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Project substantialy funded by CFB, with additional district bond fundsArchitectural planning and design, electrical, structural and mechanical engineering, construction administration and site design/landscape servicesSite adapt of campus plan as a prototypeMaster planned for fture classroom building
Programming, site development and facility design for a 744 bed expansion (694 net new beds) of the existing Eloy Detention Center. The expansion will include one 360-bed, all cells, housing unit and one 384-bed dormitory housing unit. Fifty (50) beds in the existing housing units will be converted to Segregation. Support spaces to be remodeled and/or expanded will include: Visitation, ICE/EOIR, Intake and Medical. A new freezer will be located in the service yard. The Kitchen and Laundry will include added and/or upgraded equipment. The Master Control will be modified to accommodate the expansion and the existing Fire Alarm System will be upgraded. Site development will include: 100 car parking expansion, utility extensions, electric service upgrades, added emergency generators, Segregation Recreation cages and temporary sally ports created in the existing perimeter fence. Scope of work will also include Program Documentation development, Stun-Fence perimeter detection system retrofit and locking controls, Intercom and CCTV replacement. The project consists of adding two new housing units, converting 50 existing beds to Segregation, additional laundry, kitchen equipment, expanded medical, visitation, intake, ICE and EOIR spaces, new freezer unit (stand-alone) and expanded parking (100 stalls). Total new and remodel building area is estimated to be 105,100 square feet.
This new 67,500 SF, K-5 facility is a site adapt of the District's successful prototype Ellsworth Elementary (also designed by DLR Group). The adaptation of the previous school enabled the District to save on design costs and improve the completion schedule. The site adaptation was also able to include improvements from the previous project. Kindergarten classrooms are configured for easy, safe, parent pick-up and drop-off with oversight of the administration area. Classrooms are identified by dominate colors that enable children to easily find and relate to their learning spaces. A separate kindergarten play area is provided that also allows the children to enjoy the pleasant interior courtyard.   The site adapt also provided for the most optimal placement of the school facilities, with nearly all of the classrooms provided with natural light, and the interior classrooms with interior windows. High performance glass and high insulation values keep energy costs down and interior spaces comfortable. Efficient, cost-effective construction was also made a priority.
DLR Group has provided architectural and electrical, mechanical and structural engineering services for This 16,000 SF bus transportation and facilities maintenance building is a pre-engineered facility that includes administration areas including dispatch, conference rooms, staff break rooms, training rooms, and service bays with a lift. This project was also completed as part of the District's $40 million bond contract.
The Tartesso Elementary School is a single building concept designed to accommodate students from Kindergarten through 8th grade. In response to the site's useable area, the two-story building creates a separation of lower and upper level grades and is designed for both school and community use. The school incorporates highly effi cient, sustainable strategies in both the site and building design. It is also the First LEED Silver Certified school funded solely by the Arizona School Facilities Board.
The New K-8 Elementary School at Trillium will be located on a 12.0-acre site, as a single building concept designed to accommodate 900 students ranging in grades Kindergarten through 8th grade. Trillium Elementary School will be ‘site-adapted’ from Tartesso Elementary School, Also designed by DLR Group with additional classrooms and toilets to accommodate increased student capacity. The school will be design utilizing high efficient, sustainable design strategies. The design intent for Trillium elementary school will be to achieve a level of certification that meets the USGBC’s LEED rating system. Sustainable design strategies include: Building orientation minimizes solar heat gain. A high-performing thermal envelope is achieved by adequate insulation in the walls and roof. Daylighting is achieved in all occupied academic spaces and above 90% of occupied spaces have views to the outside. Interior light fixtures contribute to an efficient lighting design that consumes 36% less energy than ASHRAE standard baseline design. Water conservation uses native and low-water-use plant material, irrigated with a high-efficiency drip system.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is the only accredited aviation university in the world. DLR Group's design of the new Christine and Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Library and Learning Center embodies this prestigious institution's dedication to technological and academic advancement. The design concept for the library is a metaphor for flight. Composed of metal and glass, the building seems to hover above the ground. The library's main entry is defined by an internally illuminated staircase that evokes the technological underpinnings of aeronautical education. The staircase lifts students from the classrooms on the first floor to the resource center and commons on the second floor. The second level cantilevers in two directions; coupled with expanses of glass, the space encourages informal learning surrounded by limitless views of the horizon.
This large scale renovations and additions project has had a significant impact on the existing Carl Hayden campus plan. It created a new identity for the Carl Hayden Community, and increased safety and security through its open courtyard design. It also incorporated elaborate phasing and construction sequencing to implement the complete redesign of the infrastructure of the campus, while still remaining fully operational throughout construction.   The project began with an understanding of three goals following the Phoenix Union High School District's philosophy of Rigor, Relevance and Relationships. Based on this foundation, the staff at Carl Hayden and District representatives worked with the design team to develop additional memorable goals for this project:   A strong campus identity: To establish an identity, the new student services building creates a bold street presence while standing as a new landmark for the community.   Community ownership and pride: The envelope for the new student services building was designed to integrate the red brick exterior from original 1950's campus, while presenting a new stance for the future.   Promote interactivity and personalization: The desire to promote the relationship of students with their teachers and peers resulted in the creation of an environment where students feel comfortable and confident to excel such as in the newly renovated media center, cafeteria and gymnasium, along with extensive site work.   Compelling design and dynamic spaces: The building organization and aesthetics allow for persuasive spaces that enrich the learning experience, raise expectations for behavior and performance, enable social interaction and promote personal growth, encourage attendance and reduce conflict.
Design Achievement - Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC) is a dynamic public school District that formed a unique partnership with 12 school Districts in Maricopa County in 2003 to enhance Career and Technical educational opportunities for students and instructors. DLR Group's design of the West-MEC Aviation Center provides a dynamic specialty training center for high school and adult students seeking future careers in aviation. The facility supports a program consistent of up to 1900 hours of instruction in general, air frame, power plant, and avionics as prescribed by the Federal Aviation Administration. It has a capacity to handle up to 100 enrollees per week. To emphasize its role as a Federal Aviation Administration training center, the design features striping, as found on an airport tarmac, running from the parking lot through the lobby and into the teaching environment. Dramatic super graphics are placed along this path to enhance the wayfinding experience. Due to high visibility from Glendale Avenue, the metal building's bold gesture responds to movement and the unique vernacular of adjacent facilities. The fluid movement in the façade is similar to aircraft's geometry by applying references to the wing profile design and therefore acting as inspiration to the learning environment. Scope Summary - The architecture comprises a new 47,000 SF pre-engineered metal structure consisting of classrooms, administrative offices, training areas, and workspace. Creative use of material and systems coupled with the economies of a pre-engineered metal building resulted in cost-effective construction. The metal building serves well the need for clear span for an aircraft hangar. Housing an FAA-accredited program, design further fulfilled very specific space and equipment needs as well. DLR Group provided architecture, engineering, interiors, and landscape architecture services in design-build delivery with McCarthy Building Companies.
Tartesso High School will be designed to meet Minimum Building Adequacy Guidelines set forth by the State of Arizona School Facilities Board (SFB). The design of the school responds to an allocated construction amount of approximately $142.85/ Gross Square Feet in accordance with SFB funding criteria. Tartesso High School will be designed utilizing high efficient, sustainable design strategies. The design intent for the school will be to achieve a level of certification that meets the USGBC’s LEED™ rating system. Abundant natural light is a primary objective for the design team relative to student performance and systems performance. Clerestory glazing is planned for the media center with large windows looking out to the courtyard and punched openings facing the entry parking lot. The cafeteria will have large glass walls facing the courtyard and clerestory windows to bring diffused light from above. Acknowledging the impact of natural light on student achievement, most academic spaces will have windows. Where necessary, shading will be provided by the building’s form and the use of high performance glazing or a translucent insulated panels. The design concept reflects criteria for architectural character established by the developer of the Tartesso community, as well as the District’s desire for each school to have it’s own unique "signature". The name "Tartesso" refers to an ancient city on the cost of the Iberian Peninsula whose residents were sun worshipers. Therefore, the design concept utilizes building elements that will cast dramatic shadows onto the building, and the courtyard is master planned for a sundial.
Design Achievement - EVIT’s Health Sciences Center trains and equips students for careers in emergency medical training, nursing, health sciences, massage therapy, and medical and dental assisting. DLR Group’s design complements the existing Health Science Building and creates classrooms adaptable to the changing functional needs of EVIT in a sustainable and inviting environment. Flexible classroom and simulation workspaces allow EVIT and students to always be on the cutting edge of the healthcare industry - easily adaptable to changes in programming and curriculum. Scope Summary - The 69,000 SF addition to the existing EVIT main campus provides enhanced opportunities in the medical and sciences fields. The school was designed around technology to strengthen curriculum and opportunities to learn, including on-site photovoltaics and rainwater harvesting tanks for students to observe sustainable design in action. The resulting energy efficient and inviting environment also meets the criteria for a LEED Silver certification. Designed completely using Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology, the facility was completed more than a month ahead of schedule and half a million dollars under budget. DLR Group provided architecture, engineering, and interior design services.
Our DLR Group team first conducted an Energy Analysis for a proposed Town Hall facility to reach the Town's energy initiative goals. We also strategized the implementation of those goals within the new Town Hall facility. We designed this office/retail building located in the heart of the downtown area for Buckeye's own city offices and some small retail use. Memorable goals achieved for the project included: 50% reduction in energy consumption for a similar facility in its area, inclusion of sustainability/LEED elements (the project has been designed to achieve an Energy Star label), enhanced potential for future development, historical representation, strengthened working relationships between departments, and flexible of use spaces.
Agua Fria Union High School District’s newest high school is a true 21st Century learning environment. The District set their high-concept for design as one that promotes a higher degree of interaction between teachers and students while instilling a sense of pride. This same space also adapts to a variety of learning styles beyond traditional classrooms. The flexible learning spaces create high-energy, spontaneous collaboration between students. Multiple exterior entry points allow students pass through secure-access hallways while visitors are directed to public-access areas. Once inside, daylight becomes an important part of way-finding and lighting for the building.   Four small learning communities branch off the main circulation core, and are arranged in pairs with the lower and upper levels acting independently. Classrooms surround a common space. The administrative core is shared between two communities, decentralized from the main student services. At the second level, a teacher planning center overlooks the commons space and media center below. The planning centers encourage teacher collaboration with both students and fellow faculty. At the opposite end of the mall, the food court acts as a commons/gathering space for campus events and community activities. The food court looks directly onto the interior courtyard and secured outdoor dining presents opportunities for activities to occur in this area. Adjacent to the food court is the main gymnasium, other physical education spaces, music, and elective classrooms.   The school district and design team are seeking USGBC LEED Silver certification as an ongoing responsibility to create a sustainable, healthy and comfortable learning environment.
DLR Group has enjoyed a long history with the JO Combs School District, first designing a prototype elementary school for the District in 2002. Since then we have designed 4 elementary schools, a Middle School and a High School for the District. Most recently, we have been asked to design a Maintenance and Transportation Facility for the District. The facility includes two bus bays, an automated bus wash, fueling station, a driver training course, and parking for 76 buses. The facility also includes a warehouse storage area and administration and support offices. The facility was also master planned by DLR Group for a future district office facility on site as well.
Design Achievement – Arizona Agribusiness and Equine Center High School offers outstanding instruction in the sciences for students interested in biotechnology, veterinarian studies, equine science, and agriculture-related careers. The project involved extensive stakeholder, community, and city involvement in the planning and design process. DLR Group’s design provides an environment supportive of such a rigorous and ever-evolving curriculum in a safe and secure environment that has quickly become a part of the local agrarian Prescott Valley community. Scope Summary – The new 33,000 SF high school campus includes administration, classrooms, science labs, and a stable and equine area. The design features efficient building systems, extensive daylighting and optimal site placement, and water saving technologies such as rain water storage tanks to support the native landscaping throughout the site. The facility also takes advantage of many opportunities for outdoor learning spaces and gathering areas, allowing the school a closer relationship to the natural environment they support. DLR Group provided integrated planning; architecture; structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering; and landscape architecture services.
Paradise Valley Unified School District's vision for their new Center for Research in Engineering, Science, and Technology (CREST) specialty high school is this high performance academic and sustainable facility. The curricula follows the platform of a science/technology/engineering/math (STEM) school, but more specifically focuses on engineering and biotechnology. The facility strives to convey the dynamic learning concepts taught there by communicating transparency and movement.Transparency within the building invites students to observe class projects other than their own and inspire cross course work. This visual connection paired with active common areas entice students to teach one another and follow their curiosity to explore, discover, and create.   Multi-use spaces encourage impromptu discoveries and spontaneous collaboration resulting in a culture that embraces learning and provides an environment that makes students comfortable to explore. The aesthetics of design speak clearly to discovery, innovation, and excellence and are a point of pride for the students of CREST as well as the district. As a building dedicated to the ever transforming fields of science and engineering, CREST allows for this growth through flexible learning spaces, open labs and multi-use areas. The building itself becomes an integral teaching tool rather than a mere backdrop to teaching. CREST is an interactive building, exposing structural and mechanical systems to present teaching moments of applied theory and an advanced level of understanding. Advanced, high-performance systems have been implemented to demonstrate the importance of sustainability to the students and produce a generation of good stewards.
Design Achievement - A growing environmental concern, shrinking operational budget, and demand for technology propelled Paradise Valley Unified School District to embrace energy efficiency when planning Fireside Elementary School. DLR Group designers and the District took a net-zero design approach from the very beginning to achieve near net-zero operations, making this a showcase school and the most efficient for the District upon opening. The building serves as a teaching tool to illustrate water conservation and solar energy production techniques. Rain-water collection silos are prominent at the front of this school for students and community member to see first-hand the commitment to sustainable rain-water harvesting practices. Cisterns collect rain water for landscape and playfield irrigation. TV screens in the lobby display and monitor energy usage and production from the school's photovoltaic system, allowing students to see how their building impacts the environment. Scope Summary - The two-story, 86,650 SF elementary school serves 880 students in Kindergarten to sixth grade. DLR Group provided architecture, engineering, and interior design services.
Humboldt USD’s first bond sale included two GMPs. The first GMP addressed hydrology/drainage and paving issues at all of their school sites. This was a summer package that gave the community visibility to the bond dollars at work. The second GMP included classroom additions at four of the existing elementary schools. This scope included a free-standing classroom building with five classrooms at Liberty Elementary School, a free-standing classroom building with seven classrooms at Humboldt Elementary School and two classroom building addition at both Glassford Hill and Lake Valley Elementary Schools.
Design Achievement - DLR Group's design for this 100-bed facility supports the client's goal to offer respectful, home-like environment to its residents. Awash with natural light throughout, the building supports and encourages healthy living habits for elders and others needing nursing assistance, both physical and intellectual. Six outdoor courtyards and a central community activity space provide numerous options for small and large group activities. Both indoor and outdoor spaces are designed to encourage anticipation and community interaction, while allowing the individuals privacy to be respected. Scope Summary - Totaling 98,000 SF, the Gila River Skilled Nursing facility has 60 skilled care beds, 20 dementia/ secure beds, 15 sub-acute/ rehabilitation beds, and five hospice beds. Spaces provided include dining rooms, game areas, crafts, television viewing and informal gathering spots. There is a library, beauty salon/ barber, deli, theater, multi-purpose room, exercise room, physical rehabilitation and a chapel. A front porch is provided to allow residents to sit and watch what is happening at the front entrance. Outdoor areas offer lush landscaping, raised planter beds for gardening, exercise lawns, fruit trees, and walking paths. DLR Group provided architecture services.
Design Achievement – The Franciscan Renewal Center in Paradise Valley, Arizona sought to expand its outreach capabilities by doubling the facilities on its existing campus, including a new 800-seat Catholic Church. The foremost goal was to harmonize the new space within the serene setting, with quiet courtyards and secluded spots for spiritual meditation. DLR Group’s design for Our Lady of Angels Church is inspired by the unique surroundings of the Sonoran Desert and derived from what the community values most about the site – an intimate experience. Upon arrival at the Franciscan Renewal Center, an iconic, illuminated beacon of light, depicting the namesake of the Church, provides identity and extends an invitation to celebrate God’s teachings in alignment with a core Franciscan belief: “All Are Welcome.” Recalling the natural geology of the desert, the rough-cut stone outer walls of the Church define the ambulatory and service functions of the space. As a gradual transition in scale, the low base gives way to an upper volume that is a pure elliptical form, defining the shape of the nave. Natural light along the nave walls reinforces a connection to organic phenomena. The upper volume of the Church is clad in honed travertine stone and sliced vertically, providing views to the nearby mountain ranges. The upper and lower forms invoke, in the words of St. Francis, a “sublime humility and humble sublimity,” with the fenestration arranged to convey a sense of ascendance and descendance as the earthly realm is united with the heavens above. The teachings of St. Francis are integrated into the design of the Church through custom art glass and liturgical works of art. The design has received a National Honor Award from Faith & Form, an affiliate magazine of the AIA. Scope Summary – The structure of the 17,500 SF Church reflects the character of the gathered assembly and the constraints of a narrow site. The interior is arranged as a semi-circle to bring the furthest row as close to the altar as possible. As a reflection of Franciscan beliefs toward our relationship to the earth, the Church is designed to meet LEED Silver certification with environmental stewardship as a priority. High-efficiency displacement cooling systems, natural daylighting, use of recycled materials, and low-water-use desert landscaping are key sustainability strategies. Prior to designing the new Church, our firm updated the master plan for the campus, including assessment of architectural / engineered systems and historic preservation. The master plan for the 20-acre site features 65,000 SF of new construction, including associated outdoor event space to accommodate 2,500 attendees; a spiritual healing center with counseling rooms; and a 400-person capacity conference center. New guest rooms are integrated into the most remote portion of the site, with a variety of unit types for both group retreats and single-occupancy, long-term silent retreats. DLR Group provided architecture, MEP and structural engineering, interiors, historic preservation, audiovisual, and acoustic design services.
DLR Group team members provided electrical, mechanical, and structural engineering services for this two-story Forensic Lab addition to the existing Boulder Creek High School (also designed by DLR Group - architectural, electrical, mechanical, and structural engineering design services provided). The program provides two Lab Classrooms, a Teacher Prep and Storage Room and a Student Prep Room per floor. The total square footage is approximately 4,500 SF. The addition required approximately 3,600 SF of remodeled space to provide for code required exiting, plumbing fixture count and the relocation of the existing fire riser.
Design Achievement - The project is the Design-Build renovation of the original 1926 Veterans Meeting Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and listed on the State of California’s Register of Historic Resources, the 10-story structure includes six full floors and four mezzanine floors, a full basement, a 663-seat auditorium, and a gymnasium on the top floor. During World War II, Hollywood’s biggest stars – including Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Dorothy Lamour, entertained the troops in the Hall’s main auditorium. Over the years, the hall has been seen in more than 300 films, including Patton, starring George C. Scott and Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo. The landmark Bob Hope Patriotic Hall had suffered from incompatible renovations, obsolete infrastructure, no air conditioning, and did not meet code, ADA, life safety, or seismic requirements. DLR Group’s design accommodates new programming for Veterans of all branches of the military to convene in the building for meetings, events and recreational activity, while maximizing the preservation of significant historic spaces and fabric. The solution matched the larger volumes of the most significant, newly programmed spaces with the most compatible and architecturally significant historic volumes, while adapting spaces of secondary architectural significance for major renovation to accommodate infrastructure and support program. Scope Summary - The project encompassed the renovation of 85,000 SF of existing historic space, as well as the installation of new mechanical, electrical, plumbing, telecommunications and fire-life safety systems and additions of a central plant and side entrance. Veteran’s space was programmed at approximately 11,000 SF and located in the basement, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd floors. Approximately 15,000 SF of office/meeting space was programmed in the 4th, 6th, and 8th floors. A new full service kitchen and dining area were developed in the basement. The project scope also included a complete restoration of the primary building façade, ornamental painting and plaster repair throughout the project, artwork restoration, special lighting design, and acoustical isolation of the upper level gymnasium from meeting rooms below. The County of Los Angeles required complete abatement, demolition of all hollow clay tile walls, seismic upgrades, and complete restoration of historic finishes. All work was completed in accordance with Secretary of Interiors Standards for the Rehabilitation of Historic Structures, and the project achieved LEED Gold Certification. DLR Group provided Architecture, Interior Design, MEP Engineering services.
Site development and facility design for an approximate 3,000-bed Medium Security Correctional Facility. The facility design will be based, in part, on the Saguaro and Adams County housing unit design and the Adams County support buildings design. The new design will include three separate compounds, consisting of two 360-bed General Population housing (direct management cells) and one 360-bed Special Housing unit to include 300 beds for Special Management and 60 Segregation Inmates (indirect management with satellite Master Control function). All cells will be double-bunked. Each of the three compounds will have a Program Support Building, which will contain, in part, inmate education and vocational program areas, administrative offices, a medical clinic, library, chapel, and dining/serving kitchen (for one compound only). All three compounds will be served by a Central Support Building, which will contain a main kitchen, with two separate dining areas, the main Medical/Dental, Intake, Master Control, Inside Administration, Laundry, Central Mechanical/Electrical and Warehouse. Additional buildings will include an Outside Administration, Maintenance, Contact Visiting and partial covered Recreation Structures. The overall building site development will be approximately 110 acres, to include an approximate 350-car parking lot, perimeter fence, detection system, site lighting and security patrol road. Infrastructure to support the new complex will be planned and designed by a consultant retained by CCA. Improvements to Hanna and La Palma Roads will also be part of this project. The project is to be completed in three phases; as described below: Phase I (Compound 1 and Program Support Building) 3 each - 360 Bed Prototype Housing Phase II (Compound 2 and Program Support Buildings) 3 each - 360 Bed Prototype Housing Phase III (Compound 3 and Program Support Buildings) 3 each - 360 Bed Prototype Housing
Scope Summary - The scope of this work encompassed the design and development of photovoltaic energy generating systems for seven school districts in Arizona. Design strategies were evaluated depending on the specific need of the school district. The solar installations identified offset escalating energy costs and immediately reduce operating, repair, and maintenance expenditures. Final design solutions consisted of carports, ground mounts, and rooftop arrays. DLR Group provided engineering and construction administration services.
The project objective is to create a full service hotel that will serve as the headquarters hotel for the expanded Tucson Convention Center. This project will change the skyline and image of Tucson and have a positive impact on visitors to the region. The project will also serve to generate additional city revenue from increased Convention Center bookings due to the expansion and the ability to offer large guestroom blocks to support larger conventions. DESIGN STATEMENT: The design approach draws upon many sources: buildings, images and words. We looked for sources that spoke to the Tucson community with authenticity. We listened to the community wishes for a landmark building that was true to the heritage of Tucson and was respectful of the Tucson landscape, its culture and history. A 'sense of place' was created for visitors, residents and the passers-by. Our design concept was grounded in Tucson's unique natural features: rock, water, and light. This uniqueness was the springboard for our design which seeks to balance this nature sensitively and in a heroic way.
This three-campus solar installation for the Payson Unified School District was completed in July 2010 and resulted in a 1.44 MW Energy Output, equivalent to the electricity used by 211 homes in one year.  This was the largest education solar installation in the State of Arizona at the time. In addition to the production of solar energy, the structures are providing shaded parking and/or playground areas, allowing these outside spaced to be used by student even during the hot summer or rainy seasons.   The District is also taking advantage of on-line solar panel data where students, teachers and the community can review data related to the PV systems at the main campus to see the amount of energy produced each day, week, month or annually as shown below. The solar system at Payson High School and Rim Country Middle School is projected to produce 1,540,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean energy in the first year.
Faced with overwhelming budget constraints, Continental Unified School District chose solar energy as a solution to offset escalating energy costs. This project required no capital outlay by the District who leases back the photovoltaic system with a 15-year payoff. In addition to the solar generation of power, the PV structures provides much-needed shaded parking to help minimize heat gain in the harsh desert climate. Energy Output: 346 KW
Design Achievement - The new Desert Willow Elementary School is nestled among and respects the surrounding landscape of this southwestern community. DLR Group's design achieves two primary goals: provide scenic views of the mountainous terrain and blend seamlessly with the nearby middle school. Abundant windows allow natural daylighting to flood the school and frame views of the horizon. Strategic material selection including concrete block, stucco and metal panel respond to the architecture of the neighboring middle school. Architectural metal, glass, lighting and signage provide contrast and interest to invite students into the facility. Metal surfaces provide sun-shading over building entries and create signage for school identification. The elementary school is oriented to take advantage of solar opportunities for energy efficiencies. Scope Summary - The 50,000 SF elementary school serves 500 students. A simple circulation pattern connects the collection of building parts. Clarity of circulation ensures ease of use as well as security. Windows are incorporated at the intersection of circulation paths to allow natural daylighting and framed views of the courtyard and the surrounding mountains. Activity areas such as the cafeteria, gymnasium and breakout settings incorporate ambient daylighting. Skylights also brighten indoor spaces. DLR Group provided architecture, engineering and interiors services.
Tohono O’odham Community College (TOCC) was chartered by the Tohono O’odham Nation in 1998 to serve the residents of the Nation and nearby communities. Since opening its doors in 2000 and achieving full accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools in 2005, TOCC has grown into a dynamic educational institution that offers numerous degrees, certificates, and credentials in response to the original dream of the Tohono O’odham elders, leaders and the College Vision, Mission and Goals. DLR Group facilitated the planning process that began in May 2009 and concluded in June 2010 with the completion of the Facilities Master Plan document and Phase 1 Schuk Toak conceptual building plans. The process was subdivided into five planning phases: Master Plan Goals & Objectives, Space Programming, Preliminary Master Planning, Final Master Plan, and Concept Building Plans. The Facilities Master Plan is the result of a collaborative process that included a broad cross-section of College and community representatives. It complements and supplements existing planning documents that identify anticipated growth in enrollment and educational programs at the College. In response to that growth, a new Main Campus (Schuk Toak Campus) is to be located on a 32-acre site (located at Milepost 126 North Highway 86) and a new West Campus (Pisin Mo’o Campus) is to be located on a 30-acre site (located at Milepost 78 North Highway 86), one mile east of San Simon. The two new campuses will be constructed in phases. The projected construction budget for the new East/Schuk Toak Campus is $25,000,000 and the initial phase at the Schuk Toak Campus shall accommodate an enrollment capacity of 800 students. The projected construction budget for the new West/Pisin Mo’o Campus is $7,000,000 and the initial phase at the Pisin Mo’o Campus shall accommodate an enrollment capacity of 200 students. DLR Group provided master planning, architectural design and construction administration services.
Design Achievement – The bright and colorful Laveen Elementary School campus promotes student growth and well-being while striving for design sensitivity and stainability. The master plan accommodates 1,000 students in grades K-8. The design features separate classroom space for pre-school and secure drop off and pick up areas for parents. The campus includes facilities for administration, a media center, a cafeteria, and a multi-purpose building. The site design lends itself to a controlled environment for security and operational purposes creating separation of the public and a secure school zone. Scope Summary – The scope of this 96,000 SF comprised a newly constructed K-8 elementary school on a 15-acre site near the Gila River Indian Community. The design delivered many sustainable design elements including occupancy sensors, waterless urinals, daylighting, and optimal building orientation for energy efficiency. The shape and orientation of the buildings provide daylighting through windows along the longer north and south walls, while minimizing solar heat gain through the shorter east and west walls. DLR Group provided integrated planning; architecture; structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering; and landscape architecture services for this project.
Design Achievement The students of Cocopah Middle School have a renovated campus to call their home, resulting from the District's comprehensive facility master plan implementation. DLR Group's design allowed for a complex phased project to completely revamp the campus and enhance the overall student experience. The school design incorporates input from the surrounding neighborhoods using subtle materials and finishes to blend into the surroundings, as well as lower profile buildings. The new central courtyard ties the entire campus together, creating both a dynamic and engaging outdoor learning environment. The grand staircase creates a strong entry point and acts as wayfinding for the whole campus. This school is designed to complement the existing curriculum, incorporating District facility standards and allowing for potential enrollment expansion.   Scope Summary  This phased project reconstructed the existing campus in a sequence of seven new buildings, demolition and remodeling of two existing buildings. The 107,000 SF facility accommodates 1,000 students in grades 6 through 8. The campus includes multiple new buildings: one-story administration/health, two 2-story classroom buildings, one-story media center, a one-story cafeteria/multipurpose/central plant building and one-story enrichment curriculum building containing classrooms for art, Special Ed and other electives; as well as refurbishing the gymnasium and music buildings. In keeping with the District's good-neighbor policy, DLR Group modified the buildings' structural and mechanical systems to reduce the total building height by lowering the finished floor. DLR Group provided architecture, engineering and construction administration services.
Design Achievement - For the Tucson Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center, stakeholders wanted a modern landmark building that is true to the heritage of Tucson. DLR Group's design has been praised by the local community as uniquely Tucsonian and authentic to the city.  Designers were inspired by the unique beauty of the desert landscape. The tower runs parallel to the east-west axis, and its north and south facades are treated differently and appropriately for their exposure. The project features an open courtyard adjacent to the restaurant and pre-function spaces, with the outdoor pool overlooking the spaces. Scope Summary - This new, 27 story, 525 room, full-service Sheraton Hotel will feature a bar and lobby lounge, fitness center, café, rooftop pool deck, business center, and 50,000 SF of function and meeting space, including a 19,000 SF ballroom. Work includes a 118,000 SF expansion of the existing adjacent convention center, with an additional exhibit hall, 2 junior ballrooms, 5 meeting rooms and associated back-of-house spaces, concourses and pre-function areas.  A new east entry is designed as the new main entry and a new 1,060 car parking garage is planned.  DLR Group provided planning and architecture services in design-build delivery with Turner Construction Company.
This project consisted of the conversion of the non-contact visitation space to a small 12-bed infirmary.  The infirmary includes an 8-bed ward and two 2-bed rooms as well as associated support spaces.  Work included demolition, mechanical , plumbing, electrical and security retrofit for the new use.  The entire area affected encompass approximately 2,500 sf.  Construction took place while the facility was fully operational, requiring careful interface with facility operations and strict adherence to security protocols.
Design Achievement - Agua Fria High School continues its growth and modernization with the recent addition and expansion, enhancing its rich heritage and tradition. DLR Group’s design increases security and student safety, updates classrooms and student services, increases energy efficiency, improves site conditions, and addresses other miscellaneous interior and site improvements. DLR Group efficiently used district bond monies to modernize this high school and promote student success in their academic, fine arts and athletic programs.   Scope Summary - This phased 11,850 SF renovation and 7,600 SF new construction project modernized and renovated the existing high school. Specific scopes of work included a new student services building, Special Ed renovation, locker room renovation, various classroom renovations, new eyewash installation in science rooms and multiple roof replacements. Site improvements included landscape beautification, low fencing and gates, grading and drainage, and site wall replacement. DLR Group provided architectural, engineering and construction administration services.
This project consists of converting Erie Elementary School into the new Hamilton Prep High School, through the addition of a 14,400 SF gymnasium, renovation of 52,500 SF of existing school facility and site improvements.
Ag-Land Lab  - new greenhouse and shed Bus lane Miscellaneous bond improvements
DLR Group worked closely with Northern Arizona University and their food service provider, Sodexo, to design a new full service restaurant and banquet facility in the North Union Building. The 1899 Bar and Grill Restaurant brings new life to the previously vacant North Union Building while providing a much needed food venue to this side of campus. The restaurant conveniently serves the adjacent hotel and conference guests as well as the campus.   The restaurant was designed to incorporate the existing brick walls, copper fireplace and wood floors. Contemporary, large, drum-red shade light fixtures were hung from a dropped round disc soffit to help define the dining area within the large, two-story space. A low, curved, divider wall with rain glass privacy panels was designed to separate the bar seating area from the dining room. Structural columns, encased in glass mosaic tile, were added to create the open and visible display kitchen where food preparation and cooking becomes an important part of the dining experience. Red, resin back-lit panels at the bar, food pick-up wall and front window mullions tie the space together.   The renovation of the 1950s building included the design of a new back-of-house banquet kitchen, three banquet rooms, a contemporary full service restaurant with front display kitchen and full bar, a private dining room with custom chefs table and new restrooms.
The Gila County Public Works Administration and Facilities/Sign Shop Buildings are a major component of the new Gila County Public Works campus and embody a unified identity and new sense of pride for the County staff who are moving from numerous smaller, remote offices and sites. The single story Public Works Administration Building provides 12,000 square feet of office, service, and administrative spaces in one consolidated location for the County Manager, Finance, Department of Public Works, and Community Development Departments of Building Safety, Code Enforcement, Floodplain, Planning and Zoning, and Wastewater Management. The two-story Facilities and Sign Shop Building provides 13,000 square feet of office, storage, workrooms, warehouse, woodworking, and general work areas for the County Facilities Department and Sign Shop Department, utilizing the same cost effective building materials as the Public Works Administration Building with the addition of chain-hoist overhead coiling doors for access to the large warehouse and general work areas. Ceilings in the warehouse and large work areas were left open to structure for additional cost savings.
The building is designed to accommodate up to 10 women, plus a maximum of 5 children per woman, in a home-like setting. Each resident/family will have a private bedroom and bathroom, small secure outdoor patio, and use of communal spaces for eating, relaxing, consultation, etc. The exterior of the shelter includes space for some outdoor activities, including gardening and fire pit/tortilla cooking. The main home functions are separate from a small administrative building, which includes the main office areas, as well as reception/processing spaces. The entire site is enclosed by a 6’ to 7’ wall to protect the residents from hostile partners. The buildings’ designs are residential in nature, low-scaled, with a combination of sloping and flat roofs and steel shade canopies at patios and porch locations.
Design Achievement - Millennium High School's mission is to prepare students for post-secondary opportunities, and the recent addition and campus expansion facilitates that mission through improved learning spaces. DLR Group's phased design adds a new classroom building, renovates multiple facilities, adds onto existing buildings and replaces bleachers on the athletic field. Vehicular circulation reconfiguration improves traffic flow and increases student safety measures. The project team modernized this campus with efficient use of the District bond monies. The improvements add value to the neighboring community and help elevate the student, staff and parent experience.  Scope Summary - The 50,600 SF addition and renovation project modernized and renovated the existing high school. The project includes 32,800 SF of classroom space, a 11,300 SF gym support building and 6,500 SF of renovation. Specific scope of work includes a new classroom building, dining area renovation, new gym support building, corridor renovation, classroom renovation, classroom/office addition, central plant expansion, new central plant, new eyewashes in science room and bleacher replacement. Site improvements included reconfiguring vehicle circulation and parking, athletic activity relocation, greenhouse relocation, exterior student dining improvements, maintenance yard improvements, security lighting and landscape beautification. DLR Group provided architectural, engineering and construction administration services.
Design Achievement – Honeywell's existing lobby at this location was dark and unwelcoming, hardly the face of a facility that houses employees who develop the advanced technologies, products and services. DLR Group's design elevates a renovation improvement to a position of big visibility to hundreds of employees and potential customers from around the world. A curving red entry feature meets a sinuous glass wall to invite visitors into the lobby space. Inside, daylighting combined with materials, colors, and finishes evoking Honeywell's brand create a strong first impression, while the increased daylighting also reduces operational costs.Scope Summary – The scope of work for this project encompassed a 1,264 SF tenant improvement of a corporate office lobby to present a new and revitalized face for the company. Improvements include a new high performance glass wall, new tile and carpet flooring, skylights, wood accent walls, new lobby furniture, and reception desk. Electronic monitors were also placed within the lobby to display Honeywell news for employees and visitors. DLR Group provided architecture services.
New construction and renovation. Includes wrestling room addition, miscellaneous interior improvements.
Design Achievement - The Central Arizona College has expanded its reach across the central Arizona desert and recently completed the first buildings on its newest San Tan Campus. Following assistance with the site selection process, DLR Group moved into the master planning and design work with a plan for phased growth for the 200+ acre campus in years to come. DLR Group's design emphasizes transparency within each space, providing visual connection to the entire campus as well as expansive views of desert and mountains. The planning process involved extensive coordination with College staff, faculty, and user stakeholder groups. The end result is a flexible master plan, program and design allowing the College to grow from a smaller, flexible campus with options for future buildings as enrollment rises and program offerings grow. Scope Summary - The scope of the the 75,000 SF, five-building Phase 1 includes a student services center complete with a flexible one-stop shop for testing, bookstore, security office, lobby, materials display, administrative offices, counseling, financial aid, career counseling and features a lobby triage station with online registration facilities. Additionally, the library is paired with a cafe, student success/learning resource center and distance learning facility. Classroom buildings include science labs, allied health labs, a fine arts/dance/performance pavilion, and general use classrooms. The campus also gives opportunity for community use with flexible community room facilities to seat up to 600 along with kitchen facilities. Infrastructure elements include a central plant/site amenities and parking. DLR Group provided planning, architecture, interiors, and landscape architecture services.
Design Achievement-Tucson Orthopaedic Institute (TOI) helps patients restore their independence, competitive edge, mobility, and smile through surgical and non-surgical treatments in preventative/occupational medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and podiatry. DLR Group’s design creates specialty clinic pods, producing a highly-efficient healing environment. This pod formation allows for separation of the patient flow from the treatment areas and for patient and family waiting areas to be conveniently located adjacent to the specific clinical areas. TOI delivers customized care for each orthopedic condition across multiple subspecialties. Scope Summary-The 43,562 SF TOI medical office tenant improvement accommodates more than 30 orthopedic physicians into one clinical space and is found in the recently developed four-story addition to the Tucson Medical Center located on the same property. The clinic is designed around specialty clinic “pods” of eight exam rooms, a cast room, nurse station, and physician dictation rooms. For staff efficiency, the six radiology rooms are located in the center with the pods radiating around. Patient check-in/out are adjacent and allow for separate patient flow. The waiting area on the south side of the clinic allows for patients and family to wait in areas close to their specific physician’s clinic. DLR Group provided architecture services.
Design Achievement: The Central Arizona College has expanded its reach across the central Arizona desert and recently completed the first buildings on its newest San Tan Campus. Following assistance with the site selection process, DLR Group moved into the master planning and design work with a plan for phased growth for the 200+ acre campus in years to come. DLR Group’s design emphasizes transparency within each space, providing visual connection to the entire campus as well as expansive views of desert and mountains. The planning process involved extensive coordination with College staff, faculty, and user stakeholder groups. The end result is a flexible master plan, program and design allowing the College to grow from a smaller, flexible campus with options for future buildings as enrollment rises and program offerings grow. Scope Summary: The scope of the 75,000 SF, five-building Phase 1 includes a student services center complete with a flexible one-stop shop for testing, bookstore, security office, lobby, materials display, administrative offices, counseling, financial aid, career counseling and features a lobby triage station with online registration facilities. Additionally, the library is paired with a cafe, student success/learning resource center and distance learning facility. Classroom buildings include science labs, allied health labs, a fine arts/dance/performance pavilion, and general use classrooms. The campus also gives opportunity for community use with flexible community room facilities to seat up to 600 along with kitchen facilities. Infrastructure elements include a central plant/site amenities and parking. DLR Group provided planning, architecture, interiors, and landscape architecture services.
Design Achievement - The historic Capitol Theatre, built in 1927-28 and designed in the “fifteenth century Hispano-Italian style” by renowned theater architect John Eberson, is an atmospheric-type theater whose interior design incorporates diverse Mediterranean architectural elements, executed on a grand scale. After having been closed for roughly two decades, DLR Group’s renovation reflects the goal of saving the beloved venue, while modernizing the theater for contemporary use. As the only remaining historic theater in Flint, the rehabilitated Capitol Theatre offers a broad array of programming, including live performance and film, for the underserved community. While focusing heavily on the modernization of theatrical and engineering systems, the design unobtrusively integrates these upgrades within the historic building envelope to allow for a more immersive experience that does not detract from the venue’s unique character. Scope Summary - The multi-phased, 91,000 SF renovation of the 1,750-seat historic theater and commercial block in downtown Flint, Michigan restored historic vestibules, lobbies, an arcade, and the audience chamber; removed a major non-historic addition; restored exterior masonry and the historic marquee; and upgraded mechanical, electrical, audiovisual, theatrical, ADA, and life safety systems. Our work with the Theatre began with an initial Existing Conditions Study and Master Plan that supported fundraising efforts and included preparation of Historic Preservation Certification applications paving the way to take advantage of historic preservation tax credits. The final project qualified for substantial Federal Tax Credits. DLR Group provided master planning/existing condition study, architectural, interior design, MEP and structural engineering, theater technical, acoustic, lighting, audiovisual, historic preservation, and fundraising and tax credit support services. .
DLR Group provided CAC with a detailed site analysis and scoring of three site parcels to determine the best location for the new San Tan Campus. Following CAC's selection of the site, we were asked to assist with the creation of a master plan for phased growth for the 200+ acre campus as well as Phase I design services. The work has involved extensive coordination with College staff, faculty, and user stakeholder groups to create a flexible master plan, program and design allowing the College to begin from smaller, very flexible initial campus facilities, planned for more growth as enrollment rises and program offerings grow. Included in the first phase are a student services center (including a flexible one-stop shop with testing, bookstore, security office, lobby, materials display, administrative offices, counseling, financial aid, career counseling, and features a lobby triage station with online registration facilities), library paired with a cafe, student success/learning resource center and distance learning facility, science labs, allied health labs, a fine arts/dance/performance pavilion, general use classrooms, flexible community room facilities to seat up to 600, kitchen facilities and a central plant/site elements and parking.
Design Achievement - The West-MEC Northeast Campus is one of four planned projects for the career and technical public school district funded by a $74.9M voter-approved bond. The Northeast Campus hosts programs for veterinary assisting, medical assisting, HVAC-R and auto collision industries. The district also provides programs such as construction technology, electrical, plumbing, and pharmacy assisting at the Northeast Campus. Score Summary - The scope of the West-MEC Northeast Campus scope included remodeling two existing 71,000 SF and 13,000 SF buildings as well as adding two new buildings, totaling 23,000 SF and 17,000 SF. The larger existing building has two stories and was transformed into classrooms, teacher spaces and technical labs. The smaller building was remodeled into an auto repair training facility with vehicle lifts, classrooms and working labs. A veterinarian program with lab space, animal holding rooms, surgery and waiting rooms are in a new 23,000 SF building. A new 17,000 SF building houses training programs for auto repair with a paint booth, classrooms, technical labs and workspace. DLR Group provided architecture, engineering, and interiors services.
In an effort to stay on top as a leading healthcare provider, Scottsdale Healthcare is giving its Piper Surgery Center a facelift to meet the growing demands. DLR Group’s design modernizes the interiors and improves flow and efficiency within the lobby and administration area, pre-op, PACU, surgery control and recovery nurse stations. DLR Group worked carefully with the Facilities Coordinators within the existing plumbing and electrical infrastructure parameters to maximize storage and improve efficiency. We also worked with the staff to identify high abuse areas and improve wall protection and doors to promote cleanability and durability.   The Piper Surgery Center Remodel project includes interior remodel and finishes. The new lobby and administration area design reduced HIPAA concerns within the registration area by widening patient check-in areas. Also, by relocating the reception desk from the back of the lobby closer to the front door, DLR Group was able to improve visibility and security and create a connection to administration that enhances flow and communication. Careful attention to selecting both durable and easily maintainable finishes was a key consideration in the design. DLR Group provided architecture and interior design services.
Design Achievement: Surgery center was updated to better meet current practices. - Improved registration - HIPPA, patient privacy, staff security, work environment -improved staff facilities - better changing / locker rooms, larger break space -reflects change in number of female surgeons (orig built in 80's when most surgeons were male) Finishes, Furnishings and equipment were replaced and updated. OR's now meet current practices for the types of procedures offered. - New equipment, new lighting and new finishes Scope Summary: Aprrox 33,400 sq ft Exisiting bldg renovated in phases - up to 30 Biggest challenge was coordinating phased construction around surgical suite schedules Building remained in operation during construction Improvements included: New user freindly registration and waiting area new  larger staff lounge new, larger locker rooms, toilets and shower areas staff support areas designed to provide equal spaces for each gender Nursing and physician work areas remolded to reflect use of technology Sterile processing work and storage areas enlarged, eliminating some areas no longer utilized Second floor overnight patient rooms updated with new finishes and more current color schemes
DLR Group recently worked with NPC on an update of their comprehensive master facilities plan for all four campuses and two education centers: Show Low, Holbrook, Snowflake, Winslow, and Hopi and Whiteriver Centers. The master plan update covered architectural, engineering and site issues, provided an assessment of current conditions and recommendations for the future. Holbrook Campus As a part of the first phase implementation of the new master plan, we designed the Technology Center for the Holbrook Campus. The Center is a new 27,000 SF facility housing the College’s Construction, Robotics, and award winning Welding programs. This pre-engineered metal facility was designed as a prototype facility which will also be adapted for the College’s Showlow campus at a later date. The facility includes a 6,000 SF welding shop, a covered service yard for additional work and storage space, classrooms, flex classrooms, flex labs, a computer lab and administration space. Show Low Campus We are currently implementing the first phase of the master plan with $2.2 million in site improvements including new parking, lighting, sidewalks, entry drives and a canopy for the Aspen Center building. The campus would also like to implement an allied health building for nursing that we have assisted with the planning on. The campus will also be implementing a site adapt of the Technology Center we designed for the Holbrook Campus. Snowflake and Winslow Campuses We have completed comprehensive master planning services for these campuses. Hopi and Whiteriver Centers We have completed comprehensive master planning services for these NPC Centers. Northeast Training Center (NATC) Also as part of our comprehensive services to NPC, we have completed initial planning and design work for an approximately 23,800 SF Police, Fire and Sheriff’s training center in Taylor, Arizona servicing the northeastern part of the State. The facility will replace the modular buildings (to be demolished) making up the original center. The facility has been planned to include classrooms, administrative offices, a lecture hall, defensive tactics training area, indoor firearms training center, shared spaces and locker rooms. The 20 acre site will also house a parking area that also serves as a driving training area, a firing range, and circut course for physical training. Northland Pioneer College wanted to improve their visibility from adjoining highway, enhance entries to the campus, improve traffic flow, increase parking and beautify the landscaping for their White Mountain Campus in Show Low. Based on a masterplan DLR Group created for the College traffic flow was improve by separating through traffic from parking lots, widening entrances to the campus and adding round-about at key drive intersections. Working with District Landscape personnel and local nurseries DLR Group created a plant pallet for the project that is sustainable and fit for the local climate. DLR Group worked with Arizona Department of Transportation to add landscaping in the highway right of way adjoining the campus. The visibility and enhancement of views to the campus was accomplished by thinning existing trees and replacing them with ornamental plantings. The project was completed in two phases. The first phase of the project was the hardscape improvements. The contractor for this was McCauley Construction Inc., Winslow Arizona. Project cost was $2,195,000.00. This was a Design-Bid project. The second phase was the landscaping portion. The contractor for this was It’s Magic Inc. from Pinetop Arizona. Project cost was $120,000.00. It was a Design-Bid Project
Tucson Medical Center is nationally recognized as a Neuroscience Center of Excellence. DLR Group’s design kept the imaging department on the leading edge of today’s healthcare treatment with state-of-the-art technology for patient diagnosis.   The 1,960 SF renovation included a CT equipment update, patient and staff amenities, and a patient waiting area. The waiting area incorporated an observed semi-private bay with private TV for viewing, and also serves the adjacent MRI suite. This equipment and amenities update allows TMC to continue to provide 24-hour-a-day coverage to patients. DLR Group provided architecture services.
DLR Group recently worked with NPC on comprehensive master plans and needs assessments for four campuses and two education centers. They covered architectural, engineering and site issues, provided an assessment of current conditions and recommendations for the future for the College. As a part of the first phase implementation of the new master plan, we are also providing design services for new construction, renewal of facilities, elimination of modular structures, upgrading technology and communication systems, and improving parking conditions, while at the same time offering greater public accessibility and student safety. These improvements will help the rapidly-growing College meet student and community needs in the areas of academic instruction, professional growth, worker training and retraining, as well as technical skill development to help individuals meet the challenges of today's demanding workforce.
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TMC for Children offers children a unique healing experience that feels more like a home than a hospital. DLR Group’s design creates a child friendly atmosphere and immediately reduces the stress of these young patients while they are being treated. The renovation designed a new image for the emergency department, helping to integrate patient and family centered care into all aspects of the hospital experience.   The 5,128 SF TMC for Children’s pediatric emergency department renovation included providing the emergency department with a new image. A more welcoming check-in is located by the close-by family waiting area. The nurse station and surrounding exam rooms were updated with the color pallet recently incorporated into the pediatric addition for consistency throughout the children’s treatment areas. DLR Group provided architecture services.
Not to spec: Fan replacement in a 160,000 CFM AHU with fan wall, complete replacement of return fan unit with a fan wall unit, and upgrades to controls to convert to VAV from constant volume on the first floor including duct modifications on the first floor. The 6-story tower building  was kept in operation the entire duration of construction.
Design Achievement - Due to expanded bus services in the growing City of Flagstaff, the Northern Arizona Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority (NAIPTA) needed to expand their bus facilities to accommodate additional heavy-duty buses and a comfortable training/ break room for up to 50 employees. Due to a nearby observatory as well as high-density housing to the north of the site, DLR Group's design had to address light and noise abatement elements as part of this project. Additionally, to maintain environmental sensitivity and exceed Flagstaff regulations, a number of the existing old-growth trees remained around the site, and all design and construction activities were coordinated so as not to disrupt existing NAIPTA operations. Scope Summary - In addition to the 24,764 SF bus facility and training room, the site also includes a fuel island with canopy, a 2,734 SF enclosed automated bus wash/dry facility and redesign of the existing parking for upwards of 50 employees. The NAIPTA facility also includes restrooms, uniform storage, and building management systems. All pre-trip and post-trip safety and maintenance activities occur under cover within this facility. The fuel area with two fueling dispensers and an open-air canopy integrated an existing 10,000 gallon above-ground fuel tank which remained in the same location. The bus wash/dry building was designed to use recycled water from wash cycle to wash cycle. The design team incorporated in-floor radiant heat, heated slabs at the exterior overhead doors to prevent snow build-up. The team also integrated make-up air and exhaust air louvers into the building elevation to allow all buses to be running inside without opening the overhead doors during winter morning pre-trip prep. The new on-site security system meets federal transportation standards. This was a design/build project with Kinney Construction Services. DLR Group provided all design services.
Design Achievement - As one of the first permanent structures to be built on the campus, respect to the original architecture was important to Scottsdale Community College. DLR Group’s design accomplished this by leaving the building’s exterior in its original state; merely touching it up with a fresh coat of paint. Blending of materials played an important role in ensuring not to distract from the existing building. With this in mind, all infilled areas were glazed; preserving the look and feel of the original design. With the desire to also increase student activity, DLR Group’s highly anticipated renovation created a scaled learning environment that ranges from flexible classrooms to large group study rooms and intimate social spaces. The entry was relocated to face a large courtyard, allowing students to enjoy the framed courtyard views while being drawn into the building through inviting, modern geometric patterns. Its location on the campus also allows the new library to double as a de facto Student Union; providing its students and visitors with abundant soft seating options, collaboration and meeting areas, along with a learning center spanning open views into the library. Scope Summary - The scope of work expanded the library by 2,544 SF, bringing this renovated learning and research space to 33,196 SF. The program includes two collaborative learning environment classrooms, eight media-enhanced study rooms, a quiet study room, self check-out, administrative services, copy center, human resources, institutional research, outreach & recruitment, public safety, and a SOAR Classroom. DLR Group provided architecture, structural engineering, and interior design services.
ProActive Physical Therapy provides physical therapy, professional personal training, individual and group injury prevention programs, and corporate wellness programs at each of its five Tucson metropolitan locations. DLR Group’s design improves patient flow from the waiting area into the physical therapy treatment space at the Central Tucson location. With improved functionality and space use, we were able to add an area for hand therapy. The increase of service offerings to its patients helps achieve ProActive’s mission in helping their patients achieve optimal health.   The scope of work included a 10,900 SF renovated office space. The tenant improvements of 5,100 SF incorporates interior renovations to the waiting and physical therapy areas and added a hand therapy treatment area. DLR Group provided architecture and interior design services.
Whole Foods Account Project Narrative Design Achievement – In 2011 DLR Group partnered with Whole Foods, providing unique upgrades to existing spaces to cater to their particular store needs. As a result of Whole Foods ten-year growth plan DLR Group and Whole Foods began to form a long term relationship. After the successful completion of several Whole Food renovations, DLR Group was awarded the architect of record for a ground up Whole Foods in Tucson, Arizona which opened in January of 2013. Since then DLR Group has worked on numerous Whole Food projects ranging from Arizona to Nevada. Scope Summary – The scope ranges from general renovations to core and shell of existing unoccupied buildings to create 35,000 SF stores. Once the building is located and bought, rebranding and renovations on both exterior and interior are made to implement the Whole Foods brand and vision. While DLR Group has strategically located offices which correspond with Whole Foods locations, we have also focused to elevate the communities where Whole Foods stores are located by bringing people together. This dedication is what has fostered the DLR Group and Whole Foods partnership today.
Northern Arizona University purchased new bleachers at the Rolle Activity Center, increasing the seating capacity for athletic events. DLR Group recommended design solutions for building modifications to accommodate the various building needs to become NCAA Division I compliant for volleyball and basketball competitions. We evaluated code and accessibility deficiencies, code/accessibility deficiencies, Title IX deficiencies, functional/programmatic deficiencies and video display screen functionality. DLR Group focused the evaluation on the types and number of spaces needed and what revisions are necessary to improve circulation.
Design Achievement – Paradise Valley Unified School District’s Horizon High School wanted an update to address issues they had run into with student capacity, energy efficiency, and ADA compliance, but also to modernize their campus to promote a unified sense of school spirit and a vision of 21st Century Learning. DLR Group’s design offers a new identity to the school with refreshed landscaping, lab space, and super graphics throughout the campus, as well as an extensively renovated auditorium that provides a transparent and inviting space for students, staff, and the public. Energy efficient upgrades in the building envelope, lighting systems and HVAC systems are designed to complement existing and new energy systems to achieve the District’s energy goals. The design team collaborated with the District and construction management team to identify, evaluate, and plan the bond scope in three weeks and into three phases. Scope Summary – The modernization includes an auditorium remodel with 1,049 ADA compliant seats and lobby restrooms, acoustical ceilings with retractable LED lights, a catwalk to serve the stage lighting, motorized riggings systems and an updated A/V system. It also included an energy management system, mechanical equipment replacement and upgrades, chiller replacement, classroom renovations and overall improved appearance of the campus. DLR Group provided architecture and engineering services.
Our In association with Michael Taylor Architects, our DLR Group team provided Architectural Services for the design of a Radiologic Technology Building on the College's Bullhead City, AZ campus. The new 14,000 sf pre-engineered metal building and parking supports the growing campus student population in Radiologic Technology, and Health Information Technology. The building was planned to support multiple laboratory spaces, biological science classrooms and offices with associated support spaces. Based on engineering, architectural, and flood plain knowledge, we also recommended an appropriate site for the building on the campus.
Design Achievement – Built in 1923 as a Vaudeville house, the Avalon Theatre is one of Colorado's largest performance halls. The 1,000+-seat theater presents a broad range of programming from dance, music, theatrical, and variety shows to films, lectures, and private functions. The theater’s central location between Denver and Salt Lake City makes it a popular stopover between cities for many major acts. Although the Avalon underwent significant renovations in 1947 and the early 1990s, improvements were necessary to bring the venue into the 21st century and to accommodate the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra. DLR Group’s renovation design revitalizes the beloved venue, creating an intimate theater experience with excellent acoustical quality and great visibility of the stage and providing a much-needed expansion of key support areas. A phased implementation approach – beginning with base improvements and strategic additions – considers available funds, private fundraising, dark intervals for the theater, shut downs, and long-term economic impacts of any improvements. Scope Summary – The modernization project began with a master plan focused on improving the theater and identifying potential alternative programming options and strategic partnership opportunities with regional arts and cultural groups. The plan, which included a market analysis and the development of a business plan by AMS Planning & Research, identified $10.5 million of improvements addressing deficiencies in stage size, storage, wing space, dressing rooms, lobby, concessions, restroom facilities, seats and interior treatments, accessibility, and acoustics. The implemented project included: renovation of the audience chamber and the addition of variable acoustics; improvements to attain full ADA compliance; upgrades to the HVAC and electrical systems throughout the theater; and an 11,950 SF addition comprising expanded lobbies on all floors, a multi-purpose room, new elevator, and additional restrooms and concessions. A planned future phase includes an expansion of the stage house and loading area as well as new dressing rooms, green room, catering, and storage. The project was funded by a public/private partnership involving the City of Grand Junction, the Downtown Development Authority (private/downtown business organization), and the Avalon Foundation. DLR Group provided master planning and full design services including architecture, interior design, MEP and structural engineering, theater technical, and audiovisual design.
Design Achievement - The two existing Electrophysiology Labs needed updated technology to improve the quality of patient care and clinical outcomes. A third shelled electrophysiology lab was being used as storage for Surgery and the EP Suite. The Labs needed updating to meet current Catheterization Room FGI facility standards. The mechanical system is upgraded to meet Class C procedure room air flows and air changes. The medication room and implant storage room are secured with access control. The dedicated EP clean supply room meets current standards. The placement of the equipment was paramount to maintain optimum physician and nursing staff visibility to the patient and monitors in mirrored labs with a shared control room. An equipment boom is utilized to keep much of the smaller equipment organized with flexible locations for the safety of patients and staff. Phasing to keep two labs operational is important in the planning of construction. Coordination of the data and telecom is essential to the connectivity of multiple pieces of equipment. Scope Summary - This 1,482 SF renovation includes installation of two new cardiovascular and Interventional Single Plane systems with ancillary equipment. Units were installed in existing EP spaces; one build-out of shell space and one replacement in an existing operational EP Lab. Installations occur one unit at a time, starting with the shell space. Continuous operations of two rooms during the project maintains existing levels of service to patients. The rooms feature new floor mounted C-arms, as part of the GE equipment package. One existing procedure room was de-commissioned until patient volumes justify a third procedure room. When volumes increase, another recovery bay will be added and the third procedure room re-commissioned with newer technology. DLR Group provided architecture, interior design, mechanical/plumbing, electrical, and low voltage engineering.
Design Achievement – As part of its effort to revitalize downtown Mesa, the City approved an adaptive reuse of a vacant office building on Main Street as the new Benedictine University Mesa campus. DLR Group's design transformed existing city-owned buildings into a next generation learning environment to create a campus front door to the University within the context of the existing neighborhood. DLR Group also achieved the goal of revitalizing its downtown area by creating a dynamic and vibrant space that reflects the spirit of Benedictine University. Scope Summary – The 70,000 SF campus features nine classrooms as well as an interactive classroom with non-traditional, flexible furniture; a nutrition lab with kitchenettes; a computer lab; chapel; spirit store; library; and a community room. The space also includes local and distance learning facilities featuring state-of-the-art technology and media. The dramatic entrance to the building includes a courtyard with the iconic red Benedictine emblems. The team also assisted the City and University in site selection for the first phase of the campus. DLR Group provided architecture and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering services.
Design Achievement - The Copper Queen Community Hospital has been serving Bisbee and other Southeast Arizona communities for more than 125 years, constantly looking for ways to improve patient care and deliver the best healthcare services. The expansion and renovation of the Southeast Wing enhances the Hospital’s ability to provide the best healthcare within a modern, healing environment. DLR Group’s design offers state-of-the-art facilities providing the necessary flexibility to accommodate the changes in healthcare delivery. The current Hospital building dates to 1960 and the need to improve its visual identity and patient accessibility was a major concern. The new design reconfigures the site entry process, improving wayfinding, patient and visitor parking, while offering a 21st Century “makeover” of the exterior facade. Scope Summary - The project totals 12,000 SF of renovated and new spaces, including an expansion of 8,000 SF containing a new nine-exam room emergency department, ambulance entrance, helistop, new CT Scan room, as well as outpatient testing and conference space. The renovated area totals 4,000 SF and includes a new clinical laboratory, inpatient pharmacy, emergency department lobby/waiting room, plus an expanded main hospital lobby and waiting areas. DLR Group provided architecture services.
Design Achievement: DLR Group worked with Northland Pioneer College on comprehensive master plans and needs assessments for four campuses and two education centers. The new Skills Center is a facility housing the College’s Construction, Robotics, and award-winning Welding programs. This pre-engineered metal facility was designed as a prototype facility, which will also be adapted for the College’s Showlow campus at a later date. Scope Summary: The facility includes a 6,000 SF welding shop, a covered service yard for additional work and storage space, classrooms, flex classrooms, flex labs, a computer lab, administration space, updated restrooms facilities and student gathering spaces. Deferred maintenance completed included restroom renovation, re-roofing and mechanical system upgrades. Design services included renewal of facilities, elimination of modular structures, upgrading technology and communication systems, and improving parking conditions, while at the same time offering greater public accessibility and student safety. DLR Group provided architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical and landscape design services.
Design Achievement - Inspired by the Ball Court at the Wupatki National Monument, the design concept for a new covered outdoor performance venue takes its cue from the history of Sedona itself and is based on the experience of three simple elements: the red earth, surrounding views of the spectacular red sandstone cliffs, and the deep blue sky overhead. DLR Groupy's design choreographs the visitor experience from arrival to a red entry plaza to descent along a nature pathway to the amphitheater itself. Creating a place where families can gather and experience the essence of Sedona, the structure of the amphitheater canopy is light and minimal, allowing the breathtaking natural views from surrounding neighborhoods to remain as the primary focal element. The canopy's structural elements 'reach' over a portion of the lawn seating to create a modern Latilla shade structure made of simple, lightweight tubes that supplements the shade provided by carefully placed trees. A structured entry court integrates existing trees with new allées of shade canopy trees to define the pathways and arrival points into the amphitheater. Scope Summary - The covered performance area provides shaded seating for 200-300 patrons with requisite support program (restrooms, dressing rooms, storage), technology and equipment infrastructure, and site/landscape design while keeping in character of the unique red rock formations and landscape of the existing park. The site design re-uses as much of the existing site conditions as possible including re-using an existing berm for a sound buffer and balancing cut and fill in order to complement the existing landscape and also to reduce cost. The covered performance area integrates fixed acoustical treatments and limited permanent lighting positions. DLR Group provided architecture, MEP and structural engineering, and theater technical consulting services.
As the designer of the original hospital facility many years ago, DLR Group was contacted to design Copper Queen’s newest growth, a 4,200 SF renovation and 8,300 SF addition. The improvements include the emergency department relocation/expansion, the reconstruction/expansion of the inpatient pharmacy, a new clinical laboratory, outpatient testing services and CT scan. The design of the new and renovated facilities pays special attention to infection control, multiple system coordination, public and private separation, patient and staff safety, longevity, durability, calming, soothing and welcoming color palettes.
90,000 SF Renovations and tenant improvements for an existing building to be used by the DPS. Perform Architectural/Engineering design services that include Design Development, Construction Document, Bid and Construction Administration phases. Schematic Design plans provided in AutoCAD. Design services include: Mechanical, electrical and plumbing renovation including fire alarm and suppression and emergency generator; Structural review and modification of roof deck to allow incorporation of a daylighting system; Building entrance and elevation design; Storefront replacement; Landscape design for shade control. The project began with a feasibility analysis of existing conditions and cost analysis to determine potential for renovation of existing spaces and infrastructure, as well as rael estate inspection and comparisons to alternative sites thorugh the Arizona Department of Administration. Ultimately this analysis was converted to Tenant Improvement work to relocate the Arizona DPS and this former warehouse facility into an office and public service facility where citizens interact to receive special permits, pay tickets and deal with impounded vehicles. Savings: Based on the feasibility study we were able to make improvements without changing the footprint. We further indetified systems that were adequate to the new use including all mechanical systems and roofing structures. Additionally we programmed spaces to put the right functions into areas that could use existing infrastructure.
Design Achievement – The Camp Lowell Surgery Center provides multi-specialty and state-of-the-art surgical services in an innovative, economical way to the Tucson community. DLR Group's design expanded the center, increasing the delivery of its healthcare services. The increased number of recovery chairs, new operating room, new clean equipment room, operating room conversion and increase in the number of recovery stations allows Camp Lowell Surgery Center to provide a better choice for Tucsonians and meet their goals of providing a safe, comfortable and private experience for their patients. Scope Summary - This project included 16,200 SF of renovated office space. A 1,300 SF addition to the north side of the building adds six, second-stage recovery chairs, a new Class C operating room, and a new clean equipment room. The existing Class A operating room was converted to a Class B operating area. A 4,000 SF renovated space increased the number of stage one recovery stations to eight and additional dedicated Class B and C private recovery bays. DLR Group provided architecture services.
Provide Mechanical and Electrical engineering and design documents for a max of three offices.  Revise existing common low pressure duct system, provide new design for new independent VAV boxes, re-heat coils, controls and supply and return ductwork to serve the offices to provide greater temperature control for those offices.
Design Achievement - Starwood Resorts set out to take advantage of the Arizona sun by installing a solar array at their five-star Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale. DLR Group’s design provides photovoltaics on new shade structures over existing parking garages as well as a new pavilion structure built on-grade. The 568 kWp system is designed to offset much of the energy used by the resort. The design team offered a solar solution to the Phoenician that supports their energy production goals while maintaining the aesthetic presence of this five-star resort. Our engineering team created a structural design for the new structures that fits seamlessly with the existing design of the resort, and employed creative problem solving techniques to adapt the somewhat aged switchgear at the resort to support the interconnections necessary for the solar array. Scope Summary - The scope of this project includes design of new parking shade structures and pavilion structure with solar panels mounted on each. The overall system size of the solar array is 568 kWp, providing a significant amount of energy to the resort. DLR Group provided engineering and architectural services.
Design Achievement –The Custer-Nugent Amphitheater, designed by architect Stanley Saitowitz, is located within Mill Race Park, an 85-acre riverfront park in Columbus, Indiana that has been recognized as one of the top 100 parks in the nation. With an innovative design that allows performers to face two different directions depending on the size of the audience, the amphitheater in its current condition has some structural and design deficiencies and suffers from age and weather deterioration. DLR Group’s concept design for a replacement amphitheater remedies these functional deficiencies (particularly related to flooding) and increases the programming capabilities of the venue while preserving the existing topography and honoring the spirit of the original design. The functional and operational needs are solved by two systems of architecture: an iconic, sculptural canopy form that shelters performers and audience and a linear, low profile bar that houses performer and stage support and the box office within a contemporary jacket. These two systems hover above the topography without impact to hydrology. Together, they create a memorable composition--a unique signature expression of the energy, passion, and creativity of the events on stage and the envelopment of the community gathering in these venues in Mill Race Park. Scope Summary – The project involved concept design and cost estimating for a replacement amphitheater. The design provides a larger stage at lower elevation (to address sightline issues) that is supported on four concrete columns and elevated approximately six feet above existing grade allowing water to flow under, unimpeded. The fabric canopy is designed as a "kit of parts" that may be implemented as funding allows. Kinetic and operationally simple, the enclosure system consists of three elements--Stage Roof Awning + Vertical Curtains; Upper Side Panels; and the Mound Venue Canopy--which complement each other and may be implemented independently. The stage will have a waterproof roof canopy, and all sides of the stage will be outfitted with simply-installed retractable vertical curtains. The Upper Side Panels add visual interest and additional weather protection without the need to drop the vertical curtains. Finally, a fabric canopy is added to shade the audience and forestage of the Mound Venue. With all canopies installed, the amphitheater is a highly flexible, cost-effective venue. DLR Group’s services included conceptual design involving architectural, structural, theater technical and audiovisual systems.
In addition to cultivating world-class thinkers, Paradise Valley Unified School District also develops world-class athletes by providing state-of-the-art athletic fields like those as part of the PVUSD Athletic Field Renovations project. DLR Group’s design replaced existing natural turf with synthetic turfs on four high school campuses: Horizon, North Canyon, Pinnacle and Shadow Mountain High Schools. The new fields elevate the playing experience by providing modern and safe play areas. In addition to modern fields, DLR Group also provided field graphics to help promote team spirit and fun in football and soccer team competitions.   Using the Paradise High School athletic field (also designed by DLR Group) as a guide, DLR Group designed the new synthetic turfs for each of the four high schools. The new fields save the District significant amounts of money on both water and maintenance. In addition to their new fields, Horizon and Shadow Mountain High Schools also received new lighting and poles in their stadium areas. North Canyon High School also received new lights for their existing poles. DLR Group provided architectural, engineering, landscape architecture and construction administration services.
Design Achievement - A former oil boomtown, El Dorado, Arkansas has a rich history, unique historic architecture, and a well-established arts and entertainment community, which includes the South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, the South Arkansas Arts Center, and numerous successful music festivals. Community leaders sought to develop these assets into a regional draw and community anchor. The intent is to improve the quality of life and re-brand the community as a cultural performance mecca, while also slowing the decline in population (currently at 18,500) and revitalizing the local economy. DLR Group's master plan and design leverages existing historic assets, including the National Register-listed Rialto Theatre, five other legacy structures, and new construction, to create a multi-venue downtown arts and entertainment district that preserves and celebrates the unique identity of El Dorado while appealing to contemporary audiences and future generations. The master plan co-locates facilities and performance venues in a dense cluster to maintain the historic connection from Jefferson Street to Locust Street and to exploit synergies among the venues and other entertainment uses. Scope Summary - Implemented in phases, the project encompasses a 125,868 SF site and comprises a 7,000-patron festival venue/amphitheater, a 2,000-seat indoor music venue, a 100-seat black box/multi-purpose room, an 850-seat multi-use theater, a restaurant/club with stage, a visual arts facility, a farmers' market, a children's activity center, a park, and considerable site improvements for festivals along with new structures to support that use. The plan re-imagines three abandoned, historic, 1920s structures -- all connected at ground level by new construction. Phase 1 constructed the new amphitheater and support facilities and transformed the historic Griffin Auto Building (two-level, historic filling station, automotive showroom/repair shop) into a restaurant and flat-floor, indoor music venue. Future phases will renovate the Rialto Theatre with an expanded stagehouse to house the South Arkansas Symphony, and local and regional companies, and to serve as a presenting house for traveling shows. Featuring a flexible pit/forestage lift, the Rialto can convert into a black box. The McWilliams Building (four-story, former furniture store/warehouse), will be adapted as a center for visual arts, artists-in-residence, arts education programs, and offices. The Trinca Building (single-story former bus depot), will function as a reception space. The project utilized state and federal historic tax credits for project equity. DLR Group provided master planning, architecture, interior design, MEP and structural engineering, theater technical, audiovisual, acoustical, and IT/security services.
Electrical, structural and architectural work as required. The project cost was $2.2 million.
Design Achievement – West-MEC Southwest Campus is located in Buckeye, Arizona. DLR Group’s campus design exudes the idea of energy and how it relates to a variety of career paths that directly relate to the needs of the community and business partners in the West Valley. An iconic and bold architecture is conveyed to the community through the use of bold colors reflecting the school’s brand as well as an architectural expression of high bay solar canopies integrated into the building. Pathways to be features at the Southwest Campus include Sustainable Energy, Industrial Technology; Auto Collision and Technology; Health Sciences, Cosmetology, and Veterinary Sciences. Different learning environments and social spaces are infused in the design. Lab spaces offer state-of-the-art equipment and adjacent collaborative learning spaces promote team interaction and second floor exterior roof patios enable outdoor learning environments. High-bay labs provide flexible learning environment for experimentation and exploration. Scope Summary – The scope of the West-MEC Southwest Campus project includes several phases of construction. Phase 1 includes the Student Services Building and Sustainable Energy Building (SEB), totaling 77,850 SF of building and photovoltaic solar panels canopies. The Sustainable Energy Building consists of labs, classroom, and administrative spaces. Phase 2 includes the Industrial Technology Building, consisting of labs, classrooms, and administrative spaces. Phases 3 and 3B include Health Sciences, Cosmetology, STEM, an Off-grid building, Auto Tech and Collision, Veterinary Sciences, and an assembly building. The Off-grid building is conceptualized to serve as an exhibition space for hands-on, energy-related concepts as well as a multipurpose meeting facility for the community and school. Phase 4 of the Southwest Campus consists of one building: Building F. This is a two-story 26,454 SF facility, which houses the Medical Assistant and Pharmacy on the first floor, and the Physical Therapy and Bio-sciences are housed on the second floor with access to an outdoor roof patio for an extended learning environment. Building G was constructed in a prior phase and is linked to by a bridge to Building ‘F’. DLR Group is providing architecture, mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering, and energy/high-performance design.
Design Achievement – In 2011 DLR Group partnered with Whole Foods, providing unique upgrades to existing spaces to cater to their particular store needs. As a result of Whole Foods ten-year growth plan DLR Group and Whole Foods began to form a long term relationship. After the successful completion of several Whole Food renovations, DLR Group was awarded the architect of record for a ground up Whole Foods in Tucson, Arizona which opened in January of 2013. Since then DLR Group has worked on numerous Whole Food projects ranging from Arizona to Nevada. Scope Summary – The scope ranges from general renovations to core and shell of existing unoccupied buildings to create 35,000 SF stores. Once the building is located and bought, rebranding and renovations on both exterior and interior are made to implement the Whole Foods brand and vision. While DLR Group has strategically located offices which correspond with Whole Foods locations, we have also focused to elevate the communities where Whole Foods stores are located by bringing people together. This dedication is what has fostered the DLR Group and Whole Foods partnership today. DLR Group provided architect of record services. DL English Design was the designer.
Design Achievement – The story began in 1954 when the school President, Kelly Lovelady, and her family, the Freemeyers established the number one private elementary school in the Phoenix area. For 53 years they owned and operated the school as it grew to include four campuses and 1,700 students. The new Bayer Private School was founded by a core group of parents and professionals seeking a school with high standards of education, a strong sense of values, and a commitment to community. The core parent group, in conjunction with the Freemeyer and Lovelady families, established Bayer Private School, the school they all envisioned in the northwest valley. The Lovelady’s dream for the new Bayer Private School was the homey feeling of a Santa Barbara Mission style residence. DLR Group delivered that dream in a campus that serves kindergarten through eighth grades. The first phase will be expanded in the future to a campus that will eventually provide intellectual nourishment to 450 students. A high teacher to student ratio allows smaller daylit classrooms to nestle around grass courtyards surrounded by shaded porticos extending the feeling of a homelike personalized learning environment. The built-out campus will provide full school amenities for exercising mind and body with a multipurpose room, play areas and courts plus an athletic field. Scope Summary – The scope of work for this project encompassed a new 25,000 SF, two-story facility with classrooms for 240 students, administrative spaces and a research center with flexible learning spaces. The traditional courtyard surrounded by arcades and large overhangs provide solar protection for fenestrations. Protected exterior walkways take advantage of the Arizona climate and minimize air conditioned space. Each classroom has access to the large courtyard, natural light and views. Insulation placed on the exterior side of walls, deep recess widows and high SEER multi-speed compressor mechanical units lend to the high performance factor of this facility. DLR Group provided turnkey services to our design build partner GCON, Inc., by providing architecture, MEP&S engineering, landscape architecture, commissioning and special inspections services.
Design Achievement - This project for Phoenix College design connects two disparate buildings to unite the academic programs under one roof, and creates sharing opportunities of pragmatic spaces. The basis for the programs are the state-of-the-art simulation labs where student learn their skills, and the fully functioning clinical labs where students provide services to actual patients. DLR Group's design integrates the District’s new branding initiative throughout the project. The common areas in the new “link” between the buildings provides students a place to interact, learn from one another, or just hang out. Scope Summary - This project encompassed the remodel of an existing 34,476 SF two-story + basement building for Allied Health, and 8,294 SF single-story building (raised above the parking lot) for the Phoenix College Dental Program. Allied Health contains classrooms, offices, computer labs, phlebotomy\|histology lab and student space. The Dental remodel includes a new at-grade lobby, new elevator, administrative space, a radiography suite, computer lab/processing area for the computer based radiography equipment, large dental clinic including operatory dental chairs and casework relocated from the existing building, sterilization room, and relocated air compressors and vacuum pumps to a new mechanical room. DLR Group provided architecture, interiors, engineering, and landscape architecture services on the project, along with energy modeling and daylighting.
Design Achievement - As Tempe Elementary School District’s only facility located north of the Salt River, the Hugh Laird School was assessed for condition and continuing educational feasibility by DLR Group. The recommendation was made and approved to rebuild the school while the adjacent Multi-Generational Facility would remain. DLR Group’s design creates a facility that fosters the latest thinking in education delivery, has the space to allow for shared use to take the load off and expand the offerings of the Multi-Generational Facility, and is able to continue serving as the secular center for the north Tempe community. Each space has been reimagined to be a learning space: circulation areas are now opened for small group, individual and break-out use. The forecourt is designed as a social incubator where students and parents can gather and interact before and after school hours, and all assembly spaces were created with the public in mind. The traditional library was morphed into the “Learning Commons” with a student and public entrance, both able to be supervised from a central location. Scope Summary - The one and two-story multi-building courtyard concept incorporates 74,000 square feet into a hybrid interior and exterior circulation pattern that combines security with access to the Valley’s temperate climate. The courtyard concept allows all learning spaces to optimum orientation for access to daylight. Efficient multi-zone direct expansion HVAC system is optimized for the upgraded building envelope. DLR Group provided facility assessment, architecture, MEP and structural engineering, and interior design services.
Design Achievement: ASU's football program is on the verge of a bold step to solidify itself as a destination for the best and brightest players in the nation who want to be a Sun Devil. In the spring of 2014, ASU enlisted DLR Group to complete a programming study of the Student Athletic Facility of their football program as well as programming for Sun Devil Stadium. These findings will set the stage for the future new Student-Athlete Facility (SAF) and renovations to Sun Devil Stadium to showcase the growing success of their football program. The SAF, although football specific, is paramount to an effective athletic program and is seen as one of several important factors that blue-chip student-athlete recruits look for when selecting a program. Scope Summary: Working with Sun Devil Athletics, the Office of the University Architect and Capital Programs Management Group, our team guided University stakeholders in developing a vision for a new complex that includes a new SAF and renovation to Sun Devil Stadium. Designers met extensively with the Athletic Director, Head Coach, all assistants, training staff and student groups, as well as facilities staff and during an eight week programming study they: established design objectives and identified project goals; identified benchmark metrics from similar facilities; developed a conditional and capacity analysis of the existing structure, site, and utilities; developed sustainability initiatives; identified opportunities for flexibility, expandability and future reconfiguration; summarized all applicable code requirements; developed planning and design criteria, a full space program, room data sheets, and systems narratives and key adjacencies. Tiered cost estimates were developed from these findings to separate needs from wants and the University is currently implementing this program. DLR Group also worked with ASU to reorganize fan group distribution in the reconfigured seating bowl, and develop a clear and exciting recruiting path for candidates. DLR Group provided architecture and engineering services. ASU Student Athletic Facility Programming Study This was actually 3 separate, yet dovetailed programs: - Student Athlete Facility: 59,000 SF - Carson Center: 91,000 SF - Sun Devil Stadium: 1,115,000 SF The process entailed engaging over 20 ASU stakeholders groups spanning 5 ASU departments in a 4-week period. We conducted an assessment tour of Sun Devil Stadium (in July) to inform the cost estimate. We created a “bucket list” of program features in a cost format to prioritize needs from wants. “Buckets” referred to large scale components and initiatives such as Due Dilligence items, Life Safety, ADA, Back of House, etc. It became a reference guide for decision-making. The programming effort overlapped with the engagement of the selected design team for the project, so although the program was modified after DLR Group’s work was completed, it gave the design team a big head start.
Design Achievement - The Southern Arizona VA Health System wanted to consolidate and add additional mental health support services for Veterans on the Tucson VA Campus that were safe and secure but still flexible to support as needs changed. DLR Group’s design of the short-term residential treatment facility for Veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Substance Abuse Disorders consolidates programs from several different facilities into one facility to offer easy access to on-campus medical care and behavioral health care services. It also creates a more peaceful residential setting for the patients who were previously treated in an acute care hospital unit. Scope Summary - The facility houses 25 beds with seven beds designated for PTSD including one private bariatric room and three semi-private rooms. The Substance Abuse program accommodates 18 beds including two bariatric beds, four private beds, and six semiprivate rooms. Each program has access to an outdoor patio and dedicated day room and group room. Shared spaces include a recreation therapy room, visitor lounge, medication room, nurses station, patient laundry and storage, patient screening and interview rooms, clean and soiled utility rooms, offices, and staff lounge and toilet. The structure was designed with expansion in mind and can support a second story for vertical expansion. Ninety-three new parking spaces were designed to support this facility as well as relieve parking stresses on other areas on the site. A new pedestrian bridge over the Julian Wash Greenway recreational trail serves a dual purpose. The primary use is to connect the facility with the existing outpatient mental health clinic building where most of the residents will receive additional mental health services in the existing outpatient mental health building. The bridge has an additional function to provide a pathway for the underground piping that extends from the central plant to serve the outpatient mental health building. The building is designed to blend in with the rest of the Spanish Mission-style campus. The cross-shaped plan has shaded patios and porticoes that incorporate Spanish tiles as the roofing material. The exterior is Exterior Insulated Finishing System (EIFS) with a burnished block base. A portico from the main entrance extends to the intersection of the wings, allowing minimal staffing to monitor access to the building. Clerestory windows introduce natural lighting into the interior of the building over the nurses’ station. The landscaping surrounding the facility blends with the existing campus plant palette but incorporates low water use native species. With the new facility located in a remote corner of the campus, the evolution of the landscape will not conflict with the older portions of the campus. The exterior patios are buffered from the surrounding area using natural barriers like trees, shrubs, and groundcover. A grove of Palo Verde trees along the southern façade provides shade for the building and pedestrians. The design team utilized VA Design Guidelines, templates, and building standards and layered in VA Tucson Facility standards. The building achieved Three Green Globes for sustainable design. DLR Group provided architecture, structural engineering, mechanical engineering electrical engineering and interiors services. Central Plant Upgrades/Engineering This project includes an upgrade of the existing central plant to provide adequate redundancy for the Mental Health Clinic and the residential treatment beds and also interconnect the buildings to form a chilled water loop. A third chiller and new 300-ton cooling tower with pumps were added to the expansion of the existing central plant. In order to meet the low energy criteria of Three Green Globes for sustainable design, displacement ventilation is incorporated to more efficiently deliver the air and increase thermal comfort. The new building supports a 17,500 CFM Chilled Water Air Handling Unit located in the basement. High-efficiency chillers, premium efficiency motors, and VFD drives are included on all components over 3 HP, and a building management system and metering were specified. The energy model simulates thermal comfort calculated by ASHRAE 55. The air intake is located on the roof to avoid pollutants from traffic and dust. Low water use plumbing fixtures were specified as well. Solar water heating is provided to feed the showers and sinks. Photovoltaic panels are located on the roof. In an effort to suppress the growth of Legionella in the domestic water system, a domestic hot water tank was removed and instantaneous hot water is maintained at 124 degrees Fahrenheit throughout the entire piping system with BAS monitoring points. Points of connection are provided to allow periodic hyper-chlorination and flushing of the building piping. Fuel-fired domestic hot water heaters are available to provide a minimum of 170 F hot water in the event that thermal eradication is ever required. The bridge over Julian Wash Greenway recreational trail provides convenient patient access but also provides a utility rack to connect the two buildings with the Central Plant. A new 50kW emergency generator serves emergency and optional standby loads. A standby generator, a generator distribution panel, equipment automatic transfer switch is included and intercepts existing feeders. New pad mounted existing switching cabinets and a primary 13.8KV pad mounted transformer replaced existing switches. A new communication raceway is provided for fiber optic cable, nurse call, and fire alarm access control and television communication and is extended from the existing Mental Health Clinic along with interior and exterior video surveillance systems. Security The VA Campus has a continuous perimeter fence with two points of entries through gates controlled by other guard personnel. The building is not located near the perimeter of the campus. Bollards are provided at the building perimeter adjacent to vehicular access. A complete video surveillance system including fixed cameras was provided at each building entrance. A dedicated UPS capable of providing 20 minutes of power for surveillance system is provided. Exterior video surveillance cameras that are integral to the site lighting poles for monitoring of perimeter fences, building entrances/exits, and vehicle/pedestrian pathways. A complete security access system with card readers and dedicated UPS is provided at each living unit and building entrance. Control doors are located between patient wings, separating patient areas from staff offices and support areas. All exterior glazing units received laminated glass and blast film on the inside of the insulated glazing unit. The medication room has a Pyxis medication cabinet that requires card access to fill and dispense medications.
Design Achievement - West-MEC Building B is part of West-MEC's Aviation Technology program on their Avionics Campus in Glendale, teaching students aircraft maintenance and repair of mechanical systems. DLR Group's design elevates the student experience by providing additional lab, classroom and technical education spaces. These spaces complement the existing avionics shop, storage and District facilities by providing space for hands-on learning. It also expands the Avionics Program by adding precision manufacturing and avionics programs. This project rounds out the phased campus, all designed by DLR Group.  Scope Summary - This 33,000 SF design-build project is the third phase of West-MEC's Avionics Campus in Glendale. The facility includes an administrative area, classrooms, demonstration and learning laboratories, student break area, restrooms, service support spaces and an outdoor workspace. Site improvements included a parking lot expansion to accommodate additional students. Building construction incorporated energy efficient components to reduce West-MEC's operating expenses. DLR Group provided architectural, engineering and construction administration services.
Mesa Public Schools has three existing transportations facilities, spread across the District boundary that all required some level of building replacement, upgrades and renovation.  The sites are functioning during construction, so phasing along with access and security were critical to the project.  Our architectural and engineering team performed a thorough evaluation of the existing systems and site design, worked with the various departments located at each site (Warehouse, Grounds, Facilities, Vehicle Maintenance, Technology and District Support Services) to program their needs and potential relocation, developed design concepts, provided cost estimating and facilitated the meetings to bring consensus to the departments for each site.    The Fremont Site included new construction for the Transportation Department, Driver Lounge and Vehicle Maintenance Facility.  The bus and staff parking expansion was the largest of the three sites due to its service area of the eastern area of the District and needed to accommodate parking for 430 personal vehicles and 280 buses.  Existing fueling stations remained functional and the existing bus wash was relocated.   The Vehicle Maintenance building included two underground service pits with dispensers for oil, grease and transmission fluid.  Six additional bays were provided with safety tethering systems.  Storage for tires, batteries, brake drums and other maintenance equipment was included.   The Stapley Site was located at the District’s Support Services campus.  The Technology Department was relocated to accommodate the parking expansion which supported 164 buses and 400 personal vehicles.  New construction included a Transportation building with Driver Lounge.  The future replacement warehouse building for vehicle maintenance, metal shop, upholstery and tire repair was planned. The site has an existing fueling island and bus wash.   The Broadway Site was located at the District’s Facilities campus.  The major needs for this site included relocating the bus entrance from a major arterial road to improve safety and routing, the expansion of the bus and staff parking, the demolition and replacement of the Grounds Buildings.  The relocation and installation of the existing bus wash equipment was included in the project.  This project will improve both pedestrian and vehicular safety at all sites, reduce the District’s transportation operational costs by parking buses nearer the schools they serve and the energy efficient new construction will reduce the cost to operate.
In the fall of 2012, Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) was awarded a contract by the State of Arizona to house up to 1,000 medium security offenders in their existing Red Rock Correctional Center facility. As a condition of the award, the facility had to be conforming to ADOC Physical Plant standards. This project consists of a series of additions and modifications required in order to make the Red Rock Correctional facility meet the very specific physical plant standards required by the State. The facility is comprised of 1,596 medium security, double bunked beds organized in four 360-bed general population housing units and one special housing unit. Support components consist of intake, medical, laundry, warehouse, visitation, recreation, education, security and administration components located in multiple structures forming a campus setting. The entire facility encompasses 292,000 sf located as part of a larger 320-acre site located outside Eloy, Arizona. The additions to the facility include inmate dining and expanded food service, additional education spaces, prison industries, new warehouse and maintenance, and additional administration space. Renovations and modifications are being made to the intake, medical, education, warehouse, recreation and housing spaces. The construction phase of the work has to be carefully coordinated with the facility due to it being partially operational during construction. Offenders will be moved around within the facility as well as transferred out of the facility to accommodate construction. The facility perimeter is to be secure throughout the duration of the project. This complex project is being delivered utilizing the Design-Build project delivery vehicle with significant owner involvement. This approach will facilitate an expedited project execution while still allowing for owner input in order to ensure all objectives are met. Design started in October 2012, and construction is expected to be complete by November 2013.
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Type: This project combines two closely related projects: Renovate Endoscopy, Bldg 107 and Upgrade HVAC, Bldg 107. The air handler in the penthouse serves the fifth floor Endoscopy suite to be renovated. The Endoscopy suite needed to be renovated to modernize the suite, increase the number of procedure rooms from two to three if possible and to bring the suite up to current code requirements. The obsolete OR layout had few patient prep and recovery spaces. The main thrust of this renovation was to increase throughput of the suite by increasing the number of Pre-Op and Post Procedure bays with shorter recovery times than required for surgery. The renovation was also to adopt patient care paradigms and concepts according to the “Patient Aligned Care Team” (PACT) model, a patient centered care model. The air handler had exceeded its useful life and was a single pass system. Replacement of the equipment was needed to bring the mechanical system up to code. Doing both projects at once enabled the VA to reduce construction costs and to be less disruptive to the unit than two separate projects. Sector: Healthcare/Government Program Components: Endoscopy: Two Procedure Rooms were upgraded to include a dual arm equipment boom and a single arm dual monitor boom to align with current endoscopy procedures. A smaller procedure room for general gastrointestinal procedures was also incorporated into the floor plan. Six Pre-Procedure/Post Procedure Rooms were outfitted with a vertical nurse head wall unit, hand washing sink, millwork for charting and minimal storage, stretcher, computer-on-wheels and side chair. Two patient toilets are dedicated to the suite. The nurse station includes hand washing sink, Pyxis machine, ice machine, crash cart and storage cabinets. A physician workspace is dedicated for three physicians. Separate Men’s and Women’s Lockers are provided with a shared staff toilet. A second exam room is available for other departments’ needs as well as Endoscopy. A waiting room is dedicated to Endoscopy patients and visitors. Scope decontamination occurs adjacent to the procedure rooms with endoscope processing and exhausted clean scope storage located between the procedure rooms. A clean supply room is located closely to the procedure rooms. A particular challenge is that the procedure rooms have a ramp to the Pre/Post procedure bays. Motorized patient stretchers are utilized to guard against nursing and staff injuries. HVAC Upgrade: The Air Handlers located in the 6th floor penthouse were removed. A new 9,500 CFM VAV Air Handler (AHU) was installed in the sixth floor space to serve the Endoscopy suite below. The new Air Handler was specified to utilize multiple fans (fan–array technology) for redundancy, improved efficiency and reduced energy consumption. UV lamps were specified on the new Air Handler to kill potential mold growth. The AHU has a mixing box section, return fan section, MERV 8 pre-filter, chilled water cooling coil, steam heating coil, humidifier section, HEPA final filter and supply fan section. The Endoscopy procedure rooms were exhausted 100% via a central exhaust fan. All other spaces had ducted return and exhaust as required by FA design guidelines. The ductwork was removed and replaced with the removal of the existing AHU on the fifth floor serving the prep areas and the existing AHU in the sixth floor penthouse. During design, it was apparent that a new air handler could not be craned to the penthouse space due to surrounding roofs with too large of a span to crane. DLR Group designed the sections of the new AHU to fit within an opening in the elevator lobby on the fifth floor to the sixth floor elevator area. A semi-custom, off the shelf Daikin AHU was designed to fit within the constraints of the cramped existing penthouse area. Existing medical vacuum and oxygen were utilized. Medical air was extended to the fifth floor and the capacity verified by our firm. Load tests were performed on the defined points of the distribution system to capture actual demand loads. Meters were placed on each of the two mains serving the building and on each of the three transfer switches. Total demand was approximately 236kW, which is within the generator rating. New panels were provided and an existing panel was replaced. A new Hillrom Nurse Call System replaced the existing Notifier system on the unit. It was extended from the main Hillrom Nurse Call System in other areas of the hospital. A new tele/data room was installed in the penthouse to house racks, Ethernet switch, modular patch panel, fiber optic connection panel, nurse call POE switch and UPS. DLR Group Scope of Services: Architectural & Interior Design, Mechanical/Plumbing, Electrical/Telecommunications and Structural Engineering Size: 5,521 SF Endoscopy; Penthouse 1,210 SF; 6,721 Total SF Narrative Descriptions: There is a potential for multiple narratives (i.e. web description, primary project page description, 330 descriptions, expanded, engineering focused, ITDG scope, etc.) – how do we handle – do we use links to a document? The project objectives were to Develop a code compliant suite to increase throughput of patients, Replace the current HVAC system with a mechanical system appropriate to Endoscopy, and Increase Energy Efficiency. Code Compliance: The fifth floor was originally designed as a Surgery suite (circa 1937) and served that purpose until the 1970’s. The intent was to re-purpose the area as more efficient Endoscopy suite to increase throughput of patients by at least 70% with shorter recovery periods needed with Endoscopy. A more efficient workflow was designed around the Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) delivery of care model which is patient-centered care. The existing endoscopy suite was 1,776 SF less than the VA design guidelines. Prioritization of spaces was evaluated with the end users. The existing Endoscopy suite was underutilized due to a shortage of Endoscopy-trained physicians. The renovation was a recruitment tool to attract more physicians and staff. Endoscope decontamination and sterile processing is included within the suite to avoid the necessity of sending them to SPD. HVAC Upgrades: The replacement of obsolete mechanical equipment beyond its useful life was required to be as efficient, serviceable and as quiet as reasonably possible. DLR Group utilized Trane Trace 700 (version 6.2.5.1) to determine peak heating and cooling loads. A life cycle cost analysis was performed to compare VAV systems with package DX with electric heat and packaged DX with steam heating at the 35%/Schematic Design level. The VAV Air Handler replacement had a life cycle payback of 7.2 years and rate of return of 19.5% due to lower operating costs and yearly maintenance costs over a period of 20 years. The other two systems compared had no payback at all on the Life cycle.
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Design Achievement: Designed to accommodate 1,400 students plus 900 STAY academy students, the Ballou Senior High School needed to meet the needs of its diverse student body while also serving as a community anchor and providing long-awaited upgrades to Ballou’s academic areas. DLR Group \| Bowie Gridley Architects’ design is based on a “Main Street” concept,featuring all major programs including arts, athletics, student services, and the cafeteria, as well as an “academic and arts hall of fame” and an “athletic hall of fame.” A spacious, light-filled Multimedia Center at the entrance is available both during and after academic hours for continued learning and community use. Generous common spaces promote collaboration for an interdisciplinary curriculum and collegial learning environment. State-of-the-art athletic facilities, both indoors and out, are integrated and designed to inspire the students and community members alike. A central two-story cafeteria commons organizes destinations and is accessible during non-school hours as a public gathering space. A collegiate atmosphere is created through a large, secure internal courtyard, state-of-the-art academic facilities, and improved green spaces. Academic grades and programs are organized into five distinct academies - each with classrooms, flexible multi-use rooms, a television studio, and computer and science labs.  Scope Summary: The phased approach for this 365,000 SF new construction minimized costs and disruption of the existing school through seamless implementation in two phases. The first phase entailed constructing the new school on the site of the existing football stadium. This was followed by demolition of the existing school and construction of the new stadium in its location. The re-imagined complex includes a performing arts theater, dance studio, aquatic center, athletic and fitness complex, health center, 680-seat auditorium, and media center in addition to academic, athletic, and administrative spaces. The STAY Academy, an adult continuing education program offering vocational training and high school diploma programs, is located within the school and has its own separate entrance for the community. Programs offered include both traditional and accelerated diploma programs, automotive technology, barbering, cosmetology, Microsoft Office courses, and culinary arts. The daycare center includes an outdoor play area that is visible upon approach to the entrance. The LEED Gold Certified building utilizes sustainable strategies, including recycled and low-VOC materials, daylight harvesting, photovoltaic panels, rain gardens, and sunscreens. A secure courtyard with terraced seating is integrated within the facility to promote additional outdoor activities including reading, small group collaborations, outdoor dining, art exhibits, pep-rallies, performances, and presentations. DLR Group \| Bowie Gridley Architects provided architectural and engineering services.
Code study of existing building documenting findings for submittal to the city of Sierra Vista by Cochice College.
Tarleton State University, a member of the Texas A&M University system, provides academically challenging education that is grounded in real world experiences. The University provides instructional space for heavy collaboration and studio leaning environments to utilize strong behavioral and interpersonal designs. With a student-teacher ratio of 19 to 1, the new spaces had to support student interaction and faculty instruction. Working with Randall Scott Architects, DLR Group provided architectural support, technology, performance, and theatrical systems designs to allow hands-on student learning, faculty engagement, and community exposure for the O.A. Grant Humanities building (built in 1973), and state-of-the art theatrical design systems for the Wells Fine Arts Complex (built in 1978). The scope of the Grant building project encompassed 61,500 SF of renovation and a two-floor, 26,200 SF addition of the Digital Media Lab. This included the Digital Media Lab that houses a writing lab, offices, a digital media lab/studio, media podcast rooms, a state-of-the-art media convergence lab, and a public relations and event management lab as well classrooms and a collaborative learning area. Support spaces on both new floors included mechanical, electrical, IDF, and custodial rooms. The scope of the Clyde Wells Fine Arts Complex encompassed renovation to the 85,200 SF structure including roof replacement and modifications to the main auditorium, studio theater, public space and support areas. In the main theater audience chamber the stage floor was replaced, a center aisle was added, and new seating, house lighting, and finishes were designed. The band and choir areas were remodeled with a new fire exit stair, new floor wall and ceiling finishes, new acoustic treatments and modifications to the HVAC, electrical and lighting systems. Life safety upgrades, ADA improvements, asbestos abatement, DDC controls and redundant HVAC for the campus data center were also part of the project scope. The project required intense coordination between the architect and DLR Group because of the sensitive acoustic mitigation systems and performance class HVAC designed to maintain minimal acoustic interruption. The project included an additional 3,587 SF of exterior elevated collaboration verandas and 130-seat outdoor amphitheater/classroom.
This full-service Head Start center will serve the District 3 area, and is the Administrative headquarters for the Community-wide program. It includes eight classrooms (four preschool and four infant/toddlers), multi-purpose room including performance stage and assembly area, administration offices, indoor and outdoor activity play areas, commercial kitchen to serve federal Head Start requirements, outdoor gardening beds and a trike path.
Design Achievement - This new campus breaks away from the previous District school model and creates an efficient and exemplary learning environment for its students with flexible spaces to encourage outside-the-box use. DLR Group's design of the new Las Brisas Academy is an expression of the innovative and creative Focus programs that the Liberty Elementary School District has targeted. This is the first campus for the District that was designed with the specific Focus programs in mind. These include a K-8 Performing and Visual Arts program and a K-5 Language Immersion program which allows students to focus their education or just explore new opportunities. The design celebrates these programs in dynamic entrances. The main and performing arts entrance at the northwest corner of the site highlights the performing arts wing and showcases the auditorium, black box theater and performing arts labs. Scope Summary - The 61,500 SF two-story school incorporates high-performance energy strategies and integrates daylighting into all learning spaces. Flexibility in classrooms and shared labs accommodate trends for small group and breakout study space. The flagship theater space is a super flexible black box that serves as classroom, dance studio, production and performance space. Color and super graphics are strategically located throughout the facility to impact way-finding and emphasize school program identity. DLR Group provided architecture, interior design, landscape, MEP and structural design services.
Code study of existing building documenting findings for submittal to the city of Sierra Vista by Cochice College.
Design Narrative: In danger of losing their Nursing program accreditation due to space constrictions, Cochise College asked DLR Group to quickly develop a complete space program and design a series of labs, classrooms, offices and student areas to meet their needs. The program and design sketches shown here were used to provide a basis for construction budgeting by the CMAR, Sundt Construction. Currently underway, the rapid turnaround by DLR Group allows the College to retain accreditation, meet their future enrollment goals and utilize Sundt crews already working on other projects on-site. Scope Summary: The 8,000 SF project features new classrooms, faculty offices, labs, lecture halls, resource, storage and office support spaces. The spaces were designed with consideration for sustainability and energy efficiency, featuring natural lighting, orientation to minimize heat and glare, and natural materials such as concrete block, glass, and corrugated and perforated steel wall panels.
Design Achievement The Gila River Indian Community District 5 has a long history of agricultural production, enhancing the tribe's relationship with the land and its ability to adapt to its surroundings. DLR Group's design of the new Multi-Purpose and Wellness Center enhances this ability by bringing the people together into one facility serving a variety of needs. Based on the tribe's desire to connect together so everyone can live as one, the facility encourages different building uses by including spaces for physical, emotional and spiritual activities under one roof. Heads of families can be inside participating in various training programs while the children are outside safely playing on the splash pad.   Scope Summary  This new 29,000 SF multi-purpose and wellness center includes a full gymnasium, performance and assembly area, plus arts and crafts, computer training and smaller instructional rooms. There is a full service kitchen, aerobics and weight room, youth recreation space and full locker and shower facilities to serve everyone's needs. The center also includes office space for the District Service Center with a nursing and exam area for health care staff visits. An outdoor splash pad complex and outdoor performance stage and seating help bring the entire community together. The facility also has a back-up generator and can function as an emergency shelter. DLR Group provided architectural services.

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