Previous Education University Sector Projects from C.D. Moody Construction Company, Inc.

CAU Classroom Building- Carl and Mary Ware Academic Center

Services Provided: Design Build

Size:  66,000 SF

Location: Atlanta, GA

Owner: Clark Atlanta University

Architect: Collins Cooper Carusi Architects

Project Description:

The Carl and Mary Ware Academic Center is a three floor brick structure that was built to match architecture of the existing buildings on the Clark campus. The spaces include: classrooms, auditorium, conference rooms, and a student lounge with lovely brick pavement on the outside patio area. The lobby area, which is open on two levels, has natural light with a main staircase that sweeps into the main lobby. The lobby area also houses the Carl and Mary Ware portrait as well as casework for other pieces of art.

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Gaines Hall

Services Provided:  Renovation

Square Footage:  32,000

Location: Atlanta, GA

Project Description:

Gaines Hall (originally North Hall) was constructed in 1869 as the very first building on the Atlanta University Campus in West Atlanta. Gaines Hall is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and is located in one of the highest elevation points in the Atlanta area known as Diamond Hill.

In 1998, in order to fully comply with the Secretary of the Interior Standards for Historic Restoration, all pertinent building codes, inclusion of a modern HVAC system, and compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, were satisfied.  Now the restored and renovated Gaines Hall is a state of the art four-story, 32,000-SF dormitory and has a maximum occupancy of 262.

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Merrill Hall / Hope Hall Technology Tower Renovation and Addition

Services Provided:  Renovation and Addition

Square Footage:  13,000

Location: Atlanta, GA

Owner: Morehouse College

Project Description:

This project consists of renovating the chemistry building originally constructed in 1952.  The building had not been used since the mid 1980s.  The project includes the addition of new space for instructors offices, chemistry labs, computer labs, and the college’s information technology department. 

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Morehouse Leadership Center

Services Provided:  New Construction

Size:  74,000 SF

Location: Atlanta, GA

Owner: Morehouse College

Architect: R.L. Brown and Associates

Project Description:

This project is a 74,000-SF is a five level new building for Morehouse College. The building has two wings: the one story wing includes a 308-seat auditorium, 10,000-SF conference center and a 20 foot prefunction colonnade area, which connects the two assembly spaces. The other wing includes a four story faculty office, classroom style seminar and tiered lecture room, and a state-of-the-art computer lab.

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Morehouse Suites - Student Housing

Services Provided:  New Construction/Design Build

Size:  146,000 SF

Location: Atlanta, GA

Owner: Morehouse College

Project Description:

The Morehouse College Student Housing Project consists of two three-story buildings for use as on-campus student housing for the college. The project is located on approximately two city blocks of land at the intersection of Beckwith and Parsons Street. The building is constructed of penalized light gauge metal structural framing with a composite metal deck. The facade is a combination of brick and EIFS and includes an asphaltic shingle roof.

The project includes 118 units with a total 372-bed capacity arranged in two-and four-bedroom suites and apartments and one bedroom studios.

Each building has a resident director office and apartment, study areas, lounges, vending alcoves, rentable storage rooms/bins, and meeting areas. There are coin-operated laundry facilities, a security office and surface parking spaces. All rooms will be wired for voice, data, and video communications. Security surveillance cameras are mounted on the exterior of each building.

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Poultry Research Center Phase II

Services Provided:  New Construction

Square Footage: 75,000

Location:  Athens, GA

Owner: The University of Georgia

Project Description:   The Phase II portion of the Poultry Research Center consisted of five buildings.  Building A, the Process/Hatchery building, is a 16,700 SF structure housing meat processing rooms, hatchers, incubators, food prep area, and three labs: Chemistry, Microbiology and Sensory.  Building J, the Broiler Pen House, is a 11,500 SF building containing Experimental Rooms and a Field Lab.  Buildings M and N are Multipurpose Houses of 19,900 SF and 21,800 SF, respectively.  Building M houses 24 Poultry Rooms, and Building N houses 12 Poultry Rooms.  Each also contains a Field Lab Building P is a 500 SF combination shop and storage building.

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