Building amidst occupied structures was one of the greatest challenges facing the SPJST Assisted Living Facility’s project team. New construction surrounded all sides of the existing facility while two new wings were added on the north and south ends of the building. Photo: Thomas Mcconnell Of Thomas Mcconnell Photography Related Links: Best of 2010 Awards An expanded entry and a porte cochere were added on the east elevations of the building. The west elevation required grading and new sidewalk work, as well as a separate storage facility. Strict scheduling and coordination were required to avoid impacting the current residents. Everyone
Significant architectural, structural, and mechanical changes were made after the permit set was approved and construction had started on the Remington Medical Resort of Richardson. Revisions were made to lower the overall budget of the skilled nursing/rehabilitation facility without sacrificing the finish quality. Photo: Erick Magowan, Ebco Related Links: Best of 2010 Awards Changes included switching metal floor and roof joists to hollow-core concrete planks; removing the spiral staircase, skylight and atrium; increasing floor-to-floor heights; moving the chiller from the ground floor to the first floor roof; and removing the kitchenette at the third floor during construction. The hollow-core concrete
The recent expansion project at the Methodist Charlton Medical Center—the center’s largest to date—adds 286,000 sq ft to the current hospital. Photo: Ron St. Angelo Related Links: Best of 2010 Awards The nine-story tower includes mechanical, patient, and operating rooms; office, support staff, registration, and discharge areas; and four floors of shelled space. Connection of the new bed tower to the existing hospital without disrupting ongoing services presented early challenges during the foundation work. The project requirements dictated that Austin Commercial, the GC/CM, provide a slab-on-grade on top of 10 ft of select fill. An engineer and team provided the
The Northwest Rail Operating Facility project is a maintenance and rail-yard facility for the Green Line and future Orange Line of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Light Rail System. The 34-acre NWROF site consists of five projects, or “lots,” each constructed by a different general contractor. Photo: Les Wollam Related Links: Best of 2010 Awards Archer Western’s portion of the work is a 90,000-sq-ft, three-story service and inspection building, a train car cleaning platform, a “Super Light Rail Vehicle” car-wash facility and paving. The service and inspection building provides essential rail maintenance functions such as minor repairs and preventive maintenance.
This renovation project brings the Byrne-Reed House back to its original glory while stabilizing the building and introducing modern mechanical systems. Photo: Journeyman Construction Related Links: Best of 2010 Awards The 10,000-sq-ft residence was built at the turn of the 20th century. The renovation brings it back to its original look with an addition on the service side housing a new elevator and stair structure. In the early 1970s, the home’s porches were closed in and a plaster facade and colonnade were added, completely transforming the appearance of the exterior while it was used as a commercial property. The project
The Compass Plaza tenant improvement project brings together three Capstar-owned companies on three floors of one mixed-use building, improving efficiency, facilitating communications, standardizing procedures and providing scalable growth opportunities for the companies. Photo: John Thomas, John Thomas Photography Related Links: Best of 2010 Awards The project in Austin included tenant build-out of 82,000 sq ft of interior space on floors six, seven and eight. The eighth floor of Capstar at Compass Plaza, occupied by Capstar Investment Partners, is seeking LEED-silver certification for commercial interiors. Some of the many sustainable project features include dual-flush toilets, aerated faucets and high-efficiency base building
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. Photo: Keith Talley, Talley Photography Related Links: Best of 2010 Awards 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. The team was tasked with a detailed constructability
The new Richland College Science Building is awaiting LEED-platinum certification. It features a white reflective roof that reflects the sun’s hot rays particularly in the summer, as well as external louvers, light shelves and light monitors that automatically control the amount of daylight that enters the building. Photo Charles Davis Smith, AIA Related Links: Best of 2010 Awards Additional features include an exterior green terrace and living wall at the second floor, and a 40,000-gallon underground cistern that will be used to irrigate landscaping and provide grey water for sewage conveyance. The cistern collects rainwater from the building site through
Notre Dame Catholic Church in Houston needed a new worship space to seat 1,100 parishioners in its main worship space and another 100 in an adjoining chapel. Photo G. Lyon Photography Inc. Related Links: Best of 2010 Awards Crews responded with a new 20,300-sq-ft space built with glue-laminated timber and a brick and stone exterior. The church’s stained-glass “Mary Window” was relocated from the former church to the new facility’s main entrance. The orientation of the site made not only design but construction challenging. The site was rectangular in shape and the final plans proposed to preserve several of the
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