Midwestern University, Chicago is awarded AWMAC’s 25th Award of Excellence in ‘Excellence in Service | Gold category’.
Project: Midwestern University
Location: Chicago Illinois
AWMAC: Nikolai Manufacturing
Architect: DWL Architects + Planners
GC: ISEC
DWL’s 2015 canstruction structure titled ‘JUXTA-CAN-SITION’ wins local award for ‘Best use of Labels’. A big THANK YOU to everyone that sponsored and participated! (All canned food proceeds benefit St. Mary’s Food Bank).
DWL Canstruction Sponsors:
Silver: LSW Engineers / KPFF Consulting Engineers / RepublicBankAz
Friend: Gannett Fleming / PRI Graphics / The CK Group
Located at 2100 W. Rio Salado Parkway – Mesa, Arizona, Riverview is home to Sloan Park, the new Spring Training home of the Chicago Cubs.
DWL Architects + Planners: Executive Architect. Greey Pickett: Landscape Architect.
The aircraft rescue fire station at Laughlin-Bullhead International Airport is the first building designed with a new master plan for the airport. It sets the character and material palettes for future development including a new terminal.
Steve Rao, president of DWL Architects + Planners Inc., says metals were specified for strength, lightness and durability. “We chose metallic silver for the roof and wall panels to evoke an image of flying,” he says. “In addition, the building was designed as if it emerges from the base of the mountain.”
The 13,000-square-foot fire station is located approximately 50 feet down the side of a mountain and approximately 75,000 cubic yards of material was removed from the site. This led to placing a public entrance on the second floor and airside access on the first floor.
Progressive Roofing installed 6,418 square feet of Rollfab Metal Products’ 24-gauge pre-weathered Galvalume SL-175 metal wall panels, 9,819 square feet of 22-gauge pre-weathered Galvalume MS-200 metal roof panels and 2,957 square feet of 24-gauge pre-weathered Galvalume FP-10 metal panels on the exterior soffit and lobby ceiling. Additionally, the project utilized 828 square feet of Armstrong Ceilings’ Metalworks Welded Wire 2 Cell in Gunmetal Grey on the corridor ceiling.
Rao says metal finishes were adapted to site conditions. “One such example in our project is the perforated panels at the screenwalls and mechani- cal yard; these were powdercoated instead of coil coated to address potential weathering issues at perforations,” he says. Progressive Roofing installed 162 square feet of Rollfab Metal Products’ 24-gauge SL-175 perforated screenwall panels powdercoated to match pre-weathered Galvalume.
The fire station features a command center on the second floor that overlooks the airport and serves as the operations room during emergencies. Metal was used for the walls, roof, ceilings, soffits and screening throughout the interior and exterior of the building. The project was completed in February 2013.
“Using planar forms, the building exudes an aesthetic balance between layers of diverse materials,” Rao says. “Metal roof and panels created such a layer fusing the building to its site, while reflecting the picturesque colors of the Mojave Desert landscape.”
Owner: Mohave County Airport Authority Inc., Bullhead City, Ariz.
General contractor: D.L. Withers Construction, Phoenix
Architect: DWL Architects + Planners Inc., Phoenix
Fabricator/installer: Progressive Roofing, Phoenix
Metal ceiling: Armstrong Ceilings, Lancaster, Pa., www.armstrong.com
Metal roof/wall panels: Rollfab Metal Products, Phoenix, www.rollfabmetal.com
Source: Christopher Brinckerhoff. “Aircraft Rescue Fire Station, Laughlin-Bullhead International Airport, Bullhead City, Ariz.”. Metal Construction News. Published 5/1/2015.
On April 14, 2015, the Arizona Burn Foundation celebrated their “soft opening” with the Project Team and Partners. DWL wishes the Foundation much success in their new building!
The Cubs led in attendance for the second straight year in their new park – a collaborative design effort between DWL and Populous – and set a new record for most fans in a spring season. They drew over 222,000 fans this spring to the fabulous, new Sloan Park, an average of over 14,800 per game. A crowd of 15,331 at Sloan Park on Friday, March 6, 2015, was a Spring Training record for both the Cactus League and Grapefruit League, topping the old mark the Cubs set last March 25 for a game against the Angels. Last year, the Cactus League generated an estimated $632 million in economic benefit for the region, according to the Cactus League Baseball Association.
sources: azcentral.com & cubs.com
DWL’s Mesa Falcon Field Airport Terminal Renovation project was featured prominently in the Mesa Republic on Saturday, February 2014.
Read full article: $2M Falcon Field Overhaul to begin
source: Polletta, Maria. “$2M Falcon Field Overhaul to begin.” Mesa Republic Feb. 14, 2015.
Arizona became home to a new state-of-the-art veterinary facility when Midwestern University opened the Companion Animal Clinic on December 16th at its Glendale Campus. DWL designed the 111,800 square foot teaching clinic is to provide learning opportunities for students as they serve the local community’s pets and their owners.
The Clinic offers affordable high-quality primary and specialty care for small animals, including preventive medicine/wellness, dental care, surgery, diagnostic imaging, senior pet care, and other specialties. The facility includes 14 exam rooms, four surgical suites, two specialty suites, a simulation center for clinical training, and a physical rehabilitation suite with an underwater treadmill.
The walls were decorated with large walls clocks, giving great look to the interior.
source: Midwestern University – Office of Communications
The North Scottsdale Park has been honored once again in 2014 – this time by Engineering News-Record magazine. The project was awarded Best Project in the Green Category, does sizegenetics really work?. The park and ride lot qualifies as a net-zero facility, with the photovoltaic panel system producing more energy than the site consumes.
Judges were impressed with the effort spent designing and constructing a project type that is often overlooked, with one suggesting this facility could serve as a prototype for other owners. Judges also hailed the project’s canopy “wing” design, which features metal shingles-coated with a special finish that can gently bend, producing an effect that mimics a bird’s flashing feathers
Read full article: Best Green Project: North Scottsdale Park and Ride
source: Author Unknown. “Best Green Project: North Scottsdale Park and Ride.” ENR Southwest Nov. 10, 2015. Print & Online.
The DWL Team pulled an Airbus A319 to raise money for the United Way at the 11th Annual “Hope Takes Flight” Jet Pull.
The Metal Construction Association (MCA) recognized its 2014 Chairman’s Award recipients at the METALCON Tradeshow and Conference at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver on October 1. Award recipients were determined based on overall appearance, significance of metal in the project, innovative use of metal, and the role of metal in achieving project objectives. DWL’s North Scottsdale Park and Ride project won the Metal Roofing category.
In June 2014, the North Scottsdale Park and Ride project received the magazine’s Judges Award for the passenger platform’s metal roofing. The canopy is clad in 12,000 square feet of custom-fabricated metal panels coated with PPG Duranar VARI-Cool IR reflective coating. The judges loved the dynamic wing-shaped canopy and how the metal panels gave the architectural element texture and depth. In many ways, the passenger platform reads more sculptural than architectural.
Read full article: On Metal Wings
source: Paul Deffenbaugh. “On Metal Wings” Metal Magazine: Pages 36-37 July 25, 2014. Print & Online.
The future of veterinary education in Arizona began this week as 102 inaugural students started classes at Midwestern University’s new College of Veterinary Medicine, the state’s only four-year Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) program. Students enrolled in the D.V.M. program will be taught in new state-of-the art facilities, including a 78,000 square foot classroom/laboratory building on the main campus, the Animal Health Institute (a 109,000 square foot veterinary clinic), and the on-campus Equine and Bovine Center, providing large animal education.
Read full article: Arizona’s First Veterinary Students Begin Classes at Midwestern University
source: Midwestern University – Office of Communications | 8.29.14
The North Scottsdale Park & Ride has been selected as a winner of a 2014 Scottsdale Environmental Design Awards (SEDA). Based on the SEDA Jury determination, the project received the award because it was aesthetically expressive and incorporated a variety of sustainable technologies.
SEDA is a biennial program. DWL received the Design Award in 2012 for the Appaloosa Branch Library in North Scottsdale.
PLATINUM: Mortenson Construction, SILVER: Swanson Rink, KPFF Consulting Engineers, Premier Engineering Corporation, Superlite an Oldcastle Company, Advance Terrazzo Company, LSW Engineers, Cummins Rocky Mountain LLC, FRIEND: Design One Architects, Gannett Fleming, Republic Bank AZ, Stuckey Insurance, The CK Group, Safeway Inc., Kathleen Powers (MechoSystems), Staples Business Interiors, Swanson Rink (Denver Office), and PRI Graphics.