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EARLY CH I LDHOOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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TODD C. HOWARD, AIA, LEED AP

LARRY E. JANOUSEK, AIA

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Texas A&M University, Bachelor of Environmental Design

REGISTRATIONS

Registered Architect: AL, AZ, CO, LA, MS, OK, PA, TX, WI

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

CERTIFICATIONS

LEED Accredited Professional

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Institute of Architects (Past President, Dallas Chapter)

Texas Society of Architects

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Dallas Regional Chamber

U.S. Green Building Council

The Real Estate Council

Greater Dallas Planning Council

Dallas Arboretum

Trinity Commons Foundation

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TODD C. HOWARD, AIA, NCARB, LEED® APPRESIDENT

Ask any of Todd Howard’s clients, colleagues or employees to describe him and one motif emerges — he’s a driven leader. As the president of th+a, Todd guides a team of professionals who invest great effort and technical expertise toward each client’s success. And as a leader, Todd believes it his responsibility to look at a project from all angles — legislative, environmental and operational — and to think several steps ahead of his client’s needs. His goal is to see the vision for the project, partner the right talent with the client and create an exceptional environment for all constituents.

Todd is a passionate community leader and active in numerous professional and civic organizations. His longtime involvement with AIA Dallas includes service as president and public policy chairman. Todd was key in establishing the AIA Dallas Emerging Leaders Program, which later received a national AIA award for grassroots excellence. Todd has also served as vice president of advocacy for the Texas Society of Architects. A graduate of Leadership Dallas, Todd has been involved with several City of Dallas boards and committees, has served on the governing board for Doctor’s Hospital, and is currently active on the boards of the Dallas Arboretum and White Rock Lake Conservancy.

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EDUCATION

University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Architecture

REGISTRATIONS

Registered Architect: TX

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Institute of Architects

Texas Society of Architects

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LARRY E . JANOUSEK, AIASENIOR ASSOCIATE | HEAD OF QA/QC

Larry Janousek’s deep knowledge base and range of experience are just two of the reasons clients enjoy working with him. The thought leader of th+a’s education and early childhood development practice, Larry has built a strong career on the principles of integrity, client advocacy and quality assurance.

In his role, Larry guides and consults each education project from inception to closeout. His superior understanding of the entire design and construction process allow him to respond quickly to any issues that might arise during construction — saving the client both time and money.

Larry’s project experience includes facilities for schools and educational centers in Dallas, Richardson, Harlingen, Houston, Austin, Weatherford and Brownsville, Texas; as well as in Arizona, California, Colorado and Wyoming.

Larry also leads th+a’s Quality Assurance/Quality Control program, and has developed a proprietary quality assurance process and tools which allow the firm to deliver documents of exceptionally high quality and clarity.

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We start by building a strong and balanced team, guided by highly involved leadership and driven by creativity, critical thought and collaboration.

Then we provide tools – such as the th+a Project Process – to ensure that work is consistently completed to a high standard of quality.

Finally, we hone our efficiency through constant evaluation and improvement of our standards and processes.

THE BENEF I T TO OUR CL I ENTS?

A TEAM WHICH PROVIDES AGIL I TY, CONSISTENCY AND

QUAL ITY IN DES IGN.

AGILE BY DES IGNTH+A’S INTEL L IGENT DES IGN PROCESS BEG INS INTERNALLY.

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OUR F IRMth+a (t. howard + associates architects, inc.) provides architectural, planning and interior design services to create extraordinary environments that are ideal for living, learning and healing. Our team includes licensed architects and designers who are experts in evaluating system designs and associated costs for maximum client benefit, and we leverage the diverse expertise of our team to offer a multitude of services ranging from pre-development analysis and condition assessments to sustainable building/design and LEED® Certification consulting.

The breadth of our work and experience allows th+a to bring the best practices and strong project approach of each market to our entire portfolio of work. Using evidence-based, forward thinking design, we tailor each project and each space to best suit our clients’ needs. This means innovative solutions for your projects.

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SERVICES The diverse expertise of our team members allows us to provide solutions for a wide variety of needs. Our in-house offerings include the following:

P R O G R A M M A N A G E M E N T

• Develop Master Schedule/Global Budget/Work Plan

• Build/Lead/Manage Development Team

• Manage Overall Process

T R A D I T I O N A L A / E C O N S U LT I N G

• Campus Planning

• Project Feasibility Analysis

• Site Selection

• Site Planning

• Functional/Space Programming

• Facility Planning/Design – New

• Facility Planning/Design – Renovation

• Facility Analysis - Assessment/Evaluation

• �Sustainable�Design�and/or�LEED�Certification�Consulting

• Interiors Graphics Packages

• Marketing Materials (Renderings, Presentation Boards, etc.)

• Various�Project-Specific�Services

P R O J E C T M A N A G E M E N T

• Develop/Manage Project Schedule/Project Budget

• Lead/Manage Project Team

• Manage Overall Process

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P L A N N I N G

• Strategic Planning

• Master Planning

• Facility Planning

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• Finishes Selection

• Budget Preparation of FF&E

• FF&E�Specification,�Procurement�and�Installation

• Art Selection, Procurement and Installation

• Custom Furniture Design

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• Coordination/Recommendation/Selection

• Specification/Procurement

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• Facility Condition Assessment

• Peer Reviews of Plans

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• Inventory Existing Furniture/Equipment

• Organize/Schedule/Manage Procurement/Move Activities

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UCLA EARLY CARE AND EDUCAT ION CENTERLOS ANGELES, CA

In UCLA’s strategic plan, campus leaders cited access to child care as one of the three most critical factors in recruiting and retaining top faculty, an essential step to maintaining academic excellence. The university engaged th+a to design a high quality child care program to support their strategic plan and to complement existing UCLA educational programs in early childhood development.

Given the urgent need and lack of suitable on-campus space, the design team worked to convert the fourth level of the Westwood Marketplace shopping center — the former site of a Longs Drugs store — into space appropriate for childcare use. The team worked closely

with the Fire Marshal and building code agencies to gain approval for the facility’s child care use. The final design provides light-filled, colorfully detailed spaces with a strong indoor-outdoor connection throughout the fifteen classrooms and administrative areas.

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FORTUNE 500 CORPORAT ION CH I LD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

HOUSTON, TX

th+a recently completed a 27,000-square foot child development center on a new corporate campus.

The center is designed to engage with the natural surroundings through 13,000 square feet of nature-inspired playgrounds and 10,000 square feet of natural landscaping including outdoor learning gardens.

Screened from the adjacent roadways by a forest buffer, the center’s design reflects its natural surroundings through local materials and visually stimulating elements such as a child’s-eye-level fish tank.

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VOGEL ALCOVE AT C I TY PARK

DALLAS, TX

Vogel Alcove, a Dallas-based nonprofit that provides free early child development services for homeless families, recently relocated its primary facilities to the old City Park Elementary near downtown.

th+a is the architect behind the $3 million renovation of the nearly 100-year old building. The move enables Vogel Alcove to expand services and consolidate operations.

The renovation includes nearly 50,000 square feet with a refitting of an existing 5,000 square foot playground area, the

addition of a new 4,000 SF infant/toddler playground and an enlarged 55-space parking area on the property.

The building includes classrooms, gymnasium, library, support areas, executive offices, and space for social services.

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GOOD SHEPHERD EP I SCOPAL SCHOOL EARLY CH I LDHOOD CENTERDALLAS, TX

th+a recently completed planning and renovation for the Kelsoe Cottage, which houses the School’s growing Early Childhood program. The renovation repurposed the facility to serve about 50 children from ages 3-to-5 in four sections for a full day program.

The renovation consists of the interior transformation offering an overall layout that is open and engaging. The program consists of four pre-school spaces connected to a central corridor that acts as the structure’s primary artery. The facility includes a kitchen that can be used as for culinary learning and demonstrations. The center’s

reception area is technology driven and ideal for interactivity between teacher and students. The classrooms facilitate learning and inspiration through a multimedia approach, offering learning and discovery experiences that will prepare students for a lifetime of learning.

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CITIBANK CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER

SAN ANTONIO, TX

CitiBank’s new Child Development Center, located near the main entry to their San Antonio campus, is arranged to minimize its impact on the wooded Texas Hill Country site.

The resulting courtyards and bosques of native Live Oaks interspersed into the building plan create indoor/outdoor environments ideal for the development of young minds and bodies.

Unique features include “severe weather-resistant” Commons areas, and clerestory windows located in roof monitors bring daylight to the interior, in addition to abundant classroom windows. Exterior materials represent the

regional South Texas palette of native limestone, galvanized sheet metal and colorful stucco.

The Center is a successful blend of the planning concepts that th+a has incorporated in the design of other Citi Child Development Centers in Sioux Falls, SD and Kansas City, MO, with architecture and culture specific to the San Antonio campus.

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UT BROWNSVILLE/ TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGECENTER FOR CHILDHOOD STUDIES

BROWNSVILLE , TX

Located on the Fort Brown Peninsula, the Center for Childhood Studies allows UTB/TSC to expand its mission of providing an innovative beginning to a life of learning, while also enhancing the skills of the university’s students.

The center serves a dual purpose, both as a childcare facility for up to 160 preschool children and as a laboratory school for early childhood research and training for our students and faculty in education and other fields.

The facility’s 17,000 square feet of space are distributed among five separate buildings. The campus includes four wooden buildings, each containing two classrooms and an observation area, and the brick administration building

with an art room, dining room, nurse station, and administrative and faculty offices.

The architecture is inspired by officer’s quarters from old Ft. Brown photo archives, rendered in a decidedly South Texas palette of vibrant colors. Classrooms face the Fort Brown resaca, allowing cooling breezes to penetrate outdoor play areas.

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J EAN IE BORLAUG LAUBE EARLY HEAD START SCHOOL

JUBILEE PARK | DALLAS, TX

th+a designed the Jeanie Borlaug Laube Early Head Start School, a facility which will offer programs to encourage cognitive, social and emotional development for children from infancy through three years of age. The project is part of the Jubilee Park & Community Center and is located in one of Dallas’ most economically disadvantaged neighborhoods.

Each of the school’s six classrooms is designed to accommodate eight children, and features expansive windows to provide the children and teachers with a pleasant view of the five-acre park at the center of the site. Three playgrounds are located just outside the classrooms, with direct access from each room.

At the heart of the building is a large, dividable multi-purpose room to be used for facility and community

functions. Five additional rooms will serve as spaces for health and family services, play therapy, and educational development. Additional areas include offices, lobby, reception, restrooms, teacher resource room, kitchen, staff lounge, and building support spaces. All of the administration functions are located at the main entrance of the building, providing visual control everyone who enters and leaves.

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VALLEY VIEW EARLY LEARNING CENTER

TUCSON, AZ

th+a served as Architect of Record for this new learning center, designed to accommodate up to 120 children of ages 2 1/2 to 5. The learning center is designed with a strong emphasis on serving children with developmental delays in the areas of cognitive, communication, social or emotional, physical or adaptive skills.

The architecture has a southwestern character, using materials and colors commonly found in regional residential structures, including stucco and stone. Natural lighting is used in all the classroom spaces, which feature a variety of ceiling heights and materials. The center features an indoor activity area, El Pequeno Canon, which adjoins and connects all the classrooms. Each classroom features a covered outdoor play area, directly adjacent to the outdoor play area and facing the Catalina Mountains to the north.

The fenced exterior play area is surrounded on three sides by undisturbed natural desert areas with mature saguaro cacti in abundance. There are tricycle paths, water and sand play, slides, shade and seating areas and play structures for the children, as well as storage, drinking water and access to toilet facilities adjacent to the play area.

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ROBERT T. H I L L M IDDLE SCHOOLDALLAS, TX

In 2010 th+a was selected to design a ten-classroom expansion and renovation for this existing East Dallas Middle School.

Built in 1957 as a junior high school serving the post-war baby boom, Hill was originally a non-air conditioned school serving approximately 900 students and designed in the International Style in an L-shaped plan. Over the years, the school added air conditioning (mostly as roof-mounted equipment), with much of the ductwork running on the roof due to restrictive floor-to-floor heights of the original building design.

th+a’s challenge was to review the program for the addition and determine the best approach for expanding this school. The primary entrance to the school originally faced Easton Road, a four-lane arterial.

Over time and with the addition of a rear loop drive bus drop-off area, most students had begun to access the school from the back. This area also featured several large old-growth trees.

th+a developed a design scheme which successfully resolved multiple issues for the school. The compact design for the two-story addition, with its efficient footprint and strategic position, allowed the campus to retain its established foliage while avoiding costly landscape changes. The inclusion of a new entrance lobby and stairway also transformed the addition into a new student entryway into the school.

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W. A . BLA IR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

DALLAS, TX

The Blair Elementary School Expansion and Renovation, in the southeastern part of Dallas, was part of the DISD 2008 $1.1 Billion Bond Program which provided upgrades across the entire DISD system. Due in part to th+a’s successful completion of five school renovation projects for the 2004 Bond Program, DISD selected our firm for a number of their latest renovation and expansion projects.

Like many overburdened schools in the district, Blair was providing for a much larger student population than originally planned. For years, many classes were held in antiquated portable buildings. The addition, which incorporated eight new 4th and 5th grade classrooms, a new Music Room and a new Art Room, was meant to permanently replace the portable buildings.

From three design schemes developed by th+a, the District chose one which featured a distinctively curved two-story corridor and classroom design. This creative solution for the addition linked two open-ended school corridors, providing a more secure circulation loop within the school and forming a new exterior teaching courtyard to enhance the school’s program.

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SOUTHF I E LD SCHOOL

SHREVEPORT, LA

th+a recently completed the campus master plan and phase 1 expansion for the Southfield School, a private co-educational day school serving Preschool through Grade 8. th+a implemented the first phase of the master plan with the expansion of the school’s early childhood, art and library facilities, as well as the construction of a new STEAM building.

Established in 1934, the campus grew up around the original administrative building, built in the southern colonial vernacular. Using the existing historical architecture as the basis for design, th+a set out to provide the campus with a formal organizational structure. The planning and design team began by assessing the administration’s strategic plan and studying classroom usage, relationships of common facilities and the integrity of existing structures, then established a plan to attain optimum efficiency while accommodating Southfield’s current and future program requirements.

To unify the campus, the team developed a linear axis based on the iconic administration building, formed the campus around a new central courtyard, and reorganized the classroom relationships to “stair step” up the natural topography of the site, around the courtyard campus core.

The images shown represent the basis of the fundraising program and highlight the ideas behind the design, and provide representative images of the new buildings and how they reinforce the established design of the campus.

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ST. JOHN’S EP I SCOPAL SCHOOL

DALLAS, TX

th+a served as Architect of Record for the renovation and expansion of this private school’s Theodore and Beulah Beasley Foundation Science Wing and The Hillcrest Foundation Rooftop Garden.

The 6,825 square foot renovation with a 1,400 square foot addition updated three science classrooms with state-of-the-art equipment and learning environments.

The th+a team used sustainable building practices throughout the work, and included elements such as the rooftop garden, which will help insulate the

building; a solar panel system canopy; occupancy-sensor lighting; water-use reduction fixtures; and a water-reclamation system.

During a previous project, th+a provided architectural design for the complete renovation of the school’s kitchen.

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WEST DALLAS COMMUNITY SCHOOL

DALLAS, TX

th+a has enjoyed a working relationship with the West Dallas Community School for several years, having developed the overall master plan long before the design of the school began. Our firm encouraged the school, which is funded through foundation donations, to create an ideal campus for the community.

Key to the project was our team’s involvement of students, teachers and community leaders while planning the design of the school.

The school is an adaptive reuse project; 32,000 square feet of the overall project was an existing public school. Due to housing density change in the area, the elementary school had been mothballed.

The existing facility was reused, with extensive renovations and additions, an environmentally friendly alternative to ground-up construction. The school incorporates innovative learning environments such as the teaching kitchen, where the children learn the art of cooking. The library also serves the local community, facilitating involvement in the school.

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CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER OF DALLAS COMPLEX CHRONIC CARE CLINIC & MY CHILDREN’S CLINIC

DALLAS, TX

Children’s Medical Center of Dallas selected the th+a team to renovate an existing administrative space into two primary care clinics to establish a medical home-style environment.

In the fall of 2014, Children’s opened the hybrid clinic on its main campus that will serve as an integrated medical home to two distinctly different populations: patients with complex, chronic and/or multiple diagnoses alongside generally healthy patients with basic primary care medical needs.

The MyChildren’s clinic’s extended hours will ease the increasing demand for the hospital’s emergency department, delaying the inevitable expansion of emergency-related facilities. This blended clinic provides a new model tailored to serve rapidly changing needs in the community spurred by

urban population growth, demographic shifts, and the evolution of care models resulting from the current wave of healthcare reform.

Planning was initiated in 2013 to create this new clinic platform with a focus on providing patient-centered care in a less intense environment for the diverse populations. A key planning and design challenge of the renovation was to mitigate/eliminate impact of construction on the adjacent sensitive operations an ambulatory surgical suite located immediately below and an executive conference room on the floor above. The team successfully controlled

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disruptions primarily through planning that allowed sequencing of construction and building systems installations to minimize inevitable negative impacts.

The new concept medical home model involved a complete demolition and finish-out of approximately 10,200 SF of office space, designed to include 18 exam rooms–six devoted to the complex

chronic care clinic and 12 to the MyChildren’s general pediatric services. The clinic will treat young patients will multiple specialty diagnoses.

Integrating and sharing the support spaces will promote flexible use of the MyChildren’s clinic for the complex chronic care space during busy times.

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BAYLOR SCOTT AND WHITE HEALTH CCI CANINE TRAINING CENTER–KINKEADE CAMPUS

IRVING, TX

Baylor Scott & White Health and Canine Companions for Independence secured th+a architects to design the first Canine Companions training center in Texas. Located in Irving, the campus will be Canine Companions’ sixth training center in the country, allowing the organization to provide more highly trained assistance dogs free of charge to people with physical and developmental disabilities.

Designed in harmony with the natural landscape, the campus comprises an administration building, training facility, living quarters for clients, and kennels.

The fundamental design challenge of this project was to create a positive and comforting environment ideal for acclimating both the clients and their future canine companions to bond and train together. The buildings’ materials enhance the natural surroundings.

The training center will be a calming, revitalizing environment and an ideal setting for acclimating clients with their canine companions.

The center began operations Fall 2015.

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CONTINUUM REHABILITATION HOSPITAL

FLOWER MOUND, TX

Continuum Health Services selected the th+a team to provide programming, planning, architecture and interior design for the adaptive reuse/renovation of a medical office building to accommodate a 60,000 square foot licensed freestanding rehabilitation hospital.

Due to the owner’s deadlines, programming, design and construction documents were completed in three months while construction was completed in ten months. In order to convert the existing MOB from business occupancy to an institutional occupancy hospital, the internal non-structural components of the building were demolished.

For patient rooms, the exterior façade was partially demolished to lower the windows to 36” from the finished floor. The most challenging components for construction were the program’s needs for hospital-size patient elevators and an indoor in-ground therapy pool.

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTEREMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

DALLAS, TX

Baylor University Medical Center selected th+a, in partnership with FreemanWhite, for the expansion and renovation of its existing Emergency Department. A facility originally constructed in 1985, the emergency department suffered from high patient demand and an inefficient layout.

It was one of only two Level One Trauma units in North Texas, and was already serving over 78,000 patients per year. Patient demand far surpassed the department’s ability to provide care, and wait times exceeded three hours.

th+a’s team assessed the department and identified its core needs, establishing goals for efficient staffing, effective use of ancillary spaces, enriched communication, improved ergonomics and technological flexibility.

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BAYLOR REG IONAL MED ICAL CENTER AT GARLAND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTGARLAND, TX

Baylor Regional Medical Center at Garland appointed th+a to design the renovation and expansion of its Emergency Department. The project was unique as all work had to occur while the department, as the third-busiest ED in the system, remained in full operation.

Additionally, the design and construction had to be mindful of a facility in place for 60 years. The facility now accommodates three radiology rooms, one trauma room with seven critical care treatment rooms, a new triage unit, and 18 treatment rooms.

By exploring the facility’s infrastructure and layout as well as its staffing and operational processes, the team formulated a solution to optimize the available square footage while providing a faster, more efficient model of emergency care delivery.

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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTERSURGICAL WAITING AREA

DALLAS, TX

Baylor Health Care System selected th+a to transform this space — initially an open portion of a three-level atrium — into a waiting area for the Surgical and ICU departments. This project was one of many departmental relocations completed by th+a in relation to the Emergency Department expansion and renovation project.

The greatest challenge of the project was its tight deadline; work was scheduled to finish just before the next phase of the Emergency Department project — the expansion phase which would co-opt the existing surgical waiting space.

The team took a split-package approach in order to meet the project’s tight deadline, delivering the structural engineering portion two months in advance of the architectural and MEP package. This allowed work to progress quickly on the atrium infill portion.

The new waiting area blends sheltered semi-private seating arrangements with more public areas, designed to provide comfortable accommodations for waiting caretakers. Thoughtful touches include reclining armchairs, work areas and a small kitchen.

The space makes extensive use of natural light and organic patterns and textures, bringing a natural rhythm that carries through from the undulating wall treatment to the vibrantly stocked aquarium.

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BAYLOR ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTERJOAN KATZ BREAST CENTERFORT WORTH, TX

th+a provided architectural and interior design services for the finish-out of The Joan Katz Breast Center, a comprehensive cancer treatment center which brings together nurse navigation, cancer screenings, diagnosis, treatment, conferences, counseling, social support, and wellness and education services.

The project’s primary goal was to create an all-inclusive cancer center where patients can find resources for the medical and non-medical aspects of dealing with all stages of the disease. To accomplish this, th+a crafted a

center around specialized spaces for diagnosis, treatment, counseling, education, research, social support and supplies. The center is the first in the area that fully services what is generally a highly fragmented experience.

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GREENV I L LE YMCAGREENVILLE , TX

th+a recently provided preliminary design services to the YMCA of Greenville for a proposed replacement facility. The design team worked with the owner to prepare a preliminary design package for the organization’s fundraising purposes.

The package includes site analysis, the development of a project program, and Basis of Design documents which will include sketches, studies, site plans, floor plans and renderings.

The planned facility includes a wellness center, medical clinic, gymnasium, aquatic center, locker rooms,

community center, child care facility and various support spaces. The wellness center component includes fitness areas for strength training, cardio and aerobics, a massage area, and counseling areas. Future program requirements include an indoor walking track, a second basketball court, and an event space.

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CASTLE H I L LS YMCATHE COLONY, TX

For the Castle Hills Y, th+a developed floor and site plans while working with the owner and contractor to prepare cost estimates for the project. The design was a 32,830 square foot, single-story building crafted to serve as a Community Center and local YMCA.

The building incorporated “Kid Zone” rooms, a child watch area, a “Spinning” exercise room, multi-purpose rooms, a youth fitness gym, aerobics rooms,a fitness room, administrative offices, locker rooms, laundry and storage areas. The complex also included a pool (which was designed to be enclosed at a later date) and accommodated a spray park and playground for the Kid

Zone areas. The site accommodated a baseball field, and multiple soccer fields at high-school size.

After determining that the building could not be developed in the immediate future, th+a assisted YMCA in redesigning the site to accommodate a simple structure to house restrooms and covered gathering areas to support soccer fields of varying sizes.

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th+a draws upon our team’s decades of experience in the design of city halls, community centers, courthouse buildings, public safety facilities, and other municipal facilities. Our members have significant expertise in intensive interior and exterior renovation of municipal buildings, as well as in adaptive reuse and new construction projects.

McCommas Bluff LandfillDallas, TX New 8,000 SF Operations Center includes reception area, public/private training classroom, conference room, research areas with lab, offices, work crew dispatch/work area, records storage, break room, locker rooms and restrooms. The Center also included a new Citizens Collection Center building, new equipment wash building, and new scale house and two new truck scales.

City of Garland Main Street Municipal Building Garland, TXThe 30,000 SF building was completely gutted with the exception of HVAC equipment. The exterior was completely renovated with a combination of Texas limestone, stucco exterior finish system and new storefront glazing system. The interior combined permanent drywall partitions with office systems furniture. The building features marble tile floors in the main lobby, vaulted and coffered ceilings in public areas, a three station drive-through for utility payments and a vault.

City of Tyler Federal Courthouse Tyler, TXThis renovation, consisting of four separate projects, included a new Federal District Court and Chambers, Federal Bankruptcy Court, Grand Jury Facility, Federal Marshall’s Offices and Holding Cells, and overall fire safety and security enhancements. The existing building was constructed in the 1920’s and is classified as an Historic Building.

City of McAllen City Hall McAllen, TXThis new build 47,000 SF facility was designed for future expansion, and each of the three levels respond to user-related departments. The facility includes a meeting room equipped with state-of-the-art technology for communications and cable broadcasting systems.

Letot Center Dallas, TXth+a was the design architect for this 36,000 SF facility with O’Brien Architects acting as the Architect of Record, was constructed on Dallas ISD Property and is operated by Dallas County Juvenile Services. The center houses programs for status offenders, abused, neglected, and runaway youth. Special features include counseling and teaching facilities, dormitories, living rooms, offices, a gymnasium facility, outdoor courtyards and an indoor recreation area.

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th+a is an active participant in professional organizations and research groups dedicated to studying the impact of the built environment on people and the planet.

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND RECOGNIT ION

Organizations who have recognized th+a’s accomplishments include the North Texas chapter of the USGBC, the Associated General Contractors and the Office of the Governor of Arizona.

AGC Excellence in Construction - Brookhaven Head Start Facility (2007)

State of Arizona Governor’s Achievement Award, Innovative School Design in Arizona Early Childhood Category - Catalina Foothills Valley View School District Learning Center (2008)

AIA Dallas Chapter - Past President Todd Howard (2009)

Quoin (AGC) Summit Award Best Project - Baylor University Medical Center Emergency Department (2008)

TEXO Interior Finish-Out ($500K - $2M) Merit Award - Baylor All Saints Joan Katz Breast Center (2011)

8th Fastest Growing Texas A&M Former Student Owned Companies (2007)

North Texas Green Building Council, Excellence in Sustainability - Buzz Lofts (2006)

AIA Dallas Young Architect of the Year – Todd C. Howard (2005)

Greater Dallas Planning Committee Notable Project of the Year - Buzz Lofts (2005)

City of Dallas National Trust for Historic Preservation Award - Fair Park Restoration (2003)

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