Lancaster Central Market

WBCM provided structural engineering services for renovations to the Lancaster Central Market. Renovating that 1889 Romanesque Revival building that houses the country’s oldest farmers market was a major structural challenge.

Renovations included the addition of a 2,000 square foot basement, which required underpinning and reinforcing the existing loose-laid stone foundation walls and extending the four-story southeast tower walls to the basement for stairway access. The basement included new mechanical and electrical systems, as well as vendor storage closets and cold storage.

WBCM designed a second-floor mezzanine adjacent to the southeast tower that houses an employee lounge area and an observation platform looking out over the market floor.

WBCM also completed an evaluation of the roofs timber truss system for conformance with current building code requirements in conjunction with restoration of buildings slate roof.

The market remained operational during the entire construction period.

2500 Smallman Street

WBCM provided structural engineering services for the adaptive reuse of an existing one-story 1950’s warehouse into 11 two- and three-story luxury townhomes totaling 65,000 square feet. The new units have an average ceiling height of 13 feet and range in size from roughly 4,000 to 6,000 square feet. The construction is LEED-certified and consists of a new concrete slab on metal deck, which is supported by structural steel beams and columns that were coordinated within the confines of the existing structure. The interior courtyard features a custom steel-suspended pedestrian bridge that links the second story of each townhome.

Montgomery House

WBCM provided engineering services to facilitate interior renovations of a three-story, wood-framed building built in 1803, which is annexed to the Lancaster County Convention Center. Interior renovations included complete removal and reconstruction of interior floor framing to upgrade floor capacities for meetings and social gatherings, installing an elevator, and other ADA requirements to link the building to the convention center. The main stairway was completely removed and structurally rebuilt to conform to code requirements. Modifications to the attic and roof framing included the reconfiguration of roof trusses to create more usable space in the building.