Architectural Portfolio
Thomas A. Bush
AR0017642
State of Florida Licensed Architect, President
Project Experience
Renovate Building H-100
Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, Professional Development Center (PDC) and Damage
Control Trainer (DCT) and Naval Exchange
This project included 150,000 SF of renovation of the
fifteen-year-old Herbert Hospital. The project revitalized the old hospital
into a state of the art community complex with the top four floors being converted
to Bachelor Enlisted Quarter's, with eighty, 1+1 modules, 160 beds totaling
75,000 SF. The second floor was converted to a Professional Development Center,
classrooms, auditorium, and administrative & training support functions
totaling 34,000 SF. The ground floor was converted to a Navy Exchange, retail,
shops and food court as well as a damage control training facility for shipboard
damage control at 4,000 SF.
Port St. Lucie Water Treatment
Plant Phase One
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Project Manager, contract documents
included the design of three buildings, a new High Services Pump building,
Chlorine, and Generator buildings. The contract documents coordinate fully
with the extensive network machinery and mechanics that support this facility,
while fully incorporating the new Florida Building Code effective March 1st
2002.
Edwin Miranda
Vice President of Construction Administration
Individual Project Experience
Renovate Building H-100 for Bachelor Enlisted Quarters,
Professional Development Center (PDC) and Naval Exchange; this project included
150,000 SF of renovation of the fifteen-year-old Herbert Hospital. The project
revitalized the old hospital into a state of the art community complex with
the top four floors being converted to Bachelor Enlisted Quarter‚s, with
eighty, 1+1 modules, 160 beds totaling 75,000 SF. The second floor was converted
to a Professional Development Center, classrooms, auditorium, and administrative
& training support functions totaling 34,000 SF. The ground floor was
converted to a Navy Exchange, retail, shops and food court.
Polo Park Middle School
Wellington, Florida
Dan McCarty Middle School
Ft. Pierce, Florida
Princeton House Charter School
Orlando, Florida
Dan McCarty Middle School Phased Replacement
Ft. Pierce, Florida
Photos
Elevation Photo
Main Entrance
Elevation
Site Plan
Project Description
The Dan McCarty Middle School project included a phased replacement
of Academic, Cafeteria/Music buildings on an occupied campus. Mr. Bush, the
project manager, was instrumental in the planning and design of the phased
replacement process which included maintaining all life safety systems and
communication systems during the project and completely phased construction
documentation. Mr. Bush, the project manager, was responsible for design,
production, project coordination and maintaining working relationships with
consultants and construction manager. The production of working drawings was
performed under a tight schedule with close coordination with sub-consultants
and the construction manager. Each phase of the project was released to the
construction manager based on the critical path items as defined by the A/E
team and Owner.
The design of the facility was based on the concept "control
and separation". The objective of the school building committee was to
provide a new academic building that promoted a healthy environment for learning,
by maintaining supervision of all students at all times and reducing the noise
level during classes. The academic building was laid out in such a way to
incorporate these major concerns. Locating the bathrooms adjacent to each
classroom and bending the axis of the building provided supervision and control
of student flow. Parent pick up and drop off and bus loops had to be incorporated
into new and existing parking areas. These loops and parking areas were designed
in coordination with the City Engineer to ensure that no addition traffic
loads would be added to existing residential areas. New retention ponds to
accommodate the additional impervious area were located in the middle of the
bus loops.
In addition, the building was laid out site specifically, addressing
all adjacent building and views from the new buildings. Landscaping plans
incorporated the concepts of the building by creating a flow from interior
to exterior transitions.
Original Construction Costs: $12,000,000
Start: June 2000
Dedication: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2001
Address:
Dan McCarty Middle School
1501 S. 11th Street
Fort Pierce, Florida 34950
Project is the individual experience of Thomas
A. Bush
Polo Park Middle School
Wellington, Florida
Photos
Courtyard Views
More Courtyard Views
Site Plan
Main Student Drop Off
Cafetorium
Band Room
Classroom
Library
Kitchen
Project Description
Polo Park Middle School opened the grounds to the students on August 16,
2000. Mr. Bush served as the Designer and Project Manager for this project.
This 5 building, 2-story school is 190,763 s.f. with 1,449 student stations
and was designed to meet the program and budget of the School Board of Palm
Beach County. The concept of the school was to create a community type atmosphere
for all grade levels, hence bridging the buildings together for shared resources.
In addition the school utilizes the “academic house” teaching concept.
Each “house” includes a social studies, science, mathematics and
language arts classroom. The labs for home economics, skills development,
art and business development as well as the cafeteria and P.E. areas are easily
assessable from all areas of the school.
Another feature of the school is the enhanced courtyard area designed for
community involvement. The courtyard area includes a raised platform stage
for outdoor performances and access to the multipurpose room for group functions.
A primary issue in designing this area was to limit access to only these areas
for the general public, allowing the classroom and related spaces to remain
secure.
The fully developed 25-acre site includes softball, baseball and soccer fields,
volleyball, basketball and tennis courts and a running track.
Wellington Middle was built under the guidelines of SREF, 97.
Original Construction Costs: $16,779,000
Original Start/Finish: December 1998/July
2000
Owner:
School District of Palm Beach County
West Palm Beach, Florida
Warren Haan - Sr. Proj. Admin.
(561) 688-7687
Project is the individual experience of Thomas
A. Bush
Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Naval
Weapons Station
Charleston, South Carolina
Project Description
This extremely successful project provides new facilities for
the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command (NNPTC) which was relocated from
the Naval Training Center, Orlando FL to the Naval Weapons Station, Charleston,
SC as part of the BRAC III base closures. Due to the Congressionally mandated
time frame (close NTC Orlando in 1998) the design team with Mr. Miranda serving
as the Assistant Project Manager. He was also responsible for the construction
administration (responsible for Barracks, Support Facilities and Galley) and
worked with another architect (responsible for Training Facility and Site)
to prepare design drawings for a two step source selection process.
Contract documents were released for bid 10 months from initial
design award for this $110,000,000 project, which came in 3% under budget.
Even though the program budget decreased by approximately 30% during design,
the project was able to accommodate this decrease while maintaining the Navy's
new "Quality of Life" design standards. The entire project included
master planning a new training campus and preparation of video presentations.
Other notable achievements:
(1) the site was very limited and surrounded by environmentally
sensitive wetlands, and
(2) the building was designed in neoclassical architectural
style and detailed for ease of construction due to extremely tight schedule.
Design Completion Date: July
1996
Construction Completion Date:
1998
Original Value: $72,170,231
Contract Type: Design/Bid/Build
Fixed Price:
$72,170,231
Occupancy:
Dormitory 693,697 sf
Support Facilities 37,105 sf
Dining Facility 30,572 sf
Performance Rating: Excellent
Owner:
US Department of the Navy,
NAVFACENGCOM,
Southern Division,
P.O. Box 190010,
N. Charleston, SC 29419-9010
Project is the individual experience of Edwin Miranda
Naval Nuclear Power Training Command
Charleston, South Carolina
Navy Lodge, Naval Air Station
Pensacola, FL
Renovate Building H100
Princeton House Charter School
Orlando Florida
Princeton House Charter School is a relatively small but important
organization that specializes in the education of autistic children. When
the need arose for expanding their facilities to include six new classrooms
and a teacher planning facility, Mr. Bush donated his architectural services.
Through master planning, the site was developed to include a large playground,
additional parking, and areas for future expansion. With new facilities came
a new image and a greater presence within the community.
Elevation (below)
Plan (below)
Bellsouth Projects
Navy Lodge, Naval Air Station
Pensacola, FL
Project Description
Mr. Miranda was the Project Manager
for the design/build contract for the new 50-room, extended stay Navy Lodge
Addition at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida. The four-story addition
is approximately 29,000 sf and includes 50 guestrooms, laundry, snack machine
areas, mechanical/electrical room and an elevator. Site improvements include
paving, parking, site drainage, landscaping and irrigation system.
Occupancy: Residential; 50 guestrooms
Completion Date: November 2000
Total Construction Cost: $3,371,755
Contract Type: Design/Build
Owner:
US Department of the Navy,
NAVFACENGCOM,
Southern Division
P.O. Box 190010,
North Charleston, SC 29419-9010
(843) 820-5731
Project is the individual experience of Edwin Miranda
BellSouth Pre-Conditioning Project (8)
Provided site investigation, cost estimating, design, construction
administration, permitting, and weekly project reporting for all projects.
BellSouth Collocation Projects
(30-40)
Provided architectural, space planning, facilities management,
strategic planning and project management support for BellSouth's Collocation
Services Projects.
Project is the individual experience of Thomas
A. Bush
Building H-100; Renovation
Bachelor Enlisted Quarters, Professional Development Center
(PDC) and Damage Control Trainer (DCT) and Naval Exchange
Project Description
This project included 150,000 SF of
renovation of the fifteen-year-old Herbert Hospital. The project revitalized
the old hospital into a state of the art community complex with the top four
floors being converted to Bachelor Enlisted Quarter's, with eighty, 1+1 modules,
160 beds totaling 75,000 SF. The second floor was converted to a Professional
Development Center, classrooms, auditorium, and administrative & training
support functions totaling 34,000 SF. The ground floor was converted to a
Navy Exchange, retail, shops and food court as well as a damage control training
facility for shipboard damage control at 4,000 SF.
Project is the individual experience of
Thomas A. Bush and Edwin Miranda
Port St. Lucie Water Treatment
Plant Phase One
Port St. Lucie, Florida
Project Manager, contract documents
included the design of three buildings, a new High Services Pump building,
Chlorine, and Generator buildings. The contract documents coordinate fully
with the extensive network machinery and mechanics that support this facility,
while fully incorporating the new Florida Building Code effective March 1st
2002.
Project is the individual experience of Thomas
A. Bush
