Rogers-O’Brien completed the interior finish-out of the Women’s and Infant’s Specialty Health (WISH) Clinic as part the new Parkland Hospital campus. The new 135,000 SF facility has a direct connection to the new hospital, as well as its own entrance to increase patient privacy.
The scope of work also included the construction of the new Outpatient Clinic (OPC) and is part of a joint venture with JE Dunn Construction.
The project is centrally located in the heart of the pedestrian-only 60 year-old campus. The buildings are woven into the landscape within inches of large live oaks, settled between the residential end of campus and the main student thoroughfare and drop-off area. The schedule was compressed to meet the needs of the school to be complete by opening day of the 2013-14 academic year. The artistic design, value management process, pre-purchase, and construction phasing and delivery logistics, all helped make the Dining Hall and Student Center project the “crown jewel” of the St. Stephen’s campus. The project received the ABC Excellence in Construction Eagle Award and a 2014 Texas Society of Architects Design Award.
Originally built in the 1956 as an 8,998-seat multi-purpose arena, Rogers-O’Brien has completed the expansion and renovation of SMU’s Moody Coliseum. The north expansion of the existing facility adds a club area for VIP guests, along with new suites, a full finishing kitchen, locker rooms and coaches’ offices for several of SMU’s athletics. The expansion of the basement includes a new dock and practice area for the rowing team. The east addition creates a new Hall of Fame Club. The renovation of the arena involved the installation of new seating, updated concession areas, modernized restrooms and new MEP systems.
Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. Middle School is a 3-story, 205,000 SF environmentally sustainable facility for the Dallas ISD, built to accommodate 1,250 students. The building features 64 classrooms, multiple administration offices, a library, an auditorium, several gymnasiums, and adjacent athletic fields. Construction of the ground-up facility required complex site logistics with the relocation of utilities and geothermal heating and air conditioning systems. Named after the civil rights activist and spiritual leader Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes, Jr., the school’s mission statement ensures student success by creating a well-structured, student-centered environment where effective high quality instruction is in every classroom and rigorous student learning is the norm. This project is the recipient of a Regional Hispanic Contractors Association Pillar Award, AIA Dallas Honors Award and a Topping Out Award.
Located immediately adjacent to the future Hotel Granduca, the Capital Ridge Office Complex is the cornerstone of this new development located just North of Bee Cave Road on Highway 360 in west Austin. The new 7-story 240,000 SF Class A office complex and 9-story parking garage is situated on the top of a hill accessed from Highway 360 utilizing a long winding road. The project also features a lobby access tunnel which will give employees and visitors access to the building lobby from the parking garage through a subterranean tunnel featuring natural line stone walls, air conditioning and wall art.
Rogers-O’Brien has delivered the FedEx Office and Print Services Facility located in Plano, Texas. This four-story tilt wall facility will encompass 260,000 SF and will serve as a world-class facility for over 1,200 employees. This consolidated North Texas corporate headquarters for FedEx.
Niagara Bottling launches a multi-regional expansion across the country in a continuing endeavor to produce high quality bottled water at affordable prices, all while leading the industry in environmental sustainability. As the largest private label water supplier in the U.S., Niagara carries more than 50 years of experience in advanced bottling technology. The family-owned and operated company has 19 facilities nationwide. Each remains operational 365 days a year, 24 hours a day for continuous production and shipping.
The vertically integrated bottling company incorporates a high-speed manufacturing line and cutting-edge bottling technology to manage every aspect of its bottle production. The company carries the highest quality certifications in the industry, with state-of-the art purification, filtration and disinfection systems.
Choate Construction has partnered with Niagara on their last seven facilities:
Mooresville, North Carolina
Aurora, Colorado
Missouri City, Texas
Gahanna, Ohio
Puyallup, Washington
Newnan, Georgia
Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
One City Place is a 326,000 SF, 19-story south tower of City Place in the heart downtown Fort Worth. One City Place is the second project Rogers-O’Brien has completed as part of the redevelopment of the entire City Place site. The Class A office building, which once served as the Radio Shack Corporate Headquarters, features high-end finishes, state-of-the-art systems and a 2.5/1,000 parking ratio.
On display as a centerpiece in the new lobby building is the restored No. 1 rail car from the former subway line that operated under the site for decades. The M&O Subway line shuttled shoppers from a parking lot near at the edge of downtown to the Leonard’s Department store, which later became the Radio Shack headquarters. The project received a Topping Out – Top 10 Award.
Pizza Hut Corporate Headquarters consists of a 3-story, 177,540 SF tilt-wall building with steel structure, cast stone exterior veneer and stone veneer accents. Adjacent to the main office structure is a 145,000 SF, 3-level cast-in-place parking garage clad with architectural pre-cast panels. This building includes a number of unique features such as child-care facilities, exterior water features, an on-site data center, numerous full-size restaurant test kitchens and restaurant mock-ups of the company’s restaurants. Rogers-O’Brien helped the project comply with the strict policy of minimizing environmental impact by achieving two Green Globe Awards for the numerous earth-friendly features included in the design and construction of the facility.
Ericsson’s North American Headquarters expansion consists of two new four-story buildings, a connector building and two parking garages. This project is an example of successful global collaboration at all levels, where the project team was challenged with balancing Ericsson’s global design program with the needs of a North American operation and market, while also managing an aggressive budget and schedule. The prominence of Ericsson’s site required thoughtful consideration with regards to potential impacts on the surrounding community. With LEED Gold certification an early goal of the Owner, a number of sustainable practices were implemented to achieve this expectation and resulted in a 25% more efficient building than the standard benchmark.