Gonzaga College High School
Washington, DC
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West Campus Expansion & Theater Renovation
Size: 52,000 sf
Partners
Owner: Gonzaga College High School
Owner's Rep: Advanced Project Management
Architect: cox graae + spack (gym)
Geier Brown Renfrow Architects (theater)
Coakley & Williams Construction was the general contractor for the West Campus Expansion and Theater Renovation. The overall objective was to extend their main athletic facility by creating an auxiliary gymnasium with new locker rooms and a new strength and conditioning room. Directly adjacent and a component of the West Campus portion of the project was the creation of a new two-level Theater Support Building (TSB) containing a scene shop, rehearsal and costume storage, and office spaces. The School’s historic theater built in 1896 also underwent a complete gut and renovation of architectural, mechanical, electrical, and theatrical systems.
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© Dan Poyourow
© Jeffrey Sauers
Dooley Hall
Owner: Gonzaga College High School Owner’s Rep: Advanced Project Management
Architect: MGMA
Coakley & Williams Construction provided preconstruction and construction services for Dooley Hall, a 2-phase renovation project that involved selective demolition and interior improvements. Phase 1 consisted of demolishing the existing masonry stairs, stadium seating, and slab on grade in preparation for new structural foundation work. Phase 2 consisted of interior renovations to the existing gymnasium, physical therapy, and training areas in the lower level of the building. The lower-level gymnasium was converted into a new weight room and fitness training facility, while the existing locker room facilities and trainer’s office were converted into a new physical therapy and rehabilitation area. The scope of work also included relocating existing Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) to make way for new MEP Equipment and infrastructure, along with new flooring, ceiling features, and millwork.
Images: © Jeffrey Sauers
Eye Street Renovation & Athletic Stadium
Size: 109,800 sf
Partners
Owner: Gonzaga College High School
Owner's Rep: Advanced Project Management
Architect: Geier Brown Renfrow Architects
Awards
Excellence in Construction, ABC Chesapeake
Athletic facility consisting of a turf field and stadium with a parking garage constructed below grade. Locker rooms, restrooms, and mechanical equipment rooms were provided at the garage level. Eye Street, which cuts through campus, was also vastly improved with brick pavers, granite walls, fencing, and an impressive central gate with brick and stone arches. The school was occupied and in session throughout construction.
Images: © Ulf Wallin Photography
Locker Rooms
Size: 3,741 sf
Owner: Gonzaga College High School Owner’s Rep: Advanced Project Management
Architect: MGMA
Coakley & Williams Construction provided preconstruction and construction services for the build-out of Gonzaga’s new Locker Rooms. The scope of work included new partitions, ceilings, lighting, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and flooring. The new space also includes a full bathroom with shower facilities and a high-tech meeting space for team meetings.
Images: ©Jeffrey Sauers
St. Aloysius Church
Owner: Gonzaga College High School
CM: Advanced Project Management
In January 2020, Coakley & Williams Construction returned to St. Aloysius Church on the campus of Gonzaga College High School to perform plaster repairs, lead paint stabilization and restoration of the historic painted coffered ceilings above the choir loft, and decorative accents surrounding the dome above the altar area of the church. Below the work area in the main altar is a priceless painting created by artist Constantino Brumidi, also famous for painting the frescoes in the rotunda of the United States Capitol. Through careful planning, execution and protective measures, a scaffold truss system was erected over the priceless painting to complete the dome restoration activities.
Named in honor of the 16th century Jesuit saint, St. Aloysius Gonzaga, the church was built in 1859. The church is on the National Historic registry.
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