11.13.2009
New House: IT'S OURS!
As of 1:15 pm this afternoon, November 13th, 2009, we are officially home owners! Woo Hoo!!!
11.04.2009
BlueCross Centre - field trip!
Okay, my turn to talk about work. This is the new headquarters for BlueCross BlueShield under construction here in Omaha. I worked on this project for just over a year and a half, and I'm super excited to see it taking shape! I served as the CAD coordinator (working between two different software platforms, AutoCAD and Revit), helped with LEED documentation (a green building rating system), and a few design decisions along the way. It will be 10 stories tall plus a penthouse mechanical floor with open office areas, a workout facility, conference rooms, cafeteria and kitchen, training rooms, and supporting mechanical areas. We had a "field trip" with the architectural staff that worked on the project last week. I've attached a few of the pictures below. Also check out www.tetradcorp.com. That's the building owner's website - they have a live camera update from the top of the Travel and Transport building as well as a couple renderings of the design.
Our Leo A Daly sign with Kiewit (the contractor).
This is from the loading dock looking up at 10 stories of steel. The orange fence is temporary fall protection. We were only able to go up to level 6 because the fence hadn't been installed on the upper levels.
This is the first section of curtainwall to be installed. It's a large cantilevered area that holds the exercise facility and aerobic studio. It overlooks the Keystone bike trail and the Papio Creek.
This is taken from level 6 of the building looking down at the sitework for the parking garage. The large drill and crane in the back are for the auger-cast piles. See how little the people are? Crazy.
This is also the first project I've worked on where I got to sign the beam. Sounds dorky, but I'm pretty stoked about it. Basically, anyone who worked on the project can sign the beam and it's put in at the top level. It's not structural, and remains uncovered. I made my mark on architecture! Literally!
Our Leo A Daly sign with Kiewit (the contractor). The precast concrete installed in this picture covers the loading dock and mechanical areas on level 1.
This is from the loading dock looking up at 10 stories of steel. The orange fence is temporary fall protection. We were only able to go up to level 6 because the fence hadn't been installed on the upper levels.
This is the first section of curtainwall to be installed. It's a large cantilevered area that holds the exercise facility and aerobic studio. It overlooks the Keystone bike trail and the Papio Creek.This is taken from level 6 of the building looking down at the sitework for the parking garage. The large drill and crane in the back are for the auger-cast piles. See how little the people are? Crazy.
This is also the first project I've worked on where I got to sign the beam. Sounds dorky, but I'm pretty stoked about it. Basically, anyone who worked on the project can sign the beam and it's put in at the top level. It's not structural, and remains uncovered. I made my mark on architecture! Literally!
