Originally designed as a car dealership in the late 1940s by noted modernist design firm Curtis & Davis, the former Klein Motors showroom functioned as a cajun dance hall before being purchased by a New Orleans investor who turned it into the new headquarters for his local newspaper, The Advocate.
The Houston Advanced Research Center’s new headquarters is a LEED Platinum-certified, 18,600-sq-ft collaborative office and research building, which is also targeting net-zero-energy goals.
Designed to achieve net-zero energy use, the renovated 20,000-sq-ft space incorporates numerous sustainable elements as well as data-driven decisions to create what DPR calls a “living laboratory” that showcases technologies, products and systems.
Crews delivered a tenant fit-out of approximately 30,000 sq ft, located on two levels of a newly completed building adjacent to Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Located in Washington Dulles International Airport’s international concourse, the 4,900-sq-ft project includes four lounge seating areas with buffets, a bar, spa/shower, prayer rooms, VIP area, commercial kitchen, television walls, flight displays and a fireplace.
Seeking to provide education, recreation and training services to residents of Newark, the city’s housing authority wanted a facility where people could gather, exercise and boost skills in a rapidly transforming digital-based economy.
Construction of this $3.4-million, 12,500-sq-ft educational center for Birmingham’s PreSchool Partners, a 501c3 organization dedicated to preparing at-risk 3- and 4-year-olds for kindergarten, marked the group’s first facility and enabled it to significantly expand operations.
The Center for Puppetry Art’s addition features a complex shape and colorful Kermit-green exterior, with off-centered windows and sharp angles that give the building a playful appearance.
The construction team renovated three community facilities during the eight-month project, including improvements to the Ranch House, the Community Center and Dakota Lodge.