Marriott Grande Lakes Sales Center

Additional Info

Award Winner : Affordable Structures

Architectural Excellence : The sales center was initially manufactured in 2003 as a 10-unit custom office located in Myrtle Beach, SC. After 6 years of use, the building was disassembled including a complete site-built roof / portico element, and sent to storage. In 2009, a new development in Florida required an upgrade sales center. It was determined that 6 of the original 10 units could be relocated and used with complete renovation, with the addition of 4 new units added to the center to serve as the primary entry vestibule. The renovated building features 10 ft. tray ceilings, custom millwork, granite c-tops, and a portico entry with a four-plane clay tile roof system. This architectural detail conceals the roof mount HVAC units and extends the building height to 18 ft. above grade. The exterior wall finish is synthetic stucco with corbel elements below soffits, architectural banding, leader pipes, columns and indirect architectural lighting.

Cost Energy Effectiveness : Energy efficiency elements include R-30 FSK attic insulation and R-19 in 6” interior/exterior walls and floors. Windows are vinyl frame insulated, 80 psf, low-E argon filled units from PGT. HVAC includes roof mount package Trane 16-seer units with engineered zones for front of house/back of house programmable controls.

Occupied Date : 12/1/2009

Production Start Date : 8/13/2009

Project Location City : Orlando

Project Location State Name : FL

Technical Innovation : The owners request was to provide a 9’-6” high interior architectural ceiling at the low point of the roof (main entry), which presented some challenges for the factory design team. The engineering team elected to use a heavy weight – low profile I-beam as a structural mateline girder in lieu of traditional glue-lam support to allow an increase ceiling height. The girder was disguised as an architectural ceiling feature and compliments the matching floor pattern. HVAC in this area used sidewall louvers fed from a mechanical room located in the exterior attic of the adjoining front canopy above.

Total Square Feet : 7700

Category : Renovated Reuse: Greatest Renovation: over 10,000 sq. ft.