Doors

The interior Maple doors have finally arrived.  With their arrival, so have the interiors.  Here are samples of some of the doors in the building.

Tall baseboards are meant to visually tie the doors to the floors

Student Lobby at the connector

Central sterilization utilizes a pair of pocket doors

Materials Lab - Glass and sidelights - A typical arrangement in this naturally lit building

The office door at the end the second floor hall sheds a little light

Faculty office doors at the second floor

Office doors have translucent between the glass blinds

Wrapping it Up

With the Substantial Completion inspection less than a week away, the jobsite is in a flurry of activity.  Here are some progress shots of the exterior.

Men working forming the handicapped ramp at the South end of the building

Electrician installing the exterior canopy lighting.  Canopy glazing is due in next week.

With the job trailer gone, we get our first full view of the public entry.

Now that the exterior stucco system is complete, the roofers can complete their work.

Irrigation is being put in place prior to arrival of the landscape plantings

North stair tower looking substantially complete

Equipment and Interiors

As soon as they finished installing the linoleum flooring in the Clinics and the Labs, Patterson Dental arrived with the Owner's Equipment package.

View towards Sterilization from the Dental Assisting Clinic.

Sterilization room cabinetry

Paired Simulators

Simulator slides under the teacher's worktop in the Sim Lab

Student lockers are now in place too

Outside the building, Santee Cooper, the local Power Utility, has provided a Vehicle Charger - Got a Volt?

February 21, 2012

Workers finishing up the glazing at the North Curtain Wall

Detail of Canopy and Landscape Wall as seen from a second floor office

Curtain walls at the connector are prepped for the smaller glass canopies

Here are some plumbing fixtures and Equipment shots

All x-ray rooms are equipped with hand-wash sinks

Hot Water Heater

Vacuum

Air Compressor

Interiors / Exteriors

Here are some Interior progress photos taken this week.

Interior shot down X-Ray Lane

80 person classroom - Mid Morning

Materials Lab begins to take shape

Tile is now installed in the bathrooms

Here are some Exterior progress photos

Team members discussing the Project

Scaffolding is up as work on the Exteriors progresses

Detail of stair to chiller platform - No roof penetrations here

Detail of North Stair Tower

Early morning sky reflected off the Eastern Facade

East facade detail

Entrance Canopy Arrives

Over a year since construction began, some of the finishing touches are beginning to take shape.  Here are some pictures of the Main Entrance Canopy.  The canopy was detailed, fabricated, and installed by Novum Structures Inc., out of Wisconsin, USA.

Worker adjusting upper bracket in final preparation prior to the erection of the canopy.

Although constructed entirely of straight pieces, the segmented design curves with the face of the building

Canopy Detail as seen from the Outside at the Ground Level.

Canopy Detail as seen from the Inside at the Second Level.

Workers fine tuning the slope of the assembly at an adjustable hanging rod.

January 7, 2012

View of Lobby from Checkout.

Clerestory at locker room.
Solar shades will be attached to the exterior which will soften the light.

View of one of the protected Water Oaks from an office on the second floor.

Curtainwall framing at Connector.
Those pockets in the slab are for the columns which will support the entry canopy.

View of South side of connector.