Construction on the $16.5-million Dell Fine Arts Center at St. Andrew's Episcopal School wrapped up in July 2012. The three-building complex, designed by STG Design, features a 34,000-sq-ft performing arts building, a 6,200 sq-ft music building and a 6,200-sq-ft art studio.
White Construction had a tight 13-month schedule, including commissioning. Some of the techniques used to speed up construction included fully assembling a 10-story theatrical egress stair before dropping it into place. The team also constructed an elevated "dance floor" platform across the entire theater to allow for construction of the catwalk system and ceiling elements without encumbering the finish trades working on the perimeter walls and stepped seating platforms below.