Parking Garage Construction

[HelmutVII]

Great pics as usual, Helmut. Thanks

Thanks for filling in. I have been kind of busy and I had the "Lafayette Bug" that put me less than 100% for two weeks.

[LaCajunsFan]

Thanks for filling in. I have been kind of busy and I had the "Lafayette Bug" that put me less than 100% for two weeks.

Was wondering if you had just given up, lol. Glad you are feeling better now...your pics/captions are just so much better than mine.

[ULGrad@HOU]

We enjoy all of the updates. Good work guys.

[ULGrad@HOU]

Too big. It dwarfs every other building on campus by a huge margin. I wish they could have squeezed it in in a less prominent location.

Isn't it's location considered the backside of campus? I would guess over time it won't stick out so much, people will get used to it being there. It will provide much needed parking spaces.

[LaCajunsFan]

Isn't it's location considered the backside of campus? I would guess over time it won't stick out so much, people will get used to it being there. It will provide much needed parking spaces.

Thanks, for the kind words, ULGrad, it is appreciated.
And I agree with you: it is certainly big, not 'too big.' It is also very much needed, and will quickly blend in with the other buildings.

[HelmutVII]

Isn't it's location considered the backside of campus? I would guess over time it won't stick out so much, people will get used to it being there. It will provide much needed parking spaces.

Stopping at 6 levels was wise. Another level would have been higher than adjacent Rougeou Hall and would have made it overbearing. Height is not what make the building big, it's the footprint. The building occupies a little bit more area than the parking lot it replaced. If you remember, it was a fairly large parking lot.

[LaCajunsFan]

Pics from this morning: the brickwork on the lab space seems complete. It also appears that the garage is nearing completion....at least the prefab part. And it is remarkable on how much it is blended in already. Helmut was right again: stopping it at 6 levels helped keep it in scale.

[LaCajunsFan]

Also, Stokes is pretty much all gone.....

[HelmutVII]

Looks like the heavy lifting is pretty much completed. It would have been finished a few weeks ago but the daily rains we have been having have slowed things up a bit. The garage should be finished in about 8 weeks or so. They will have to pave the access drive, but that will be last.

[HelmutVII]

This job is almost done. Looks like a lot to do but they are very close to finishing.




oct-19-1 by Rosegardendorms, on Flickr

They paid homage to the old snack hut. Elana would be happy.




oct-19-2 by Rosegardendorms, on Flickr

A view from Lewis street. Rougeou Hall is to the left.




oct-19-3 by Rosegardendorms, on Flickr

A view from the old McNaspy field. Griffin Hall is to the right rear and Fletcher hall is to the left out of view.




oct-19-6 by Rosegardendorms, on Flickr

A view from what will be the entrance drive to the garage off of McKinley/Girard park Drive. Oliver Hall is to the right and Griffin is to the rear.




oct-19-5 by Rosegardendorms, on Flickr

A view from the top of Olivier Parking tower.




oct-19-7 by Rosegardendorms, on Flickr

Stokes no more. Looks like they crushed some of the concrete form the old buildings to make a surface for the parking lot.




oct-19-4 by Rosegardendorms, on Flickr