Trevecca Nazarene University
Located on the edge of campus, this seven-story residence hall creates a new southern gateway for Trevecca Nazarene University. More than just a residence hall for students, this building will become a campus beacon in the City of Nashville, Tennessee. Approached as a design-build project with the MEP consultant, this building, which is 90% dedicated to residential apartments, maintains both efficiency for constructability and functionality of space.
Exterior masonry is used to honor the traditional buildings on the northern campus, while exposed steel frames and fiber cement cladding complement the more modern, industrial side of campus to the south. With 302 beds, the building features apartment style units with full kitchens and student lounges, along with a fitness room, multipurpose room, central laundry, grand outdoor courtyard and a two-story apartment for the residential director. The tallest building on campus, the new residence hall could not overpower the existing campus. By creating a split floor design, in which one side of the project is eight stories and the other is six stories, the stepped-down building massing provides the residential space needed while honoring existing campus heights.
Designed on a site with over 40 feet in grade change, the building’s support spaces are built into the hillside and new communal areas are located along the building’s exterior. This drastic slope enabled the creation of amenities that support student life and provide a sense of community, such as the exterior courtyard and the individual student lounges located on each floor.
Trevecca Nazarene University
Accommodating future growth for one of the university’s fastest growing majors, the four-story addition housing TNU’s Physician Assistant (PA) Program connects to the existing Greathouse Science Building creating a central science campus at this urban university. The direct connection promotes interdisciplinary education and student collaboration across all science majors. New student, staff and instruction spaces include three PA labs, three PA classrooms, an exercise science lab, a biology classroom, 15 exam rooms, 22 staff offices and an outdoor roof terrace overlooking the historic campus quad.
The new addition serves the first and longest running PA program in the state. While utilizing the existing science building’s red brick material palette, juxtaposed with glass and modern detailing, the new building’s design pays homage to the history of the PA program and displays continuity with the original facility while establishing a new identity for modern health sciences education.
A creative, budget-conscious design approach, which mitigated extreme site constraints, leveraged the available square footage creating a well-stacked floor plan that integrates student lounge and study spaces throughout. A monumental stair establishes a natural circulation path between all floors. The first floor is dedicated to biology and exercise science programs; the second floor houses office space, a conference room and classrooms, while floors three and four provide the secure environment, specialized instruction spaces and quiet areas needed to accommodate the PA program.
ROWEN GLENN CENTER
Last year, the Rowen Glenn Center special needs ministry at Brentwood Baptist Church opened their doors. The 15,000+ SF addition included age-specific classrooms, sensory rooms, an art room, an indoor playroom, a teaching kitchen, and home arts. The new addition also features a canopy covering the sidewalk wrapping two sides of the building providing wheelchair accessibility. This space allows for worship, learning and also teaching various life skills to individuals with special needs.
BATTLE CREEK ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS
Battle Creek Elementary School is a new single-story building will consist of 37 classrooms, 10 grade-specific 775 SF collaboration spaces, an art room, music room, media center, gymnasium, cafeteria and kitchen. The structure will consist of load-bearing CMU and structural steel. The façade will include brick, Nichiha fiber cement cladding and two large sections of curtainwall glazing in public spaces allowing for more natural light. Other exterior features will include an entry canopy and separate bus canopy, a playground and perimeter loop road to contain car rider traffic separate from bus traffic. The project was recently completed in August 2019.
Battle Creek Middle School is a new two-story building will consist of 40 classrooms, eight 1,000 SF collaboration spaces, two STEM labs, a biology lab, chemistry lab, media center, art room, choral room, band room, full gymnasium, auxiliary gym, sports facilities including a weight room, and a cafeteria and kitchen. The structure will consist of load-bearing CMU, structural steel and hollowcore planks. The façade will include brick, Nichiha fiber cement cladding and nine large tw-story sections of curtainwall glazing in public spaces allowing for more natural light. Other exterior features will include a large bus canopy, a perimeter loop road to contain car rider traffic separate from bus traffic, and future football, baseball and softball athletic fields. The project was recently completed in August 2019.
MT JULIET HIGH SCHOOL
Hewlett Spencer was charged by the Wilson County Board of Education to identify land sites, design and build a new high school campus for 2,000 students in Mt. Juliet, TN. The Wilson County Commission had a budget that the School Board needed to stay within in making this new campus a reality.
Hewlett Spencer was engaged by the Board of Education and began assisting in the selection and purchasing of 55 acres in Mt. Juliet, TN. A site was found and purchased approximately one mile from the existing high school. Hewlett Spencer along with the architect and input from the school system helped in designing the new 290,000 square foot facility over the next several months. Hewlett Spencer along with key contractor and engineer input during the early stages of planning and design ensured that few details were overlooked and that the school did not have things designed into the facility that were not needed. Numerous meetings with the architects/engineers and school administration was key in determining the scope of work and the program that needed to be housed within the facility. The contractor provided the practical constructability input during these design stages to plan for the most efficient construction of the school. Upon completion of all the planning and pricing of the facility, Hewlett Spencer presented the Wilson County Board of Education with an estimate which the School Board and County Commission accepted and construction was underway.
The spacious three-story brick building which was completed in August of 2008, consists of a secure entrance into the administration portion of the building. A grand staircase was erected in the heart of the school that circulates students throughout the multi-floored facility. Classroom and educational facilities for up to 2,000 students include classrooms, science labs, lecture labs, a cafeteria, 2 gymnasiums (a 2,000 seat main gym and a 500 seat auxiliary gym), a 1,200 seat theatre auditorium, a large indoor commons area and vocational wing. The campus also has a complete field house for athletics with locker rooms and weight rooms along with a football stadium (bleachers for home and away), baseball/softball diamonds, soccer field and a track/practice football field. A large parking area surrounds the eastern portion of the site and a maintenance/ storage building was built to house athletic supplies and field maintenance equipment.
At project close out, Hewlett Spencer had completed the project ahead of schedule and under budget, returning substantial savings back to the taxpayers of Wilson County.
RHEA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Hewlett Spencer was chosen to lead the construction efforts for a 2000-student high school in Rhea County Tennessee. The challenge? The client requested a plan to build the high school on their current campus, while making sure that classes could be held with no interruption.
Hewlett Spencer’s first charge was to survey the existing high school campus. Working with the architect, it was determined that using existing land along with relocating the softball field would allow for the new two-story building to stay within the current campus. Building the new high school on the existing campus would save millions for the client as approximately $4 million worth of sports complexes would not have to be rebuilt, there would be no need for any new utility expenses and the client would not have to spend $1 million plus on buying new property.
In the first several months, meetings were held with all school department heads to develop a needs assessment and to establish the “program”. With that information, an initial recommendation was developed to give the board an estimated cost of construction, which came in $2.5 million over the 35 million dollar budget set by the Rhea County Commission. In order to make the school a reality, Hewlett Spencer helped the school evaluate and manage the scope of the project. It was important to not only fulfill current needs, but also plan for future growth.
As part of the planning for growth, Hewlett Spencer was also charged with renovating the current high school, which would serve as the new middle school, as well as renovating the Career Technology building to give top-of-the-line training of vocational skills. After the completion of this process, the second project budget came in $1.2 million under budget, with hopes of that cost continuing to lower after the hard bid process, which was achieved, with a final cost that was just over $4 million under the original budget projection.
The project broke ground on the current campus in September of 2011 and was complete, August 2013.
SPRINGFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
The original Springfield High School was built back in the early 80’s and next to the high school sat another building called the Career Technical Building which was built by the state sometime in the early ‘70’s. The school needed an overall facelift along with additional classrooms, science labs, an auditorium for both school and community events, as well as a new practice gymnasium. Our goal was to tie in both buildings so that stu-dents were not exposed to the outside when traveling from the original high school over to the career technical center and to keep the project within a budget set forth by the Robertson County Commission.
Hewlett Spencer was engaged by the Robertson County Board of Education to develop a plan for the addition and renovation project. After reviewing scenarios that derived from numerous meetings regarding a possible solution, a plan was set into motion that would accomplish all the program goals of the school officials and an estimate was established and approved for the project. It consisted of a new two-story addition with 19 classrooms to include new science labs, computer labs, teacher work areas, a cosmotology lab, a choir room, and a 500 seat auditorium complete with full stage with green rooms and dressing rooms. This new addition connects the original high school to the existing CTC building. The entire original SHS got a complete overhaul including new ceiling tile, paint, and in some areas new flooring. The cafeteria was expanded, the locker rooms were renovated and we also added a new practice gym complete with varsity locker rooms for both football and basketball.The students moved into the new addition in August of 2008 and the overall project was completed in December of the same year. Hewlett Spencer was able to complete the project ahead of schedule and with substantial savings returned to the taxpayers of Robertson County.