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March 2020 \ BUILDING DIALOGUE \ 71 LEFT: The interior units are bright, sleek and sophisticated, with requisite modern appliances and white quartz counters. Wood and earth tones bring some warmth and coziness into the vibe. LEFT BOTTOM: Milo amenities include a tricked-out coworking office space. RIGHT: The third-floor roof deck features grills, fire pits and “sweet” views of Hale Park, the pool and beyond. “The main Milo building is quite large and we really worked hard with the design team to create architecture that would break the scale of the building down into distinct component parts that relate to their surrounding context,” says Cannon. “The squiggle, as we af- fectionately call it, has a kink in the building so it actually opens itself up and creates a littlemore breathing roomand daylight in the paseo connection between the main building and the townhome units and parking garage.” Construction Challenges Saunders Construction has been working with Continuum and SA+R on every phase of the 9+CO project, thus continuing a two-de- cade relationship between the developer and the builder. “We have a good relationship with Continuum,” says Joel McMa- han, project manager with Saunders. “So we rolled from demolition into the infrastructure to building the Theo, then Milo.” McMahan explained that they faced a few challenges in the proj- ect, some expected and some unexpected. According to McMahan staffing and manpower issues – “a problem everyone faces in this industry” – was something he was able to overcome and had 250 workers on Milo. The October and November snowstorms, however, hit them hard and set back the schedule. “Another challenge was the Infinity structural system,” says Mc- Mahan. “The walls themselves are the structure of the building and it was a learning curve, certainly for me and some of the contractors on the job.” According to Joiner, the terrain also posed a bit of a challenge. “The grade change on the site flows from South to North down almost 12 feet,” says Joiner. “When you walk around the Milo all of / Milo / PROJECT TEAM DEVELOPER: Continuum Partners GENERAL CONTRACTOR: Saunders Construction ARCHITECT: Shears Adkins Rockmore Architects