Direct Appliance Warehouse Expansion | Cedar Falls, IA
CGA assisted with the site design for a new building connection, retaining walls, storm improvements, and dock at Direct Appliance in Cedar Falls.
Ultimate Auto Car Wash Retaining Wall
CGA completed a boundary survey for the Ultimate Auto Car Wash, followed by an analysis and design for the new soldier pile retaining wall that was to replace the old deteriorated wooden retaining wall. CGA worked with local utility companies to identify different utilities and easements on the site so that they could be avoided…
Jimmy John’s, Ames, IA
The 2010 flooding along South Duff resulted in the redevelopment of 716 S. Duff Avenue. The site offered an opportunity for the CGA design team to creatively navigate the city’s requirement for stormwater management at 10,000 square feet of disturbed impervious area. The Jimmy John’s site is the first along S. Duff Ave. to incorporate…
The Willows of Marshalltown | Assisted Living & Memory Care
CGA partnered with Design Alliance to provide a site plan and design for a new assisted living facility in Marshalltown, IA, including existing conditions and demolition; site layout; grading; storm sewer design; sanitary sewer and water service design; utility layout; staking plan; stormwater controls (stormwater quality and detention); and details. In addition, CGA provided the…
Security Gate Installation | Veterans Administration Central Iowa Health Care Systems | Des Moines
CGA partnered with TSP Architects on this DAS project to deliver plans to the VA Hospital in order to bring the Mission Critical Facility into compliance with the VA security standards. The team reconfigured vehicle and pedestrian access points to the facility in order to install decorative fencing around the site perimeter with electronic gates…
23TWENTY | THE EDGE | Ames
CGA partnered with Landscape Architect Zach Heitzman to complete site design and landscaping for two multi-use student housing developments in Campustown, Ames. The team created a site design to complement the twenty-foot elevation change from north to south while accommodating pedestrian pass-through traffic using a combination of sidewalks, stairs, and ramps for an aesthetically pleasing…