Main Home | Mar Structural Design At Mar Structural Design, we steer for “the space between the rocks ” This means we nimbly navigate the surest course between physical reality and the moon Our creative use of performance-based design guides us; invention, exploration, and refinement get us there
Our Team - Mar Structural Design Team We have big ideas David Mar, Partner Gordon Yagisawa, Partner Taline Mitten, Partner, CFO Alan Puah, Project Engineer Pamela Goring, Project Engineer D
David Mar Biography - Mar Structural Design His enthusiasm for “deep green” innovation has fueled the expansion of his repertoire from traditional steel, concrete, and wood construction to the use of such materials as rammed earth, bamboo, straw bale, timber frame, and structural insulated panels
Ethos | Mar Structural Design We see design as the framework for our clients’ most magnificent dreams Our intellectual curiosity and technical rigor enable us to see and implement the big picture: aesthetic vision, excellent performance, seismic resilience, cost-effectiveness, and low environmental impact
The Chartwell SchoolEHDD Architecture | Mar Structural Design For this new facility, completed more than twenty years later, David Mar and the architects worked together to create a living laboratory that would illuminate how buildings are assembled and make the most of the school’s limited resources
Retrofit of Multi-Unit Wood-Frame Buildings with Weak First Stories . . . David Mar, SE, Partner, Mar Structural Design Published: Structure Magazine, July, 2024 This article discusses recommendations from the FEMA P-807-1 report, which addresses retrofit strategies for improving the seismic performance of vulnerable soft, weak, or open-front (SWOF) wood-frame apartment buildings
Full Scale Straw Bale Vault Test | Mar Structural Design David Mar Published: First International Conference on Ecological Building Structure, Ecological Building Network 2001 This test was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a straw bale vaulted roof system, proposed for a residential project in a seismically active area of California