Roland Park Elementary/Middle School
This project included the complete renovation and major additions to the historic 1925 public school building. Great care was taken in the planning and construction of this 125,000 square foot project in that it was continuously occupied throughout the renovation.
Extensive use of temporary barriers and pedestrian flow controls were required. A large amount of hazardous material abatement was included in the contract.
Also included was a complete floor by floor finish and equipment modifications and complete mechanical and electrical system replacement and upgrades
Perrywood Community Park School Center
This award winning project involved the new construction of a 70,000 Square foot, 1 story Community Park School Center adjoining an existing occupied community center which remained occupied throughout construction as well as the renovation of the connected link.
This is a state of the art facility including the installation of fiber optics for the support of a Computer Lab, Television Studio and a Media Center. The Center also contains approximately 40 other classrooms.
Food Service is provided in the cafeteria by a full service commercial kitchen. Extensive site work valued over $1 million included Bio-Retention Area, grass pavers, lighted ball fields, and several areas with elaborate play structures
The exterior surfaces used were brick veneer and EIFS. The structure was highlighted with
Clerestory windows and curtain walls with standing seam roofing.
Morgan State University- Richard Dixon Biomedical Research Center
Project called for the demolition of the existing Memorial Refectory Building while maintaining the integrity of the telecommunications line that passed through the basement. Other site challenges included providing new utilities that had to traverse the existing grade which is very steep, as well as controlling erosion, and access to this very constrained hillside in a pedestrian rich urban university campus.
Biomedical Research Center includes 23 specialized teaching laboratories serving the fields of chemistry, biology, and physics. Labs are comprised of extensive laboratory casework, and equipment, chemical fume hoods, radioisotope hoods, biological safety cabinets, laminar flow work stations, polypropylene fume hood, controlled environmental rooms, photo lab rooms and equipment. Seven autoclaves, inclusive of fixed and portable units, and varying sized high temp glass washers & dryers were also provided. Some of the studies include: neuro-disorders, AIDS, Molecular/ Cellular Biology, stress & cardiovascular disease.
Very sophisticated mechanical systems valued at over 5.2 million and electrical and telecommunications systems over 2 million were provided.
A three compartment greenhouse is part of the program as well. Greenhouse includes: exhaust and positive pressure fans, shade system, snow melt system, irrigation systems, fog, mist and fertilization systems, growth lights, propagation benches, etc.
Building is a 49,000 square foot, 3 story structure with concrete foundation walls and structural steel frame. Architectural features include: architecturally exposed structural steel, curtain wall, brick veneer, metal roofing and wall panels, auditorium seating, seamless vinyl flooring and raised floors.
Salvaged stone from the original Memorial Refectory building was used as facing for the new retaining walls to integrate it with the general campus aesthetics.
Maryland State Archives
CAM constructed the 100,000-sq. ft. Hall of Records for the Maryland State Archives. The Archives stack capacity is 160,000 cubic feet, with 38 miles of shelving in the system. At the time the structure was completed, the Hall of Records had the second largest installation of compact shelving in the United States, exceeded only by the Madison Building of the Library of Congress! The weight of the equipment is 1.5 million pounds, and the floor loading capacity in the stack areas is 350 pounds per square foot.
Half of the 100,000-sq. ft. is devoted to the storage of collections. Four floors hold the main stack areas, and seven rooms are designed for the care of special collections, such as maps, photographs, and electromagnetic media. The general stack areas and four of the special collections rooms are maintained at 60 degrees and 55% relative humidity. Three special collections rooms are maintained at 50 degrees and 35% relative humidity for the storage of photographic materials. Fire control for the main stack spaces is provided by a sprinkler system with on/off heads. Special collection rooms have Halon fire-suppression systems installed.
The entire project was completed for $1.2 million under the value of the appropriations set aside for this structure.
“CAM had a great group of people to work with.” Christoper N. Allan, Deputy State Archivist
Loyola University – DeChiaro College Center
The DeChiaro College Center is a new 150,000 square foot, four story concrete framed structure. The exterior of the center are highlighted by stone and architectural exposed concrete. This building provides many of the athletic, art, communications and other amenities on this urban campus. The building includes the Reitz Arena with its university sanctioned basketball court, locker rooms, press boxes, seating areas and club level viewing rooms. In addition to the basketball facility, this structure also house the swimming venue which at the time included the largest Olympic sized pool of any collegiate facility in Maryland.
Also featured in this venue is the McManus Theater, a full production venue for performing arts with seating for hundreds of students and visitors and the Julio Fine Arts wing which features studios, art labs and a full exhibit grade art gallery. All these amenities are located on a very confined site within the campus and tied to the fully occupied adjacent Andrew White Center. All work was completed without interruption to the university programs. Subsequent to the the successful completion of the DeChiaro College Center, CAM was awarded several additional contracts including construction of the fourth largest Astro-Turf field in the world at the time, renovations to administrative offices, as well as plaza improvements.
Harford National Bank – New Marketplace Branch
CAM was selected for the construction of a 5,000-square foot, brick-veneer structure. Features of this building included a standing metal-seam roof and aluminum curtain walls and windows for the storefront. This site also included the construction of three drive-in bays. The interior of the building is highlighted by drywall acoustical ceilings, architectural light coves and bulkheads, and painted, wood-raised panels wainscoting.
Harford County Detention Center II
Ground was broken in late October 2008 for the new seven-phased, five-story and single-story, 88,000-square foot addition and renovation to an existing, 100,000-square foot, fully occupied facility at the Harford County Detention Center.
Having completed a previous project at this site, CAM was invited to submit qualifications for bidding the second major addition to this medium-security county correctional facility. The five-story addition included permanently relocated entries and sallyports, administrative areas, 108 inmate housing cells and associated support areas, an inmate intake/outtake area, a library, locker rooms/restrooms, laundry, staff dining areas, medical treatment, visiting areas, and enclosed exercise yards.
The tightly confined site required that the construction staging area be relocated multiple times. Extensive, phased renovations to the existing building allowed for interaction between the existing programs and those housed in the new addition.
The project also included reworking of existing fencing, installation of temporary and new entry gates, relocation of an existing dog kennel, all new utilities, paving, underground storm water management facilities, and stream protection. All renovations and new construction work were completed directly adjacent to staff and inmates, as the existing facility remained occupied and fully operational.
Harford County Detention Center I
CAM constructed a new, 49,000-square foot addition to an occupied existing facility. The project entailed four cell blocks that occupied approximately 7,000-square foot each. Also included in the facility were administrative offices, visitation areas, hearing rooms, booking areas, multi-purpose room, isolation rooms, and inmate circulation areas. Construction involved interfacing with the existing facility, security detention controls, and select demolitiona,s well.
“The project costs were kept low during the entire projec,t and the Detention Center was completed ahead of the projected construction schedule. CAM helped minimize the impact on operation of the existing facility in a high profile area; they worked well with the extremely tight site. Vince Culotta and his staff displayed excellent workmanship, and we look forward to working with them in the future.”
– Wilson R. Rutherford III, Owner
Garrison Middle School
This project included 120,000 square feet of renovation and asbestos removal, as well as 20,000 square feet of new construction of Storage and Multi-Media space and the renovation and replacement of exterior features including historic windows, copings, and extensive masonry restoration Historical Building Guidelines were met during both the construction of the addition and throughout the renovation.
The addition is supported by caisson foundations and involved shoring of existing foundations. Special features include the refinishing of existing Terrazzo floors, construction of new Science Labs, Metal and Wood Shop Labs and Special Education Labs.
All mechanical systems were replaced, including new boilers with associated equipment as well as new electrical switchgear and transformers. All surrounding site utilities were removed and reinstalled, and new electrical and phone duct banks were installed. Construction of the new work closely matches the historic masonry to provide a seamless transition between historic and new materials.
