Submitted by NWL Architects The new Desert Hills High School is a three-building, 285,000-sq-ft campus, utilizing integrally colored concrete tilt-up panels as the major construction component. Metal exterior panels and masonry were mixed with the tilt-up panels for accent purposes. Two colors of concrete were chosen to complement the area’s sandstone hills and red soil. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2009 The three buildings are an athletics facility, a vocational facility and a classroom facility. The athletic facility consists of the main gymnasium, auxiliary gymnasium, locker rooms, weight lifting room, dance room, wrestling room and lobby area. The vocational facility
Submitted by Ascent Construction Inc. This new 16,000-sq-ft building is designed to function independently in an emergency situation. Water, air and sewer bunkers were installed to enable the center to be self-contained for up to 10 days. State-of-the art-communication lines and communication towers were installed as well as a partial store front exterior. The facility includes administrative offices and a 911 emergency dispatch center. Design highlights include architectural steel supports, xeriscape, exterior rain-chain downspouts and smooth-finish CMU walls. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2009 Project Team: Tooele, Utah, $4.6 million Owner: Tooele County Contractor: Ascent Construction Inc. Design Firm: MHTN
Submitted by Ascent Construction The Emigration Fire Station No. 119 is a two-story, three-bay, 10,440-sq-ft fire station serving the Emigration Canyon area. The station includes a workout room with a rubberized floor, dorm areas, a large break room, outdoor deck and a kitchen area. The entrance to the facility features a wood door surrounded by hand-stained glass and a stamped concrete floor. Heated floors, automated doors, exterior lighting and high-pressure lines are provided for the apparatus bays. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2009 The exterior is fully landscaped and surrounded by natural rock retaining walls with a full concrete parking
Submitted by Hogan & Associates Construction The city of Evanston selected Hogan & Associates to act as the CM/GC for the Roundhouse and Rail Yards restoration and adaptive re-use project. Located on 27 acres next to the historic Main Street area of downtown Evanston, the main component of this project is the phased restoration of the 64,000-sq-ft roundhouse, built in 1912. Section one transformed a section of the building into a meeting and events space to support and expand the capabilities of the adjacent multi-purpose Machine Shop Event Center, which was completed in 2004. In the short time since the
Submitted by Big-D Construction The quality of this build-out began with a well-chosen location—a ground-floor, corner location office with plenty of windows to bring in natural light. The office serves as a primary meeting and administrative space for the Utah chapter of the American Institute of Architects. It also is intended as a demonstration of the AIA’s commitment to sustainability, both through its design and the interactive display wall near the office entrance. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2009 The architects deftly handled the wedge-shaped space by dividing it with a single curve that molds millwork, soffits and lights. Objects
Submitted by Mountain Crane Service This project consisted of a three-week shutdown of a portion of a refinery in Salt Lake City to move live stacks and add equipment, perform repairs and complete improvements. Crane operators and safety foremen worked to complete the job on time by running a three-week schedule 24/7. The project was completed on time, within budget, and the refinery was able to keep running during the streamlined project. Related Links: Intermountain Best of 2009 Project Team: Salt Lake City Owner: Chevron Contractor: Chevron/Harder Mechanical Among the Subcontractors: Mountain Crane Service Start: April 6, 2009 Finish: April
Crews started construction in September on the Utah Air National Guard�s Composite Fire Station, Mobility Processing and EOD Facility in Salt Lake City. Related Links: Road Improvements Continue on 7800 South Construction has begun on the Brick Stone on 33rd Apartments Construction Under Way on Moab School Science Building at Utah Valley University in Orem The new building will be used for fire services, deployment of an explosives ordnances disposal group and as a base gym. Zwick of Salt Lake City and PGA&W Architects of Murray have teamed for the $7.2-million project, which will be two stories totaling 37,300 sq
Related Links: Road Improvements Continue on 7800 South Construction has begun on the Brick Stone on 33rd Apartments Construction Under Way on Moab School Utah Air National Guard�s Composite Fire Station GSBS Architects has been selected to design a 160,000-sq-ft science building at Utah Valley University in Orem. Pending state approval of construction, the completed facility will complement and be adjacent to the current 80,000-sq-ft Pope Science Building, creating a single-science complex on the campus of Utah’s newest university. Construction on the proposed new facility is contingent upon approval from the legislature and the governor.
Construction is complete on a renovation and addition at Southern Hills Middle School in Boulder. Photo: MOA Architecture Boulder Valley School District focused on increased sustainable elements, including daylighting, in the addition and renovation of Southern Hills Middle School, which included a larger instructional media center. Related Links: Adams County Justice Center Wraps Up CDOT Completes Stimulus Project in San Luis Valley JE Dunn Broke Ground for Cheyenne Mountain Zoo The project, designed by MOA Architecture of Denver and built by Golden Triangle Construction, included 29,703 sq ft of new construction and 75,877 sq ft of renovations. The project provided
The Colorado Dept. of Transportation has completed another project funded by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act. The project, contracted to Elam Construction of Grand Junction for $2.1 million, has resurfaced a 3.3-mile stretch of U.S. 160 west of Del Norte, between mileposts 197.7 and 201. Related Links: Addition at Southern Hills Middle School Adams County Justice Center Wraps Up JE Dunn Broke Ground for Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Elam Construction has earned another top rating for highway smoothness on its asphalt resurfacing work—besting its past recognition for pavement smoothness on U.S. 160 Alamosa East, another ARRA project completed in early
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