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Today’s Environment of the Week will be JMA Architects Office a Portfolio
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| JMA owner Thomas Schoeman will stay on board as company president. Schoeman hopes the acquisition will help double the size of JMA within five years. |
Michael Baker Corporation announced on Friday, May 7, 2011 that an affiliate of the Corporation has acquired JMA Architects, Inc., d/b/a JMA Architecture Studios (JMA), a 40-person architectural and interior design firm based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The addition of JMA, with its particular expertise in the design of healthcare, hospitality, education and commercial facilities, significantly broadens the spectrum of architectural services offered by Baker and allows both firms to expand geographically and strengthen their combined ability to provide an elevated level of design services worldwide.
“One of our growth objectives has been to expand our architectural practice into the healthcare and education sectors,” says Brad Mallory, Michael Baker Corp. president and CEO, in a statement. “The addition of JMA is a significant step forward in that pursuit.”
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| JMA’s self-designed headquarters Design Approach: The design approach for the Architect's Office evolved from a simple premise that all of the firm's support functions shall surround and nurture the processes housed within the Large Volume that would become the “Studio.” |
Eight State Region
Founded in 1945
Design Team: Architect: JMA Architecture Studios
Electrical Engineer: Harris Consulting Engineers
Design Team: Thomas J. Schoeman, AIA; Ed Vance, AIA
Interior Designer: JMA Architecture Studios – Jonelle Vance, NCIDQ
Landscape Architect: JW Zunino & Associates
Structural Engineer: Martin & Peltyn, Inc.Electrical Engineer: Harris Consulting Engineers
Mechanical Engineer: Harris Consulting Engineers
Civil Engineer: GC Wallace
Owner/Developer: JMA Crossing, LLC
General Contractor: Martin Harris Construction
Photographer: In Site Photography – Peter Malinowski; Ed Vance, AIA; Kastytis Cechavicius
A/I Firm
Architecttural Record 2009 Architectural Record 2009 ENR 2009 LVHCA 2008 • NAIOP 2007 • AIA WMR 2004
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“Architecture Firm of the Year”
“Las Vegas Firm of the Year” |
| The company specializes in both private and public work in four market sectors: health care, commercial, public works and hospitality. JMA's current projects include the $146.2-million, 308,990-sq-ft Las Vegas City Hall, under construction now in downtown. And JMA just bagged... The new $364.9-million dollar contract mentioned in the march issue of ENRSouthwest magazine. The new hospital is the VA’s largest contract ever awarded.  VA Builds New Medical Complex in Southern Nevada Image: RTKL/JMA As its first new hospital in over 20 years, the VA is pulling out all the stops with a nearly 1-million-sq-ft building in North Las Vegas.  Photo: Clark/Hunt JV The seven-story hospital will be skinned with blast-proof laminated glass and Trespa-brand smooth finish insulated metal panels. The ground-level will be skirted with a resilient concrete masonry block. The federal agency in charge of soldiers’ health is building its first new hospital in more than 20 years. The 1-million-sq-ft building is going up at 6900 N. Pecos Road in North Las Vegas. “We look forward to a future of greatly expanded medical care that will meet the needs of Nevada veterans, not just for today, but for generations to come, especially in southern Nevada where we have one of the fastest-growing veteran populations in the country,” VA Secretary Jim Nicholson says in a statement. The joint-venture team of Bethesda, Md.-based Clark Construction Group and Hunt Construction Group, Scottsdale, Ariz., won the $364.9-million construction contract in September 2008. It’s the largest VA contract ever awarded. About 900 workers from 70 companies will be onsite during the peak of construction activity. Clark is the lead partner under a 55/45 partnership. Baltimore-based RTKL Associates Inc. and JMA, Las Vegas, are the joint-venture architects. “The VA has built very few new medical campuses over the last 20 to 30 years,” says Scott Rawlings, vice president of RTKL’s health care design group. “They have primarily expanded and upgraded existing facilities and weren’t set up for building new from ground up.” Building plans took shape after several stakeholder meetings and planning sessions. The seven-story hospital is skinned with blast-proof laminated glass and Trespa-brand smooth-finish metal panels. The ground-level is skirted with a resilient concrete masonry block. |
A quick look at JMA's Portfolio.
“2008 Revenues of RECORD’S
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| JMA Organization Structure |
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Design Approach: The design approach for the Architect's Office evolved from a simple premise that all of the firm's support functions shall surround and nurture the processes housed within the Large Volume that would become the “Studio.” |
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| Narrative/Project Description: The building is steel and metal stud framed with an EIFS exterior finish. The use of technological materials (i.e. metal panels, and mullionless glazing) and indigenous materials (i.e. stone) and colors blend the highly technical mature of the owner’s medical imaging business with the surrounding desert environment. Steinberg Diagnostic Medical Imaging is an innovative and expanding medical imaging company. As the building owner, they decided to combine their administrative functions into this one location. By doing this they are freeing up space in their other facilities to add additional imaging functions. The remaining space in the building’s first floor is for medical related tenants. This type of space is needed in the medical corridor this building is located within. The building owner is very design oriented. We were requested to go beyond the typical medical office and create a building that represents the type of technical advances that the medical industry is making today. The “MRI slice” that is made through the building is one detail that signifies this. The detailing that highlights the infusion of materials and forms was of great importance. A decision to change contractors was made between design and the start of construction. This change brought with it necessary construction budget revisions that required revising certain exterior materials and landscape designs. The final building represents the result of the design team and contractor’s resolve to provide the owner with a building that met his expectations for design and construction quality. |
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| Shot of City of Las Vegas Public Studio. |
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| Project Name: Miley Achievement Center Building Type: Educational Completion Date: March 2006 Architect: JMA Architecture Studios Building Location: 245 N. Pecos Rd. Las Vegas, NV 89101 |
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| Project Name: Centennial Hills Library Building Type: Public Library Completion Date: January 2008 (opening) Architect: JMA Architecture Studios Building Location: 6711 N. Buffalo Dr. Las Vegas, NV |
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| Project Name: World Market Center, Bldg A,B,C Building Type: Commerical Completion Date: Bldg A July 2005 Bldg B January 2007 Bldg C July 2008 Architect: JMA Architecture Studios Building Location: 495 S. Grand Central Pkwy., Las Vegas, NV 89106 |
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| Project Name: Vegas PBS/CCSD Technology Campus Building Type: Broadcasting/Educational Facility Completion Date: November 2008 Building Location: Las Vegas, NV Type of Construction: Steel, metal framing Materials Used: Steel, Low-e glazing, metal paneling, E.F.l.S Building Area: 108,056 sf |
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| Statement of Design Approach:This project serves both as a broadcasting station for Vegas PBS and a Virtual High School for Clark County School District. The prime objective of the project was to construct an integrated facility providing seamless interaction between both institutions and allowing the electronic distribution of educational tools. The second objective of the project was to build a sustainable building which will serve as a model for green broadcasting stations and as a national PBS business model for public/private partnerships. The third objective was to build a facility to serve as a homeland security and emergency response center. The two programs combined into a single high-tech facility that can share electronics while maintaining their own missions led to a design with two single wings and a central core. The use of technology and LEED requirements blended into the design to create a 21 51 century facility. Sustainable Description: The campus is targeting Gold LEEOTM Certification. Two hundred and two geothermal wells were installed below ground to keep the water temperatures going in and out of the cooling lowers al a 55 degree ambienllemperature. The electrical control systems have been designed to minimize power consumption and mechanical equipment has been designed with intricate controls and the highest efficiency ratings. Sloped rooftop for water to be captured during rainstorms and stored for later use as "gray water". Outside lighting is being transmitted into the building using SolaTube skylights throughout the roof. The 180 KWOC photovoltaic system installed on the roof will produce 17.5% of energy demand. Additional features ensure that the Campus will have an average energy savings 35 percent below current Clark County building codes. |
More details at this link:
http://southwest.construction.com/southwest_construction_firms/2011/0610-nevadadesignfirmjmasoldtomichaelbakercorp.asp
http://southwest.construction.com/features/2010/0301_Vegas-1.asp
Welcome to jma! Looking forward to meeting and collaborating with you all! What a nice variety of work presented!
ReplyDeleteI second that montion, awesome variety as well as a diversified focus in the portfolio.
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