< Back to Projects Lakewood Church Owner: Lakewood Church Architect: Studio Red Architects Size: 800,000 sq. ft. Category: Liturgical / Faith Based The former Compaq Center multi-purpose arena was repositioned and renovated to provide a 16,000-seat sanctuary and classrooms for this internationally prominent church. A 200,000-square-foot office building was constructed adjacent to the sanctuary to provide classrooms, assembly rooms, and office space. The sanctuary includes all of the technology for a functional broadcast facility with integrated audio/visual and production support systems. The project, completed in 16 months, was constructed on a highly congested urban site with the need for meticulous planning and coordination of all on-site activities. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Union Station District Energy Center Owner: Northwind Houston, LP Architect: Jacobs Engineering Size: 59,000 sq. ft. Category: District Energy / CUP A 59,000-square-foot, four-story centralized water chilling facility with a concrete frame and an underground piping network to link office buildings and Minute Maid Park with the chilled water plant. The plant makes ice during the night when electricity is cheapest. As the ice melts during the day, it's pumped through the piping network to the buildings for use in the air conditioning systems. The plant production capacity is based on three basic types of equipment centrifugal chillers, helical screw chillers and thermal ice storage. The capacity of the district chilled water plant system is 17,000 tons of chilled water initially, expandable to 33,000 tons. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Region 4 Education Service Center Owner: Region 4 Architect: PBK Architects Size: 63,000 sq. ft. Category: Education - K-12 - ISD The 63,000-square-foot addition to the Region 4 Education Service Center includes multi-purpose conference rooms with state-of-the-art audio/visual presentation capabilities. The mission critical educational support center also includes a new network operations center with raised access flooring, redundant cooling systems, emergency power, and backup generator. There is also space for administrative offices, warehouse space, and renovation to an additional 45,000 square feet of space. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Worldwide Headquarters Owner: Hewlett Packard Architect: REES Size: 446,000 sq. ft. Category: Office / Corporate (Interiors) The new Hewlett Packard Enterprise headquarters includes 446,000 square feet, which consists of approximately 330,000 square feet of offices and amenities and 100,000 square feet of a server (data center), bench lab, and specialty labs. The amenity spaces include an executive briefing center, cafeteria to support approximately 3,000 employees, fitness center, health center/pharmacy, conferencing center, and shipping and receiving. The space is designed with a focus on high-end finishes and extensive use of technology. The campus brings world-class amenities and vibrant design elements, and holds HPE's core research and development operations. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Second Baptist Church-Cypress Owner: Second Baptist Church Architect: Kirksey Architecture Size: 168,000 sq. ft. Category: Liturgical / Faith Based The 40-acre Cypress campus features a 168,000 square-foot building that includes worship-in-the-round seating up to 4,500, a 25,000 square-foot nursery, GIGL Theater for prekindergarten children, Jump Theater for children from first through fifth grade, specialized space for junior high and high school students, a playground area, significant media space, and a cafe. The Texas-style design utilizes limestone and exposed wood to create a welcoming, comfortable environment for congregation. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Tellepsen Family Downtown YMCA - YMCA of Greater Houston Owner: YMCA of Greater Houston Architect: Kirksey Architecture Size: 115,000 sq. ft. Category: Community / Non-Profit The Tellepsen Family Downtown YMCA is a crown jewel in the bustling revitalization of the downtown Houston community. Serving over 20,000 members, it is the largest operating YMCA of greater Houston. Through a fervent commitment to sustainability, the 115,000-square-foot facility has received LEED Gold certification. The Tellepsen Family Downtown YMCA is the flagship of the YMCA of Greater Houston, replacing the previous 70-year-old downtown facility. It provides amenities and services that the former facility was unable to offer, including a three-level parking garage, child watch program, women's wellness center, and indoor running/walking track. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Second Baptist Church Houston West Campus Owner: Second Baptist Church Architect: Studio RED Architects Size: 180,000 sq. ft. Category: Liturgical / Faith Based Tellepsen has had the privilege of partnering with Second Baptist on constructing and renovating several building projects that are a part of their continued expansion. Projects have included the construction of the church's West Campus in the Katy area. The project included a three-story, steel structure, with 180,000-square-foot Education Building. The building provided additional space to facilitate growth for older elementary school to high school aged-children. The previous educational space was renovated and utilized for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. The project also incorporated several unique features including a black box theater, 40,000-45,000 square-foot recreation center, landscaped courtyard, GIGL Theater, and baptismal area. The GiGL (Growing in God's Love) program for preschool children at Second Baptist is a religious educational program that uses puppets and live actors. The 7,300-square-foot interior renovations include a theater and four adjunct remodeled classrooms that flank the theater. The black-box theater, painted in a fun and lively color palette and incandescent spot lighting create a dramatic feel in contrast to the adjacent classroom space. A purple-colored freestanding bench serves as the perimeter of the theater space and doubles as a seating area for parents. The lay-in ceiling was removed, exposing the structure, opening up the space to include the 22-foot gabled attic. The aqua-colored sound booth contains controls for a full built-in theatrical lighting system and A/V system. The building for the black-box theater, which housed the stage area for plays and movies, proved challenging to construct being that it was located in a surrounded courtyard. The theater was required access to the courtyard through the new building, which surrounded it. The pathway could not be constructed until the theater was complete. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects University of Houston Clear Lake Student Housing - Hunter Hall Owner: University of Houston Architect: PBK Architects Size: 80,000 sq. ft. Category: Education - Higher Ed The project consisted of a 177 unit / 296 bed student housing facility located at the University of Houston - Clear Lake. The building is the first onsite student housing provided on the UHCL campus and includes community spaces, study lounges and a Director's Suite. The four-level building has a total of 62,579 gross square feet and utilizes a CFMF structural frame. The exterior is a combination of brick veneer, aluminum composite metal and aluminum curtain wall. The project is located adjacent to the Tellepsen completed Recreation and Wellness Center and the STEM Building. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects San Jacinto College Generation Park Academic Building Owner: San Jacinto College Architect: Page Size: 55,000 sq. ft. Category: Education - Higher Ed Tellepsen completed a new expansion for San Jacinto College on a 57-acre wooded campus in northeast Houston, located at Generation Park. The new campus is specifically designed around student engagement, student services, academic learning, and training needs. This is San Jacinto's 5th campus in the Houston area and is a 55,000-square-foot facility, which houses general education classrooms, laboratory space, computer labs, and faculty offices. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects The Woman's Place - Cypress Owner: HCA Houston Architect: Heitkamp Swift Architects Size: 4,201 sq. ft. Category: Healthcare (interiors) The work involved interior build-out of approximately 4,201 SF which include millwork finishes, wall finishes, fixtures and related mechanical, plumbing, and electrical work. The project is located on the first floor of an existing strip center. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Woodbranch Park Development Phase I Owner: Stena Park, Inc. Architect: Kirksey Architecture Size: 175,000 sq. ft. Category: Office / Corporate (New | Major Addition) The West Houston Energy Corridor is one of the fastest growing markets in the Greater Houston Area. The new Woodbranch Park Development is in the heart of the Energy Corridor. The two-phase Class A office campus was developed by PM Realty Group for Stena Realty, a major international property investor headquartered in The Netherlands. Phase I consisted of a seven-story, 175,000 square-foot office building with an adjoining 700 car parking garage. The Precast Concrete garage is 218,400-square-feet and has 700 spaces. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Houston Zoo - Pantanal Owner: Houston Zoo Architect: Studio Hanson Roberts Size: 2,761 sq. ft. Category: Parks / Open Spaces The South Americas Pantanal exhibit allows guests to explore the tropical wetlands of Brazil right here at the Houston Zoo. The lush habitat highlights protected animals in the wild and the exhibit features habitats for jaguars, howler monkeys, giant river otters, macaw and curassows, turtles, rays, anacondas, mixes species with tapir, giant anteater, rhea and capybara, and a South American bird walk- through aviary. The Zoo offers guests the chance to see these animals in an immersive and engaging trail. As you enter the South Americas Pantanal exhibit, you encounter a set of rustic buildings, set on piers, evoking the eco- lodges that can be found alongside the rivers and streams in the Northern Pantanal region. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects St. Thomas Episcopal Church and School Owner: St. Thomas Episcopal Church Architect: Merriman Holt Architects Size: 113,243 sq. ft. Category: Liturgical / Faith Based Our work with St. Thomas began with creating a Master Plan. The Master Plan is comprehensive and provides facilities that will support significant growth for both the church and the school. Many old, worn-out buildings, several of which flooded in Hurricane Harvey, are replaced with new, larger buildings. The current campus has 106,000 square fee and the Master Plan revises that figure upward significantly to 220,000 square feet. The church, also flooded by the storm, was completely renovated. The Master Plan has a holistic goal of unifying the church and school, with many spaces serving both. The new buildings in the Master Plan are multi-story to provide the needed space for growth and to preserve the open areas on campus that are so important to St. Thomas. The Phase 1 project was completed in the spring of 2022 and includes a 106,000 square-foot, four-story new classroom building, a complete renovation of the church, and a renovation of the lower school building. St. Thomas is in the flood plain, and to meet code requirements the new building is elevated six feet above grade. Structured parking is provided under the building. The addition includes instructional space for middle school and upper school, administration space for church and school, and space for Student Ministry. The architectural character harmonizes with the Mediterranean style of the original buildings, which were inspired by buildings at Rice University. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next

< Back to Projects Texas Medical Center Parking Garage #18 Owner: Texas Medical Center Architect: Huitt-Zollars (Formerly Morris Architects) Size: 156,000 sq. ft. Category: Garage / Structured Parking Texas Medical Center Parking Garage #18 is a 156,000-square-foot structural steel parking garage with 481 parking spaces. There are ten handicap parking spaces, including two that are van accessible. The structure is 5 1/2-levels above grade, with one-half level below grade. To play, press and hold the enter key. To stop, release the enter key. Previous Next