Sun Microsystems, WWOPS Campus
Pixar Animation Studios
Pixar West Village
Micron Technology, Utah
Ferry Building
Pier One
Office of the Secretary of State & State Archives



Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems WWOPS Campus, Newark, California
R&C's civil and structural team worked within strict internal loss prevention guidelines in the design of the WWOPS campus, one of only two Sun manufacturing sites worldwide. The one million square-foot, multi-phased project also includes software development and administrative functions.


Pixar Animation Studios

Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, California
Designed with exposed riveted steel trusses to evoke historic industrial buildings, Pixar Studios is actually a state-of-the-art data center supporting the creation of digital animation. R&C provided structural engineering solutions, including base isolation, for this project.


Micron Technology, Boise, Idaho

Pixar West Village, Emeryville, California
The renovation and build-out of 56,000 sf of tenant improvements to a vintage warehouse included private and open offices, a yoga studio, art studio and screening rooms, as well as video teleconferencing rooms. The project was designed to be cost efficient and took only ten months to build.


Micron Technology, Lehi, Utah

Micron Technology, Lehi, Utah
Rutherford & Chekene provided structural engineering services for the fast-track construction of this vast manufacturing campus. Located near the Wasatch fault, the project included designs for semiconductor assembly and product testing.


Ferry Building, San Francisco, California

Ferry Building, San Francisco, California
Built in 1896, this renovated landmark contains restaurants, retail shops and Class A office space. R&C provided structural engineering services for the retrofit of the structure, which is built entirely over piers in San Francisco Bay.


Pier One, San Francisco, California
Renovation of the pier structure into office space included seismic upgrades, the addition of an interior mezzanine and construction of a public promenade along the water's edge. R&C provided both structural and civil engineering services.

Ferry Building, San Francisco, California

Office of the Secretary of State & State Archives,
Sacramento, California
This large-scale project required the renovation of a 500,000 square-foot building containing the Golden State Museum and Archives, along with the executive and administrative offices of the Secretary of State. R&C provided structural engineering services.

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