Mid-Atlantic
Discovery Elementary School
Arlington County Public Schools needed to accommodate increasing enrollment. SGH provided building enclosure consulting services during the project’s construction phase.
Pittsburgh, PA
Alan Magee Scaife Hall Lobby Renovation
Scope/Solutions
The Terrace Street entrance to Alan Magee Scaife Hall was dark and confronted visitors with a maze of narrow and outdated escalators. The existing lobby offered limited seating and wayfinding information. Beginning in 2014, SGH collaborated with Payette and Moshier Studio on a multiphase project to redefine the building’s entrance, bring more daylight into the lobby, eliminate the outdated escalators, and create a welcoming gathering space.
SGH served as the structural engineer of record for the lobby renovation project, which was the first of several planned renovations efforts. Highlights of the design include:
- A glass-enclosed lobby at the street level, constructed on the original elevated plaza
- A glass-enclosed café cantilevering over the original entrance with perforated aluminum sun shades
- Accessible ramps and planters between Terrace Street and the entrance
- Communicating stairs replacing the antiquated escalators
- Glass guards around modified stair openings
- Building information displays
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Project Summary
2019
Completion Date
8K
Project Size
Award
Winner
Solutions
Repair & Rehabilitation
Services
Structures
Markets
Education
Client(s)
Payette | Moshier Studio
Specialized Capabilities
Repair & Strengthening
Key team members
Additional Projects
Mid-Atlantic
University of Maryland, Biology/Psychology Building
The University of Maryland wanted to replace the roofs over the occupied vivariums, laboratories, and office spaces in the Biology/Psychology Building and needed to better understand the scope and extent of disruptions.