Forest Lakes Residence, a coastal residence engineered by O'Connell and Associates.

Civil Engineering · Forest Lakes

Forest Lakes Residence

Forest Lakes, FL

The work

The project consisted of a three-story, single-family residence with a conditioned living area measuring approximately 4,000 sq. ft.

The structure consists of a timber pile foundation with an integrated concrete footer for the brick veneer, timber framed walls and a pre-engineered timber truss upper-level floor and roof system. The project also includes approximately 800 sq. ft. of unconditioned space, including balconies and porches, a 280 sq. ft. garage and an understory, dry retention stormwater management system.

Location: Forest Lakes, FL
Market: Single-Family Residential
Disciplines: Civil Engineering

Scope performed

Each line below is a discipline our staff carried on this project. The description explains what that work involves and what the owner receives at the end of it.

Stormwater Design and Management

Sizing and routing the system that moves rainfall off the site at a rate the receiving system and the reviewing agency will accept.

Drainage calculations
Retention and conveyance design
Erosion and sediment control plan

Foundation Design

The system that carries the building into the soil, coordinated with the geotechnical report and the coastal conditions on site.

Foundation plans and details
Bearing and pile coordination
Geotechnical review

Roofing and Waterproofing Systems

Design of the assemblies that keep water out: roofing, coatings, sealants, flashings, and the transitions between them.

System selection
Detailing at terminations and transitions
Specifications for bidding

Land Development and Site Design

Turning a parcel into a buildable site. Grading, layout, utility routing, and a drawing set a reviewer can approve.

Site and grading plans
Utility layout
Construction details
Quantity basis for bidding

How an engagement like this runs

Work in Forest Lakes follows the same sequence at any size. Owners see the same four stages.

01
Scoping call
We ask what prompted the call, what documents already exist, and what deadline is driving the schedule. If the work does not need an engineer, we say so.
02
Field work and review
A licensed engineer or a staff member working under one goes to the site, documents conditions, and reviews the drawings and reports already on file.
03
Signed and sealed deliverable
Findings, drawings, and specifications go out under seal, written so a board can read them and a contractor can bid from them.
04
Contract Administration
During construction we review submittals, answer requests for information, perform Construction Observations, and review pay applications against work in place.

Questions about a similar building? Call the office nearest the site or send the address and the scope, and the discipline lead who owns that work will answer. Compare the Civil Engineering scopes we carry.