Owner:
Longwood Housing Foundation, Farmville, Va.
PCI-Certified Precast Concrete Producer:
Gate Precast Company, Oxford, N.C.
Precast specialty engineer:
Gate Precast Company, Brentwood, Tenn.
Architect of record:
Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Arlington, Va.
Design architect:
Franck & Lohsen Architects, Washington D.C.
Engineer of record:
Alpha Corporation, Sterling, Va.
General Contractor:
English Construction, Lynchburg, Va.
PCI-Certified Erector:
E. E. Marr Erectors, Baltimore, Md.
Photo Credit:
Gate Precast Company
Kumar
T. Frisbie-Fulton
Project cost:
$63 million
Project Size:
217,678 ft²
Key Project Attributes
- Architectural precast concrete panels deliver historic architectural detail in a cost-effective package.
- The panel system is supported on separate foundations that do not add load to the existing steel frame.
- Each renovation was delivered within one academic year.
Project/Precast Scope
- Completely renovate two 10-story residence halls.
- The project included 740 precast concrete architectural wall panels.
- The first tower was delivered in August 2019, the second in August 2020.
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