TUCSON WATER DEPARTMENT EAST SIDE SATELLITE FACILITY
Plans are for the satellite office to be situated near the intersection of Golf Links and Houghton. It is slated to be a 23,500 square-foot facility on a 26-acre lot owned by the city. Construction cost is estimated at $5 million, and the total project budget is $6.95 million. Construction is scheduled to be completed by August 2008. In addition, the project is required to meet City certification requirements of the U.S. Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) at the Silver Certificate level. ABA Architects has four staff members who are LEED-Accredited professionals. An article detailing the design competition was published in the February 2007 issue of Southwest Contractor.
Status: Currently, the project is in the construction document phase.
SAN MIGUEL HIGH SCHOOL Phase III
Design development for this project involved a new classroom building with some offices; a multi-purpose room with a stage; corporate internship office; student life office; music room, and locker rooms. In addition an outdoor basketball court was included. ABA Architects also designed Phases I and II for the high school located in southwest Tucson. Remodeling of these buildings also occurred in Phase III. The Phase I building included administration offices and classrooms, and Phase II was solely a classroom building. Here are two conceptual drawings of the project from the interior (San Miguel High School1) and exterior (San Miguel High School2).
Status: This project is completed.
SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON (SAE) HOUSE
The SAE House is an existing fraternity house on the University of Arizona campus and the client is currently in its fundraising stage for the project. The project itself is a two-part process: the chapter house and the residence. ABA Architects will restore the historic chapter house as well as replace the existing 2-story residence with a new, state-of-the-art facility. The construction will include the renovation of the existing courtyard. In addition, the SAE’s fundraising package was furnished by ABA Architects. Click here for the complete drawings.
Status: The project is in design development with phase.
COCHISE COUNTY ASSOCIATION for the HANDICAPPED
Formed in 1962, the Cochise County Association for the Handicapped to serve as an alternative to institutionalization for children in Bisbee and Cochise County. Currently, the organization is operating out of a renovated house. ABA Architects is master planning a 16,589 sf site for the association.
Status: The project is in schematic design.
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
In late 2007 Ronald McDonald House Charities moved into their new house with 28 rooms for families in their new location by the Arizona Cancer Center. In addition to the rooms for families to stay while a seriously ill family member receives treatment, there are play rooms, a kitchen, dining room, computer rooms and an administrative office suite. The total cost of the project was approximately $4.5 million. A rendering of the finished facility can be seen here.
Status: This project is completed.
DOOLEN MIDDLE SCHOOL ADDITION
ABA Architects provided design services for the expansion of Doolen Middle School for Tucson Unified School District. The two-story expansion included 16 new classrooms (with 2 classrooms for students with special needs) and related spaces with a central courtyard. The project cost was approximately $2.2 million. Existing portable classrooms were removed August 2007.
Status: This project is completed.
LA FRONTERA CENTER
ABA Architects designed the 2-story, office headquarters for the behavioral health center La Fronera. The 19,000 sf project includes a large board room, information systems facilities, and administration offices. It’s a complex building wrapped around a courtyard. La Frontera Center, Inc., a nonprofit, community-based behavioral health agency, has been helping southern Arizona's children, adults, and families since 1968. Here is an exterior conceptual image of the new center.
Status: This project is completed.
PIMERIA ALTA
Pimeria Alta is an accommodation school for grades 5-12 in Nogales, Arizona. A “campus style” plan is desired that creates common outdoor courtyard spaces for student interaction and activities for students who require special accommodations. The building will also be used for community activities by the general public after school hours. It’s located in a new city park that links three underserved neighborhoods. This project involves a school for high school and middle school students that promotes the idea of lighted areas and thinking beyond the box. The plan is for an open and inviting environment yet contained. The idea was not to build an institution but a comfortable landscape of learning. Construction documents are finalized.
Status: The project is on hold.
