west general robinson street garage : pittsburgh, pa
parking as urban experience
Client: Sports & Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
This project spurred Pittsburgh’s North Shore redevelopment with a needed amenity for patrons of the nearby major league baseball park and football stadium. The garage holds 1,233 cars on ten levels. The design’s transparent stair towers animate views of the building for drivers on surrounding highways, and offer garage patrons dramatic views of Pittsburgh’s skyline. The lobby and two-story retail space activate the structure at street level. A double-thread helix ramp and connections to three separate streets create quick, efficient access. Weekdays, the garage serves commuters.
Size
400,000 s.f.
Construction Cost
$ 23,000,000
Firm Responsibility
Programming
Architectural Design
Contract Documents
Contract Administration
Completion Date
2006

Awards
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Best Large Garage Design Award, 2008
AIA Pittsburgh Design Award: Certificate of Merit, 2010
Collaborators
Affiliated Engineer/Joint Venture Partner
Walker Consultants
Landscape Design
Klavon Design Associates, Inc.
Mechanical Engineering
Timothy Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Santangelo & Lindsay
Structural Engineering
Walker Consultants
Civil Engineering
Gateway Engineers
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
Mascaro Construction Co., L.P.
GeoTechnical Consulting
GeoMechanics, Inc.
Transportation Consulting
Trans Associates
Photographer
Massery Photography, Inc.