Conveniently located between Summerville and Charleston, S.C., Choate Construction orchestrates this office facility and all associated sitework. As the first anchor property within the 4,500-acre master-planned community of Nexton, this 103,221-SF Class A office facility combines energy efficiency with a sleek, modern design. Multiple tenants call the four-story building home, including MeadWestvaco (MWV), a Fortune 500 corporation and global leader in packaging and packaging solutions. The building is the first of many within the up-and-coming live-work-play community, a 20-year development effort by MWV Community Development and Land Management, Inc.
With LEED Gold certification in mind, the project is expected to include a multitude of components designed to provide an overall healthy, safe, and technologically advanced environment for both employees and guests alike. An expansive curtainwall framing system with impact-rated glass provides natural daylighting while ACM and brick exterior finishes create a contemporary, polished appearance. To further enhance the exterior, a decorative wing is suspended structurally up and over the parapet walls at the roofline while a metal screen encloses the rooftop equipment and penthouse. Due to the location of the facility within a seismic and hurricane zone, steel and brace framing provide additional structural support.
In an effort to accommodate multi-tenant expansion, interior features are kept minimal but include core upfits for main entry lobbies, elevators, and restrooms. These areas are enhanced by interior storefront tenant doors, slate, porcelain tile and acoustical ceilings. Decorative wood features are incorporated into the millwork, wall panels and ceilings. This project is part of the joint-venture development effort by Rock-Miramar, Inc. and MeadWestvaco.
This New York-based distributor of metal working and industrial supplies co-locates its corporate headquarters in Davidson, North Carolina. The office building sits on a 14.7-acre site within Childress Klein Properties’ Harbour Place development.
The six-story building serves as the company’s Customer Service Center and is constructed of structural steel and precast exterior while traditional curtainwall wraps the building. Corporate offices occupy the fifth floor with open office space on the second, third and fourth floors, which accommodate technology, human resources, marketing, and product management employees. A full-service kitchen, dining area, and lounge are provided in addition to an amphitheater, for education and training, on the first floor.
The lobby greets visitors with high-end finishes such as extensive granite and rich millwork, materials also used throughout the sixth floor lobby. Green Globe design parameters are utilized to ensure thoughtful sustainability practices. Site work includes 12-acres of grading and storm sewer installation. This area includes surface parking spaces and an outdoor patio, fountain, and bocce court.
Choate Construction completes the project with a highly accelerated schedule, utilizing fast-track phasing was employed to allow the tenants to occupy the building within 12 months of the commencement of design.
Pankow teamed with SKS Partners, Pfau Long Architects and Murphy Burr Curry Structural Engineers to re-envision the former Jessica McClintock headquarters in the SOMA district of San Francisco. Working from the due diligence stage to assist SKS Investments with the purchase of the building, Pankow and the rest of the team is working to reinvent a PDR (Produce, Distribute, Repair) zoned space. The building has been demoltioned back to a core and shell condition and is being rebuilt using a fast track permitting and phased construction process so that the project will be completed in 7 months.
Located in the Atwater Corporate Center in Malvern, PA, IMC served as construction manager of the new 45,000 square foot, two-story, Class A corporate office. The new office building is a stat-of-the-art facility including a two-story lobby, extensive glass and daylighting, 10″ ceilings, open offices, cafeteria, conference rooms, executive boardroom and training facilities. Employees enjoy a patio and open space with direct access to trails, views of the 70 acre lake and protected woodlands.
As CM/GC, Lewis managed this first generation, 12-floor, 250,000 square foot, fast track tenant improvement for six federal government agencies. Substantial security features such as duress buttons on walls and under desks, key card readers and wire mesh within walls adjacent to occupied spaces were included in the project. Lewis also added structural steel to support high density files and x-ray machines and installed owner furnished magnetometers. The project is certified LEED Gold for Commercial Interiors.
Choate Construction’s renovation to Family Dollar’s corporate headquarters dramatically transforms the drab, 1970s era existing facility into a modern, bright place to work. Total renovations consist of 90,000-SF of occupied office space, the construction of a 23,427-SF vendor merchandising facility, new truck entrance and parking area, new entrance, replacement of skylights, and the reconfiguration of the parking lot with new hardscape and landscape. Also included is the construction of an onsite sample store with a tilt-up exterior and a glass storefront entrance. The sample store consists of 7,832 SF of office space and 15,595 SF of warehouse space.The new office area consists of the demolition of the current area back to the core shell with plans to recycle all carpet, ceiling tile, metal and concrete materials. Five phases of construction allows continuous use of the building during construction. Each phase involves all new electrical wiring along with outlets, switches and fixtures, new VAV boxes and duct work, updated sprinkler lines, new walls, ceiling tiles, carpet squares, doors and glazing. The installation of a new entrance and lobby tower replaces the original front pre-cast panels. Insulated glass panels replace the entire glass skylight system to weatherproof the space and make the system energy efficient.
This project contains a combination of private and open offices, conference rooms, a wellness center and reception area. In addition, there are several feature walls that incorporate architectural glass elements, white board painting, branding and architectural wood wrap.
The DaVita World Headquarters is not an office of the past where employees aimlessly enter a blank office building adorned with rows of tan desks and black chairs. It is an office of the future providing a whole new way of approaching a collaborative, team-oriented work environment.
A 500,000 sq. ft. Class A office building and parking garage accommodating 950 teammates; the offices are designed and built to be a “home away from home.” To promote a pleasing work environment, additional features include: rooftop exterior terraces, three interior seasonal gardens, three water features, workout room, top level marketplace, community spaces, large employee training area, and student union. In addition, the top floor and corners are devoted as employee spaces, not private offices.
Built on a brownfield site, the building is a vital component to the redevelopment of the Central Platte Valley near the Millennium Bridge and provides teammates ample access to public transportation. This facility received a LEED Gold certification.
Saunders delivered the building on time, within budget to the acclaim of our client and owner’s representative.
The Denver Art Museum Administration Building is a 52,000-square-foot, three-level office building housing 150 employees. The building was designed to meet LEED Gold and an exposed ceiling throughout. This distinct feature of open ceilings required numerous hours of 3D coordination and modeling. The time spent modeling the space ensured the exposed vents and piping, that would other wise be covered, were perfectly aligned.
The first two floors consist of open office areas, conference rooms and break rooms. Located in the center of each floor are the conference rooms and break room. This area is known as the “Heart Beat Zone.” It is divided into 4 separate areas symbolically representing the chambers of a human heart.
The secured basement consists of Art and High Density (library) Storage. The art storage area required a dedicated HVAC system to meet specific environmental and American Alliance of Museums (AAM) criteria. It is also a humidity controlled environment, to properly preserve all the art archives.
Originally built in 1910 for industrial use, the Culver Building was completely renovated by Lewis in 2012. Work included adding a penthouse, roof deck, new glazing systems, elevator, restrooms, and HVAC system. The LEED Silver space largely consists of unique meeting areas and features an open concept to encourage collaborative teamwork. Hoteling stations, high-tech conferencing rooms, informal huddle spaces and outdoor meeting spaces promote connectivity and innovation.