Providing elegant structural engineering solutions.
CSE Structural Engineers, Inc. has provided structural engineering services to the San Francisco Bay Area since 1992. It is led by Principal Structural Engineer Anoush Zerbajadian, SE, whose 40-year career serving Northern California's public sector has built a reputation grounded in integrity, long-term client relationships, and commitment to safe and strong building structures. CSE's project experience spans commercial complexes, mixed-use and residential buildings, parking garages, and seismic strengthening of existing structures.
Anoush ZerbajadianPrincipal Structural Engineer
New structural design for commercial, mixed-use, residential, and public-sector buildings including framing systems, working drawings, and construction documents.
Seismic retrofits and structural strengthening of existing buildings to improve earthquake resilience.
Computer-aided tools are used to evaluate structural behavior.
Structural analysis using RISA software.
Building and slab analysis using ETABS and SAFE.
Advanced nonlinear and structural analysis using Perform 3D and SAP.
Construction field observation and engineering support to verify structural work conforms to design documents.
Support through the building permit process, working with local jurisdictions on structural submittals.
Commercial · Mixed-Use · Multifamily Residential · Residential · Parking · Historic Preservation · Affordable Housing
Burlingame, CA · Mixed-Use · Client: Burlingame Investor LP
Structural design for a new 30,000-square-foot post-tensioned concrete building featuring 21 condominium units, a rooftop garden, and subterranean automated stacked parking.
San Francisco, CA · Mixed-Use · Client: Valencia Hill LLC
Structural design, construction documents, and construction field observation for a new four-story, 16,500-square-foot mixed-use building featuring 3,300 square feet of ground-level commercial space.
San Francisco, CA · Mixed-Use
Structural design, construction documents, and construction field observation for a new six-story mixed-use building featuring residential units, ground-floor commercial space, and a parking structure.
California · Historic Preservation · Client: Hotel Chauvet
Seismic retrofit and structural strengthening of the historic hotel building, which survived a major earthquake with no structural damage. Work included a shotcrete wall, heavy-duty center footing, and separated walls.