Project One

Project One, a four-level, 17,000-square-foot mixed-use residential building in Oakland, California, was the first multi-story structure in the world to utilize both Mass Plywood Panel (MPP) and Mitek Cold-Formed Steel Moment Frames (CFS) in the world.

Built on a zero-lot-line site, this ‘proof-of-concept’ pilot project was undertaken to rethink traditional delivery methods with a progressive design-build team – leading to innovative components, assemblies, and construction methods to maximize the promise and potential of off-site fabrication. With a primary structure erection time of just 23 working days and an overall construction schedule of 10 months compared to 14 months using traditional methods, it achieved just that – even in the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each floor plate consists of 19 mass timber panels erected in approximately three hours. The team further compressed the schedule using prefabricated wall panels and coordinating MEP penetrations in a 3D building model, minimizing on-site work and change orders. The result is a project that delivers nine below-market-rate apartments, ground-floor retail, parking, and a building system that can potentially change how future urban mixed-use construction is realized.