South Bowie Expansion

The integration of two different types of building systems can pose challenges for the entire project team.  The three-story addition to the ezStorage facility located in Bowie was one such project. The building envelope was challenging because of the integration of a structural steel system to a pre-manufactured metal building.  To work through this…

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ezStorage Alexandria

The Siena Corporation found the location for one of their most recently completed ezStorage facilities in the City of Alexandria, on Wheeler Avenue. An interesting part about this particular site was the existing historic building on site- a four story brick mill that was constructed around 1812 and functioned as a mill into the 20th…

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Proposed CubeSmart Renderings

A 150,000 SF CubeSmart storage facility has been proposed for a site located on Washington Boulevard in Elkridge, MD.  Because the site is on a busy corner with dramatic grade changes, the goal in designing the building footprint was to take advantage of the increase visibility at the corners of the site while staying within the…

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Storage Facility Site Work

RPH recently assisted with the phasing plan of a new 3-story retaining wall at a proposed storage facility addition with one of our long term clients. The scope of work required an extension of an existing underground passageway to provide access into the addition.  The retaining wall is to be constructed in 3 separate…

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ezStorage Fairfax Draper

Construction begins next month on one of Siena Corporation’s most recent ezStorage projects, located just off Route 50 in Fairfax, VA. At 5 stories and about 150,000 SF, this storage facility will house over 1,000 self- storage units. In addition to generating permit & construction documents, RPH created drawings for a Special Exception application and…

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