ENR Texas & Louisiana Best Projects 2020
Small Project (under $10 million) Award of Merit All Saints Church Renovation

All Saints Church Renovation
Photos by Wade Griffith

All Saints Church Renovation
Photos by Wade Griffith
All Saints Church Renovation
Dallas
Award of Merit
Owner: All Saints Church
Lead Design Firm: Cunningham Architects
General Contractor: Joeris General Contractors Ltd.
HVAC Subcontractor: Dallas Mechanical Group
Plumbing Subcontractor: MJ Mechanical Inc.
Electrical Subcontractor: Amber Electrical Contractors
Innovative problem-solving was essential to converting an 88-year-old former car dealership in downtown Dallas into a modern-day church.
When Joeris General Contractors started work on the $4.5-million All Saints Church project, the 28,000-sq-ft building was in poor condition after sitting vacant for decades.
The project team demolished a parking lot ramp that connected the two-story building’s first and second floors and added two new stairways.
Excavation work to add an elevator brought to light an unexpected condition: The building is situated on a 60-ft-deep bed of sand. To prevent cave-ins, the contractor opted for slurry drilled piers instead of standard ones and added a soil reinforcement system.


