Cary Kopczynski & Company - Structural Engineers, Seattle & Bellevue

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Welcome to CKC Structural Engineers

As leaders in buildable design, our highly creative solutions for urban buildings have been recognized by discerning clients and award competitions throughout the United States and beyond.

CKC’s passion for innovation and new technology, combined with extensive experience, consistently inspires high-quality structural designs at the forefront of our industry. Our designs also reflect our keen understanding of the most efficient construction techniques. As a result, CKC’s structures are not only technically state-of-the-art but buildable and economical as well.

We’re proud to have our award winning work published in a wide range of media.

CKC finalist in Excellence for Structural Engineering Awards, April 12
The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois selected Escala as a finalist in their 2012 Awards Program. After finalists make oral presentations in May, winners will be announced June 9th at the annual awards banquet in Chicago.

CKC adds staff, Seattle DJC, March 21, 2012
CKC hired Andy Tu as a senior design engineer, Jerry Lee as a design engineer and Dave Youngblood as a CAD designer.

CKC recognized for design leadership & innovation, February 2012
The Concrete Reinforcing Steel Institute Design Awards jury selected Escala as a 2012 Award Winner.

McGuire misfortune spurs building code changes, Seattle DJC, October 27, 2011
Corrosion of post-tensioning floor cables in the concrete structure of the McGuire Building caused it to be unsafe, and ultimately demolished. CKC is quoted as an expert in the story. more

Steel fiber will make shear walls faster, cheaper to build, Seattle DJC, April 29, 2011
A new method for strengthening concrete shear walls has the potential not only to remove significant quantities of costly reinforcing steel, but also to make construction faster and easier. more

CKC wins ACEC Gold Award,, Seattle DJC, January 25, 2010
Escala won the ACEC Gold Award as a National finalist for Structural Systems from the 2010 ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards. more

We’re pleased to share these good words about CKC’s work from one of our long standing clients:

“We’ve had a long professional relationship with CKC for 20 years. The main thing for us is that they creatively solve problems with our team. They understand the codes, and know the state-of-the-art structural engineering applications out there. We think they are very good structural engineers. They’re conservative. They don’t take a lot of chances because they actually study the new concepts and ideas, but only use them when they know they’re sound. We’re always on the cutting edge with CKC as our structural engineer.”
Dan Meyers, Senior Vice President, Kemper Development

The Martin
The Martin is taking shape on a 13,000 sf lot at Fifth & Lenora in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. Vulcan Real Estate’s 24-story luxury apartment tower will have 188 units over four levels of parking, and 4,000 sf of retail... more

Coppins Well
Construction has topped out on Holland Partners’ mixed use building at 1200 Madison located in a growing residential neighborhood on Seattle’s Capitol Hill... more

NoHo III Parking Structure
Featuring 730 stalls of open and efficient parking on six levels... more

		Viktoria Apartments Construction has begun on this 24-story tower at 1915 Second Avenue, previously designed as condominiums by Weber Thompson Architects for Goodman Real Estate... more

		Avalon Meydenbauer Located in the heart of downtown Bellevue, Avalon Meydenbauer is one of the largest wood frame projects in the Pacific Northwest... more

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