We have engineers on staff whose expertise lies in providing laboratory programming and specialized design for unique laboratory systems. 

Institute of Biosciences & Technology - Phase I

Student Recreation Facility, Southwest Texas State University, Texas - BJY is providing complete A/E services, including construction administration, for this $6.1 million facility.  Its 69,000 square feet includes: a gym with four basketball courts and elevated 16-mile jogging track; six racquetball courts; a 5,000-square-foot multipurpose room; a 6,000-square-foot weight-lifting gym; 2,000 square feet of office/administrative space; two classrooms, and full men's and women's locker room areas.  A juice bar and 100-person capacity lounge is also included. 

Moody College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Resources, Texas A&M University, Galveston Campus - We provided programming and A/E design for this $2.5 million school that includes marine research laboratories, classrooms, conference rooms, computer center and an auditorium.  Cast-in-place concrete piles were used to combat poor soil conditions. 

Central Plant, Houston Baptist College, Houston, Texas - BJY designed the central heating and cooling plant that provides a 2,500-ton cooling capacity via direct burial distribution piping to six buildings on campus.

Development of Waterfront Facilities on Pelican Island, Galveston, Texas - We provided master planning for the Pelican Island development and detailed construction documents for several installations.  These included master planning and site development for the Texas A&M Moody Marine Institute which includes the Texas Maritime Academy,  ocean-oriented programs of  the College of Geosciences,  the University/National  Laboratory, the Sea Grant  Program and other academic  units of the university.   Master planning included  topography, site  encumbrances, site access,  surrounding land use,  climatologically data, docking  facilities, circulation, building criteria, landscaping, site  utilities, and a forestage  development plan.

Student Apartment Housing, Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas - We conducted a comprehensive housing feasibility study which provided the university with student opinions, market conditions and various site proposals.  We then were selected to design an eight-building student apartment complex of 12 one-bedroom apartments and 20 two-bedroom apartments, the first phase of a five-phase project.  Each building is a two-story fourplex; two of these were designed for the handicapped.  All apartments have complete kitchens, individually controlled heating and air conditioning, bathtub and shower, and carpeting.  The complex is located on a wooded site and has sidewalks, parking and outdoor lighting.

BJY won a 1988 USAF Design Merit Award for design of the Consolidated Academic Facility that effectively combines three USAF programs in one center.

Consolidated Academic Complex, Brooks AFB, Texas

Recreation Center, St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas - The firm provided the programming and design for a new recreation/convocation center for the university.  The new, 97,000-square-foot complex includes: 

• Gymnasium/convocation area with permanent seating for 1,600 people
• Four racquetball courts
• Indoor swimming pool that can be uncovered seasonally
• Health center with examination rooms
• Weight room
• Dance studio
• Classrooms
• Locker rooms with whirlpools
• Offices/support services

University Library, St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas - We provided complete A/E services for a $2.5 million renovation and addition needed to upgrade and expand existing library facilities.  The old portion of the building houses reader areas, seminar rooms and offices.  The addition, which can support more weight, houses books and other heavy loads.  The existing brick exterior could not be matched, so the library's exterior was covered with stucco similar to other campus buildings exteriors. 

Other university projects include historic preservation, renovation and new facilities design including: 

• Master Plan
• Art and Photo Building
• Classroom and Administrative Building Renovation
• Handicap Access Design
• Energy Conservation Study

We have provided programming, planning and A/E design for Exxon over the years on many of their office and research facility projects, including:  

Indefinite Delivery Contract -This contract consists of three major projects involving evaluation and analysis of existing facilities, development of alternatives for meeting lab, office and testing facility needs for two Exxon groups, and renovation and design to provide needed facilities.

Chemical Technology Center, Baytown, Texas - Complete planning, programming and final A/E design for this $23 million, multi-building complex which serves as the primary research and development operations for plastics technology development. 

Quality Control Lab - This 11,000-square-foot lab features unique design with specialized HVAC and blast- sensitive sensors.  Support structures include a water dematerializing control building and chemical storage warehouse.

Olin E. Teague Research Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas - BJY provided planning, design and construction phase services for this center specializing in space-oriented activities.  Heavily-shielded structures and complex mechanical and electrical systems surround and support the facility.  It includes a plasma jet research laboratory, sample analysis laboratories, neutron generators, ultra-clean rooms, beta and gamma counting rooms and physical connection with the adjacent cyclotron. 

Campus Master Plan, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas - This school developed quickly from a teacher's college to a major university, and, to support this new mission, the existing campus required substantial alteration.  We developed a master plan using an open space system to accomplish this.  The plan calls for obsolete structures be demolished and new facilities built.  The plan, widely acclaimed by the State Coordinating Board, also provided a new traffic system.  Because our planners were also providing a comprehensive city plan, we were able to close a major street dissecting the campus and provide new traffic patterns for the city.

Student Housing Complex, University of Houston, Houston, Texas - We provided A/E services for "Cougar Place," a 400-unit student housing development comprised of ten 2-story buildings, each containing 40 separate living areas.  The units are arranged in duplex modules comprised of two single-bed living areas separated by a common bath.  A centrally located administrative services building has a lobby area, management and meeting space, and laundry, television and vending machine areas.

University of Houston's student housing development

Consolidated Academic Complex, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Brooks AFB, Texas - BJY provided complete A/E design for this 92,711-square-foot facility which houses laboratories, administrative offices, a library, classrooms, a 200-seat auditorium, learning center, and a residency research center.  The floor plan features a central glass atrium and radiating lecture halls fully equipped with audio-visual systems.

Energy Conservation Pro-gram, Houston Independent School District, Houston, Texas - The firm prepared energy conservation programs for six schools totaling 642,000 square feet.  Implementation of the program will result in energy savings of at least 30 percent per school.  We reviewed architectural, mechanical and electrical design aspects and recommended energy saving modifications including better insulation, high-efficiency lighting and energy management systems.  Life cycle costing techniques were used to determine a payback period of less than five years. 

School of Technology, Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas - We provided complete  program evaluation and A/E services for design of this $7.3 million, 100,000-square-foot building with classrooms, lecture hall, audio-visual area, industrial arts and science labs, attractive atrium and a student lounge.

Engineering Research Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas - We provided planning, programming and construction phase services for this 151,000-square-foot complex houses major research division of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station, whose personnel include both full-time researchers and academic faculty on joint research appointments.  The facility features expandable labs with movable walls and fixtures as well as large materials and highboy structural testing laboratories.  Acoustical barriers control vibration and noise in the center, whose overall design complements nearby engineering buildings in form and style.

Grassland-Forage Research Center, Texas A&M University, Temple, Texas - This facility is operated by a joint venture of the USDA Agriculture Research Services and Texas A&M's Texas Agriculture Experiment Station.  The complex covers 20,000 square feet on a 547-acre site.  It includes a reception area, administrative offices, computer room, laboratories and greenhouse.