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Mixed Use — Loft Apartments / Commercial Tenant Spaces

Project Type

Mixed Use — Loft Apartments / Commercial Tenant Spaces

Location

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Services

Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection Design

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Project Overview

New construction mixed-use development in Chattanooga, Tennessee featuring loft-style residential apartments above ground-floor commercial tenant spaces. The building brings urban live-work character to the Chattanooga streetscape with open-plan loft residences and active retail and tenant space at street level.

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Project Scope

Full MEP and fire protection design for the new construction building, covering all loft residential units, commercial tenant spaces, shared corridors, and building-wide mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems.

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Challenges & Highlights

Integrating MEP systems across loft-style residential units and commercial tenant spaces in a new construction building required careful load separation, independent metering, and HVAC zoning to serve the distinct occupancy demands of each use type while maintaining architectural openness throughout the loft floors.