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Client: Alberici Redevelopment Corp.
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Project Type: Corporate Office
Contract Amount: $20,850,000 USD
Delivery Method: Design - Build
Project Size: 110,000 sq. ft.
Start Date: September 2003
Completion Date: December 2004
Architect/Engineer: Mackey Mitchell Associates
Participating Alberici Enterprises
Services Performed
Markets Served
Alberici Corporate Headquarters
Alberici Constructors converted a 50-year old manufacturing facility into Class-A office space for its parent company, Alberici Corporation. This project is far from a run-of-the-mill conversion. The new headquarters has become a model of sustainable design and construction, locally and nationally, by achieving LEED® Platinum certification.
The property contained a three-story brick office building and a large metal fabrication facility Alberici deconstructed and recycled the 60,000sf office building, diverting 97 percent of the material from the landfill. The manufacturing shed was divided by removing a 70-foot wide, 485-foot long section out of the middle, creating a space for an outdoor courtyard.
One side of the building was converted to a two-story, 110,000sf, mezzanine-style office space. Operable glass windows and a clerestory glazing system produce open, sun-lit office space. The building’s south-side received a saw-tooth-shaped brick and glass addition allowing reorientation of the building to a true south exposure. Across the courtyard, the remaining building was converted to a multi-level, indoor 303-car parking structure.
Two retention ponds on the property will eliminate storm water run off. Extensive use of native plantings in the landscape eliminated the need for an irrigation system. Walking trails and an interpretive wetlands boardwalk will give employees and visitors the opportunity to learn about nature during lunch or at break times.
A catchment system will collect rainwater from 60 percent of the garage roof area. The rainwater will be stored in a 38,000-gallon cistern, treated, then used for sewage conveyance, saving nearly 150,000 gallons of water per year.
The building’s HVAC system uses a mix of under floor air distribution and natural ventilation through operable windows. The raised floor system used throughout the building enables employees to individually control air flow and temperature through floor vents. A 65-kilowatt wind turbine will generate 20 percent of the building’s total energy needs.
Alberici’s new headquarters has been added to the list of the nation’s “greenest” buildings by being awarded LEED® Platinum certification, the highest level awarded by the USGBC
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