Student Union Construction.

[sandra]

Yes thank you.

[Boomer]

Went by today----MASSIVE!!!

[HelmutVII]

I skipped a week to show more progress.

This is the food service wing as seen from the steps to Buchanan Hall. They have placed scaffolding around the perimeter to place the envelope of the building.



The food service wing from the Harris Hall fire escape.



The food service wing as seen from the Guillory Hall balcony.



The food service wing as seen from the top of the Olivier Parking tower.



Steel erection is almost finished on the main part of the building between the Bookstore (right) and the Ballroom (left).



The main part of the building with the bookstore on the left and the ballroom on the right.

[DaddyCajun]

Am I counting right, is this in some places going to be a 5 story building?

[HelmutVII]

I think the perspective of the photos might be throwing you off. The building will have two full levels with maybe some storage or mechanical rooms on a third level. These rooms will be in attic space. The building will have a sloped roof around the perimeter with a flat section in the middle. It will look like the other older buildings on the campus in that respect. A sloped roof is less prone to leaking and is much easier to maintain.

[DaddyCajun]

I think the perspective of the photos might be throwing you off. The building will have two full levels with maybe some storage or mechanical rooms on a third level. These rooms will be in attic space. The building will have a sloped roof around the perimeter with a flat section in the middle. It will look like the other older buildings on the campus in that respect. A sloped roof is less prone to leaking and is much easier to maintain.

HelmutVII, thanks I guess it was a perceptual thing or maybe a wishful visual thing! Always thinging Big!

[HelmutVII]

I see what you are talking about now. The first photo shows scaffolding around the food service wing. this scaffolding has five levels.

[CajunAmos]

That looks like a huge courtyard area between the bookstore and auditorium/theater wings.

[HelmutVII]

That looks like a huge courtyard area between the bookstore and auditorium/theater wings.

I think they will be having pep rallies and concerts in this plaza area. they used to have pep rallies in the student union parking lot. I think they will have benches and tables there too.

[HelmutVII]

Good progress on the food service wing over the past two weeks.

This is a view from the front of Buchanan Hall on Boucher Street. The building is totally surrounded by scaffolding to place the envelope.



The Boucher Street entrance to the food service wing. This is directly acroos from the alley between Corona and Bonin resident halls. I figured they would get arches somewhere in the facade and this is one of those locations.



Roof of the food service wing taking shape. As seen from the top of Olivier Parking Tower.




The food service wing as seen from the third floor balcony to Old Corona Hall (eyesore building across from the Police station and Moody Hall).



Main part of the building as seen from the top of Olivier Parking tower. Second floor steel deck is in place and is being prepared for lightweight concrete floor. Bookstore (buried in steel) to the right and Ball room to the left.




The main part of the building as seen from the back of Our Lady of Wisdom Chapel. McLauren Gym is in the background. This used to be the main parking lot and service entrance to the food service area of the old building.



Panorama of the main building as seen from a planter adjacent to cypress lake.