Walker, Swinerton Partner on Predesigned, Preengineered Parking Garages

Parking structures can often be an afterthought in larger projects, but the hidden costs of delays and design changes can upend an otherwise simple structure. Looking to eliminate the delays and waste in repeatable projects, Walker Consultants and Swinerton have launched Perq, a pre-designed, pre-engineered, modular parking structure that can be fully designed out in a matter of weeks.

While it’s composed of standard cast-in-place concrete and other typical elements of a modern parking garage, Perq saves time by working off a standardized BIM, which can be tailored to fit the requisite number of parking stalls or other site conditions. With all the design and engineering work completed up front, Walker and Swinerton say Perq can reduce the design and engineering time for a typical parking structure from months to only four to six weeks.