2007 Building Design Awards
HADP Architecture has been selected to appear in the 2007 American School & University Architectural Portfolio. The projects will be profiled in the November 2007 issue of American School & University magazine.
The winning projects are Hallandale Elementary Replacement School in the category of “Outstanding Buildings: Elementary Schools” and the Charlotte Technical Center in the category of “Outstanding Buildings: Specialized Facilities.”
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10/27/2008
Ridgecrest South to have basketball, volleyball court
Drew Taylor, Senior Staff Reporter, The Crimson White
With the concrete work at Ridgecrest South nearing completion in the next couple months, the University will be starting different work with the ongoing project, including different amenities.
Among the amenities will be basketball and volleyball courts in one of the two courtyards the new residence hall will have, said Tim Leopard, assistant vice president for design and construction for the University.
Leopard said due to the geometry of the two buildings next to each other, two courtyards will be fitted close to each other, one at the north building of Ridgecrest South and another at the south building. The south building’s courtyard will feature a sitting area, complemented with various gazebos and barbecue grills. Leopard called this more of a “gathering area.”
The basketball courtyard will also feature a sitting area.
Leopard said construction crews should finish layering the concrete on the building within the next month or two, which is necessary to complete before any more work can be done. From there, the crews will start the roofing system, drywall framing and mechanical work, all of which occurs concurrent to each other in order for the residential community to be completed on time.
Leopard said the brick work for the building would start sometime next month. After all this is complete, crews will begin work on the amenities of the buildings, including the two courtyards.
Leopard said the amenities of any building are normally completed last in order to not damage anything in the process of the heavy construction.
“You want to get the heavy construction out of the way so that things like that don’t get torn up,” Leopard said.
The facilities division of Financial Affairs has been working extensively with the office of Housing and Residential Communities in regards to the amenities, Leopard said. The HRC office holds various focus groups or student surveys, trying to find out what the students want for leisure in and around the campus.
“It happens very early in the process,” Leopard said.
The HRC office was unavailable for comment on the project.
The amenities will also include a multimedia room in one of the buildings, featuring a seating capacity of 30 to 40 people. Further information on this development was not available.
The budget for amenities is projected to run at $700,000, which was included in the budget increase for the project, approved by the UA System Board of Trustees last week. This also includes landscaping, cleaning up the courtyard areas and providing shading area for the students.
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08/14/2008
Press for KSU University Village Suites
'It's great!'
Freshmen check into the new University Village Suites on Wednesday.
Reprinted from Marietta Daily Journal - August 14, 2008
"It's great - are you kidding?" he said as he waited in a check-in line with wife, Pam, and 22-year-old daughter, Amanda, to move in his 18-year-old son, Evan.
"It's new, so there's nothing really to worry about," Evan Frisbee said.
Hering and Frisbee are only two among the nearly 1,000 freshmen moving into the just-finished University Village Suites at KSU this week before classes begin Friday. The new, four-story building has space for 913 beds in its two wings.
This year, 3,044 students will be able to live on-campus - a nearly 43 percent increase from last school year, when the school had only 2,131 beds.
Dr. Michael Sanseviro, director of residence life at KSU, said living on-campus is part of the traditional college experience. KSU, the third-largest university in the state, is no longer a commuter school, Sanseviro said.
Here's how KSU stacks up against the rest of the field: About 2,500 students live on-campus at Georgia State, the second-largest state school, Sanseviro said. And the University of Georgia - with enrollment roughly double the 21,000 students at KSU - also has about double KSU's on-campus population, with 6,400 students living on UGA campus.
"Percentage-wise, we're not that far off," Sanseviro said.
Most of the living areas in the new dorm building, which cost just over $45 million, are two-bedroom suites, sex-segregated by units but not by floor.
Freshmen will share a kitchenette and bathroom area, but have their own small bedrooms. But the design intentionally deletes a common living area.
"We started the village concept in 2002 with full apartments. Part of the big challenge was that freshmen had so much privacy they never came out of their rooms," he said.
The University Village Suites doesn't feel much like the dorms we remember.
There's a Jittery Joe's coffee shop in the lobby. Flat-screen TVs hang on the walls of game rooms and lounges throughout the building, and the four-story dorm and the green areas outdoors are wi-fi capable. Each floor has a laundry room, and the machines take cash cards. Eventually, school officials hope students will be able to check machine availability and the status of their laundry via the Internet.
Students pay $510 per month to live in the new hotel - er, dorm, a fee that does not include food.
Bob Mills, managing partner of the Atlanta office of University Housing Services, the St. Petersburg, Fla.-based developer that built the dorm, pointed out the buildings "green" features, such as motion-sensor lighting; carpet made from recycled materials, high-efficiency toilets, and irrigation using only collected rainwater.
"The students are driving sustainability far more than the old folks," he said, chuckling.
Today, the school plans a grand opening of the central parking deck, which sits on campus near the new dorms. The garage adds 2,600 spaces, mostly for commuter students, faculty and staff members, school officials said.
For students, the key thing seemed to be the newness of the dorms.
"It looks good. It looks clean and new and shiny," said Horus Simmons, 17, of Decatur.
Hering, who'll be living with a friend she's known since fifth grade, knows where she'll spend her freshman year.
"I think I'll probably stay on campus as much as possible," she said. "Plus, this is where everything is."
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07/11/2008
HADP Goes Green
A large number of Federal agencies have adopted LEED (Leadership in Energy Environment and Design) developed by the USGBC (United States Green Building Council) as the model for building for their properties. While LEED had been around since 2000, these recent actions by multiple Federal agencies have set off a firestorm of state governments, school boards, universities and private clients who now want LEED Certified buildings.
In January, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced the launch of the “Walk the Walk” campaign to educate, promote and encourage sustainable design among consumers, business owners and architects. This campaign calls on architects and others to work together to create a greener footprint on the planet.
LEED is now a part of HADP. LEED Certification fosters sustainable design and construction through a multi-point system in the following areas: Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, Indoor Environmental Quality and Innovation & Design Process. In order to walk the walk, all Principals have pledged to become LEED Accredited Professionals within the coming months. By becoming LEED AP, one then has the knowledge base to understand what sustainable design is about, how it influences our design practice, the materials we use and how we document, specify and construct for a truly sustainable future.
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06/20/2008
HADP Awarded New Contracts
The Affordable Housing Practice Group of HADP Architecture has been awarded several new contracts:
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The Tampa Housing Authority in Florida, one of the largest and most successful Authorities, is now under contract with HADP. The Housing Authority has undertaken the most comprehensive plan in the City’s history to improve the physical conditions of its units and to expand the number of affordable housing units. HADP Architecture was awarded a contract to provide services on an indefinite quantity, task order basis.
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The Orlando Housing Authority in Florida awarded an indefinite quantity contract for services on a variety of acquisition, rehabilitation and new construction projects. Work to be performed is in conjunction with acquisition, inspection, capital improvement, construction, and development projects.
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The Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VI in Jackson, Mississippi awarded an A/E Services Contract to the firm. MRHA6 covers West Central Mississippi. The counties involved are Hinds, Yazoo, Holmes, Warren, Claiborne, Copiah, Simpson, and Rankin.
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HADP is under an indefinite quantity contract to provide the Housing Authority of Winston-Salem, North Carolina Architectural and Engineering services. Services will be performed on a number of projects to include: mixed-use, commercial, single family housing, multi-family housing mixed income developments, infrastructure, and building systems.
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Durham Housing Authority in North Carolina awarded the firm contracts to provide architectural services for the rehabilitation of Edgemont Elms and Woodridge Commons Multi-Family Rental Housing Developments.
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For Tarpon Springs Housing Authority, HADP will assist in land planning and design of a new split-site development of up to seventy-eight units in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Work will include revitalization, new construction, landscaping, incorporating Green Building elements, a pedestrian friendly design, community safety design, and ample green space and parking.
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05/09/2008
HADP to Focus on Core Practices - Focus on Excellence
HADP Architecture, Inc. announces that it has restructured its practice to focus the firm's efforts on its lead core markets of student housing, higher education, K-12 education, affordable housing, senior living, aviation and general practice. The change is the outcome of numerous workshops and meetings after the firm enlisted the services of ZweigWhite management consultants to assist in improving company operations.
Over the past months, HADP has made significant progress in improving and strengthening the operational side of the business, while continuing to deliver the highest quality service. With the restructuring complete, HADP will be able to continue to grow the business against the dramatic potential of the current market and economy. The firm has made a total commitment to excellence in all areas.
In its commitment to improving the quality of life through architecture and design, HADP Architecture has elected David Harper to serve as its President and C.E.O. Stewart Aiken will serve as its Chairman. The current seven Practice Groups will be led by the following: Charles Poropatic - On Campus Student Housing; Richard Aiken - Affordable Housing; Kevin Donahue (interim) - Higher Education; Bill Brown (interim) - K-12 Education; Robert Bitterli (interim) - Senior Living; David Harper (interim) - Aviation; and Stewart Aiken - General Practice.
Long on experience, with great technical ability and stellar employees, the company will share a service-oriented culture built on a tradition of service excellence. The new Practice Group-focused HADP will enhance the firm's financial strength, improve our ability to attract prospects, and allow us to build our leadership advantage. The management of HADP envisions the firm to be poised for all future goals and directions as HADP Architecture is committed to make whatever changes necessary to make the firm highly successful for now and the future.
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04/25/2008
Savannah College of Art & Design, Gwinnett Village
HADP Architecture was recently awarded two projects as part of the downtown expansion of a mixed-used development to expand the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) in Savannah, Georgia.
This urban-style development, located at 1025 W. Gwinnett Street, will house SCAD's new 4-acre student housing complex, Gwinnett Village, which will consist of four buildings and a 17,000-square-foot athletic facility. The housing complex is part of a 22-acre parcel that also is expected to have a commercial component. The student housing buildings will be four stories high consisting of 384 beds. The first floor of each building is reserved for parking. The concrete parking structure will contain 160 spaces.
The Recreation and Athletic Center is comprised of a total of 15,000 square feet. The two-story recreation center will contain a basketball court, café, weight room and aerobics area. The single story basketball area (75’x100’) will be designed as a prefab metal building. The café, weight room and aerobics room will be part of the two-story concrete and metal construction designed with a storefront exterior.
Both projects will be up for bid in June with their opening scheduled for Fall Semester 2009. HADP Architecture has worked closely with SCAD over the past decade completing several projects on their campus throughout Savannah, Georgia. Founded in 1978, Savannah College of Art & Design is a private, nonprofit, accredited institution with locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Georiga, and Lacoste, France. The college is closely engaged with the city of Savannah and the preservation of its rich heritage.
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03/01/2008
Ivy Group Consultants Re-launches Website
HADP Architecture is pleased to announce the re-launch of the website of its partner company, Ivy Group Consultants. Led by Robert J. Bitterli, Ivy Group Consultants provides forensic consulting, construction claims analysis and expert witness services relating to building envelope design and other design and construction defects.
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02/01/2008
Texas A&M University
HADP Architecture, Inc. and SHW Group, LLP successfully teamed to win the University Apartments project at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. The University Apartments project is an exciting opportunity for Texas A&M to provide campus style housing for single, married, families and international graduate students. This project brings the challenge of designing housing that competes with non-campus housing on price while providing a sense of community and campus. The project includes 252 living units in three-story garden style apartment buildings plus parking for 296 vehicles and all utility infrastructure and road extensions necessary to support the work.
At a total of 234,300 gross square feet, the apartments include 126 single units and 126 double units in eleven buildings. Utilities will be all electric and include cable television, fiber optics and high speed ethernet/wireless internet connections. Each apartment will also have a washer/dryer connection. Work is set to begin Spring 2008.
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11/12/2007
Announcement of New Senior Staff
HADP Architecture, Inc. announces that James W. Edson, AIA has joined the firm as Vice President and is based in the firm's Fort Myers, Florida office. Mr. Edson is a graduate of the University of Miami and has nearly 35 years of multifaceted experience with a variety of clientele, building types and management responsibilities. He is familiar with all phases of architectural services and has been involved with pre-design conceptual planning, project management and budgeting, and scheduling. His experience has taken him all the way through to the construction documentation, construction procurement, and even the construction administration phases of a project. Mr. Edson will serve as Director of the Fort Myers office and is dedicated to the growth and development of HADP Architecture's practice in the Southwest Florida market.
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10/12/2007
Georgia Tech, North Avenue Apartments
HADP wins High Profile Project to Revitalize the Complex used the house the Olympic Athletes for the 1996 Olympics
HADP Architecture, Inc. is serving as the Facility Assessment and Design Architect for the Georgia Institute of Technology North Avenue Apartments. Georgia Tech acquired the North Avenue Apartments, previously known as the Georgia State University Village, for use as residence halls this past summer.
The North Avenue Apartments, a highly visible part of Atlanta's skyline for over a decade, encompasses four high-rise residential halls and supporting facilities located on approximately eight acres. The complex was completed in 1995 to provide housing for athletes for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games.
The residential halls house up to 2,000 students. Parking facilities consist of 783 spaces. Included in the complex are street-level retail outlets, offices and meeting spaces, central utilities plants, courtyards, and associated infrastructure. The project also includes conversion of a gymnasium into a dining facility. The total project size is approximately 1.4 million gross square feet.
HADP Architecture was selected as the firm responsible for all aspects of the project. The HADP team includes Collins Cooper Carusi Architects, Ivy Group Consultants, Walter P Moore structural engineers, Jordan & Skala M/E/P engineers, plus urban planners, civil engineers, facility inventory specialists and parking consultants.
Established in 1885, Georgia Institute of Technology, one of the nation's top research universities, is part of the University System of Georgia. The Georgia Tech campus occupies 400 acres in the heart of the city of Atlanta.
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10/01/2007
Southeastern University, Tuscana Ristorante
"I just wanted to say a big ‘Thank You!’ to you for the essential part you played in creating Tuscana Ristorante, our new ‘drop dead gorgeous’ restaurant!" – Mark Rutland, Ph.D., President of Southeastern University
Tuscana Ristorante, Southeastern University’s newest dining facility, was recently completed by HADP Architecture. The new 25,000-square-foot, $7 million campus restaurant opened August 18, in time for the 2007-2008 academic year.
The restaurant features a marché-style setup – island serving stations spread throughout – in order to keep up with student growth at the University. The restaurant seats 750 people and replaces the old, 400-seat dining hall. Another 70 people can dine on the patio. In addition to having more space for general dining, the new facility contains 200 seats of banquet space. The one-story, steel and concrete block-construction facility has a Mediterranean design that meshes with the existing buildings on campus. The design includes a ceiling that reaches 20 feet.
Southeastern University is a coeducational, Christian, liberal arts university in Lakeland, Florida. In 2001, HADP completed Aventura Hall, a 528-bed student housing facility on the campus.
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09/17/2007
Savannah College of Art and Design, Barnard Village
HADP Architecture recently completed Barnard Village for the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia and the students have already moved in. Located at 3121 Barnard Street, Barnard Village offers single-floor apartment-style living with private bedrooms for 288 students. The trio of three-story, coeducational buildings features two baths, a full kitchen and furnishings, along with a clubhouse, laundry machines and meeting areas.
The building complex is modeled after Boundary Village, completed by HADP in 2002. Situated in the Savannah Historic District, the project had to meet strict architectural guidelines.
Savannah College of Art and Design is the nation’s fastest growing art school and the college is closely engaged with the city of Savannah and the preservation of its rich heritage.
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09/04/2007
University of Alabama, Ridgecrest Housing
HADP Architecture has been tasked with building the New Ridgecrest Residential Community for the University of Alabama. The project will be topped out in full concrete construction, 930+ beds, 1,000+ space parking deck and a project budget of more than $64 million. Special features of the Ridgecrest Community include traditional Georgian Style Architecture and Urban Plazas. The grand opening is scheduled for the Fall Semester 2009.
Established in 1831, the University of Alabama is the flagship campus of the University of Alabama System.
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07/06/2007
HADP Launches New Website
HADP Architecture announces that it has introduced its first complete website overhaul in several years. The new site is an up to date reflection of today’s firm and offers a colorful portrait of the firm’s work.
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06/25/2007
New Port Richey Gets Wet
On May 19, the city of New Port Richey, Florida held its grand opening of the city’s new $14 million Recreation and Aquatics Center. The project, the largest and most expensive in the city’s history, was finished weeks ahead of schedule and well under budget. The new 37,000 square foot complex replaces a 37-year-old recreation center. It includes a children’s pool, diving well with two boards, 25-meter lap pool with a small ramp for disabled swimmers and a 25-foot spiral slide into a plunge pool. Multipurpose rooms, two full gymnasiums, locker rooms, a 2,000 square foot fitness center and administrative offices will round out the center. The center also doubles as a hurricane shelter, capable of sustaining 175-mph winds and providing space for more than 400 people.
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05/01/2007
Meredith College - LEED Certified Student Housing
HADP Architecture, Inc. was awarded the On-Campus Student Apartments Project on the Meredith College Campus with the goal of improving the number of upperclass women present on the campus by providing a more normative and upscale environment. Meredith College is the largest Private Women's College in the Southeast. The project encompasses the design and construction of apartment-style residential units to accommodate 252 Meredith College upper class women. The building is sited with beautiful panoramic vistas of study gardens, trellises and natural landscapes. This project is intended to be Gold LEED Certified.
Charterd in 1891, Meredith College is the largest women's college in the southeastern United States.
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