Soon after budgets were approved and a notice to proceed for construction was issued on the Texas Southmost College Arts Center, the building team was notified that the owner and architect were changing the exterior facade of the new, three-story, 57,528-sq-ft building.
Construction documents had been previously bid and subcontracts awarded at the time of the change. Alterations affected site improvements, the building footprint and the structure’s shape. The switch to a nautilus shape affected every finish, mechanical and electrical system.