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...

Henry County Medical Center

Posted on January 11, 2001 by Heather Robertson in Structural Engineering

ofocation: Paris, Tennessee This project was the construction of a New Patient Tower with 3-1/2 stories and 90,000 GSF. It is concrete frame and was designed for a future additional story. The structure also contains a steel framed Mechanical Penthouse. The first floor of the Hospital included a New Entrance, Dining, Serving Area, Tray Return, Gift Shop, Admissions, Business Office, Lobby/Public Area, Public Toilets, 4 Elevators, and shell space for a future surgery expansion. The second floor includes a Women’s center and shell space for future 16-bed inpatient medical/surgery unit. The third floor includes a 29-bed medical/surgical unit. We were also involved in the new construction of a Dock Area, Breakout Room, Bridge and Stair/Elevator Tower, and a Parking Facility, During this construction, there...

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....