Construction Cost: $34M   Size: 150,000sf   

• World-class facility in Albuquerque’s South Valley to preserve, interpret, and showcase Hispanic arts and life ways
• Facility consists of a 700-seat theater and a 300-seat, state-of-the-art video screening center
• This phase included the Performing Arts Complex, a proscenium theater, a film and video theater and multimedia production facilities
• The architectural design of the Cultural Center was created to accommodate a wealth of cultural programs developed by Center staff with the assistance of leading New Mexico Hispanic artists, educators, scholars; and business people
• Many architectural features recall building styles of Spain and Latin America

Construction Cost: $20M   Size: Mixed   

Award: AGC NM Building Branch – Best Building Award

• Chavez-Grieves was the Structural Engineer of Record
• $20 million dollar multipurpose project
• The Center included the following:
  • 50-meter Olympic-sized swimming pool
  • Therapeutic pool and sauna
  • Family leisure and splash pool
  • Weight room
  • Aerobic equipment area
  • Gymnastic, dance and yoga area
  • Basketball courts
  • Indoor track
  • In-line roller skating arena
  • Public meeting area
  • Childcare area
  • Snack bar
  • Retail area

Construction Cost: $15.8M   Size: 70,400sf   

• Chavez-Grieves was the Engineer-of-Record for the Albuquerque Aquarium
• All structures were build of steel-reinforced concrete masonry units with stucco exteriors and standing-seam custom metal roofs
• From the beginning of the project, leak control of the saltwater tanks was the prime consideration
• Any leaks would not only be inconvenient, but would be a threat to the long-term structural integrity of the tanks
• Irregular shaped tanks, multiple tank levels and the large amount of unusual openings complicated waterproofing
• Careful attention was paid to the design, detailing and specifications for the tanks and basins
• From concept to final construction, Chavez-Grieves played a pivotal roll in meeting the demands of a watertight structure
• The tanks had no leaks, reportedly a first for a major aquarium in the United States

Construction Cost: $2.2M   Size: Mixed   

• The Entry Complex was composed of two buildings flanking the two sides of the Main Plaza of the Albuquerque Biological Park
• Visitor Center was an exhibit space fronting on the Entry Court, which oriented and introduced visitors to the Botanical Gardens. Its high vaulted ceilings and clerestory glazing provide an abundance of natural light and allow for flexibility in layout of exhibits
• Education Building housed a large, multi-purpose room and exhibit space, both with high-vaulted ceilings
• This facility was set back from the Main Plaza to allow for future expansion
• Project was a public facility for the City of Albuquerque
• It was high bay and designed for long-span structure and maximum flexibility of the spaces it enclosed
• The structural design included load bearing studs, steel joists and trusses to accommodate the large open areas
• The Rio Grande Botanical Garden highlighted plants of the Southwest and other climates in a variety of specialty gardens and a 10,000 square foot conservatory

Size: 18,830sf   

• Replaced the existing Los Duranes Community Center
• 18,830 square foot facility
• Los Duranes community center was designed to be an energy-efficient facility that efficiently houses a variety of programs and activities
• Space included:
  • Game room
  • Arts & crafts room
  • Gymnasium
  • Fitness room
  • Computer room
  • Activity room
  • Two meeting rooms with adjacent warming kitchen
  • Ample storage
  • Office/reception desk
• Community gardens & courtyards were also designed to celebrate the Los Duranes area’s agricultural heritage

Construction Cost: $10.4M   Size: 52,000sf   

• Chavez-Grieves served as the structural engineer of record for the Albuquerque International Balloon Museum facility
• Designed to house exhibit, curatorial, administrative, educational and tenant lease space themed around the ballooning experience
• Partial two story, high bay, approximately 52,000 square foot structure with a high-volume main gallery area for the display of hot air balloons
• Structural framing system was primarily a steel building system with concrete accent columns and composite concrete over steel deck floors
• The entire building envelope was calculated to perform to the Model Energy code requirements of the City of Albuquerque

Construction Cost: $65 Million   Size: 275,000sf   

• Seven-story tower
• Adjacent parking structure
• Tower replaced an existing 45-year-old administrative structure whose organization and infrastructure could no longer support the mission of nuclear stockpile safety and the reduction of the threat from weapons of mass destruction
• The Performance Category 2 (PC-2) tower provided office and research space for seven hundred employees engaged in theoretical and applied physics, computational sciences and the laboratory senior management and program administration functions
• Also included a lecture hall with 600 seats, which was to be the primary large meeting space for both classified and unclassified discussions
• Basement of the tower housed the historical archives of the laboratory, along with volumes of documents and data
• Four-story parking structure replaced a former parking lot that was at the entrance to TA-3, and provided over 600 spaces, including those for electric cars and handicapped spaces
• Design-build project
• Chavez-Grieves Consulting Engineers, Inc. performed as the design team project manager for the builder and structural engineering firm for the tower as well as the parking structure

Construction Cost: $6M   Size: 30,000sf   

• Winner of Southwest Contractors – Government/Public Building over $5 million
• Designed as a state-of-the-art facility
• White Rock Fire Station replaced the over 40-year-old previous fire station
• Site was located on Rover Boulevard, between State Road 4 and the Rover/Meadow intersection and will serve White Rock for fifty years
• Single-level stand-alone structure
• Designed to house 16 firefighters, four officers, and five apparatus bays
• Included a conference/training room to accommodate 50 individuals
• Structure was a combination of pre-engineered metal framing and conventional construction including steel bar joists, metal deck, steel beams and columns, and masonry walls
• During design development, the cost of the pre-engineered metal bent frames and standard long span joists were evaluated to determine the best method to handle the long spans
• Foundations were concrete spread footings with concrete slab on grade
• Project was LEED^® Approved – recycled, regional and low-emitting materials

Construction Cost: $7M   Size: 39,000sf  

• Hangar:
  • Type II-B Construction UFC DoD 4-010-01 and 4-010-02
  • 2 story
  • 39,795 SF
  • Accommodated four F-16’s and AMU area
  • 260 ft clear span opening
  • Included office, conference, dispatch, testing and training space
• FY 09 Green Flag Facility (Bldg 1730):
  • 19,000 SF
  • 1 Story
  • Included meeting, training and conference space
• Chavez-Grieves Consulting Engineers provided structural design

Construction Cost: $8M   Size: Mixed   

• Unmanned Aerial System Facility
• Included an Aircraft Maintenance Training Hangar, space for Flight Operations functions, an Aircraft Fuel Truck Loading Facility, and Aircraft Apron to support the Extended Range Multi-Purpose Unmanned Aerial System training
• Installed intrusion detection systems, connection to the base-wide energy monitoring and control system and building information systems
• Supporting facilities include all utilities services, site lighting, fire protection and alarm systems, lightning protection, storm drainage, parking, information systems, and site improvements
• Project was LEED Silver Certifiable under the USGBC LEED-NC Rating System