< Back to Projects Foster Family YMCA Owner: YMCA of the Greater Houston Area Architect: Brave/Architecture Size: 28,412 sq. ft. Category: Community / Non-Profit Tellepsen partnered with the YMCA of Greater Houston to rejuvenate several aspects of the guest experience at the Foster Family YMCA. Renovations focused on the welcome center, an intergenerational room, an expanded wellness center, a youth makerspace, group exercise studios, a new outdoor pavilion, refreshed greenspace, and a renovated swimming pool. The outdoor pavilion features an open, welcoming, and an adaptable multi-purpose court for outdoor group exercise, basketball, pickleball, and other sports. Meanwhile, a unique "maker space" is aimed at providing youth the chance to design, create, explore, learn, collaborate, discover, and invent. The equipment serving the swimming pool has been completely overhauled and upgraded to include heating/cooling equipment to extend swim season for members. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Centerpoint Energy HOC Training Facility Owner: CenterPoint Energy Service Company, LLC Architect: Kirksey Architecture Size: 115,700 sq. ft. Category: Office / Corporate (New | Major Addition) The project site is located in Southwest Houston on an existing industrial site. The existing facility was demolished, and a new office/technical training facility was constructed in its place. The new 67,000-square-foot office building contains new offices, conference rooms, classrooms, and support spaces. The technical training facility is approximately 46,000 square-feet, providing hands-on training simulation for the works on actual equipment and field conditions. In addition to the very large site, there is a small storage warehouse and vehicular storage canopy. The buildings are considered essential, mission-critical facilities. Facilities remained functional during emergency situations. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Houston Community College West Houston Institute Owner: Houston Community College Architect: PBK Architects Size: 144,200 sq. ft. Category: Education - Higher Ed Houston Community College's West Houston Institute is a 144,200-square-foot facility featuring state-of-the-art amenities to support science, technology, and engineering curriculum. The building includes classrooms, group learning rooms, teaching innovation labs, computer rooms, IT support area, K-12 and community engagement space, allied health space, MakerSpace, learning commons, and a conference center. The teaching innovation lab transforms teaching from the bottom up through advanced learning space and technology for experimentation. The MakerSpace is a unique facility that gives K-12 students a chance to become engaged in innovation, design thinking, entrepreneurship, and arts through a variety of workshops, camps, and competitions. The space provides the tools for students and teachers to collaborate together to create manufactured works with hands-on project-based learning opportunities. The West Houston Institute possesses all of the tools to create intersections and networks of learning and innovation. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

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< Back to Projects S&B Engineering - NorthDen Holdings Owner: NorthDen Holdings LTD Architect: S&B Engineers and Constructors LTD Size: 146,765 sq. ft. Category: Office / Corporate (Interiors) This project consisted of a full remodel of level one and partial remodel of levels two through six for a total of 146,765 square feet. Tellepsen partnered with C3 to help meet the high level of safety standards required by the client. The thirty-foot ceiling in the existing Atrium required the existing fabric panels to be demolished and replaced with sheetrock. Specific man lifts and operators were chosen for their ability to reach specific hard to reach areas and accommodate the client's large equipment requirements. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects University of Houston Katy Academic Building Owner: University of Houston Architect: SmithGroup, formerly F & S Partners Size: 83,000 sq. ft. Category: Education - Higher Ed The project consisted of a nursing simulation learning center, offices, engineering studios, multi-purpose classroom and seminar spaces. The building scope was 83,000 square feet with a three-level steel structure on a structural slab and auger cast foundation system. The exterior is a combination of brick veneer with aluminum curtain wall and composite panels. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects TECO South Main Plant Owner: Thermal Energy Cooperative Architect: Stanley Consulting, Inc. (Stanley Building) Size: 11,000 sq. ft. Category: District Energy / CUP Thermal Energy Cooperative (TECO) is owned by nine Texas Medical Center Institutions and operates two plants (Central Plant and South Main Plant) with a combined capacity of 80,000 tons of chilled water, 761,000 pounds-per-hour of steam, and 16,330 kW of emergency power generation. These plants supply service to 25 Texas Medical Center institutions in 42 buildings. They serve approximately 13 million square feet of space, and represent over 75 percent of the contiguous Texas Medical Center central campus building space. TECO is the only thermal system in the Texas Medical Center authorized to supply multi-institution services. The TECO South Main Plant expansion provides an additional 20,000 tons of chilled water to the Texas Medical Center. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects University of Houston Roy G. Cullen Owner: University of Houston Architect: Page Size: 55,000 sq. ft. Category: Education - Higher Ed The Roy G. Cullen Building was a part of a larger campus renovation project focusing on building renovations that included maintenance issues, modernization, and creating more usable spaces throughout the campus. The Roy G. Cullen building included a full interior renovation of the 55,000-square-foot building. Interior work consisted of new walls, finishes, fire alarm mass notification system, fire sprinkler system, audio/visual communications system, plumbing, and electrical lighting, as well as HVAC ductwork and fixtures. Other work such as walkways, masonry repair, concrete ramps and landing, stairs, and handrails was also included. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Children's Assessment Center Owner: The Children's Assessment Center Foundation Architect: Gensler & Associates Size: 144,000 sq. ft. Category: Community / Non-Profit The mission of The Children's Assessment Center is to provide a professional, compassionate, and coordinated approach to the treatment of sexually abused children and their families and to serve as an advocate for all children in our community. The Center houses one of the largest advocacy programs in the nation and has provided services for more than 50,000 sexually abused children in our community since 2000, and averages approximately 5,000 clients annually. Constructed on a very dense urban site in Rice Village, the new Center was completed in three phases. The project includes 89,000 square feet of new construction, 55,000 square feet of renovation, and an adjoining 400-space parking garage. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Entergy - Conroe Service Center Improvements Owner: Entergy Texas Inc. Architect: Planning Design Research Corporation Size: Category: Office / Corporate (Interiors) Entergy Corporation, headquartered in New Orleans, powers life for 3 million families and businesses across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. Tellepsen was selected to perform a $5.5M interior buildout including new office space for Entergy's Conroe Service Center location. The 23,000-square-foot renovation also included stucco repair, demolition, and addition of a new curtain wall at a critical facility for an energy provider, all while not interrupting services. The project upgraded MEP systems, upgraded electrical services, and provided redundant electrical feeds. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Texas Medical Center Nabisco Labs Suite A Owner: Texas Medical Center Architect: Elkus Manfredi Size: 8,432 Category: Life Science / Pharmaceutical The suite was meticulously designed to include a state-of-the-art clean room equipped with a high-grade Sterilizer and two advanced Fume Hoods. These installations were essential to uphold the stringent standards required for laboratory work. Furthermore, the suite's configuration was optimized to foster a seamless workflow, ensuring that the space could accommodate both research and administrative functions efficiently. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Memorial Hermann Hospital The Woodlands - Hybrid OR/General OR Owner: Memorial Hermann Healthcare System Architect: PhiloWilke Partnership Size: 4,055 sq. ft. Category: Healthcare (interiors) The project included conversion of an existing L2 shell space into a 2,000 square foot Hybrid Operating Room. Due to the fact that this shell space is behind the hospitals red-line, all materials and equipment were brought in from a perimeter window removed for access in an effort to reduce infection control risk. All of the above work was coordinated and communicated between construction and key hospital staff daily with a considerable portion performed outside normal business hours during nights and weekends. In order to maintain constant hospital operations, temporary barriers, infectious prevention barriers, negative air machines and directional signage were utilized to isolate construction from clinic areas. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Texas Children's Hospital West Campus - Small Projects Owner: Texas Children's Hospital Architect: Page Size: 14,987 sq. ft. Category: Healthcare (interiors) The Small Projects consists of renovations to the EC & ICU (Critical Care) units. Located in the heart of the current Emergency Center, the EC expansion includes 10 new exam rooms and a new nurses station. This project is a buildout of shell space and renovations to existing space. The ICU Critical Care unit is a buildout of shell space and renovations to existing space. Windows were added to ICU rooms and blinds were added to the nurse station pods overlooking the patient rooms. There were also renovations to the electrical system, doors, and the family lounge. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Gateway Community Church Owner: Gateway Community Church Architect: ODA Architects Size: 56,000 sq. ft. Category: Liturgical / Faith Based Design/Build services for a 56,000-square-foot facility containing a 1,700-seat sanctuary with auditorium seating and state-of-the-art theatrical audio/video and lighting system; educational and administrative space; multi-use rooms; and a central coffee shop/gathering space that will accommodate 250-300. Site utilities, drives, and parking for 700 cars in the initial phase are also included in this project. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next