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ARTICLES :: COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS
Lakeside Crossing Building One & Two
Maryland Heights, Missouri - Lakeside Crossing Building One & Two consists of twin, four-story buildings flanking a serene lakeside setting in an established business park. The purpose of the new buildings was to meet the off-campus office space needs for Monsanto’s Agricultural Products Division.
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The most innovative aspect of the design, according to Keith Cohen, preconstruction director for Duke Construction, the project’s general contractor, is that the buildings utilized tilt-wall construction for the exterior in order to meet regional seismic requirements. Using tilt-wall construction also improved the schedule and reduced costs. Exterior metal panels, structural steel framing and a white TPO roof were also used on the buildings. “The buildings fit well into the established business park both visually and environmentally with walking trails and outside sitting areas,” said Cohen.
Inside Building One, the lobby includes a life-size wax figure of a farmer leaning on a fence while observing his crops. In addition, a state-of-the-art conference center and hoteling stations are prominent features off the main-level lobby. The building also includes a 2,000-square-foot, full-service cafeteria that features the rear half of a Ford pick-up truck with a farmer and his son tailgating in the fields while eating their lunch.
In order to meet the tenant’s needs, Building One had to be complete by July 1, 2007, thus a fast-track design and construction process was used. “…We expedited the design process using a design-build method that led to a groundbreaking for footings and foundations in just three months and then constructed the entire facility, including tenant fit up, in 12 months,” said Cohen.
Meeting the schedule was challenging, according to Duke Construction, and was accomplished by having a strong team of subcontractors and designers and consistent, quality communication among all the team members. The open communication allowed every member to participate in finding solutions to issues, and this produced cost savings and quality construction as well as valued-added solutions to improve the overall project.
Building Two’s challenge was how to safely and efficiently construct a facility only 60 feet away from the occupied structure. Close coordination with the tenant, the designers and the field staff was the key to overcoming that issue.
“The lessons we learned on Building One helped us with the design and efficiencies on Building Two,” added Cohen. “We used bolted connections in lieu of welded connections, tilt-wall construction efficiencies for panel layout and MEP [mechanical, electrical, plumbing] design/building automation system upgrades. Building Two is the smartest building in the St. Louis portfolio [for Duke].”
— Stacey Nathanson
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