Meier delivers structural modifications, retrofit work and focused commercial concrete packages where coordination, access and sequencing are as important as the concrete itself.
Special Projects extends Meier’s structural concrete discipline into existing buildings and commercial environments. We pursue meaningful packages where planning the interfaces, protecting what remains and delivering the finished condition require experienced project and field leadership.
What we do
Selective scope. Complete accountability.
01
Modify the structure
Retrofits and structural modifications coordinated to verified existing conditions and the engineer’s requirements.
Foundation enlargement
Column + wall upsizing
New structural slabs
Elevator pits + openings
Drill-and-epoxy reinforcing
Embed + steel interfaces
02
Remove + rebuild
Selective demolition and concrete replacement sequenced around underground work, adjacent improvements and the required finished condition.
Sawcutting + demolition
Trenches + slab removal
Plumbing + electrical pour-back
Slab replacement
Elevation + tolerance control
03
Build the interior package
New commercial concrete scopes for cold shells, tenant improvements and substantial interior renovations.
Full cold-shell slabs
Retail + restaurant buildouts
Interior slabs + modifications
Equipment foundations
Pads within larger packages
04
Work around operations
Focused execution within occupied, active or constrained environments where protection, access and phasing shape the work.
Existing-space protection
Containment planning
Phased work windows
Pedestrian interfaces
Adjacent-trade coordination
Existing structure+New demand
Strengthen it. Reconfigure it. Make it work.
Retrofit work may introduce loads, layouts and uses the original structure was not designed to carry. Meier executes the concrete modifications needed to support that change—from foundation enlargement and column or wall upsizing to new structural slabs, elevator pits, shaft openings and connections back into the existing structure.
One operating sequence
Protect what stays. Rebuild what changes.
01
Understand
Verify existing conditions, access, interfaces and the required finished result.
02
Protect
Plan containment, logistics and work limits around occupants, operations and adjacent improvements.
03
Execute
Coordinate demolition, reinforcing, inspections and concrete placement through the approved sequence.
04
Turn over
Complete corrective work, document closeout and return the area ready for the next operation.
Selected experience
Westwood Structural Retrofit
Location
Westwood · Los Angeles
Work type
Structural retrofit
Execution
Existing building · Six months
A six-month phased retrofit included a new roof, expanded foundations, new columns and walls, added shear-wall reinforcement, and saw-cutting and demolition for a new elevator pit and shaft opening.
Added shear-wall reinforcementNew elevator shaft opening
Selected experience
North County Slab Replacement
Location
North County
Work type
Commercial slab replacement
Execution
Protected interior work
Selective demolition and slab replacement inside a protected commercial facility. Temporary visqueen containment enclosed the work area as crews removed existing concrete and prepared the replacement slab.
Slab demolitionReplacement slab reinforcing
Start the conversation
Have a complex commercial concrete scope?
Send us the plans, schedule and existing-condition information. Our team will review the work and identify the next steps.