December 10, 2012

J•PA worked with Safe Alliance (formerly United Family Services) to create a safe, secure, and home-like environment in the recently opened Clyde and Ethel Dickson Domestic Violence Shelter.  Situated on a beautiful five-acre site, the new facility opened in early January, welcoming area women and children seeking shelter from domestic violence.

The 40,000-sf shelter offers 80 beds compared to the 29 beds available at the former location.  With the increased capacity, Safe Alliance can now offer longer stays to clients, while still meeting the needs for short-term emergency housing and transitional accommodations.

The facility is equipped with state-of-the-art security including controlled access, more than 50 high-definition cameras, and 24/7 staffed security check points. Shelter space includes 10 emergency units and 19 apartment-style units. A beautifully landscaped interior courtyard provides a secure setting for outdoor play and can be enjoyed from an expansive, wrap-around covered porch, complete with rocking chairs and ceiling fans.

In this safe and comfortable setting, women and children in crisis can access much-needed resources including counseling rooms, a crisis hotline, cafeteria / dining rooms, children’s library, life skills training, health care services, and employment counseling.

November 10, 2012

Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) has completed a $9-million construction and renovation project at its Harper Campus in Charlotte, N.C. Jenkins•Peer Architects worked with the College to add 34,422 square feet of new construction, and renovate 20,752 square feet of existing space.

With the expansion, Harper Campus is now home to 11 new classrooms, needed to grow the campus’s general education offerings; a new carpentry, masonry, and blueprint reading classroom, to enhance the capabilities of its Crowder Construction Institute; and a new walk-in bookstore and expanded parking area to keep pace with the campus’s expanding student body.

The campus has renovated several spaces as well. The Non-destructive Examination program was consolidated and now features three dedicated classrooms and a larger, general purpose lab that includes a darkroom, state-of-the-art X-ray booth and six-ton crane. The pre-existing welding lab was expanded, creating additional space for CPCC’s pipe fabrication classes, and the Electrical Technology and Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration program labs were upgraded to help instructors better train students on today’s emerging technologies.

In addition, the campus expanded its GraphicArts and Flexography program by adding a second floor to an existing high bay space. The larger, reconfigured room now can accommodate new graphic arts equipment, printing rooms and classroom space, significantly increasing the program’s capacity. As part of the renovation, the Graphic Design program also was relocated to the third floor, giving students a new computer lab and project studio area where they can complete semester-long projects.

“Our recent expansion and renovation projects touched every single program we offer at Harper Campus. These are programs that prepare students for specific career fields and jobs,” said Jay Potter, dean of the CPCC Harper Campus. “These changes will help us better serve our students, which is the core mission of CPCC.”

CPCC’s Harper Campus opened its doors in 1999, boasting more than 100,600 square-feet of space designed to support the College’s Applied Technologies Division and Construction Technologies Division programs.

October 10, 2012

UNC Charlotte’s new Football Complex is featured in this month’s issue of NC Construction News.

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January 26, 2012

Jenkins•Peer Architects joined Wake Forest University on January 26th to celebrate the Grand Opening of their new Charlotte Programs Center location in the heart of Charlotte’s business and financial district.

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December 10, 2011

Jenkins•Peer Architects was delighted to be on hand for the Foundation for the Carolinas’ open house at their new home at 220 North Tryon Street.

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November 11, 2011

UNC Charlotte Football reaches another milestone with the naming of the McColl-Richardson Field.

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August 10, 2011

Jenkins•Peer Architects is working with Rodgers Builders, Inc. of Charlotte on a 25,000-sf interior renovation and upfit to transform existing space in the heart of Charlotte’s Center City into a technology-rich learning center for Wake Forest University’s Charlotte MBA Programs. Located on the first floor of the International Trade Center Building—soon to be renamed the Wake Forest University Charlotte Center—the new location integrates the graduate programs into Charlotte’s thriving business and financial community. Construction is scheduled to complete in December, with space open for classes in January 2012.

Features of the new facility will include:

• Tiered Classrooms with distance learning capability
• Learning Laboratories
• Private and Semi-Private Breakout Spaces
• Administration Wing
• A Hospitality Lobby equipped with a Catering Kitchen
• An adaptable 3600-sf Multipurpose Space that can be configured to accommodate up to three 1200-sf classrooms or opened up to accommodate a variety of larger gatherings and special events.

Design Challenge

In redefining the existing space for Wake Forest, J•PA had to adapt the design to accommodate the massive structural columns original to the 1920’s building, which was home to Pender’s Warehouse and Bakery. The 3.5-feet in diameter concrete columns are set at 20-foot increments throughout the space. Effective space planning and furniture positioning were critical to ensure unobstructed views of professors, speakers and presentations. In the lobby area, creative interior lighting crowns each column, reflecting off the surface to carry light down and out into the space.

April 10, 2011

UNC Charlotte celebrated another milestone in the process of adding football to its existing athletic programs. Niner Nation packed the house at the official groundbreaking ceremony for the 49ers’ new football stadium.

More than 3,000 students, faculty, staff, athletes and supporters joined Head Football Coach Brad Lambert, Chancellor Dr. Philip Dubois, Athletic Director Judy Rose, local architect Jenkins•Peer Architects, stadium designer DLR Group and the project’s construction manager Rodgers Builders for the official groundbreaking on April 28th.

The 49ers will take to the field for the first time on August 31, 2013, against Campbell University.

“As designers, our goal has been to establish a campus game-day experience for UNC Charlotte students, alumni and 49ers fans,” said Jenkins•Peer project manager Dan Van Dyke, AIA. “We’re all proud to be part of bringing the tradition and excitement of college football to the UNC Charlotte campus, and we’re looking forward to cheering on our hometown team.”

Upon completion in 2013, the new stadium will boast 15,000 seats. The stadium’s design allows for additions to grow with the program, with expansion to 25,000 and 40,000 seats. Full build-out of 40,000 seats allows for enhanced spectator amenities, premium seating, hospitality, and university functions found in premier stadiums.

Training facilities at the stadium complex include two natural turf fields and a 45,000-sf field house located in the stadium’s south end zone. The facility includes team locker rooms, sports medicine, strength training, meeting rooms, coaches’ offices, academic spaces and other support activities. A large terrace for hospitality events overlooks the football field.

About the Design Team

Since 1978, Jenkins•Peer Architects has been active throughout the Carolinas, offering planning and architectural services that support higher education and campus life, science and research, libraries, cultural arts, light industrial, office, mixed-use and multifamily housing developments.

Based in Overland Park, Kansas, DLR Group is an interdisciplinary design firm with a reputation for delivering highly successful sports facilities nationwide. Their portfolio includes award-winning collegiate, municipal and franchise sports facilities designed to promote an exceptional game day experience for players and fans.

April 01, 2010

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington hosted a ceremonial ground-breaking on April 22nd for the new home to UNCW’s Department of Psychology. Jenkins•Peer Architects is working with the University on the design of this much-needed campus asset, which will educate mental health professionals to address a growing need for services throughout the state and region.

Increasing access to mental health services is a top priority for the Governor’s Task Force for Healthy Carolinians, a goal shared by UNC Wilmington and its Department of Psychology. This new building will provide critical space and facilities to prepare psychology professionals and continue cutting edge faculty research in the discipline.

In addition, the UNC Board of Governors recently approved UNCW’s request to develop a new doctoral program in applied and experimental psychology, which also will be housed in the new building.

“These two things coming together—the new building and the new doctoral program—couldn’t be better,” said psychology department chair Mark Galizio. “We’re expanding research training and clinical training. Everything is in place, except the space to do it. This building is the final component in the creation of a world class doctoral program.”

Right now, UNCW’s psychology labs are in eight different buildings. This new facility will house all department faculty, students and laboratories under one roof, which will advance teaching, research and collaboration. Some features of the planned building include:

• Classrooms and labs with leading-edge technology
• A neuroscience laboratory classroom outfitted with the latest equipment and technology so students can learn advanced research techniques in the study of brain-behavior relationships
• Child psychology lab complex, which will enhance the efforts of four faculty members whose research on children’s emotional and cognitive development is improving treatments for children with intellectual disabilities, including autism.
• Psychopharmacology and substance abuse research complex will bring together the research and teaching programs of nine faculty members who are focused on understanding the processes of addiction and the potential for new treatments. Alcohol and drug abuse costs our state’s economy more than $12 billion a year.
• Cognitive aging lab complex, which will aid the research of five distinguished faculty working in the areas of memory and dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, the fifth leading cause of death among North Carolinians.
• Laboratories that will support research in social psychology, behavior analysis, forensic psychology, cross-cultural psychology, and the development of a new research and clinical program designed to help veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan recover from post-traumatic stress syndrome.

When completed and ready for use, as scheduled in 2012, the new building will be the second step, along with the Nursing Building, in the university’s vision for a health quad, as outlined in the campus master plan. The $33 million building will provide the university with an additional 80,850 square feet of classroom, laboratory and faculty office space.

“I can’t overstate how important this building is,” said dean of the College of Arts and Sciences David Cordle. “With its facilities, we’ll provide more powerful learning experiences for our students and better healthcare resources for the state and region we serve. Nearly 600 of our current students are majoring in psychology. Many others are combining a psychology minor with another field of study. Since 1994, more than 120 have graduated from our master’s program, and we plan to begin adding doctoral graduates to our alumni in the near future.”