Huitt-Zollars designed and constructed a pedestrian plaza to enhance the visual and historic appeal of the area between the Historic Fort Bend County Courthouse and the County’s William B. Travis Building. The project embraced sustainable design by incorporating a 10,000-gallon rainwater harvesting system to collect, store, and pump rainwater from the roofs of both buildings for irrigation usage.
Dallas County, the City of Dallas, Park Foundation, and the Texas Department of Transportation approached Huitt-Zollars to design one of the final sections of a hike and bike trail system connecting Hamilton Park to a section of trail adjacent to the ‘High-Five’ interchange of LBJ Freeway and US 75.
As a member of the City’s Program Management Team and Lead Civil, Structural, MEP and Illumination Engineer and Landscape Architect, Huitt-Zollars developed the site plan, utility plans, grading plans, lighting plans, landscape/irrigation plans, conceptual structural plans as well as MEP, fire protection, and IT/Data design requirements for Constellation Field, the City of Sugar Land’s new $27.9 million Professional Minor League Baseball Stadium.
Huitt-Zollars provided site civil engineering design and surveying services for Celebration Park, a 100-acre multi-use park for the citizens of Allen. The park includes 15 soccer fields, four baseball fields, two basketball/volleyball courts, tennis courts, horseshoe and washer courts, a playground and spray-ground, restroom/concession pavilions, performance pavilion, 9-acre great lawn for festivals and gatherings, parking lots for 925 vehicles, and hiking trails.
Huitt-Zollars performed a comprehensive facilities condition assessment on all facilities for the City of Sugar Land, Texas. The purpose of the assessment was to establish future maintenance budgets and to reduce the City’s deferred maintenance backlog. The project work involved an architectural and engineering assessment for approximately 430,000 square feet of 57 separate City-owned facilities.
The new $1.15 billion Dallas Cowboys Stadium is located in Arlington, TX. During stadium construction, Huitt-Zollars’ survey department was responsible for the horizontal and vertical calculations and location layout used in the placement and erection of steel beams. Precision and accuracy were paramount in the steel beam placement, ensuring fluid/smooth operation of the retractable roof. The firm also assisted in the placement of the 600 ton, high definition LED video screen. The Dallas Cowboys Stadium can seat 80,000 to 100,000 guests by use of a moveable seating system.
The 4,451-SF restaurant interior displays a unique prototype by fusing modern and rustic elements to brand the "ranch to table" dining concept. The interior design supports various restaurant functions: a bar/lounge area, public and private dining, special event rooms and an open chef's kitchen. The interior palette displays natural materials of wood, hemp and grass. Life-size photos of Akaushi cattle and timber ceiling elements (created from ranch remnants) contribute to the ranch-chic ambience.
Huitt-Zollars served as prime consultant for the complete renovation of the existing mechanical systems, related electrical system upgrades, and the replacement of the fire alarm system with a new Class A addressable system. The 698,000-SF building is comprised of 14 floors and a basement parking garage.
Huitt-Zollars served as the City of Pearland’s project manager for the design-build of a new 83,000-square-foot, $19.9 million, Public Safety Building. The two story, LEED-Silver facility houses the City’s Departments for Police, Courts, Utility Billings and Tax Office. Huitt-Zollars scope included preparation of guideline specifications, conceptual floorplans, site plan, and facility scoping documents. Huitt-Zollars assisted the City in a two-step design-build procurement process, prepared detailed performance and quality criteria, as well as the design-build Reques
Huitt-Zollars provided full-service architectural and engineering design services for the design/build of the City’s new fire station.