Precast and prestressed concrete played a prominent role in renovating two old deteriorated buildings in Kansas City Missouri, into a single state-of-the-art office facility. The solution required the demolition of part of one building (Catlin Building) with a stabilizing vertical core using a precast, prestressed structural frame. When this structural work was completed, the exterior facade of the Catlin Building was clad with architectural precast panels using a thin brick in-fill to match the building's original appearance. Note that the larger Poindexter Building required significant masonry tuckpointing on the exterior surface but no precast cladding. The precast solution saved $750/000 on this project. The article describes the major features of the repair program.
