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Lakehills Church
Austin, Texas

Client: Overland Partners Architects - San Antonio

Located in the Barton Creek area, west of Austin, this 1,500-seat auditorium building is the second phase of a multi-building development for this congregation. Alpaca provided full MEP and fire-protection engineering design services on this facility.

The building utilizes chilled and hot water for the HVAC systems, with special consideration for sound attenuation due to the high level audio/visual use in the auditorium. The electrical system is designed to support the standard lighting and power systems, along with the special lighting requirements. The construction costs were $3.5 million for the facility.

 



  >Completed
Emmaus Catholic Church
Lakeway, Texas

Client: Tackett-Lodholz Architects, Inc. - Houston

Alpaca performed all mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire- protection design engineering for this $6.5 million facility including the sanctuary and all site development. The design aspect required a high level of attention to sound attenuation, special interior and exterior lighting effects, and high-volume air conditioning for the large auditorium setting.

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Katy Church of Christ
Katy, Texas

Client: Tackett-Lodholz Architects, Inc. - Houston

This expansion of an existing facility provided for a new auditorium and sanctuary, additional classrooms, and new office areas - with special attention to cost-effective design and construction for mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection systems.

 

  >Completed
 
Emmaus Family Life Center
Lakeway, Texas

Client: Tackett-Lodholz Architects, Inc. - Houston

As the second phase of this significant building project for the parish, the Family Life Center included twenty classrooms and a combination recreation area / auditorium. Energy recovery systems were utilized to save energy on the large volumes of ventilation required for the educational areas.

 



>Pending Construction  
 

The Strawbridge Sanctuary at the
United Methodist Church
Kingwood, Texas

Client: Tackett-Lodholz Architects, Inc. - Houston

This new sanctuary building, with seating for 600 people, included a new 4,000 amp electrical service to serve the existing church complex, as well as the new sanctuary.Due to high humidity conditions for this location, an energy recovery system was used on the outside air makeup.

 

  >Completed
 

St. Peters United Methodist Church
Katy, Texas

Client: Tackett-Lodholz Architects, Inc. - Houston

Project included major renovations of existing facilities, the design of a new mechanical courtyard to re-feed existing buildings from the central plant, and removal of existing DX equipment. Project also included approximately 30,000 sq. ft. of new construction, in addition to the installation of six modular buildings on adjacent property.

 

  >Completed
 

Graeber Road Church of Christ
Rosenburg, Texas

Client: Tackett-Lodholz Architects, Inc. - Houston

This project involved the expansion of an existing facility. Alpaca provided MEP services for the new auditorium addition and the remodel of the existing auditorium into a fellowship hall with kitchen facilities. Adjacent classrooms were also remodeled.

  >Completed

 

 

 

   
 
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