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Cox Communications Distribution Center
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Client: Henderson Development, Inc.
Date Completed: September 2007
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Program:A 9,200-square-foot distribution center with a warehouse, equipment checkout, restroom, and loading dock.
Design concept and solution: The architects designed a distribution center that fit within the parameters of the owner’s renewed lease terms. An additional constraint was the budget: the architects were given the challenge to work with $80 per square foot. To work within the limited budget, the architects chose a pre-engineered metal building system. Energy efficient design was also important. A soaring cantilever shades the south metal wall system and provides shelter for the loading dock. A clerestory window allows indirect south light into the warehouse. The louvered vents of the north and south facades activate a convection cooling system, allowing outside air to enter the warehouse at floor level.
Formal name of project: Cox Communications Distribution Center
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Gross square footage: 9,200 sq.ft.
Total construction cost: $800,000
Architect:
el dorado architects
510 Avenida Cesar E Chavez
Kansas City, MO 64111
P. 816-474-3838 x 103
www.eldoradoarchitects.com
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