Religious
Semper Fidelis Memorial Park Chapel
Quantico, VA
Description:
Construction of a chapel at the Marine Corps Heritage Center to provide a place for visitor's to honor, remember, and reflect on the service of Marines. It features bold, simple structural elements fully exposed to view. The building's foundation is cast-in-place concrete, which forms footings and grade beams, and a cast-in-place slab-on-grade. The project also includes the construction of a restroom building, a granite courtyard with reflecting fountain, landscaping, access road, and parking lot. Climate control of the building is controlled by a geothermal system, which includes an energy-recovery unit for added efficiency.
Architect: Fentress Architects
Schedule: 8 months
Awards:
Washington Building Congress (WBC) Craftsmanship Award
Sustainable building practices. Energy efficient solutions. Recycling programs. Projects we can be proud of.
- Restoration of the DC War Memorial, Washington, DCJuly 06, 2010
Forrester has been awarded the comprehensive restoration and cleaning of the Memorial, as well as other incidental work. - Forrester has been awarded the $25 Million NARMC Headquarters and Dental ClinicJune 22, 2010
This project in Fort Belvoir, VA will include the construction of a new building for the NARMC Headquarters and a new Dental Clinic. - Wideband Satellite Operations Center, Fort Detrick, MDJune 17, 2010
Forrester will build this approximately $15 Million facility, which will provide space for DoD satellite control equipment.
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