Category Archive for "Our Work"

Rhodes College Paul Barret, Jr. Library

Posted on January 19, 2001 by Mitch Hitch in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

Location: Memphis, Tennessee Architect: Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company This state of the art library is 136,000 SF located in the center of Rhodes College Campus. It is surrounded by 100 acres of landscaping and buildings. Paul Barret, Jr. Library is a technology hub containing a theater, complete media production facilities, and a teaching and learning center. The 3 and 4 story library is designed to incorporate many quiet study spaces, areas for computer access, media production, and open areas where students and professors may work together. The entire library is a completely wireless environment. Concrete and steel were used to allow for heavy loads at the stack areas. Reinforced concrete was included to aid in meeting the seismic...

Christ the King Catholic Church

Posted on January 5, 2001 by Heather Robertson in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

Location: Southaven, Mississippi Architect: Askew Nixon Ferguson Architects This beautiful church in Southaven, Mississippi sits on approximately 13 acres of a pastoral campus. The challenge was allow for increased visibility from the busy road while providing a quiet, pastoral setting for parishioners. Burr & Cole provided assistance with site planning and utility infrastructure of a new church campus. Our scope of services included a new Worship Space, Religious Education Center, Central Plant, parking area, athletic fields, and storm water detention. This project added 26,000 SF of worship space, 9,730 SF of educational space and 1,540 SF of central plant. Our design provided parking for 200 spaces, plus future parking options....

Renaissance Center & Parking Garage

Posted on January 19, 2000 by Mitch Hitch in Structural Engineering

Location: Memphis, Tennessee This 8 story plus partial basement, 190,000 SF office building was designed with composite steel, special moment frames and seismic design. It is a Class A office building with a 3 story open lobby area. The outside is adorned with reflective blue-green glass. The Parking Garage has 3 levels with spaces for 435 cars and is approximately 150,000 SF. ...