CANYON STUDIO

collaboration

structural / architectural engineering

About Us

Our studio name is inspired by the Truckee River Canyons which connect our communities of Lake Tahoe, Truckee and Reno.

 

HISTORY

As a group of structural engineers, we were previously known for many years as Gabbart & Woods Tahoe Partners, producing close to one thousand successful projects together.  In 2020, we developed adaptive expertise in working together remotely.  In 2025, we were drawn to the vision of smaller businesses working collaboratively to provide the same high quality service.  CANYON STUDIO is that collaboration.

Within CANYON STUDIO, we continue our work collectively as always; mining our broad experience, working to produce detailed designs and documents,  providing thorough internal peer review and supporting each other to ensure timely response.

 

PROJECTS

When CANYON STUDIO is contacted for a project, we discuss the project as a group.  A lead company is chosen (most times based upon history with the client) and an Engineer of Record is designated.  The entire studio is then available to provide resources to that company and EOR as needed.  For smaller jobs, the only resources may be some brainstorming, thorough peer review before submittal and occasional client support.  For larger work, resources may include group design sessions and pods of designers working on tasks in parallel.

 

 

Studio Contact

If you are not already familiar with our studio, feel free to reach out at this group email address.  We will huddle up and one of us will get back to you promptly. [email protected]

Group

Abe Haen SE
Company: Juniper Structural Engineering llc 

juniperse.com
[email protected]
PO Box 231, Verdi, NV 89439
530.563.6274

 

Annie von Felten SE
Company: von Felten Engineering

vonfelten-engineering.com
[email protected]
530.448.6680

 

Billy Janhunen SE
Company: Timberline Structural Engineering inc.

timberlinese.com
[email protected]
PO Box 507, Tahoe Vista, CA 96148
530.300.9354

 

Cody Harrington PE-PhD
Company: Harrington Engineering inc.

harringtoneng.com
[email protected]
11903 Ski Run Road, Truckee, CA 96161
775.901.0521

 

Louis Rocky Woods SE
Company: Louis Woods Structural / Architectural Engineering llc

[email protected]
918 Solarium Drive, Reno, NV 89511
775.815.8260

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Studio Topics

Technology
BIM, 3D models for shop drawings, AI-assisted studies of comparative systems for efficiency and economy,  interactive software for combining design, analysis and deliverables, optimization of model and document graphics for maximum clarity.

Materials
Mass timber, heavy timber and light wood framing, steel and aluminum, reinforced and post-tensioned concrete, masonry, composites.

Project Types
Detailed low-rise architecture to podium plus five stories of wood to ten+story frames.  Single-family, multi-family, mixed-use, civic, commercial, industrial and hospitality.

Seismic Design
Non-linear time history analysis and performance-based design, ductile concrete moment frames, special steel moment frames, buckling restrained braces, vertical post-tensioned concrete shearwalls, mode shaping / tuned mass dampening systems.

Code-related
Modifications to existing buildings, hazard-based design criteria, performance and resilience beyond basic requirements, designs with alternate materials and methods.

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