Alamo Community College District San Antonio College Nursing Building
 

O'Connell Robertson provided architecture and engineering services for a new 120,000 SF teaching facility to support allied health programs in Dental Assistant, Dental Techniques, Medical Assistant, EMT, Medical Transcription and RN Nursing.

The teaching labs are designed to assist in teaching and training students in realistic mock labs. This new complex will expand the college’s ever growing nursing and allied health programs with public clinics for students and staff, new lab and classroom spaces, administrative offices, and open area student lounges.

Austin Community College Cypress Creek Campus Expansion
 

A two-story, 65,000 SF classroom building and a 37,150 SF renovation of the existing facility at the Austin Community College Cypress Creek Campus in Cedar Park creates a new, contemporary look for the campus. The facility will include science labs, classrooms, computer labs, administration and faculty offices, student services and retention services offices. Renovations include student commons and student life spaces, classrooms, art rooms, science labs, testing labs, a nursing skills lab, faculty offices and a bookstore and cafe. In addition, HVAC renovations, lighting and data upgrades will also be provided.


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Texas A&M University Bright Athletic Complex and Academic Center
 

This 109,000 SF classroom and support facility located at the South End Zone of Kyle Field enhances the athletic programs at Texas A&M University, and is the largest academic complex dedicated to student athletes in the country. As the first phase of a master plan for Kyle Field, this project sets the tone for future stadium modifications and seating capacity to exceed 100,000.

The facility's athletic areas include meeting rooms, a player's lounge, coaches' offices, and Football Program Support offices. Additional features include a training room equipped with treatment areas, x-ray rooms, locker rooms, and a doctor's office. The physical therapy section houses a rehabilitation area, hydroworx pools, and whirlpools. A 35,000 SF state-of-the art academic center serves all student athletes and includes tutoring rooms; offices; computer labs; study areas; an auditorium and multiple classrooms.

University of Texas UFCU Disch-Falk Field Renovation and Expansion
 

O'Connell Robertson is working in association with Omaha-based DLR Group on the design of the UFCU Disch-Falk Field renovation and expansion at the University of Texas at Austin. The design will show-case and celebrate the six-time national champion baseball program, providing state-of-the-art facilities and amenities for the University's players and fans.

The project includes a new facade, renovated and expanded seating areas, a renovated press box, a new spectator club area, renovated and expanded player development areas, public concourses and plazas, renovated and upgraded concessions and restrooms, a renovated ticket office, and replacement of the field lighting system and an upgraded sound system.

Alamo Community College Northeast Campus Renovation
 

This project involves the conversion of a former big box grocery store into a new campus for ACCD. To meet programmatic requirements, a second floor was added within the existing structure. The facility houses all aspects of a community college campus including a library, student services, financial aid, a bookstore, kinesiology, administration, fine arts and standard classroom space. A large colorful screen wall provides an attractive new image for the facility and also defines and entry court for the students. The interior lobby incorporate a welcoming feel while maximizing the high exposed ceilings and open glass of the public spaces. The design also included a new HVAC and electrical systems. Due to the pressing need for this facility, design and construction is scheduled to be completed in 12 months.

University of Texas John A. & Katherine G. Jackson Geological Sciences Building
 

The Jackson Geology Building was honored as an Outstanding Project in the classrooms category of the 2003 Educational Interiors Showcase by American School & University Magazine. This Design/Build project was also named an Outstanding Construction Project in the $10-$30 million category by the Austin Chapter of the Association of General Contractors.

This 5-story classroom addition to the Geology Building at UT Austin added 62,000 SF of new construction, conforming to the UT Campus Master Plan while addressing program requirements of large tiered lecture classrooms, lab classrooms, faculty and graduate research student offices, and the Geology Foundation offices. Offices and research work areas are designed to provide flexibility for growth or change as programs evolve and demand more research personnel and support. The top floor of the addition supports the Geology Foundation and includes an office, large conference room and an archive area as well as a roof terrace to further support foundation activities.

Temple College Health Sciences Center
 

The Temple College Health Sciences Center serves as a state-of-the-art teaching facility for future healthcare workers throughout Texas. The new 28,500 SF facility supports the Emergency Medical Technology, Respiratory Care Technology, Surgical Technology, and Dental Hygiene programs of the College. The facility's overall instructional programs are directed and designed by the College, however, the College partners with the nearby Texas A&M Medical School and Scott & White Hospital for the advanced curriculum, requiring a very life-like setting for courses.

Academic components of the facility include multimedia classrooms, a distance-learning auditorium, a respiratory care lab, a surgical technology demonstration classroom, flexible EMT task and testing rooms, a public dental hygiene clinic, and a mock hospital. The Health Science Center was recognized as an Outstanding Building in the Laboratories category in the American School & University Interiors Showcase 2004. The project was also honored as a Project of Distinction in the College Planning & Management Education Design Showcase 2004.

University of Texas Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletic Complex
 

The original Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletic Facility, designed by O'Connell Robertson in 1984, was expanded in 1998 from 36,000 to 90,000 SF. The expanded, high profile facility includes an indoor running track; strength training and rehabilitation rooms; physical therapy support areas; recreational areas; academic classrooms; auditorium; football team locker rooms; and administrative offices; all enhanced by next-generation technology.

The project was part of UT's $40 million Texas Memorial Stadium expansion. Project challenges successfully met by O'Connell Robertson included site logistics compounded by high-density construction activities, restricted site access and ongoing athletics and University operations.

McCord Student Center at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
 

This 26,000 SF student center for the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary is the largest building project on campus since the Seminary opened in 1880, requiring special attention to integration of the new facility into the built fabric of the campus. The design solution for this site, which included a severe slope, was a multi-story scheme, stepping down the slope to an existing creek. This provided a cost-effective solution to achieving program requirements and opened the north facade and exterior decks to the natural landscape bordering the creek.

Features include a Fellowship Hall, campus post office, classrooms, administrative offices, and guest residence suites.

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