RESIDENTIAL

This 67,100-acre major mixed-use development includes a runway office, retail and housing that will serve as Playa Vista’s downtown area. The project also includes the $45M, 66,000-square-foot new IMAX headquarters.

The environmentally sensitive project encompasses all of the major geotechnical aspects of development in coastal areas, including liquefaction analyses, soft ground settlement and surcharging, lateral spreading mitigations, ground acceleration analysis, permanent and temporary de-watering, deep foundations, mat foundations, MSE walls, utility design, and mass grading.

Group Delta, an NV5 Company, served as the lead geotechnical engineering firm during both the design and construction phase. We implemented multiple surcharge programs to mitigate large settlements, as well as observed the installation of more than 10,000 piles and hundreds of acres of grading. Lastly, we performed more than 50 static axial pile load tests.  Our team designed and implemented pile placement techniques which have saved the clients millions of dollars in construction and inspection fees.

This project was awarded the Gold Nugget Award in the single-family detached home category at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference.