square feet of commercial ground floor shell space round out the facility.
Cheatham Street Flats in San Marcos, TX is a 143-unit, 234-bed student housing mixed-use development that is a landmark project at the nexus of innovation in student housing, and progressive prefabricated modular design and construction methods. The structural system supporting the podium is pre-fabricated and the residential units themselves are built off-site and delivered to the site fully finished. The design of the building’s MEP systems are also designed to utilize off-site fabrication methods. The building itself provides 143 residential units in San Marcos, Texas. The building construction includes a concrete podium separating the residential component from the parking and commercial spaces. Common space amenities & leasing office as well as approximately 190 parking spaces and 5,000 square feet of commercial ground floor shell space round out the facility.
Cheatham Street Flats in San Marcos, TX is a 143-unit, 234-bed student housing mixed-use development that is a landmark project at the nexus of innovation in student housing, and progressive prefabricated modular design and construction methods. The structural system supporting the podium is pre-fabricated and the residential units themselves are built off-site and delivered to the site fully finished. The design of the building’s MEP systems are also designed to utilize off-site fabrication methods. The building itself provides 143 residential units in San Marcos, Texas. The building construction includes a concrete podium separating the residential component from the parking and commercial spaces. Common space amenities & leasing office as well as approximately 190 parking spaces and 5,000 square feet of commercial ground floor shell space round out the facility.
Cheatham Street Flats in San Marcos, TX is a 143-unit, 234-bed student housing mixed-use development that is a landmark project at the nexus of innovation in student housing, and progressive prefabricated modular design and construction methods. The structural system supporting the podium is pre-fabricated and the residential units themselves are built off-site and delivered to the site fully finished. The design of the building’s MEP systems are also designed to utilize off-site fabrication methods. The building itself provides 143 residential units in San Marcos, Texas. The building construction includes a concrete podium separating the residential component from the parking and commercial spaces. Common space amenities & leasing office as well as approximately 190 parking spaces and 5,000 square feet of commercial ground floor shell space round out the facility.
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