The Soto
San Antonio, TX-
Bldg system
Mass Timber
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No. Of Stories
6
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Sq. footage
141,500
The Soto anchors the first phase of a 10-acre mixed-use development located just blocks from San Antonio’s famed River Walk. Five levels of mass timber office space sit over a one-story concrete podium with below-grade parking plus ground floor restaurant and retail space. Local developer Hixon Properties chose mass timber because there were several other office developments planned in San Antonio at the time, and they wanted to differentiate the property. As the first mass timber office building in Texas, The Soto features dowel-laminated timber (DLT) panels and glue-laminated timber (glulam) beams, left exposed to both the interior and exterior to create a distinctive aesthetic. The Soto also became one of the first projects in North America to combine mass timber with a masonry façade, which fit well with the surrounding neighborhood. To avoid cluttering the mass timber ceilings with ductwork, designers chose an underfloor air distribution (UFAD) system, which keeps visual focus on the wood and resulted in a more energy-efficient building. As a result, The Soto offers both sustainability and the quality expected for Class A office space.
See the WoodWorks Case Study on The Soto.
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Construction Type:
IV-HT
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Building Type:
Business (Office)
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Material Types:
Dowel-Laminated Timber (DLT), Glue-Laminated Timber (GLT or glulam), Hybrid (wood with steel or concrete)
Companies Involved:
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BOKA Powell
Architect
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Lake|Flato Architects
Design Architect
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Byrne Construction
General Contractor
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Hixon Properties Inc.
Developer
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HASSLACHER Group
Glulam Supplier
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StructureCraft
Structural Engineer and Timber Supplier
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Global Integrated Flooring Solutions (Global IFS)
Underfloor Air System, Modular Power, Raised Access Floor & Modular Finishes
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Sansin
Timber finishes
Individuals Involved:
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Chris Barnes
Principal-in-Charge
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Danielle Smyth
Project Coordinator
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Todd Wascher
Principal
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Eric Van Hyfte
Prinicpal
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Branden Adams
Construction Administrator
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David Lake
Principal-in-Charge
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Sameer Rayyan
Designer
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Michael Smith
Senior Project Architect
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Lucas Epp
Structural Engineer
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Mel Danysh
Prinicipal
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Vanessa Valdez
Project Engineer
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Tony Battle
President (South Texas)
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Samantha Lyman
Construction Manager
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Josh Novak
Project Manager
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Jared Gold
Superintendent
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Jack Spector
Developer
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John Beauchamp
Developer
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Stephen Tilly
Developer
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Hunter Kingman
Developer