Best Office/Retail/Mixed-Use: G.T. Mickey Leland Federal Building
After conducting an extensive selection process, the General Services Administration chose the design-build team of Gilbane/Gensler to provide repairs and alterations to the G.T. “Mickey” Leland Federal Building in Houston. The 22-story office tower was built in 1983 and needed a comprehensive modernization and upgrade, including a complete facade replacement to address air and water infiltration and energy conservation.
The team was tasked with evaluating the structure and confirming the lateral stability of the building for hurricane-force winds. The design-builder developed a solution that uses new steel tubes to supplement the existing structure and transfer wind loads back to the concrete core.