Nashville bridge building renovations help with water conservation
Hastings Architecture completed the renovation of the former Nashville Bridge Company building for Nashville’s Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency. The building houses public restrooms and concessions on the first floor, for use by patrons of the neighboring water park, and office spaces on the upper floors. The 4,500-sf roof and 2,800-sf patio collect rainwater, which is reused in the restrooms, providing an estimated savings of more than 172,000 gallons of water annually. The Building Team also includes: RG Anderson Company (contractor), Hawkins Partners (landscape architect), Barge Cauthen & Associates (CE), EMC Structural Engineers (SE), and Power Management Corporation (MEP).
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Minneapolis mausoleum adds space for above-ground burials
When the original mausoleum at Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis neared capacity in 2003, the Lakewood Cemetery Association approved construction of the Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum. Designed and engineered by HGA with mausoleum consultant Carrier Mausoleums Construction, the 24,500-sf structure houses six crypt rooms, three family crypt rooms, six columbarium rooms, a chapel, reception center, lounge, and kitchen. A rectangular reflecting pool, designed and constructed by Commercial Aquatic Engineering, was added to the mausoleum site. Halvorson Design Partnership provided landscape architect services. M.A. Mortenson Co. served as general contractor.
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University of Houston parking garage connects commuters to campus
Designed by WHR Architects, the University of Houston’s new 2,300-car, 735,821-gsf, four-level parking facility provides multiple uses for students, staff, and visitors, with stores, restaurants, and UH Parking offices at street level. Adjacent to Cougar Walk, the pedestrian walkway that connects UH’s Robertson Stadium to buildings around campus, the garage exterior is adorned with the university’s colors and logo. The Building Team also included Vaughan Construction (contractor), Walker Parking Consultants (structural/functional engineering), Shah Smith & Associates (MEP), Clark Condon (landscape architect), Walter P Moore (CE), and 4b Technology (IT/data/security).
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Restaurant remodel assists in rebranding of Cambridge brewery
Renovations were recently completed on John Harvard’s Brewery & Ale House in Cambridge, Mass. Shawmut Design and Construction performed the renovation of the 8,100-sf restaurant, owned by Centerplate Inc. The designer, BSR Brand + Environment, restored many of the historic finishes in the remodel, including the 100-year-old floor, bar top, wooden panels, and pub tabletops. Two new conical-bottom beer fermentation tanks were installed for on-site brewing. The spent grain generated by the new tanks will be featured in the restaurant’s new pizza recipe, thus linking the redesign of the facility with a similarly redesigned menu..
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