Archives: Project

PARIC was the construction manager for the Southeast Missouri State University aquatic center. The 28,175 sq.ft. student aquatic center includes a 4,160 sq.ft. recreational pool and 12 person whirlpool surrounded by potted palm trees, along with a 3,900 sq.ft. six-lane, 25-yard lap pool. The facility also includes an outdoor sundeck, men’s and women’s lockers, a changing area for families, a wet classroom that may be used for aquatics classes, lifeguard and staff offices, and a pool storage and control systems area. Other features included in this facility are a 40 ft. wide by 14 ft. high climbing wall with multiple waterfalls and an indoor zip line spanning the recreational pool. The facility is an addition to the Student Recreation Center.

This project included the completion of a new, independent high school in St. Charles County. The building consists of two floors, each with 30 classrooms, a total of eight science labs with two prep rooms, administration and development offices, a bookstore, library, IT department, and eight break/study rooms.

The gymnasium is 11,979 sq. ft. and includes performance wood floor, boys and girls locker rooms, training room, office, and storage area. There are bleachers on both sides of the court, six glass retractable backboards and three volleyball courts. There are three practice fields for soccer/football and miscellaneous use.

PARIC was the construction manager on the 55,000 sq.ft. building that houses East Central College’s new Nursing, Healthcare and Science Building. The New Nursing, Health and Life Science Building contains two lecture halls, eight science labs, five classrooms, three nursing labs, an ambulance bay, three computer labs, science stock rooms and prep rooms, offices, and a conference room. The building also features pedestrian pathways allowing the flow of academic life which reinforces a sense of community, defines existing open areas to create significant “campus” space and enhances the overall campus design. It also creates a forecourt to the theater. The path to the auditorium is reinforced, enhancing the importance of this theater facility to the community.

PARIC was the general contractor for the $3 million, 24,000 sq. ft. green remodeling and rehabilitation project of the Corner Building (Delmar-Skinker Building).

The project converted 36 studio apartments into 16 one and two bedroom apartments for students and faculty. Street-level retail space was renovated wind turbines were added to the roof for electrical generation.  

The wind turbines generate an estimated 14,000 kilowatt-hours per year.  The Corner Building’s other green features include a high-efficiency air-conditioning system, a white roof that reflects the sun’s rays, and insulated windows. These green improvements helped the project earn LEED certification.

During the renovation, existing wood and terrazzo flooring and wood interior doors were restored and reused.

The East Academic Building at Webster University is a 94,323 sq. ft. structure that houses Webster’s Business, Math and Technology schools.  This Building contains four conference rooms, 41 classrooms, and 59 offices.  It consists of three stories of classrooms that are connected by three corridors and two large common areas, and a third floor where all of the faculty and staff offices are located.

The East Academic Building is a LEED Gold building and has green features such as, green roofs, sunshades, and rain gardens.  

PARIC returned to the campus of Maryville University to help support the expansion of their growing athletic program. The expansion included adding four tennis courts, a lacrosse/soccer field, a softball field, a 11,250 sq. ft. team locker room, and concessions building. The building characteristics consisted of structural steel and CMU, architectural CMU, storefront entrance assemblies, asphalt roof, TPO roof in the mechanical wells, and design-build MEP. 106 parking spaces were added to support athletic events.

PARIC completed the interior and exterior renovation of Washington University’s Mallinckrodt Center. The center is the University’s student union building and performing arts building.

The 50,000 sq. ft. renovation included new classrooms, new multi-purpose space, new dance studio, main corridor upgrades, overhaul of bookstore upper and lower level.

PARIC completed construction on the Recreation and Student Center (RAS) for the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy campus located in St. Louis, MO. This 193,000 sq. ft. building houses a gymnasium,  fitness center, student dining facility, support offices, as well as a 220-bed residence hall for students. The athletic facility includes a NAIA regulation basketball and volleyball facility that can be arranged with three courts at once and a running track.

This project was constructed using concrete tilt wall, structural steel, precast hollow core, architectural precast panels, and glass curtain wall.

The Recreation and Student Center is a LEED Certified building.

This 87,500 sq. ft. building houses the College of Health Professionals for Maryville University. The building features state-of-the-art classrooms, meeting spaces, offices, laboratories, including a complete cadaver lab with body storage, physical and occupational therapy training spaces, and an adult speech clinic.

The shell of the building includes concrete tilt-up panels with an integral brick exterior, a steel structure on rammed aggregate piers and three stories of curtain wall on the west elevation. Several site improvements have also been made, including a new cooling tower, chillers, etc. servicing three buildings and repositioning for site parking and multiple bio-basins. This project was LEED Silver Certified.