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Paric Begins
Expansion of Performing Arts Center at Webster University
Above:
Paric Corp. is adding a 36,000-square-foot backstage area at
the Loretto-Hilton Center of Performing Arts at Webster University.
Design/build general contractor Paric Corp. this fall started a
$5.3 million expansion of the Loretto-Hilton Center of Performing
Arts at Webster University. The project calls for Paric to add a
36,000-square-foot backstage area to enhance productions, boost
the size of the tri-level theater and renovate 10,000 square feet
of existing space within the 35-year-old performing arts building.
Mackey Mitchell Associates designed the expansion, which includes
the Jean and Wells Hobler Dance Studio that mimics the 50-foot main
stage. The dance studio will be a highlight of the façade of the
new backstage area. A cantilever extending 12 feet beyond the face
of the structure will be faced with a translucent glass curtain
wall to add both interest to the exterior and fill the dance studio
with natural light.
This addition is scheduled for completion in early 2002. It follows
the phase I renovation of the theater, which had Paric installing
new seats and carpeting, building new stairs to connect seating
areas and added center-stage seats and a new seating area for persons
with disabilities.
The theater, located at 130 Edgar Road in Webster Groves, is being
renovated and expanded to improve facilities for Webster University’s
Conservatory of Theatre Arts, the Repertory Theatre of Saint Louis
and the Opera Theatre of St. Louis.
“When the Loretto-Hilton was built in 1966, it was intended to be
used only by Webster University,” says Richard Meyers, president
of the university. “Today, the immense popularity of the Rep and
the Opera Theatre has made the Loretto-Hilton the busiest performing
arts center in a nine-state region. We need to expand the facility
to build on that success.”
The performing arts expansion is part of the university’s $30 million
comprehensive modernization campaign know as The New Tradition.
It is one of four assignments Paric is handling under the campaign.
Phase I work at the performing arts center was made possible by
a grant from the Gateway Foundation. The Loretto-Hilton Partnership,
which consists of Webster University, The Rep and Opera Theatre,
are funding the balance. Major donors include Firstar, Whitaker
Foundation, Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc., Emerson, Gen America, Brown
Shoe, Jordan Foundation, Clifford Gaylord Foundation, Stupp Foundation,
Trio Foundation and the Missouri Arts Trust.
Joining Paric and Mackey Mitchell on the project are Cole and Associates,
civil engineer; Alper Audi, structural engineer; and Heideman and
Associates, mechanical engineer.
Tarlton Celebrates with Washington University at Opening of Knight
Center
Above: Tarlton
Corp. recently completed construction of the Charles F. Knight Executive
Education Center for the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington
University. The exterior features custom-cut Missouri red granite
detailed with charcoal granite and limestone.
Tarlton Corp. recently completed construction of the Charles F.
Knight Executive Education Center for the Olin School of Business
at Washington University. The center is designed to serve as a state-of-the-art,
integrated residential and educational facility for executive MBA
students. Located on the north side of campus, the $50 million Knight
Center includes 66 guest rooms; a two-story, 25-seat dining area;
28 multipurpose conference rooms; five high-tech classrooms; an
audio-visual control area; lounges and a pub.
Architects, Kallmann, McKinnell & Wood of Boston and Paradigm Architects
in St. Louis designed the 135,000-square-foot center to reflect
the university’s original Collegiate Gothic architecture. Commenting
on the elaborate construction and high quality interior finishes
of the Knight Center, Tarlton Project Manager Matt Pfund says, “Everything
is the best. Contractors don’t often get the chance to construct
a building like this.” According to Pfund, the Knight Center recently
was named a finalist in the Associated General Contractors of St.
Louis Keystone Awards program.
Joining Tarlton and the architects on the Knight Center project
were Alper Audi, structural engineer, William Tao & Associates,
mechanical engineer; and Dennis G. Glore Inc., kitchen consultant.
More than 60 other subcontractors and suppliers served on the Tarlton
construction team.
Clayco Starts on Creve Coeur’s Tallest Building
Above:
Clayco Construction Compnany is building CityPlace three, which
will be Creve Coeur's tallest building when completed in mid-2002.
Clayco Construction Company is working on two more sites at the
CityPlace complex in Creve Coeur, CityPlace Three and the CityPlace
Retail Center expansion. At 11 stories, CityPlace Three will be
Creve Coeur’s tallest building when completed in mid-2002.
Located on Olive Boulevard about one mile east of Interstate 270,
CityPlace developer is the Koman Group. The new construction joins
an existing retail center as well as CityPlace One and CityPlace
Two buildings on the same campus.
Primarily an office building, the $19 million CityPlace Three also
will include a fitness center, a restaurant, a dry cleaner, a salon,
concierge service and a 75-seat training room. Clayco is building
the shell, the parking garage, and lobby and core finishes for the
230,000-square-foot structure designed by Tri Architekts. Others
on the project were Kaemmerlen Electric, C&R Mechanical, Eagle Plumbing,
Bi-State Fire Protection, Hammerts Iron, Ben Hur Construction, Arrow
Drilling, DHP Systems, and Thyssen Krupp Elevators.
Nearby, an expansion of more than 50,000 square feet will bring
CityPlace Retail Center to a total of over 92,000 square feet. Designed
by Forum Studio, the two-story, mixed-used building will have about
25,000 square feet of retail shops and 25,000 square feet of office
space. A new entrance and a level of structured underground parking
will serve the second-story office space. Additional site improvements
include a fountain area, landscaping and extended surface parking.
Tenants in the existing 42,000-square-foot retail center include
Provisions Gourmet Market, Creve Coeur Camera, Metro Imaging and
Kinko’s.
Joining Clayco on the retail project is Alper Audi Inc., structural
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