What's New - Spring 2001
DAVIS-SHAI CENTER NEARS COMPLETION!
Construction on the renovation of and addition to the Davis-Shai Center in Heath, Ohio, continued through the winter. Work completed includes framing of new construction on the west, south, and east sides as well as interior work. “This is going to be breathtaking,” says Carolyn Broyles, Heath City Auditor. Construction is projected to finish in April, with the opening gala celebration in September.
Davis-Shai Center, Construction of East Addition. December 2000
AFMC AWARDS MORE BASES TO HARDLINES
Based on the unanimously positive reception of HDC’s Condition Infrastructure Assessment for Brooks Air Force Base, Air Force Materiel Command (AMFC) has sent HDC to three other bases. The assessment teams have recently completed Rome Laboratory near Syracuse, New York, and Hanscom Air Force Base near Lexington, Massachusetts. Project Architect Don Durst said “The Air Force wants all their bases completed by the same team in order to establish a consistent baseline measurement.” As proof of this statement, Edwards, Tinker, Arnold, and Kirtland are next in line for assessment this year. Stay tuned!
Building 1105A, Hanscom Air Force Base. October 2000.
THE JOHN GLENN INSTITUTE IS NOW OPEN. STILLMAN HALL RENOVATION IS COMPLETED.
The John Glenn Institute of Public Policy and Management has moved into their new home in Stillman Hall on The Ohio State University campus. Senator Glenn personally met with Charissa Wang, Project Architect, at the job site on September 12, 2000, and proclaimed himself “delighted” with the progress. The finished project so beautifully incorporates wood trim, restored murals, and new glass walls that other tenants in the building have been walking in to see the space. Alayne Parson, Senior Vice Provost, said the project “continues to elicit praise from all who have visited.”
Stillman Hall, BEFORE. June 2000.
Stillman Hall, AFTER. December 2000.
HARMONY BRICKWORKS EXCAVATION STARTED
The fall-winter phase of the Harmony Brickworks Excavation project wrapped up on December 22, 2000, in the midst of freezing temperatures and snowfall. Joe Brandon, HDC’s Director of Archeology, said “We’ve had to work through very adverse weather conditions in order to meet the client’s deadline, but we’ve uncovered some pretty fascinating stuff,” including a series of venting tunnels under the kilns. Conrad Weiser, Project Manager for the U.S. Army Corps on Engineers, Pittsburgh District, commented that “Joe and crew have done a nice job opening and cleaning site features under difficult circumstances.” Work will continue this March.
Excavation of Harmony Brickworks Furnace, November 2000.
CLEVELAND INNERBELT SURVEY IN PROGRESS
HDC’s architectural history division is completing the preliminary phase of cultural resources documentation for the Cleveland Innerbelt Study. The project will affect about 32 square miles of downtown Cleveland. “There are thousands of historic buildings in this zone,” says Project Historian Roy Hampton. “We are first identifying known significant buildings and using ArcView GIS software to map them for use by the highway engineers.” The next phase of the project will involve field surveying the proposed construction corridors.
GREAT LAKES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER SETS SAIL WITH NEW ICRMP
HDC’s preservation planning division is completing a new Integrated Cultural Resources Management Plan for Great Lakes Naval Training Center, the boot camp for all Navy recruits. This base has some of the most significant Naval architecture in the country,” says Project Manager Stan Popovich. “Our job is to create a document that will assist base engineers in the preservation of these resources.” Significant properties at the base include the central administration building, which features a clock tower, and an early SOM glass building that housed gunnery training.
Building 1-Main Administration. Great Lakes Naval Training Ctr.
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB MEDICAL CENTER TO RECEIVE FACELIFT
HDC held a design charette with project civil engineers and the 77th Medical Group at Building 830 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on January 12, 2001. HDC is transforming an existing atrium space between two hospital buildings into a dynamic multi-purpose area. Doug Skrlac, Project Manager with the 88th ABW Civil Engineering Group, charged Project Architect Charissa Wang to “come up with something fun, creative, and imaginative” to liven up the space. Construction is scheduled to begin this summer.
Medical Center Atrium, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
SADIE THE BEAGLE CONTINUES TO VISIT THE OFFICE
Sadie, a tan-and-white beagle from Athens Pound Rescue, arrived at the HDC office in January 1996 courtesy of our clients at the Wayne National Forest. Sadie now makes her home with Project Architect Don Durst’s mother in Akron, Ohio. Sadie visits the office several times a year, keeping Office Manager Bagle and all staff on their toes.
Sadie the Beagle eyes the camera from her blanket, December 2000.