Saunders Construction recently completed complex renovations to the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) Ben H. Parker Student Center. Renovations took place on 60-percent of the existing building and remained open to CSM students and faculty as construction took place.
The project was completed in two phases. The first phase, on the west wing of the building, was renovated to include a larger bookstore, a remodeled kitchen and food court. After Phase 1 was complete, the project team moved on to the east wing of the building to complete Phase 2 renovations of an Old Bookstore the Digger Den Cafeteria. Phase two was renovated to include several organization spaces.
Situated on five acres of marsh front property along the beautiful Ashley River, the Catholic Diocese of Charleston’s 41,000-SF pastoral center consolidates five diocesan departments into one campus-style setting for the first time in its nearly 200-year history. Diocesan staff and parishioners from across the state share in the new center, which consists of three separate structures: a 30,000-SF chancery office building; 6,908-SF assembly hall; and a 4,074-SF chapel.
Structural steel framing provides support to each of the three structures, which are enhanced by masonry and precast facades. The buildings are topped by light gauge metal roof trusses fitted with a combination of TPO and metal roofing systems. Interior spaces are upfitted with highly ornate finishes and feature the newest technology in social media and video conferencing, all in an effort to decrease travel by the Bishop and diocesan staff.
While the new three-story chancery office predominantly contains smaller meeting rooms and office areas for administrative staff and the Bishop, the new assembly hall/conference center boasts an industrial catering kitchen and seating for 200 to serve large events. The assembly hall also connects directly to the ornate chapel, which features a large open area enhanced by exposed steel and unmatched finishes.
Choate Construction completed multi-phased, fast-tracked construction of the facilities beginning with an extensive sitework package incorporating underground drainage systems, earthquake drains, and a storm detention system. Environmentally friendly measures enacted during construction ensure the ground’s live oaks and adjacent wetlands are not impacted.
Creating a high energy, collaborative space designed to attract the area’s finest and most talented creative startup companies, Choate Construction performs a full interior and exterior transformation of an existing six-story office building for Atlanta Tech Village in the heart of the Buckhead area of Atlanta.
The combination of open office, semi-private, and private offices are leased out on a “per person per month” membership basis as an alternative to the standard cost per square foot system. The interiors are enhanced with wood, cork, and polished concrete floors in the main focal areas. Providing ample workspaces, a Haworth demountable partition system dressed with sliding office doors is installed. A full-service coffee bar and monumental staircase with glass guardrails greet building tenants at the main entrance.
Upgrades to the exterior of the building include an added 4,200-SF roof terrace, which requires the extension of two stairwells and two elevators to the elevation three feet above the existing roof. Metallic composite panels reface a large portion of the façade, while a concrete patio adorns the street corner. Additionally, a “food truck drive” is constructed on the north face of the building, enabling the building owners to serve their tenants at the weekly “Start-Up Chow Down” held on Fridays.
Located in the heart of Cherry Creek, this project entailed demolition of the existing structure and building a new 27,500-square-foot mixed-use development.
The project features 11,000 square feet of prime retail space at street level, and 15,000 square feet of office space on the second and third floors. The third floor hosts the new offices of the Coors Foundation. Underground parking for 75 cars is also provided.
The project complies with the stringent Design Standards and Guidelines for Cherry Creek North. Additionally, the project is pursuing LEED Silver Certification.
Pankow and its design partners successfully renovated a quality healthcare facility for Kaiser’s community-at-large in Cerritos, California. With spacious interiors and abundant natural light, this two-story, 50,000-square-foot medical office building now offers 33 provider offices including Adult Primary Care, Pediatrics, and Obstetrics/Gynecology as well as ancillary support including pharmacy, blood draw, and general radiology – all with convenient underground parking. The team was thrilled to serve Kaiser on this exciting project. Striving to add value, from conception to completion, the project teams goals were consistently aligned with Kaiser’s mission “to provide affordable, high quality healthcare services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. With a variety of healthcare teams now under one roof, members who live and work in Cerritos now have greater ease and accessibility to high quality care so they can live well and thrive.
The Avery Brewing Companies new 96,000-square-foot, two-story, world-class brewery features eight fermenters, one grain tower, one spent grain silo, office space, a restaurant, gift shop, beer garden, tap room and a lab accompanied by a sensory-depravation tasting room. At the facility’s heart is the brew house, which is inclusive of the brewing and packaging process (e.g., malt handling, yeast separator, bottling, etc.). Avery’s production capacity will double, boosting annual barrelage to 200,000 and then to a potential 500,000 barrels in the years to come.
The the Exempla Good Samaritan Comprehensive Cancer Center is a new four story building of 83,590 SF on the Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center Campus. The project encompasses site work, two linear accelerator vaults, PET/CT imaging, brachytherapy, medical oncology, support services, and the upper two floors will be decided to clinical spaces.
This facility is part of Comdisco’s international network of fully-equipped alternate sites, used by customers to recover their enterprise computer systems and data in the event of a service disruption or natural disaster. Comdisco is a leading provider of continuity services, and offers a complete suite of information technology services including managed network services and IT control and predictability solutions.
Concord EFS, acquired by First Data, provided ATM, credit card, and payroll pressing services. The 107,000-SF facility provided full-time backup for the Wilmington, Delaware office, featuring 32,000 SF of raised flooring with 2-foot deep access flooring cable and 75,000 SF of office area.
Located across from the Dobbins Air Field, special precautions were taken to reduce outside noise infiltration. Triple-glazed Trainer glass out of Chicago was used to achieve maximum noise reduction.
Redundant N+1 MEP systems increase reliability and ensure the building is always fully operating.
This remarkable renovation project is a substantial addition to Central Carolina Technical College (CCTC). The project adapts a 40-year-old abandoned building into a vibrant, modern learning facility that serves four counties and three major hospitals.
The building sat vacant for more than 10 years and once served as a Western Auto and a grocery store. The 12-month project involves six acres of site work, the renovation of the building and the educational buildout for the college. The complete structural upgrade includes full roof diaphragm replacement. New MEPs, boilers, medical gas and HVAC controls meet hospital standards. The space includes classrooms and seminar rooms, as well as simulation labs and mock ORs with state-of-the-art robotics and patient-simulation equipment.
The building includes a 100-seat tiered seminar room; a multi-purpose room; large divided classroom; seven regular classrooms; two instructional computer labs; a student resource computer lab; student library and lounge. Faculty, adjunct, student and building support spaces are also included.
The Health Sciences program includes a patient-simulation lab (nine stations); Associate Degree nursing lab (10 beds); Licensed Practical nurse lab (five beds); and massage therapy lab (nine stations). The Allied Health Program complements the Medical Assistant office & practice labs; phlebotomy medical & blood draw labs; and a Surgical Technician suite with two mock operating rooms and sterile processing lab. Integrated medical gases, patient headwall, medical equipment, lighting and communications provide a health care setting for training the students.