S3DA is providing Structural and MEP design services for the Lofts Apartments in Salt Lake City, UT. The scope includes foundation, podium, and wood framing design for six levels, with steel and concrete framing for seismic and gravity loads. Our MEP work covers HVAC systems, power distribution, lighting, plumbing, and coordination with low-voltage and security systems. With innovative and cost-effective solutions, we’re delivering a design tailored to the project’s needs.
Design Challenges:
lack of ceiling space in all units for routing all ductwork. Refrigerant piping was limited to a maximum length of 100 feet per manufacturer, and careful coordination was needed to fit multiple piping systems including cold water, hot water, sanitary, vent, gas, and refrigerant-within the shaft without conflict. Oil particles from vehicles in the parking area posed a risk of sewer line blockage.
S3DA Solutions:
We requested soffit space to architect for enclosed ducting, strategically located outdoor units near shafts to minimize refrigerant piping length, and developed a coordinated piping layout within the shaft to avoid clashes between cold water, hot water, sanitary, vent, gas, and refrigerant lines. Hot water for the fan coil units is supplied from a water heater using a recirculation pump, and oil separator was installed in the parking drainage to prevent sewer blockages.
Key Design Features:
Used a water heater to provide hot water to the water-based fan coils in each unit.
An oil separator was installed in the parking drainage to prevent sewer blockages.
