Structural
Design Engineering
Our slogan, “Structural Engineers with Practical Solutions”,
says it all. We have been in business for over 29 years, successfully
completing projects with various developers; architects; mechanical,
electrical and plumbing consultants; civil firms; geotechnical
firms; general contractors; and last, but certainly not least,
municipalities and state and federal government. During the
last 29 years, we have developed a reputation of thinking “outside
the box”. Clients have found a home for those “tough” projects
that no other firms want to tackle.
A good example of taking on the “tough” projects is the Test
Chambers at Aberdeen Proving Ground for the M1 Tanks. The Corps
of Engineers had this project “on hold” since 1967, and, based
on our reputation on some other smaller “tough” projects, they
decided to directly hire our firm to design these Test Chambers.
Two different Chambers were designed to test mobility and firing
accuracy under adverse atmospheric conditions that included
keeping the Chambers at a temperature of between –65 degrees
Fahrenheit to +165 degrees Fahrenheit. The design included sophisticated
insulated panels, high tech HVAC, blast proof construction,
and other “one of a kind engineering solutions”.
Another example of thinking “outside the box” was our approach
to designing the oldest English buildings in America, which
were the Replica 1607 Buildings inside Jamestown Fort. Our firm
researched 400 years of English construction and worked closely
with the Master Carpenters of England and Jamestown to design
accurate replicas of the 1607 buildings that were originally
attempted in the 1950s. For seven (7) years, we have designed
these “waddle and daub” structures with mostly thatch roofs
to be as accurate as possible. Using information provided to
us by the Project Archeologist, William Kelso, we were able
to accurately locate and orient the buildings inside the Fort.
In addition to working in the Jamestown Fort, we designed circa
1680’s Indian Cabin, Slave Quarters, and Planter’s House that
are full size replicas built inside the Jamestown Settlement
Visitor Center.
Our firm takes pride in the fact that we have numerous repeat
and referred clients that request our services. We feel every
project is important and will lead us to the next project with
that client. With that in mind, no client is treated as “second
class citizen”.
Speaking of pride, we are also very proud of our versatility.
Our firm stands ready to take on almost any project and almost
any schedule. We were recently asked to act as Prime on the design of a 75,000
square foot, 3-story hotel in Hatteras and were given 30 days
to complete 100% contract documents, which we did.
McPherson Design Group is ready to help our clients complete
a project, whether it is residential, or a small office building,
or a shopping center, or the tallest building in the State.
We have worked at most of the bases on the East Coast, as well
as many bases around the world, and we have completed over 900
federal government projects. We have completed work on nearly
every college campus in Virginia, and we have completed over
100 projects for local municipalities under our Structural Annuals.
We have a vast amount of experience with adaptive re-use, and
we believe we are the leader in Historic Preservation for structural
engineering firms in the State of Virginia.
Our office
stands willing and able to assist you, our most important asset,
Our Client
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