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Albany, MN
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Higher Ground St. Paul
St. Paul, MN
The first major piece of the center’s rebirth opened at the end of 2016. The L-shaped, five-story building with green roofs and an inviting courtyard provides overnight shelter for nearly 200 guests, plus transitional or permanent housing for nearly 200 more. Modeled after the Minneapolis High… Read More
In this five-story total precast building, Wells Concrete included insulated wall panels, prestressed hollowcore planks, and precast stairs. The wall panels are load-bearing, but also provide an exterior acid-etched, colored architectural finish. The buildings progressive combination of overnight sh… Read More
Higher Ground in St. Paul, MN is a L-shaped, five-story building with green roofs that has an inviting courtyard that provides overnight shelter for nearly 200 guests, plus transitional or permanent housing for nearly 200 more.
This five-story total precast building, include insulated wall panels, prestressed hollowcore planks, and precast stairs. The wall panels are load-bearing, but also provide an exterior acid-etched, colored architectural finish. The buildings progressive combination of overnight shelter and permanent… Read More
The exterior of each upper floor consists of horizontal, architectural-finished precast panels. The panels covering the third floor also work as trusses panning 40 feet and resting on columns below. At their bottom, these panels support hollow-core planks to one side that form a second level roof de… Read More