LOCATION
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

AREA
Renovation: 25,855 GSF, Addition: 11,076 GSF, Warehouse: 11,777 GSF

PROJECT DESCRIPTION
In 2013, the Oklahoma State Department of Wildlife Conservation experienced significant flooding damage to its headquarters. The damage and the facility’s increasing demands for square feet prompted the state to conduct a $16 million renovation and addition. The original building, stripped of all interior components, required a retrofit of new mechanical, electrical, IT, and security systems. The latest addition, designed similarly to the Frank Lloyd Wright style of the original headquarters, houses employee offices, an auditorium, and access to natural light via balconies and interior windows.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

• The HVAC system consists of one exterior air-cooled chiller, two high-efficiency hot water boilers, variable air volume air handling units, and variable air volume terminals serving each occupancy zone.
• A heating and cooling plant was installed in the basement area of the building to provide redundant heating and chilled water to the facility. The temperature control system is a computer-based automation system.
• The plumbing system provides domestic water supplied from the building’s existing domestic water service main. High-efficiency gas-fired water heaters generate hot water.
• A fire protection system is a wet-pipe sprinkler system installed in the ceiling plenum throughout the building. The protection classification shall be “Light Hazard.” The fire protection water service connects to the existing fire protection water service on the first level. It is provided with a fire department Siamese connection near the southwest corner of the building.
• The project scope also included electronic video surveillance, electronic access control, intrusion detection, digital signage, coaxial cable, and telecommunications systems design.

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Photography credit: Simon Hurst Photography