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Cypress Creek Campus Expansion
O'Connell Robertson - Austin; CasaBella Architects
Project of Distinction Winner 2008 Education Design Showcase

Project Fact Sheet
Facility Use: College/University 2-Year Institution
Project Type: New Construction
Category: Whole Building/Campus Design
Location: Cedar Park, TX
District/Inst.: Austin Community College
   Linda Haywood Campus Manager
Completion Date: December 2006 New Facility / June 2007 Renovated Facility
Design Capacity: 1,000 students
Enrollment: 895 students
Gross Area: 65,000 sq.ft.
Space per pupil: 100 sq.ft.
Site size: 7 acres
Cost per student: $22,125
Cost per sq.ft.: $217.00
Total project cost: $22,125,000
Building construction cost: $14,161,000
Site development cost: $2,439,000
Furniture & equipment cost: $3,950,000
Fees and other: $1,275,000
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Cypress Creek Campus Expansion - Austin Community College

To meet the demands of the community and regional workforce, a new classroom building combines with a comprehensive renovation of the 16-year old original campus building, to provide 42 more classes at Cypress Creek. A key objective was to redefine the main entrance to the campus and create a quality and energized collegiate campus. The new facility was sited in relationship with the existing facility to create an expansive courtyard. Landscape and hardscape of the courtyard area provides exterior spaces to support academic and extra-curricular activities from individual study to class-size groups.

The campus, which serves as a regional site for ACC’s popular Nursing Program, now includes a 10-bed nursing lab, an EMS training room, and six new science labs. This focus is part of a regional effort to support a shortage of healthcare workers throughout Texas. A comprehensive interior renovation of the original 37,000 SF building updates classrooms and provides a new exterior façade for the facility.

Additional classrooms, computer labs, administration and faculty offices, and student services support the project’s goal to provide comprehensive student services. The project meets the demands of this growing community by increasingstudent capacity 50% and creates a contemporary look for the campus.

Project Description:
1) Control of Institution: Public
2) Type of Institution: Traditional; Vocational/Technical
5) Joint/Shared Use: Designed as a Joint Use Facility

Locale:
Suburban

Methodology & Standards:
District/Institution Decision

Funding Method(s):
Primary Source: Primary Source: Revenue Bonds

Project Delivery Method(s):
CM At-Risk

Sustainable/Green Design:
Principles Followed: Other (Austin Green Building)
Energy Efficiency and Conservation: Building Automation/Energy Management Systems (Austin Green Building); Energy Efficiency (Austin Green Building)
Materials Use: Sustainable Materials Selection (Austin Green Building)
Indoor Environmental Quality: Use of Daylighting (Austin Green Building)

Architect(s):

Associated Firms and Consultants:
Educational Planning: O’Connell Robertson & CasaBella Architects
Interior Design: Laura Britt Design
Landscape Architecture: Coleman & Associates
Construction/Project Management: SpawGlass Contractors, Inc.
Structural Engineer: Jaster-Quintanilla & Associates, Inc.
Electrical Engineer: O’Connell Robertson
Mechanical Engineer: O’Connell Robertson
Civil Engineer: Jose Guerra Inc.
Technology Consultant: DataCom Design Group
Cost Consultant: Busby and Associates

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