The University of Kansas Hospital: Cambridge North Tower Kansas City, KS PROJECT The University of Kansas Hospital: Cambridge North Tower DESCRIPTION For this 14-story heart hospital building, 33,247 square feet of 438 non-insulated precast panels were utilized. Precast provided necessary speed of construction and its modular nature helped alleviate the high complexity of the overall … Read more
Capital Federal hall Lawrence, KS PROJECT Capital Federal Hall (University of Kansas School of Business) DESCRIPTION As a key design decision early on, what would have traditionally been done with solid architectural cladding was instead achieved with a series of insulated panels to fully take advantage of the high-performance characteristic of the product. Dan Nenonen … Read more
Block 38 /Catylst One Building Lincoln, NE PROJECT Block 38 Catalyst One Building DESCRIPTION The 6 story cast in place parking structure supports three stories of steel framed apartments above the garage space. The architectural precast concrete creates an upscale environment which includes buff and tan colored precast spandrels. Entrances to the facility were accented … Read more
University of nebraska memorial stadium Lincoln, NE PROJECT University of Nebraska Memorial Stadium DESCRIPTION The University of Nebraska’s famed Memorial Stadium has made several modifications through the years. The most recent expansion project was the East Stadium Addition which increased the capacity to 90,000 seats for the 2015 season. This expansion utilized 120,000SF of Enterprise … Read more
The Realm Lewisville, TX PROJECT The Realm PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Realm is a 250,000 square foot, nine-story building designed to serve as the centerpiece of a 324-acre mixed-use development. The project included 34,000 square feet (609 pieces) of non-insulated cladding precast. The panels varied in depth from seven inches to two and a half feet … Read more
St Mary Catholic Church and School Joplin, MO PROJECT St Mary Catholic Church and School DESCRIPTION Everything changed for St. Mary’s parish church and school on the afternoon of May 22, 2011, when a catastrophic EF-5 tornado swept through their mid-western community and destroyed the entire parish facilities. It was officially ranked the deadliest tornado … Read more
Polsinelli Headquarters and Hotel fontaine Kansas City, MO PROJECT Polsinelli Headquarters and Hotel Fontaine DESCRIPTION The project was originally launched as the West Edge development. It was envisioned as a hotel with a connecting link to the headquarters of a major advertising agency, but midway into the project the contractor and developer parted ways and … Read more
Pinnacle National Development Center Kansas City, KS PROJECT Pinnacle National Development Center DESCRIPTION This facility is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the buildings three tenants: The Sporting KC Professional Soccer team (training facility), the US Soccer Association and Children’s Mercy Sports Medicine Center. Custom precast panels are the primary exterior material. The architect continually pushed … Read more
Midtown crossing Omaha, NE PROJECT Midtown Crossing Project DESCRIPTION This large scale high end mixed use development included seven independent structures and approximately 365,000 square feet of architectural precast concrete. The architectural precast wall panels along with glass are the dominating exterior facades on the project. To increase the project pace, the precast wall panels … Read more
Mercy Joplin Hospital Joplin, MO PROJECT Mercy Joplin Hospital DESCRIPTION On May 22, 2011, an EF-5 tornado tore through Joplin, Mo., demolishing dozens of buildings. The town’s multi-level hospital, actually stood through the storm, but sustained significant damages, necessitating that it be replaced. Less than four years later, a brand-new, state-of-the-art $345 million hospital has … Read more