Case Studies

• Elliptical FRP Column Forms Heighten Aesthetic Vision of Gehry's Iconic Beekman Tower in NYC (PDF 157 Kb):
  Los Angeles based architect Frank Gehry, known worldwide for his signature undulating metal shapes, is designing the curving glass-and-titanium-skinned tower for Brooklyn’s Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC). Integral to the design’s interior will be a stylistically dramatic lobby adorned with colossal oval-shaped concrete columns. The unique elliptical columns were created by using custom designed FRP (fiber-re-inforced polymer) column forms by Molded Fiber Glass Construction Products (MFG-CP: Independence, KS). MFG-CP, a division of Molded Fiber Glass Companies (EST: 1948), custom-designed four (4) 19-foot elliptical shaped forms to create an imposing presence in the behemoth project’s interior lobby.
• MFG Construction Products Customizes Unique RCF for Ave of the Stars Architectural Gem (PDF 184 Kb):
  Architectural Firm of Record HKS, Inc. (Dallas, TX) enlisted the project's concrete contractor Webcor Concrete (San Mateo, CA) to secure a source for the design's unique fluted column forms. After considering steel and plastic concepts, Webcor contracted MFG-CP, who specializes in a complete range of custom and standard fiberglass-reinforced thermo-set composite column forms, to custom-build 15 FRP/FRCFs, in addition to a multitude of standard FRP/RCFs throughout the tower.
• Port of NY (PDF 164 Kb):
  Molded Fiber Glass Companies' FRP Pile Repair Sleeves Part of Encapsulation Solution for Port of NY's Challenging Substructure Repairs
• Stanford University Stadium (PDF 359 Kb):
  FRP Column Forms Provide Smooth Construction Solution for Perimeter of $90 Million Stanford University Stadium's Fast-Paced Renovation
• Minneapolis' New Central Library (PDF 362 Kb):
  Minneapolis' New Central Library Achieves Aesthetic Goals with Custom Composite Column Forms by Molded Fiber Glass Companies
• Georgia Tech (PDF 241 Kb):
  Muscle & Flow: Custom FRP Dome Forms Provide Optimal Waffle Slab Rigidity and Airflow for Georgia Tech's New $80 Million Marcus Nanotechnology Building Cleanroom
• Texas Dept of Transportation (PDF 257 Kb):
  FRP Bridge Evolution: Texas Dept of Transportation Advances Viability of Custom FRP Bridge Beams in New Hybrid Structural Construction Research
• Texas Instruments (PDF 168 Kb):
  FRP Waffle Forms Help Achieve Structural, Air and Aesthetic Goals for Texas Instruments' $3 Billion Chip Fabrication Facility Clean Room Flooring
• USMA/West Point (PDF 362 Kb):
  Engineered Formwork System Utilizes Custom FRP Arch/Column Forms to Cast Unique Façade for USMA/West Point's New $59 Million Library Expansion