Texas

West Gum Bayou Drainage Improvements project was funded through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Texas General Land Office awarded to the City of Dickinson for infrastructure improvements due to damage from Hurricane Harvey. The area had a history of repetitive loss which means structural flooding more than once in the same location. More specifically, the roadways leading to the high school experienced frequent flooding that prevented access to and from the school.

Ramboll A/S in Denmark was selected by Grundfos, a Denmark-based global water technology manufacturer, as Program Manager for a new 45,000-square-foot Americas Regional Center in Brookshire, Texas. The new facility would house Grundfos sales, operations, engineering, HR, finance, and other support functions. Grundfos’ in-house architect in Denmark designed the new building; therefore, Ramboll needed to find a firm capable of interpreting and redrawing the plans, originally done to European standards, to US standards for procurement by a separate Design/Build team. 

Renfro Foods, a renowned food producer with 80+ years of history, partnered with Huitt-Zollars and J.A. Jackson Construction to expand their Fort Worth warehouse. The project added a 9,629 SF warehouse extension and a 2,961 SF two-level interior space within the existing warehouse. The interior space houses employee facilities and meets strict food service design standards.

The District Gateway Improvements Project was undertaken with the aim of creating a vibrant and inviting entrance into District K in Houston, Texas. The project was designed to enhance the aesthetic appeal of the area while also improving accessibility and safety for pedestrians and motorists at five major intersections along US 90A/South Main: Fondren Road, Hillcroft Avenue, Chimney Rock Road, S. Post Oak Road, and Hiram Clarke Road.

Huitt-Zollars led the Schematic as well as Plans, Specifications, and Estimate design effort for the reconfiguration of the interchange of Allen Drive at US 75 from existing all-way stops into unique teardrop roundabouts creating a signature gateway for the City of Allen. The intersection was identified as a local priority by Allen City Council in 2018 due to growing traffic volumes, increased pedestrian use, and expectations for future development in downtown Allen. After a lengthy review process, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) approved the proposed design in 2021.

The Huitt-Zollars team was selected to provide a fast track and collaborative design to renovate the existing Main 200 Cardiac MR Suite. The goal of the project was to provide an efficient and collaborative solution to remove existing non-operational MRI equipment and replace the existing operational MRI equipment. The scope of the project was to renovate the existing 3,500 SF Imaging Suite to provide a functional MRI Suite with a new 1.5 Tesla MRI, Reading Room, Patient Waiting, Patient Holding, and the required Staff and Patient support spaces.

The Texas A&M University Intergenerational Learning Center (ILC) is a multi-phase educational, housing, and research project being developed through a public-private partnership between the Texas A&M University System and Stonehenge Holdings and is located on-campus adjacent to a large cluster of student housing. The ILC will also function as a research branch of the Colleges of Medicine, Engineering, and Education creating a collaborative environment between an early childhood development center and senior living.

The new 41,300 SF building provided updated cosmetology instructional labs and support spaces for core cosmetology, aesthetics, and facial specialty programs. Huitt-Zollars’ role was to design an efficient, cost-effective building that would provide the new spaces required for the program and enhance the interaction between buildings and the campus as intended in the master plan.

Huitt-Zollars provided architectural services for the new construction of a 57,650 SF building at San Jacinto College North Campus to house cosmetology and culinary training and certification programs. The Center was designed to replicate a professional salon and restaurant environment to support instruction based on real-world situations, which prepares students to be industry-ready while also creating a positive, engaged perception of San Jacinto College throughout the community.

Huitt-Zollars served as the lead designer for the Dyer Corridor BRIO bus rapid transit system that reaches 10.2 miles in length and includes 12 stops in each direction. The system connects with other transit services at three terminals along the route and features specially branded BRIO buses, a distinctive shelter design adapted to site conditions, pre-pay fare collection, next bus information, and traffic signal priority.