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
MD Anderson Cancer Center The Woodlands, TX PROJECT: MD Anderson Cancer Center DESCRIPTION: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (commonly referred to as MD Anderson Cancer Center) is a comprehensive cancer center in Houston, Texas. It is one of the original three comprehensive cancer centers in the country. It is both a degree-granting … Read more
McCook Armed Forces Reserve Center McCook, NE PROJECT McCook Armed Forces Reserve Center DESCRIPTION The exterior façade of this armed forces reserve center is dominated by the projecting eyebrow at the top of the precast concrete wall panels. This eyebrow, which measures over three feet from the face of the wall, was designed and produced … Read more
Loews Hotel and Convention Center Kansas City, MO PROJECT Loews Hotel and Convention Center DESCRIPTION In addition to providing hotel accommodations, restaurants and additional convention center space, the Loews Hotel and Convention Center serves as a critical connecting point between the Bartle Hall Convention Center, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, T-Mobile Arena and Power … Read more
Liberty Mutual Plano, TX PROJECT Liberty Mutual PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Liberty Mutual Headquarters Complex is comprised of 86,000 square feet (513 pieces) of architectural precast. The light buff precast clad parking garage serves as the plinth of an all glass office tower. The precast panels incorporate a variety of patterning and reveals to break up … Read more
Kiewit Industrial Headquarters Lenexa, KS PROJECT Kiewit Headquarters (formerly Perceptive Software Headquarters) DESCRIPTION This four-story precast office building serves as the headquarters for Kiewit. It’s was the previously the headquarters for Perceptive Software. From a precast standpoint: A unique aspect of this project is the sheer level of detail on the exterior facade. While there … Read more
Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts Kansas City, MO PROJECT Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts DESCRIPTION This project required 89,000 square feet of architectural precast concrete with an acid-etch finish. The design team paid close attention to adjacent historic buildings, extensively sampling tone and finishes to complement the traditional existing with this newer, more … Read more
Kansas Leadership & Health Foundation Conference Center Wichita, KS PROJECT Kansas Leadership & Health Foundation Conference Center DESCRIPTION The exterior design for this conference center can be described as a modern day version of ‘Prairie Style’ (or ‘Mission Style’). The adjacent existing building also had a distinctive limestone base and wainscot banding. These features were … Read more